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mile

(mīl)

1. Abbr. mi. or mi A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (1,609 meters), used in the United States and other English-speaking countries. Also called land mile, statute mile. See Table at measurement.

2. A nautical mile.

3. An air mile.

4. Sports A race that is one mile long.

5. A relatively great distance: had to walk for miles in the airport.

[Middle English, from Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia (passuum), a thousand (double paces), a Roman mile, pl. of mīlle, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]

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mile

(maɪl)

1. (Units) Also called: statute mile a unit of length used in the UK, the US, and certain other countries, equal to 1760 yards. 1 mile is equivalent to 1.609 34 kilometres

2. (Units) See nautical mile

3. (Units) See Swedish mile

4. (Units) any of various units of length used at different times and places, esp the Roman mile, equivalent to 1620 yards

5. (often plural) informal a great distance; great deal: he missed by a mile.

6. (General Sporting Terms) a race extending over a mile

adv

miles (intensifier): he likes his new job miles better.

[Old English mīl, from Latin mīlia (passuum) a thousand (paces)]

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mile

(maɪl)

n.

1. Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).Abbr.: mi, mi.

2. nautical mile (def. 2).

3. international nautical mile.

4. any of various other units of distance at different periods and in different countries. Compare Roman mile.

5. a notable distance or margin: missed it by a mile.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English mīl < Latin mīlia (passuum) a thousand (paces)]

mile

(mīl)

A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (about 1,609 meters). Also called statute mile. See nautical mile. See Table at measurement.

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mile

1. (mi) A unit of length equal to 1760 yd.

2. Th only non-metric race still featured in many major athletics meets.

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Noun	1.	mile - a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters international mile, land mile, stat mi, statute mile, mi linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards 880 yards, half mile - a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile 440 yards, quarter mile - a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile league - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
	2.	mile - a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude air mile, international nautical mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, knot nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation
	3.	mile - a large distance; "he missed by a mile" large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
	4.	mile - a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters) sea mile nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation
	5.	mile - a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile Admiralty mile, geographical mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation
	6.	mile - an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards Roman mile linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
	7.	mile - a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km Swedish mile, mil linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
	8.	mile - a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile" track event - a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)

Translations

ميلمِيلٌ

míle

mil=-mil

Meile

μίλι

mejlo

milla

miil

maili

mille mile

milja

mérföld

míla

miglio usare a proprio vantaggio beneficiare

マイル

마일

labai svarbus įvykismyliamylias žymintis akmuo

jūdze

míľa

milja

engelsk milengelsk milemil

ไมล์

mil

dặm

英里

mile

[maɪl]

A. 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
to go the extra mile → dar el paso siguiente
not a million miles from here (hum) → no muy lejos de aquí
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
it stands or sticks out a mile → salta a la vista, se ve a la legua
see also inch A
see also miss ¹ A1 IMPERIAL SYSTEM

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

B. CPD Mile High City N → Denver CITY NICKNAMES

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mile

[ˈmaɪl] n

(= unit of measurement) → mille m, mile m (= 1609 m)
It's 5 miles from here → C'est à huit kilomètres d'ici.
to do 30 miles per gallon, to do 30 miles to the gallon → faire 9, 4 litres aux cent
70 miles per hour → 11O km/h

(for emphasis)
We walked miles! → Nous avons marché pendant des kilomètres!
It's miles away!; It's miles! → C'est à des kilomètres!
The nearest doctor is miles away → Le médecin le plus proche est à des kilomètres.
to win by a mile (= by a wide margin) → gagner haut la main
to be miles away (= thinking about something else) → être à des kilomètres
miles better (= much better) → mille fois mieux
miles too slow (= much too slow) → beaucoup trop lent
to see sth a mile off → voir venir qch à des kilomètres
you can see a mile off (that) ... → ça se voit à des kilomètres que ...
You can see a mile off they are from America → Ça se voit à des kilomètres qu'ils sont américains.
to run a mile from sth → partir en courant devant qch
I'd run a mile from a street fight → Devant un combat de rue, je partirais en courant.
to stick out a mile (= be conspicuous) → se voir à des kilomètres

