More expressions!
Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by Adir in Spanish Culture, Spanish Vocabulary
Spanish has thousands of fixed expressions. I have chosen some adverbial phrases with the preposition “a” so you can see how colorful those expressions can be.
A ciegas – without thinking
A deshoras – at an inappropriate time
A diestro y siniestro – left and right
A duras penas – with difficulty
A fe mía – truthfully
A gatas – on all fours
A hurtadillas – stealthily, on the sly
(echarse) A la bartola – to be lazing about
A la carrera – in a rush
A la chita callando -underhandedly, secretly
A la diabla – sloppily
A la postre – in the end
A la vez – at the same time
A lo mejor – perhaps
A mares – abundantly
A menudo – often
A mi entender – in my opinion
A ojo de buen cubero – roughly, at a guess
A ojos vista – in plain sight
A paso de tortuga – at a crawl
A pedir de boca – just fine, the best situation possible
A plazos – in installments
A regañadientes – reluctantly, unwillingly
A sabiendas – consciously, knowing the consequences
A sangre y fuego – at all costs, mercilessly
See you next time!
