tres metros

three meters

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phrase Rare #32,272

three meters Used to describe length, height, distance, or circumference. In some contexts, it can be followed by a fraction, such as tres metros y medio, meaning “three and a half meters.”

SP: La pared tiene tres metros de alto.

EN: The wall is three meters high.

Dicen que fue aquí que Nijinsky dio su famoso salto de tres metros en el aire.

They say this is where Nijinsky made his famous three-meter leap into the air.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

Oye, eso es una canción de tres metros y medio.

Hey, that's a three-and-a-half-meter song.

— Intocable (2011)

A menos que tenga tres metros de altura.

Unless it is three meters tall.

— Intocable (2011)

Una caja fuerte de acero de tres metros.

A three-meter steel safe.

Tenía tres metros de largo.

It was three meters long.

Tres metros diez.

Three meters ten.

— La dolce vita (1960)