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mile

n → Meile f; how many miles per gallon does your car do? → wie viel verbraucht Ihr Auto?; a fifty-mile journey → eine Fahrt von fünfzig Meilen; it’s 12 miles to Manchester → bis Manchester sind es 12 Meilen; miles (and miles) (inf) → meilenweit; mile upon mile of sandy beaches → meilenweite Sandstrände pl; to go the extra mile (fig) → besondere Anstrengungen unternehmen; the President is willing to go the extra mile for peace → der Präsident ist bereit, für den Frieden Zugeständnisse zu machen; they live miles away → sie wohnen meilenweit weg; sorry, I was miles away (inf) → tut mir leid, ich war mit meinen Gedanken ganz woanders (inf); you can tell it a mile off, it stands or sticks out a mile → das sieht ja ein Blinder (mit Krückstock) (inf); it smelled for miles around → das roch 10 Kilometer gegen den Wind (inf); you were miles off the target → du hast meilenweit danebengetroffen; he’s miles better at tennis than she is → er spielt hundertmal besser Tennis als sie (inf); not a million miles from here (fig) → in nächster Nähe, gar nicht weit weg; if she invited me for dinner, I’d run a mile (fig inf) → wenn sie mich zum Abendessen einladen würde, würde mich das kalte Grausen packen (inf); to talk a mile a minute (US inf) → das Blaue vom Himmel (herunter)reden (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mile

[maɪl] n → miglio (1609,33 m)
nautical mile → miglio nautico
to do 20 miles per gallon → fare cento chilometri con 14 litri
miles and miles → chilometri e chilometri
they live miles away → abitano lontanissimo
it stands or sticks out a mile → si capisce or si vede lontano un miglio

mile

(mail) 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.

ˈmilestone noun

1. a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.

2. a very important event. The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.

mile

→ مِيلٌ míle mil Meile μίλι milla maili mile milja miglio マイル 마일 mijl engelsk mil mila milha миля engelsk mile ไมล์ mil dặm 英里

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While we were talking the mighty iron mole had bored its way over a mile into the rock of the earth's crust.

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At the distance of a mile and a half from the foot of this narrow channel is a rapid, formed by two rocky islands; and two miles beyond is a second great fall, over a ledge of rocks twenty feet high, extending nearly from shore to shore.

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Not having found a likely spot, they held on for the opposite bank a mile away.

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The second lieutenant loaded the blunder busses, which could throw harpoons to the distance of a mile, and long duck-guns, with explosive bullets, which inflicted mortal wounds even to the most terrible animals.

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This aspect was not altered even when the projectile, at the height of 80@, was only separated from the moon by a distance of fifty miles; nor even when, at five in the morning, it passed at less than twenty-five miles from the mountain of Gioja, a distance reduced by the glasses to a quarter of a mile.

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During the two last days we met with signs of horses, an with several small articles which had belonged to the Indian -- such as parts of a mantle and a bunch of ostrich feathers -- but they appeared to have been lying long on the ground Between the place where the Indians had so lately crosse the river and this neighbourhood, though so many mile apart, the country appears to be quite unfrequented.

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'stead of taking to the woods when I run off, I'd go down the river about fifty mile and camp in one place for good, and not have such a rough time tramping on foot.

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At the battle of Gaines's Mill, one of the fiercest conflicts of the Civil War, with a hundred guns in play, spectators a mile and a half away on the opposite side of the Chickahominy valley heard nothing of what they clearly saw.

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We can't charge more than sixpence a mile after the first, within the four-mile radius.

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Behind us the glowing desert rolls away to the horizon, and before us lie mile upon mile of smooth hard snow almost level, but swelling gently upwards, out of the centre of which the nipple of the mountain, that appears to be some miles in circumference, rises about four thousand feet into the sky.

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Finally I went out, taking a candle; I crossed the passage and listened a minute at Miles's door.

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This voyage of eight hundred miles was a perilous venture on a craft of twenty tons, and at that season of the year.