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((sometimes abbreviated to m when written) a measure of length equal to 1,760 yards (1.61 km): We walked ten miles today; 70 miles per hour (sometimes written mph); a ten-mile hike.) millamile n millatr[maɪl]1 milla (1,6 kms)1 (much) mucho, muchísimo■ you're miles out vas muy mal encaminado, estás muy equivocado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be miles from anywhere estar en el quinto pinoto run a mile (from something/somebody) salir corriendo (para evitar algo/a alguien)to see something a mile off ver algo a la leguato stick out a mile verse a la legua, notarse a la legua, saltar a la vistamile ['maɪl] n: milla fn.• milla (Unidades) s.f.maɪlnoun milla f (1.609 metros)how many miles to the gallon? — ¿cuántas millas por galón?
that's miles away from here — (colloq) eso está lejísimos de aquí
sorry, I was miles away — perdona, estaba pensando en otra cosa or no estaba prestando atención
[maɪl]it sticks o stands out a mile — se ve or se nota a la legua; inch I
1. N1) milla f (= 1609,33m)30 miles a or to the gallon — 30 millas por galón
50 miles per or an hour — 50 millas por hora
we walked miles! * — ¡anduvimos millas y millas!
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you could see for miles — se veía hasta lejísimosto be miles away —
sorry, I was miles away — lo siento, estaba pensando en otra cosa
by a mile, by miles —
the shot missed by a mile or by miles — el disparo falló por mucho
the best hotel by a mile or by miles is the Inglaterra — el mejor hotel con mucho es el Inglaterra
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you can smell/see it a mile off — eso se huele/se ve a la legua
to run a mile —
inch 1., miss I, 1., 1)as soon as he sees me coming, he runs a mile — en cuanto me ve venir sale pitando *
See:see cultural note IMPERIAL SYSTEM in imperial2) *miles (=very much)the sleeves are miles too long — las mangas no me van largas, me van larguísimas
2.CPDMile High City N — Denver
See:see cultural note CITY NICKNAMES in city* * *[maɪl]noun milla f (1.609 metros)how many miles to the gallon? — ¿cuántas millas por galón?
that's miles away from here — (colloq) eso está lejísimos de aquí
sorry, I was miles away — perdona, estaba pensando en otra cosa or no estaba prestando atención
it sticks o stands out a mile — se ve or se nota a la legua; inch I
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English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > mile
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14 country mile
noun (AmE colloq)to miss something by a country mile mile — errar* por mucho or por una legua, errarle* feo (RPl fam)
* * *noun (AmE colloq)to miss something by a country mile mile — errar* por mucho or por una legua, errarle* feo (RPl fam)
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17 a miss is as good as a mile
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18 give him an inch and he'll take a mile
expr.• al aldeano dale el pié, y tomarte ha la mano expr.English-spanish dictionary > give him an inch and he'll take a mile
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19 sea mile
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20 quarter of a mile
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mile — or statute mile [mīl] n. pl. miles; sometimes, after a number, mile [ME < OE mil, pl. mila < WGmc * milja < L milia, pl. of mille, thousand, in milia passuum, thousand paces, mile] a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 5,280 feet… … English World dictionary
