mirar de hito en hito: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americaneutralliterary
  • To look successively at fixed points or markers; literally to look from one landmark to another.

  Examples

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  • Para orientarnos en el bosque, miramos de hito en hito para no perdernos.

    To navigate in the forest, we looked from landmark to landmark so as not to get lost.

  • El topógrafo miraba de hito en hito para medir con precisión el terreno.

    The surveyor looked at each marker to measure the land precisely.

  • Durante la excursión, los guías miraban de hito en hito para mantener el grupo en el camino correcto.

    During the excursion, the guides looked from landmark to landmark to keep the group on the right path.

  • Mirando de hito en hito, logramos calcular la distancia exacta entre los puntos clave.

    By looking from landmark to landmark, we managed to calculate the exact distance between key points.

• 2.

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  • To stare fixedly at someone or something, typically with astonishment, intense attention, or disbelief.

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  • Cuando entré a la habitación, todos me miraban de hito en hito como si fuera un extraño.

    When I entered the room, everyone stared fixedly at me as if I were a stranger.

  • El artista miraba de hito en hito a su obra, buscando cada detalle con atención.

    The artist stared intently at his work, scrutinizing every detail carefully.

  • No soportaba que la miraran de hito en hito en la reunión, se sentía incómoda y expuesta.

    She couldn't stand being stared at in the meeting; she felt uncomfortable and exposed.