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un centímetro

a centimeter

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a centimeter A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter. In expressions such as “ni un centímetro,” it can mean “an inch” figuratively.
SP: La mesa mide un centímetro más de ancho.
EN: The table is one centimeter wider.

Menos de un centímetro.

Less than one centimeter.

— Volver (2006)

Es una negociación dura en la que nadie quiere ceder ni un centímetro.

It's a tough negotiation where nobody wants to give an inch.

No creció ni un centímetro más.

It didn't grow even a single centimeter more.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

No hay un centímetro de tierra que mi pie no pisó.

There isn't a single inch of ground that my foot hasn't stepped on.