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a la porra: to hell with; fuck
a la postre: in the end; at the end of the day
a la puta calle: out! (strong, impolite demand for someone to leave)
a la rastra: dragging one's feet; against one's will
a la redonda: around
a la renta: rented; in a rental, for rent
a la romana: cooked by dredging in flour and egg and then frying
a la sazón: at that time; back then
a la sombra: behind bars
a la sordina: on the hush-hush
a la tercera va la vencida: third time is the charm
a la vejez, viruelas: used to criticize someone for behaving like someone younger than they are.
a la ventura: down to luck
a la vera: besides; next (to)
a la verga: damn, wow, holy shit; fuck(!); screw this, to hell with...
a la vez: at once; at a time, at the same time
a la vieja usanza: old school
a la vieja usanza: old school
a la vista: in sight; in mind; apparently; seemingly; clear as mud
a la vista de: in light of
a la vuelta de la esquina: around the corner
a la zaga: lagging behind
a la zumba marumba: without thinking or planning; in a hurry; haphazardly
a la última: following the latest trend; up to date (with fashion)
a largas marchas: on the double (fast)
a largo andar: in the long run
a largo plazo: long-term, in the long run
a largo tiempo: in the long run
a las apuradas: in a rush
a las armas: to arms!
a las bravas: recklessly
a las claras: clearly
a las duras y a las maduras: for better or for worse
a las maravillas: marvelously, swimmingly
a las millas: fast, speedily
a las primeras: synonym of a las primeras de cambio
a las primeras de cambio: at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat, all of a sudden
a las puertas de la muerte: at death's door
a las quinientas: occasionally; every now and then; very late or tardily
a llorar a la llorería: cry me a river
a lo: a la; -ly (used to form adverbs from adjectives)
a lo bestia: to the full; hard; like crazy
a lo bobo: without a care in the world
a lo bonzo: by self-immolation
a lo bruto: roughly; at a rough guess; brutally; violently
a lo bóbilis, bóbilis: synonym of de bóbilis, bóbilis
a lo grande: in style, with a bang, in a big way
a lo hecho, pecho: what's done is done; make one's bed and lie in it; own up to it
a lo largo: lengthwise (in the long direction); along (in a line with, moving forward); in the distance, far away
a lo largo de: during, throughout
a lo lejos: far away; yonder
a lo loco: without thinking, in a hurry; wildly; quickly
a lo mejor: maybe, perhaps
a lo moderno: in a modern way
a lo más largo: at most
a lo natural: natural
a lo natural: naturally
a lo que iba: as I was saying
a lo sumo: at most, at best
a lo vivo: in a lively way