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-th meaning in Spanish

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at the last minute (very close to a deadline)
preposition

en el último momentopreposition

at the latest (not later than)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə ˈleɪ.tɪst]
[US: ət ðə ˈleɪ.təst]

a más tardarpreposition

como máximopreposition

como muy tardepreposition

at the mercy of (defenseless against)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə ˈmɜː.si əv ˈsʌm.bə.di]
[US: ət ðə ˈmɝː.si əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

a merced depreposition

at the moment (right now)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə ˈməʊ.mənt]
[US: ət ðə ˈmoʊ.mənt]

en este momentopreposition

at the ready (ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation)
preposition

a puntopreposition

al pie del cañónpreposition

at the risk of (despite the likelihood of (something bad happening))
preposition

a riesgo depreposition

at the same time (simultaneously, see also: at once; simultaneously)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə seɪm ˈtaɪm]
[US: ət ðə ˈseɪm ˈtaɪm]

a la vezpreposition

al mismo tiempopreposition

at the time (at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə ˈtaɪm]
[US: ət ðə ˈtaɪm]

en ese momentopreposition

at the top of one's lungs preposition

a pleno pulmónpreposition

at the top of one's voice preposition
[UK: ət ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs]
[US: ət ðə ˈtɑːp əv wʌnz ˌvɔɪs]

a grito limpiopreposition

a grito peladopreposition

a voz en cuellopreposition

a voz en gritopreposition

attack is the best form of defence (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting)
phrase

la mejor defensa es un buen ataquephrase

Attila the Hun (king of the tribes of Huns)
proper noun

Atilaproper noun
{m}

aversion therapy (treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while being subjected to discomfort)
noun

terapia de aversiónnoun
{f}

avoid like the plague (to evade or shun)
verb

evitar como la pesteverb

away with the fairies (lost in thought)
adjective

en la lunaadjective

back in the day (in the distant past)
preposition

en aquellos tiempospreposition

entoncespreposition

bark up the wrong tree verb
[UK: bɑːk ʌp ðə rɒŋ triː]
[US: ˈbɑːrk ʌp ðə ˈrɒŋ ˈtriː]

ir muy descaminadoverb

bash the bishop (slang for masturbate (male))
verb

darle a la zambombaverb

pajearseverb

pelárselaverb

batten down the hatches (nautical: to cover the hatches)
verb
[UK: ˈbæt.n̩ daʊn ðə ˈhæ.tʃɪz]
[US: ˈbæt.n̩ ˈdaʊn ðə ˈhæ.tʃəz]

cerrar las escotillasverb

be that as it may (nevertheless)
adverb
[UK: bi ðæt əz ɪt meɪ]
[US: bi ˈðæt ˈæz ˈɪt ˈmeɪ]

sea como fuereadverb

be there verb

estar ahíverb

beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant)
verb
[UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]
[US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ]

andarse por las ramasverb

ir por los cerros de Úbedaverb

beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points)
verb
[UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]
[US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ]

andar con ambagesverb

andarse con rodeosverb

beat the system verb

vencer al sistemaverb

beat to the punch (to do something before somebody else can)
verb
[UK: biːt tuː ðə pʌntʃ]
[US: ˈbiːt ˈtuː ðə ˈpəntʃ]

anticiparverb

ganar de manoverb

ganar por la manoverb

been there, done that (assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic)
phrase

yo lo hice antesphrase

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