Španielčina | Angličtina |
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a dos velas adjective | broke(lacking money; bankrupt) |
a duras penas adverb | hardly(barely, only just) |
a el pronoun | himpronoun |
a ellas pronoun {f-Pl} | them(third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb) |
a ellos pronoun {m-Pl} | them(third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb) |
a enemigo que huye interjection | good riddance(used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome) |
a escala preposition | to scale(such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original) |
a eso de preposition | around(near) |
a espaldas de alguien preposition | behind someone's back(secretly) |
a espuertas noun | ton [tons](large amount) |
a esta hora noun | this time(on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)) |
a expensas de preposition | at the expense of(paid for by an individual or group) |
a falta de preposition | failing(if not possible) |
a falta de pan phrase | |
a favor adjective | onside((football) not in an offside position) |
a favor noun {m} | yes [yeses](vote of support) |
a favor de preposition | in favor of(in support of) |
a fin de phrase | in order to(as a means of achieving the specified aim) |
a fin de cuentas preposition | at the end of the day(in summary; ultimately) |
a fin de evitar ... conjunction | lest(that [...] not) |
a flote adverb | afloat(floating) |
a fondo noun | fully(to a full extent) |
a fondo adverb | deeply(to a deep extent) thoroughly(in a thorough or complete manner) |
a fondo perdido adjective | nonrefundableadjective |
a fortiori adverb | a fortioriadverb |
a fuego lento verb | simmer [simmered, simmering, simmers]((intransitive) to cook or undergo heating slowly) |
a fuerza de preposition | by dint of(by the force of; by means of, see also: by means of) |
a gran escala adjective | large-scaleadjective |
a grandes males phrase | desperate times call for desperate measures(in adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected may become the best choice) |
a grandes rasgos adverb | broadly(in a wide manner) |
a granel noun | bulk [bulks](unpackaged goods in transport) |
a granel adjective | bulk(large in size, mass, or volume) |
a grito limpio preposition | at the top of one's voicepreposition |
a grito pelado preposition | at the top of one's voicepreposition |
a hierro muere phrase | live by the sword, die by the sword(one who uses violence can expect a violent response) |
a horcajadas verb | straddle [straddled, straddling, straddles](to sit or stand with a leg on each side of something) |
a horcajadas adverb | astraddle(astride) astride(with one’s legs on either side) |
a huevo que preposition | like hell(expressing the opposite of one's intentions) |