Mile in spanish
pronunciation: mijɑ part of speech: noun
mile = milla. [Equivalente a 1.609 metros]
Example: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.more:
» by a mile = en exceso, con mucho, de sobra, de todas todas.
Example: Explain to her that her grandmother has overstepped by a mile and that you have spoken to her about it.» for miles around = en kilómetros a la redonda.
Example: Set amidst the deep rural beauty of Rutland, this much-fêted village pub continues to offer some of the best food and drink for miles around.» give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile = dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo.
Example: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.» go + the extra mile = hacer el último esfuerzo, dar el último empujón, hacer un sobreesfuerzo.
Example: If everyone knew the great effects this gesture has, everyone would take the time to go the extra mile.» go + the last mile = hacer el último esfuerzo, dar el último empujón, hacer un sobreesfuerzo.
Example: Let me put it to you this way: the President is going the last mile for diplomacy.» have + a face a mile long = tener la cara larga, tener cara de acelga.
Example: When my assistant and I go driving uptown in the morning and you look at the people in the street, I mean 80 percent of them have a face a mile long -- they hate going to work.» metric mile, the = milla métrica, la. [Distancia de 1500 metros, algo menos que la distancia de una milla en metros]
Example: In international competitions, middle-distance races include the 800 metres, the 1,500 metres (the metric mile), and the 3,000 metres (a steeplechase event for men, but a regular run for women).» mile after mile of = millas y millas de, kilómetros y kilómetros de.
Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.» mile-high = altísimo.
Example: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.» mileometer [milometer] = cuentakilómetros.
Example: Criminals use various instruments to roll back the mileometer to sell the vehicle at a higher price.» milestone = hito, mojón, piedra miliar, piedra miliaria.
Example: On their way back the driver lost control over the wheel and the car dashed against a milestone and fell into the river.» miss (it) by + a mile = pasarse de todas todas, equivocarse de todas todas.
Example: Today was hard, today I missed it by a mile -- I was impatient, indignant, proud, unloving, abrupt, lazy, resentful, jealous and so much more.» miss + the mark by a mile = pasarse de todas todas, equivocarse de todas todas.
Example: The interesting part comes when one looks back on past predictions to see who was on target and who missed the mark by a mile.» mph [miles per hour] = mph [millas por hora].
Example: Wind generators are certainly cost effective in the nine to eight mph average wind.» nautical mile = milla náutica.
Example: Territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from a country's coast.» sea mile = milla náutica.
Example: They are 1800 sea miles from the nearest land, South Africa, and they see outsiders only intermittently.» shopping mile = calle comercial.
Example: It is the longest shopping mile in town with its famous KaDeWe, the biggest department-store on the European continent.» square mile = milla cuadrada.
Example: It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping.» walk + the extra mile = hacer un sobreesfuerzo, hacer el último esfuerzo, dar el último empujón.
Example: Among architecture so beautiful, guest houses that do not walk the extra mile to offer something special are sure to fall by the wayside.