a la meaning in English
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| contra las cuerdas adjective | on the ropes(leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse) |
| costra láctea noun {f} | cradle cap(form of seborrheic dermatitis) |
| cuberito para la cara noun {m} | facemask(mask made of common textiles worn over the mouth and nose) |
| culto a la personalidad noun {m} | cult of personality(situation of being falsely idolized) |
| dar la vuelta a la tortilla verb | turn the tables(To reverse a situation so that the advantage has shifted) |
| darle a la sinhueso verb | shoot the breeze(to chat idly or waste time talking) |
| darle a la zambomba verb | bash the bishop(slang for masturbate (male)) |
| darse a la fuga verb | take to one's heels(to flee or run away) |
| de cara a la galería verb | |
| de la cruz a la fecha preposition | from A to Z(comprehensively) |
| de la cuna a la tumba preposition | from the cradle to the gravepreposition |
| de la mano a la boca desaparece la sopa phrase | there's many a slip twixt cup and lip(in any situation something can always go wrong) |
| de la noche a la mañana adverb | overnight(in a very short amount of time) |
| de lado a lado adverb | abreast(side by side) athwart(from side to side, often in an oblique manner, see also: across) |
| de los pies a la cabeza adverb | through and through(entirely) |
| de manga larga adjective | longsleeved(having long sleeves) |
| de toda la vida adjective | good old(reliable) |
| dejar a la altura del betún verb | |
| dejar nada para la imaginación verb | leave nothing to the imagination(to cover or hide very little or nothing) |
| despedida a la francesa noun {f} | French leave(sudden or unannounced departure) |
| despedirse a la francesa verb | take French leaveverb |
| día laborable noun {m} | workday [workdays](day on which work is done) working day(day of a week in which work is done) |
| el comal le dijo a la olla phrase | I know you are but what am I(assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party) |
| el comál le dijo a la olla noun | pot calling the kettle blacknoun |
| elevado a la preposition | to the power of(indicating an exponent) |
| elevar a la tercera potencia verb | cube [cubed, cubing, cubes](arithmetic: to raise to the third power) |
| en el pecado lleva la penitencia verb | reap what one sows(to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions) |
| en el vino está la verdad phrase | in wine, there is truth(one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol) |
| en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj adverb | anticlockwise(in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock) |
| en toda la extensión de la palabra adverb | |
| entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma phrase | there's a grain of truth in every joke(people convey truth in jokes) |
| entrevista laboral noun | job interview(interview attended by a job applicant) |
| es bueno para la pava phrase | what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander(if something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another) |
| es mejor encender una sola vela que maldecir a la penumbra phrase | better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness(in bad times it is worthwhile to do good) |
| escala larga noun {f} | long scalenoun |
| espada larga noun {f} | longsword(a kind of sword) |
| espada láser noun {f} | lightsaber(a fictional type of sword) |
| estar a la altura verb | live up(to fulfil the expectations placed upon) |
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