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    Kilómetros (en. Kilometers)

    /ki.loˈme.tɾos/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Metric unit of measure equal to one thousand meters.
    The race was ten kilometers long.
    La carrera fue de diez kilómetros.
    Distance traveled measured in kilometers.
    I live five kilometers from the city.
    Vivo a cinco kilómetros de la ciudad.
    Usually used to refer to routes or distances in travel.
    The journey lasts three kilometers.
    El viaje tiene una duración de tres kilómetros.

    Etymology

    From the Greek 'chilioi' meaning thousand and 'metron' meaning measure.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    several kilometers
    at a considerable distance
    a varios kilómetros
    zero kilometer
    reference point for measuring distances
    kilómetro cero
    from kilometer to kilometer
    at intervals of one kilometer
    de kilómetro en kilómetro

    Related Words

    meter
    Unit of length measurement that equals one thousandth of a kilometer.
    metro
    thousand
    Number equivalent to a thousand.
    mil
    distance
    Space between two points.
    distancia

    Slang Meanings

    A colloquial way of referring to distance in a trip.
    I have a kilometer of road left to get there.
    Me queda un kilo de camino para llegar.
    Informal use in sports slang to measure races.
    That was a good little kilometer in the marathon.
    Eso fue un buen kilito en la maratón.