trecho

m.

1 distance (espacio).

de trecho en trecho every so often

2 stretch, distance, haul, length.

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trecho

► nombre masculino

1 (espacio) distance, way; (tiempo) while, time

2 (de camino, ruta) stretch

3 AGRICULTURA plot, patch

4 familiar (parte) piece, bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a trechos in parts, in places

de trecho en trecho at intervals

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noun m.

1) stretch

2) distance

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SM

1) (=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, patch

3) * (=trozo) bit, part

queda un buen trecho que hacer — there's still quite a bit to do

he terminado ese trecho — I've finished that bit

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masculino

a) (tramo) stretch

su 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) distance

aún 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

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= 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.

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* 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.

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masculino

a) (tramo) stretch

su 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) distance

aún 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

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= 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.

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trecho

masculine

A

1 (tramo) stretch

su carrera política ha tenido trechos difíciles her political career has been through difficult periods o (BrE) patches

a trechos here and there

de trecho en trecho every so often, at intervals

2

(distancia): aún nos queda un buen trecho we still have a good distance o a fair way to go

todavía hay un trecho hasta su casa it's still a fair o good way to her house

eres joven y aún te queda un trecho por recorrer you're still young and you have a lot of years ahead of you

B (Méx) (sendero) path

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trecho sustantivo masculino

a) (tramo) stretch

b) (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

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trecho nm

1. [espacio] distance;

[tiempo] time, while;

aún queda un buen trecho para llegar there's still quite a way to go until we get there

2. [tramo] stretch;

Comp

de trecho en trecho every so often

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trecho

m stretch, distance;

de trecho en trecho at intervals

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trecho nm

1) : stretch, period

de trecho en trecho: at intervals

2) : distance, space

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trecho n way

desde aquí hasta el pueblo hay un buen trecho it's a long way from here to the village