Cuadras (en. Blocks)

/kwadɾas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

It refers to a block of streets within a city.

The store is three blocks from here.

La tienda está a tres cuadras de aquí.

A measure of distance equivalent to the length of an urban block.

I run one block every morning for exercise.

Corro una cuadra cada mañana para hacer ejercicio.

It derives from the Latin 'quadrata', which means square.

to take a walk around the block

To make a trip around a block.

dar una vuelta a la cuadra

to be one block away

To be very close to a place, at a short distance.

quedarse a una cuadra

in the same block

At the same level or environment as the situation.

en la misma cuadra

square

Geometric figure with four equal sides.

cuadrado

block

Urban block or unit of measure in some contexts.

cuadra

quadrant

Part of a circle or plane divided into four.

cuadrante

It refers to a specific area of a neighborhood.

I live on the artists' block.

Vivo en la cuadra de los artistas.

Referring to the distance between two points in an urban context.

That is two blocks away.

Eso está a dos cuadras de distancia.