marcha

/ˈmaɾt͡ʃa/, [ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃa]

march


Examples
  • No podía poner en marcha el motor.

    He couldn't start the motor.

  • Es peligroso saltar de un tren en marcha.

    It's dangerous to jump off a moving train.

  • No dé marcha atrás que hay un árbol.

    Don't back up. There's a tree behind you.

  • La compañía pertenece a un grupo de empresarios que la pusieron en marcha justo después de la guerra.

    The company is owned by a group of entrepreneurs who started it right after the war.

  • La juventud se marcha para no volver.

    Youth goes away and never comes back.

  • Una vez el cambio social comienza, no es posible dar marcha atrás. No se le puede hacer olvidar a una persona cómo leer. No se puede humillar a una persona que siente orgullo. No se puede oprimir a las personas que ya no sienten miedo.

    Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

  • Ayer, cuando Tom estaba dando marcha atrás con su coche, atropelló la bicicleta de Mary.

    Yesterday, when Tom was backing up his car, he ran over Mary's bicycle.

  • Ella puso la máquina en marcha.

    She put the machine in motion.

  • La marcha fue dirigida por una banda de guerra.

    The parade was led by an army band.

  • Es muy peligroso subirse al tren cuando está en marcha.

    It is very dangerous to jump aboard the train when it is moving.

  • La Marcha Nupcial siempre me recuerda la música tocada cuando los soldados van a la batalla.

    The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle.

  • La Marcha Beurs surgió a raíz de varios episodios de racismo y violencia.

    The Beurs March broke out after several episodes of racism and violence.

  • El otoño que se marcha me llena de un sentimiento de pesar.

    The passing autumn fills me with a feeling of grief.

  • No pude poner mi coche en marcha.

    I couldn't get my car started.

  • «¿Qué te ha pasado en la nariz?» «Cuando estaba dando marcha atrás con mi coche, iba a mirar detrás de mí, convencido de que la ventanilla del coche estaba abierta, y me aplasté la cara contra ella.»

    "What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"

  • Una banda dirigió la marcha por la ciudad.

    A band led the parade through the city.

  • ¿Cuándo se marcha el siguiente tren?

    When does the next train leave?

  • El trabajo hay que terminarlo sobre la marcha.

    The work must be completed at once.

  • El invierno se marcha y llega la primavera.

    Winter has gone. Spring has come.

  • Se prohíbe apearse en marcha.

    Don't get off while the vehicle is in motion.


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