marching

March  (märch)

n. Abbr. Mar.

The third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin Mrtius (mnsis), (month) of Mars, from Mrs, Mrt-, Mars.]

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march ¹  (märch)

v. marched, march·ing, march·es

v.intr.

1.

a. To walk steadily and rhythmically forward in step with others.

b. To begin to move in such a manner: The troops will march at dawn.

2.

a. To proceed directly and purposefully: marched in and demanded to see the manager.

b. To progress steadily onward; advance: Time marches on.

3. To be arranged in an orderly fashion that suggests steady rhythmical progression.

4. To participate in an organized walk, as for a public cause.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move or otherwise progress in a steady rhythmical manner: march soldiers into battle; marched us off to the dentist.

2. To traverse by progressing steadily and rhythmically: They marched the route in a day.

n.

1. The act of marching, especially:

a. The steady forward movement of a body of troops.

b. A long tiring journey on foot.

2. Steady forward movement or progression: the march of time.

3. A regulated pace: quick march; slow march.

4. The distance covered within a certain period of time by moving or progressing steadily and rhythmically: a week's march away.

5. Music A composition in regularly accented, usually duple meter that is appropriate to accompany marching.

6. An organized walk or procession by a group of people for a specific cause or issue.

Idioms:

on the march

Advancing steadily; progressing: Technology is on the march.

steal a march on

To get ahead of, especially by quiet enterprise.

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[Middle English marchen, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markn, to mark out; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

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march ²  (märch)

n.

1. The border or boundary of a country or an area of land; a frontier.

2. A tract of land bordering on two countries and claimed by both.

intr.v. marched, march·ing, march·es

To have a common boundary: England marches with Scotland.

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[Middle English, from Old French marche, of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

marching - the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching" march walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" countermarch - (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route goose step - a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high lockstep - a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep" promenade - a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance quick march - marching at quick time routemarch - a long training march for troops

Translations

marching [ˈmɑːtʃɪŋ]

A. ADJ [song] → de marcha

B. CPD marching orders NPL (Mil) → orden fsing de ponerse en marcha
to get one's marching orders → ser despedido
to give sb his marching orders → despedir a algn, poner a algn en la calle

marching [ˈmɑː^rtʃɪŋ] n
to give sb his marching orders → envoyer promener qn
march-past [ˈmɑː^rtʃpɑːst] n → défilé m

marching:

marching orders

pl (Brit) (Mil) → Marschbefehl m; (inf) → Entlassung f; the new manager got his marching → der neue Manager ist gegangen worden (inf); she gave him his marching → sie hat ihm den Laufpass gegeben

marching song

n → Marschlied nt