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marcha

/ˈmaɾt͡ʃa/, [ˈmaɾ.t͡ʃa]

march

Noun marcha f (plural marchas)

  1. march
    Marcha Real
    Royal March (national anthem of Spain)
  2. departure
  3. (colloquial, Spain) party (social gathering)
  4. gear (a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)
  5. (colloquial, Spain) mojo

Verb marcha

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

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

Examples

  • No podía poner en marcha el motor.

    He couldn't start the motor.

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  • Es peligroso saltar de un tren en marcha.

    It's dangerous to jump off a moving train.

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  • No dé marcha atrás que hay un árbol.

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

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  • 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.

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  • La juventud se marcha para no volver.

    Youth goes away and never comes back.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Ella puso la máquina en marcha.

    She put the machine in motion.

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  • La marcha fue dirigida por una banda de guerra.

    The parade was led by an army band.

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

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

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