cuadra
Meanings
Noun
1. city block (Latin America)
2. stable
3. ward; dormitory
4. a unit of length and area, roughly equivalent to 100 meters or 1 hectare, respectively, although the exact size differs from country to country (Latin America)
Examples9
Ella vive a unas cuadras de aquí.
She lives a few blocks away from here.
Mi casa está a cinco cuadras.
My house is five blocks away.
Tom y Mary viven en nuestra cuadra.
Tom and Mary live on our block.
La casa de Tom queda a solo tres cuadras de aquí.
Tom's house is only three blocks away from here.
Camine dos cuadras y gire a la derecha.
Walk two blocks and turn right.
Avanza dos cuadras y gira a la izquierda.
Go two blocks and turn left.