mile

mile
noun
((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.) milla
mile n milla
Una mile equivale aproximadamente a 1,6 kilómetros
mile
tr[maɪl]
noun
1 milla (1,6 kms)
■ the beach is a mile from the hotel la playa está a una milla del hotel
■ he was driving at 80 miles an hour conducía a 80 millas por hora
plural noun miles
1 (much) mucho, muchísimo
■ I'm miles better estoy mucho mejor
■ it's miles away está muy lejos
■ you're miles out vas muy mal encaminado, estás muy equivocado
■ he's the best player by miles es el mejor jugador con diferencia
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be miles from anywhere estar en el quinto pino
to run a mile (from something/somebody) salir corriendo (para evitar algo/a alguien)
to see something a mile off ver algo a la legua
to stick out a mile verse a la legua, notarse a la legua, saltar a la vista
mile ['maɪl] n
: milla f
mile
n.
• milla (Unidades) s.f.
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

I'd recognize that voice a mile off — reconocería esa voz en cualquier sitio

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

[maɪl]
1. N
1) 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!

• people came from miles around — la gente vino de millas a la redonda

• they live miles away — viven lejísimos de aquí

• you could see for miles — se veía hasta lejísimos

to 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

- go the extra mile

a mile off —

you can smell/see it a mile off — eso se huele/se ve a la legua

to run a mile —

as soon as he sees me coming, he runs a mile — en cuanto me ve venir sale pitando *

inch 1., miss I, 1., 1)
See:
see cultural note IMPERIAL SYSTEM in imperial
2) *
miles (=very much)

she's miles better than I am at maths — las matemáticas se le dan cien mil veces mejor que a mí

the sleeves are miles too long — las mangas no me van largas, me van larguísimas

2.
CPD

Mile 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

I'd recognize that voice a mile off — reconocería esa voz en cualquier sitio

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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