Skip to content

maratoniano

marathon-length

adjective mah-rah-toh-NYAH-noh Rare

Also means

exhausting

Usage Note

Maratoniano literally relates to a marathon runner (maratoniano/a as a noun), but figuratively it describes any activity that is extremely long and demanding: una sesión maratoniana ('a marathon session'). The feminine form is maratoniana. In sports journalism it also means 'of or relating to marathon running.'

Examples

"Las negociaciones fueron verdaderamente maratonianas."

Natural Translation

The negotiations were truly marathon-length.

Free starter pack

Building your Spanish vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common Spanish words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore Spanish by topic