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13,140 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

a lo zorro: on the sly
a lomos: on someone's back
a lomos de: on the back of
a los cuatro vientos: from the rooftops
a los postres: synonym of a la postre
a los tumbos: haphazardly
a machamartillo: staunch; strict
a machamartillo: staunchly; adamantly; ham-fistedly
a mal tiempo buena cara: alternative spelling of al mal tiempo buena cara
a malas: on bad terms
a mandar: awaiting your orders; at your service
a mandíbula batiente: one's head off
a manera de: by means of, by way of; in the same way that
a mano: even; equal with another
a mano: by hand; manually; without the use of a machine; at hand, on hand, to hand, handy (within easy reach; nearby)
a mano alzada: freehand
a mano armada: armed; tooth and nail
a mano limpia: barehandedly (without a weapon)
a manos llenas: generously; copiously
a mansalva: in spades, in droves, loads, heaps; securely
a manta: by the ton; galore
a maravilla: marvellously; wonderfully; like a dream
a marchas forzadas: against the clock; as quickly as possible
a mares: In great quantity
a matacaballo: like a bat out of hell
a matar: at each other's throats
a media asta: at half-mast
a media ración: on limited rations
a media voz: under one's breath, quietly
a mediación: halfway; at the midpoint
a mediados: mid
a medias: somewhat but not fully
a medida: custom-made, tailor-made, custom-built, bespoke
a medida que: as (progressively)
a medio camino: halfway
a medio gas: at a leisurely pace; not at full speed
a medio hacer: half-done
a medio hacer: in a a half-done manner; poorly or incompetently
a medio plazo: medium-term (Between short-term and long-term)
a medio plazo: medium-term; over a relatively medium period of time
a menos que: unless
a menudo: often, oftentimes (habitually)
a merced de: at the mercy of
a mi parecer: in my opinion
a mil por hora: a mile a minute, quick as a flash
a modo de: as, by way of; like
a montones: a dime a dozen, galore, by the bushel
a mucha hambre no hay pan duro: beggars can't be choosers
a muerte: to death
a mujeriegas: sidesaddle
a más no poder: as much as possible, as could be; to the utmost; to the max
a más tardar: at the latest, not later than, no later than, at the longest (when talking about a date in the past or future)
a mí que me registren: search me!
a mí qué: so what, what do I care
a mí qué me importa: what do I care?
a nadie le amarga un dulce: something is better than nothing
a nado: swimmingly
a natura: naturally
a no ser que: unless
a ojo: roughly; at a rough guess