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cuadra

/ˈkwadɾa/, [ˈkwa.ð̞ɾa]

block, stable

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Noun cuadra f (plural cuadras)

  1. stable
  2. ward; dormitory
  3. (Latin America) city block
  4. (Latin America) a unit of length and area. Roughly equivalent to 100 meters or 1 hectare, respectively, although the exact size differs from country to country.

Verb cuadra

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of cuadrar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cuadrar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • La descripción en el periódico cuadra con él.

    The description in the newspaper fits him.

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  • Algo no cuadra aquí.

    Something doesn't make sense here.

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  • Ella vive a una cuadra de distancia y su nombre es Susan.

    She lives a block away and her name is Susan.

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