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kilómetro

kilometre

noun kee-LOH-meh-troh Common

Usage Note

Kilómetro is the standard unit of road distance across the Spanish-speaking world; unlike in the United States, miles are not used. The abbreviation is km. The written accent marks the stress on -ló-, making it an esdrújula (proparoxytone) word.

Examples

"Faltan cinco kilómetros para llegar."

Natural Translation

There are five kilometres left to arrive.

Literal Translation

There-are-missing five kilometres to arrive.

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