Los soldados marcharon de Alemania a Bélgica al comienzo de la Primera Guerra Mundial.The soldiers marched from Germany to Belgium at the beginning of World War I.
marcharon a piethey went on foot;marcharon hacia el pueblothey walked towards the village
2(Mil)to march
3
¡marchando, que llegamos tarde!get a move on, we'll be late!;—¡un café! —¡marchando!"a coffee, please" — "right away, sir!"
4[+mecanismo]to work
mi reloj no marchamy watch isn't working;el motor no marchathe engine isn't working;the engine won't work;el motor marcha malthe engine isn't running properly;marchar en vacíoto idle
5(desarrollarse)to go
todo marcha bieneverything is going well;el proyecto marchathe plan is working (out);el negocio no marchathe business is getting nowhere;¿cómo marcha eso o marchan las cosas?especialmente(Latinoamérica)how's it going?;how are things?
6(Caribe)(S. Cone)[+caballo]to trot
7(México)to do military service
pronominal verb
marcharseto go (away);leave
¿os marcháis?are you leaving?;con permiso, me marchoif you don't mind I must go;es tarde, me marcho a casait's late, I'm going home;me marché de casa a los veinte añosI left home when I was twenty;¿cuándo te marchas de vacaciones?when are you going on holiday?;se marchó de la capitalhe left the capital;marcharse a otro sitioto go somewhere else