zancada
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la zancada(
sahng
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kah
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dah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (general)
a. stride
Con las zancadas exageradas de Usain Bolt, resulta casi imposible ganarle en una carrera.With Usain Bolt's huge strides, it's almost imposible to beat him in a race.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Mario me hizo adiós con la mano y se alejó a zancadas.Mario waved goodbye and strode away.
El perro se nos acercó en el parque a grandes zancadas.The dog came striding up to us in the park.
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