- trecho
- m.1 distance (espacio).de trecho en trecho every so often2 stretch, distance, haul, length.* * *trecho► nombre masculino1 (espacio) distance, way; (tiempo) while, time2 (de camino, ruta) stretch3 AGRICULTURA plot, patch4 familiar (parte) piece, bit\FRASEOLOGÍAa trechos in parts, in placesde trecho en trecho at intervals* * *noun m.1) stretch2) distance* * *SM1) (=tramo) stretch; (=distancia) way, distance; (=tiempo) while
andar un buen trecho — to walk a good way
a trechos — (=en parte) in parts, here and there; (=cada tanto) intermittently, by fits and starts
de trecho en trecho — every so often, at intervals
muy de trecho en trecho — very occasionally, only once in a while
2) (Agr) (=parcela) plot, patch3) * (=trozo) bit, partqueda un buen trecho que hacer — there's still quite a bit to do
he terminado ese trecho — I've finished that bit
* * *masculinoa) (tramo) stretchsu carrera ha tenido trechos difíciles — her career has been through difficult periods
a trechos — here and there
de trecho en trecho — every so often, at intervals
b) (distancia) distanceaún nos queda un buen trecho — we still have a good distance o a fair way to go
eres joven y aún te queda un trecho por recorrer — you're still young and you have a lot of years ahead of you
* * *= leg, tract, stretch.Ex. All these locations share a common inaccessibility with book exchanges completing the last leg of their journey by water.Ex. Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.----* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip, easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* de trecho en trecho = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.* último trecho, el = last leg, the.* * *masculinoa) (tramo) stretchsu carrera ha tenido trechos difíciles — her career has been through difficult periods
a trechos — here and there
de trecho en trecho — every so often, at intervals
b) (distancia) distanceaún nos queda un buen trecho — we still have a good distance o a fair way to go
eres joven y aún te queda un trecho por recorrer — you're still young and you have a lot of years ahead of you
* * *= leg, tract, stretch.Ex: All these locations share a common inaccessibility with book exchanges completing the last leg of their journey by water.
Ex: Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip, easier said than done, There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* de trecho en trecho = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.* último trecho, el = last leg, the.* * *trechomasculineA1 (tramo) stretchsu carrera política ha tenido trechos difíciles her political career has been through difficult periods o (BrE) patchesa trechos here and therede trecho en trecho every so often, at intervals2(distancia): aún nos queda un buen trecho we still have a good distance o a fair way to gotodavía hay un trecho hasta su casa it's still a fair o good way to her houseeres joven y aún te queda un trecho por recorrer you're still young and you have a lot of years ahead of youB (Méx) (sendero) path* * *
trecho sustantivo masculinoa) (tramo) stretchb) (distancia) distance;◊ aún nos queda un buen trecho we still have a good distance o a fair way to go
trecho sustantivo masculino (tramo, recorrido breve) way, distance: le acompañé un buen trecho, I accompanied him for quite a distance
'trecho' also found in these entries:
English:
stretch
- say
* * *trecho nm1. [espacio] distance;[tiempo] time, while;aún queda un buen trecho para llegar there's still quite a way to go until we get there2. [tramo] stretch;Compde trecho en trecho every so often* * *trechom stretch, distance;de trecho en trecho at intervals* * *trecho nm1) : stretch, periodde trecho en trecho: at intervals2) : distance, space* * *trecho n waydesde aquí hasta el pueblo hay un buen trecho it's a long way from here to the village
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.