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mile

გამოთქმა: /mʌɪl/

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Universal
  • by a great amount or a long way:the second tape is miles better

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Universal
  • 1 (also statute mile) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometres).
  • a race extending over a mile: he rode the fastest mile of his entire career in 1914
  • historical a Roman measure of 1,000 paces (approximately 1,620 yards).
  • 2 (usually miles) informal a very long way or a very great amount:vistas which stretch for miles this is my favourite film by a mile

be miles away

informal be lost in thought and unaware of what is happening around one: I was thinking about something else - I was miles away

go the extra mile

make a special effort to achieve something: state regulators will go the extra mile to ensure that this settlement is as investor-friendly as possible

a mile a minute

informal very quickly:he talks a mile a minute

miles from anywhere

informal in a very isolated place: it can be lonely, living miles from anywhere

the mile-high club

humorous used in reference to having sex on an aircraft:she joined the mile-high club by making love on a flight between New York and LA

run a mile

informal used with reference to a situation regarded as frightening or alarming:if someone proposed to me I’d probably run a mile

see (or tell or spot) something a mile off

informal recognize something very easily:the baddies can be spotted a mile off

stand (or stick) out a mile

informal be very obvious: his skill stood out a mile

სინონიმები

  • air mile
  • burl
  • geographical mile
  • gnarl
  • grayback
  • greyback
  • international mile
  • international nautical mile
  • knot
  • land mile
  • mi
  • mil
  • mile
  • millil
  • myocardial infarct
  • myocardial infarction
  • naut mi
  • nautical mile
  • sea mile
  • slub
  • stat mi
  • statute mile