Spanish vocabulary
a brazo partido | at arm's length | |
a duras penas | hardly | |
a trancas y barrancas | in fits and starts | |
a voces | out loud, loudly | |
a capas | layered (hair) | |
a fondo | thoroughly | |
a oscuras | in the dark | |
a la perfección | perfectly | |
a la francesa | in the French style | |
a la marinera (cocina) | à la marinière | |
a lo loco | quickly, without thinking | |
a lo grande | on a large scale | |
a lo tonto | awkwardly, inadvertently | |
al revés | upside down | |
al derecho | right way up | |
con el corazón en la mano | with heart in hand | |
con mucho gusto | with pleasure | |
cuerpo a cuerpo | hand to hand, close combat | |
de frente | head on, frankly | |
de par en par | totally | |
de punta en blanco | all dressed up (smart) | |
en rigor | strictly speaking, really | |
mano sobre mano | twiddling one's thumbs, doing nothing | |
por fuerza | necessarily | |
por todo lo alto | in style, no expense spared | |
punto por punto | point by point, in detail |