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mile  (ml)

n.

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.

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

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mile [maɪl]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Also called statute mile a unit of length used in the U.K., the US, and certain other countries, equal to 1760 yards. 1 mile is equivalent to 1.609 34 kilometres

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) See nautical mile

3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) See Swedish mile

4. (Mathematics & Measurements / 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  (ml)

1. A unit of length in the US Customary System, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (about 1.61 kilometers). Also called statute mile.

2. See nautical mile. See Table at measurement.

Thesaurus

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

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

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mile [ˈmaɪl] n

(= unit of measurement) → mille m, mile = 1609 m)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

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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)

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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

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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

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mile

n mile [mail]

(sometimes abbreviated tomwhen 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. myl ميل миля míle mil; -mil die Meile μίλι milla miil مقیاس سنجش مسافت برابر 164 متر maili mille מַיִיל मील milja mérföld mil míla miglio マイル 마일(5,280피트, 1,760야드, 1,609.3m) mylia jūdze batu mijl engelsk mil mila milha milă миля míľa milja milja engelsk mil, mile ไมล์ (เป็นหน่วยวัดความยาว) mil 英里 миля فاصلے کی اکائی، ایک میل dặm 英里

n milestone

1 a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places. mylpaal شاخِص مَسافَه: حَجَر مُقام على الطَّريق لبيان المسافَه камък отбелязващ растояние milník kilometersten der Meilenstein οδικός δείκτης mojón miilikivi مایل نما kilometripylväs borne routière אֶבֶן דֶרֶך मील का पत्थर miljokaz mérföldkő, mérföldkő tonggak mil mílusteinn pietra miliare 里程標 마일 표석(標石) mylias žymintis akmuo jūdžu akmens/stabs batu tanda jalan mijlsteen mile-/kilometerstolpe kamień milowy marco bornă kilometrică камень с указанием расстояния в милях míľnik miljnik miljokaz milsten หลักไมล์ (mil) taşı 里程碑 верстовий стовп میل کا پتھر cột cây số 里程碑

2 a very important event The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history. mylpaal حادِث مُهِم، نُقْطَه هامَّه важно събитие milník milepæl der Meilenstein ορόσημο, σταθμός hito teetähis نقطه عطف virstanpylväs jalon צִיוּן דֶרֶך जीवन का कोई महत्वपूर्ण अवस्था या घटना prekretnica határkő peristiwa penting tímamót pietra miliare 画期的事件 획기적인 사건 gairė, labai svarbus įvykis pavērsiens peristiwa penting mijlpaal milepæl kamień milowy marco eve­niment capital, piatră de hotar веха míľnik mejnik prekretnica milstolpe เหตุการณ์สำคัญในชีวิตคนหรือประวัติศาสตร์ çok önemli olay, dönüm noktası 重大事件 віха کوئی اہم مرحلہ điểm mốc lịch sử 重大事件

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mile → مِيل 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