paces in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for paces in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pace¹ [Am peɪs, Brit peɪs] N

1.1. pace (stride):

pace

paso m

to quicken one's pace

apretar el paso

1.2. pace (of horse):

pace

paso m

to put a horse through its paces

ejercitar a un caballo

to put sb through her/his paces

poner a alguien a prueba

to put sb through her/his paces

hacerle demostrar a alguien de lo que es capaz

to show one's paces

demostrar sus (or mis etc.) habilidades

2. pace (speed):

pace no pl

ritmo m

at a slow pace

a ritmo lento

at a slow pace

lentamente

we returned at a leisurely pace

regresamos tranquilamente

at my own pace

a mi ritmo

the pace picks up in the second act

el ritmo se acelera en el segundo acto

the film lacks pace

la película se hace pesada or lenta

the pace of city life

el ritmo de vida en la ciudad

I can't keep pace with her

no le puedo seguir el ritmo

I can't keep pace with her

no le puedo seguir el tren CSur

salaries have not kept pace with inflation

los sueldos no han aumentado en la misma proporción que la inflación

to set the pace

marcar la pauta

to stay the pace

aguantar el ritmo

II.pace¹ [Am peɪs, Brit peɪs] VB intr

he paced up and down impatiently

caminaba impaciente de arriba para abajo

she paced around the room

daba vueltas por la habitación

III.pace¹ [Am peɪs, Brit peɪs] VB trans

1. pace (walk across):

he paced the room anxiously

caminaba preocupado de un lado a otro de la habitación

2. pace (regulate speed of):

to pace a runner

marcarle el ritmo a un corredor

to pace the action/plot

darle ritmo a la acción/trama

to pace oneself

controlarse el tiempo

pace² [Am ˈpeɪˌsi, ˈpɑˌtʃeɪ, Brit ˈpɑːtʃeɪ, ˈpeɪsi] PREP form

pace

con el respeto que me merece

pace out VB [Am peɪs -, Brit peɪs -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

pace out distance:

pace out

medir a pasos

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impatiently wait/pace

con impaciencia

impatiently wait/pace

impacientemente

at a snail's pace

a paso de tortuga

slacken pace

aflojar

at a leisurely pace

sin prisas

plodding pace/step

lento y pesado

sedate person/lifestyle/pace

reposado

sedate person/lifestyle/pace

tranquilo

at a cracking pace

a toda pastilla inf

at a cracking pace

a un ritmo endemoniado inf

paces in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paces in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pace [peɪs] N

1. pace (speed):

pace

velocidad f

to set the pace

marcar el ritmo

to keep pace with sb

llevar el mismo paso que alguien

to keep pace with sth

avanzar al mismo ritmo que algo

to keep up/stand the pace

llevar/mantener el ritmo

2. pace (step):

pace

paso m

to quicken one's pace

acelerar el paso

Phrases:

a change of pace (sth different than the usual)

algo nuevo

to put sb through his/her paces

poner a alguien a prueba

to put sb through his/her paces

entrenar a alguien

II.pace <pacing> [peɪs] VB trans

1. pace (walk up and down):

pace

pasearse por

2. pace (measure in strides):

pace

medir a pasos

3. pace SPORTS (set a speed):

pace

marcar el paso para

to pace oneself

controlarse el tiempo

III.pace <pacing> [peɪs] VB intr

to pace up and down

pasearse de un lado para otro

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at a snail's pace

a paso de tortuga

hectic pace

ritmo intenso

brisk pace

rápido, -a

to quicken the pace

acelerar el paso

sluggish progress, pace

lento, -a

briskness of pace

brío m

slacken pace

aflojar

Translations for paces in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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a paso de tortuga

to walk at a snail's pace

avivar el paso

to increase one's pace