How to Say "to trundle" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to trundle” is “rodar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
moving something heavy on wheels
Examples
La pelota rodó por la colina hasta el río.
The ball rolled down the hill to the river.
El coche nuevo rueda muy suavemente.
The new car runs very smoothly (meaning: the wheels turn smoothly).
Tuvimos que rodar la caja pesada, no podíamos levantarla.
We had to roll the heavy box; we couldn't lift it.
Rodar vs. Rodarse
You use 'rodar' when you make something else roll ('Yo rodo el barril'). You use the reflexive form 'rodarse' when the object rolls by itself ('El barril se rodó').
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