nautical mile in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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mile [Am maɪl, Brit mʌɪl] N

mile
milla f (1.609 metros)
we walked for miles and miles
anduvimos millas y millas
how many miles to the gallon?
¿cuántas millas por galón?
you could hear the explosion for miles around
la explosión se oyó a varias millas a la redonda
that's miles away from here inf
eso está lejísimos de aquí
we missed the target by miles or by a mile inf
no estuvimos ni cerca de lograr nuestro objetivo
he's the best cook by a mile inf
es con mucho el que mejor cocina
my bike's miles better than yours inf
mi moto es cien mil veces mejor que la tuya inf
someone not a million miles from here
alguien que yo conozco
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 or stands out a mile
se ve or se nota a la legua
to go the extra mile
ir un poco más allá
to go the extra mile
dar el paso siguiente

See also inch

I.inch [Am ɪn(t)ʃ, Brit ɪn(t)ʃ] N

inch
pulgada f (2, 54 centímetros)
two inches of rain/snow
dos pulgadas de lluvia/nieve
two inches of rain/snow
cuatro dedos de lluvia/nieve inf
his strength makes up for his lack of inches
lo que no tiene en estatura lo compensa en fuerza
I need to lose a few inches around the waist
tengo que adelgazar un poco de cintura
I was within an inch of getting that job
estuve a un paso or en un tris de que me dieran el trabajo
I've searched every inch of the house
he buscado hasta en el último rincón de la casa
inch by inch (with great attention to detail) the police searched the house inch by inch
la policía registró la casa palmo a palmo
(slowly) inch by inch the car slid into the river
el coche se deslizó palmo a palmo en el río
he looked every inch the English aristocrat
de pies a cabeza parecía el típico aristócrata inglés
she wouldn't budge or give an inch
no cedió en lo más mínimo
she wouldn't budge or give an inch
no cedió ni un ápice or milímetro
give them an inch and they'll take a mile
les das la mano y te toman el brazo
give them an inch and they'll take a mile
les das la mano y te cogen el brazo esp Spain

II.inch [Am ɪn(t)ʃ, Brit ɪn(t)ʃ] VB intr

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III.inch [Am ɪn(t)ʃ, Brit ɪn(t)ʃ] VB trans

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nautical [Am ˈnɔdək(ə)l, Brit ˈnɔːtɪk(ə)l] ADJ

nautical mile in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nautical mile in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for nautical mile in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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Added to this was a 24 nautical mile bulge on the west of the islands.
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Later refinements in the length of the nautical mile caused the distance between knots to be changed.
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Both nautical mile and knots are widely used around the world for maritime and aviation purposes.
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The bay has a width and length of about one nautical mile.
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The gut is about a half nautical mile in width and bordered by high rocky cliffs.
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For convenience, these figures may also be expressed as 1 nautical mile in 12.4 s or 1 kilometre in 6.7 s.
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Its accuracy had been tested repeatedly before and after the incident, showing no deviation greater than 1/8 of a nautical mile.
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At this scale, a model six feet is about half a statute mile; and seven feet about half a nautical mile.
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All three events used the same distance, five laps around an 8 nautical mile course for a total of 40nmi km.
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This convention grants the state sovereign rights over the seabed, its subsoil and the water adjacent to the seabed within the 200 nautical mile limit.
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