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"Mira" is a form of "mira", a noun which is often translated as "sight". "Mara" is a noun which is often translated as "group". Learn more about the difference between "mira" and "mara" below.
la mira(
mee
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rah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (optical)
a. sight
El cazador tenía la mira del rifle fijada en un ciervo.The hunter fixed the rifle's sight on a deer.
2. (purpose)
a. aim
Se mudó a la gran ciudad con la mira de hacerse estrella.She moved to the big city with the aim of becoming a star.
b. intention
Vamos a tener una reunión con la otra empresa con la mira de finalizar la fusión.We're going to have a meeting with the other company with the intention of finalizing the merger.
la mara(
mah
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rah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (posse) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. group
Cuando era joven, tenía una mara de amigos con los que salía.When I was younger, I had a group of friends that I would go out with.
b. crowd (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Cuándo la Julia empezó a pasar el rato con esa mara?When did Julia start hanging out with that crowd?
c. gang (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Este fin de semana viene la mara para ver el partido de fútbol.This weekend the gang is coming over to watch the soccer game.
2. (group of criminals) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. gang (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La madre de Hugo no tiene idea de que anda con esa mara de mala fama.Hugo's mom has no idea that he belongs to that notorious gang.
