hito

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hito

masculine noun

1milestone (también figurative)

hito [ee’-to]

noun

1Landmark, anything set up to mark boundaries. (m)

2Guide-post, milestone. (m)

3Pin, or mark at which quoits are cast; mark to shoot at. (m)

A hito, fixedly, firmly. Dar en el hit -> or dar en el hito de la dificultad, to hit the nail on the head, to come to the point
Mirar de hito en hito -> to view with close attention

hito

sustantivo:masculino

1 (acontecimiento) landmark; milestone

es un hito en nuestra historia it is a landmark in our history; esto marca un hito histórico this marks a historical milestone

2 (señal) (para límites) boundary post; (para distancias) milestone; (Automóviles) (cono) cone; traffic cone

mirar a algn de hito en hito to stare at sb

hito kilométrico kilometre stone

3 (Dep) quoits

4 (Mil) target; aim; goal

a hito fixedly

dar en el hito to hit the nail on the head

mudar de hito to change one's tactics

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