metres

S2 W2

BrE /ˈmiː.təz/ AmE /ˈmit̬.rz/

noun en → es

1 MEASUREMENT [plural] A1

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a kilometre or about 39.37 inches

metros, unidad de medida

  • X metres long/longer/taller

Collocations five metres high · ten metres deep

  • The room is five metres wide.

    El cuarto tiene cinco metros de ancho.

2 SPORT [plural] B1

a unit of distance used in sports such as swimming and athletics

metros, distancia en deportes

  • X metres race

Collocations swim one hundred metres · run two hundred metres

  • She won the 100-metre sprint.

    Ella ganó la carrera de cien metros.