Going around doing something (andar...)

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absent-minded
despistado
to go around (doing something)
andar
He is very absent-minded and always goes around losing the keys.
Él es muy despistado y siempre anda perdiendo las llaves.
Why do you go around leaving things everywhere? You are very absent-minded.
¿Por qué andas dejando las cosas por todas partes? Eres muy despistado.
the coin purse
el monedero
I am going around looking for the black coin purse, not my mother's.
Ando buscando el monedero negro, no el de mi madre.
Yesterday she went around searching for the coin purse all over the apartment.
Ayer ella anduvo buscando el monedero por todo el piso.
to rummage
rebuscar
I am sorry, it's just that I am going around rummaging in the closet.
Lo siento, es que ando rebuscando en el armario.
Why did you guys go around rummaging through the whole house?
¿Por qué anduvisteis rebuscando por toda la casa?
the headphones
los auriculares
We are going around looking for the headphones. Do you have them?
Andamos buscando los auriculares. ¿Los tienes tú?
She goes around losing the headphones because she is very absent-minded.
Ella anda perdiendo los auriculares porque es muy despistada.
the keychain
el llavero
My father went around asking about the new keychain.
Mi padre anduvo preguntando por el llavero nuevo.
If I were you, I wouldn't go around leaving the keychain there.
Yo que tú, no andaría dejando el llavero allí.
the entrance hall
el recibidor
We went around rummaging in the entrance hall, but we didn't see anything.
Anduvimos rebuscando en el recibidor, pero no vimos nada.
My brothers go around leaving the coats in the entrance hall.
Mis hermanos andan dejando los abrigos en el recibidor.
messy
desordenado
You are very messy, you always go around losing your wallet.
Eres muy desordenado, siempre andas perdiendo la cartera.
The house is messy because they are going around rummaging everywhere.
La casa está desordenada porque andan rebuscando por todas partes.
the contact lens
la lentilla
I am going around looking for the left contact lens.
Ando buscando la lentilla izquierda.
Yesterday my sister went around rummaging because she lost the contact lens.
Ayer mi hermana anduvo rebuscando porque perdió la lentilla.
the nightstand
la mesita de noche
We went around rummaging in the nightstand.
Anduvimos rebuscando en la mesita de noche.
You always go around leaving the glasses on the nightstand.
Siempre andas dejando las gafas en la mesita de noche.
the case (container)
el estuche
I am going around looking for the red case, not the black one.
Ando buscando el estuche rojo, no el negro.
They go around looking for the case in the messy entrance hall.
Andan buscando el estuche en el recibidor desordenado.