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a tope: to the max, flat out, to the full, on fire
a toro pasado: in hindsight; after the fact
a tragos: bit by bit; gradually
a traición: treacherously
a trancas y barrancas: with great difficulty
a trasmano: out of reach; out of the way
a través de: across; through, via
a trechos: bit by bit; in dribs and drabs
a tresbolillo: staggered (in rows)
a troche y moche: all over the place; haphazardly
a trompicones: in fits and starts
a tumba abierta: At a breakneck speed
a tutiplén: in abundance
a título de: for; as to
a ultranza: to the extreme; to the utmost
a un lado: make way; gangway!
a un paso: around the corner
a un tiempo: at the same time
a una voz: unanimously
a unos pasos: around the corner
a uña de caballo: riding (a horse) as fast as one can; like a bat out of hell
a veces: sometimes; occasionally; at times
a ver: show me!; let me see!; let's have a look!; a general lead-in, often to get someone's attention before asking a question or before giving an order; all right then; so; now...; used when adding clarification; I mean; well...; used as a filled pause to indicate thinking or that one is looking for something; let's see...; let me see...; hmm; let's see if; let me see if
a ver si: I wonder if; why don't you (used as a threat)
a verga: drunk
a vida o muerte: life-or-death; to the death
a vida o muerte: life-or-death; to the death
a vista de ojos: with one's own eyes
a vista de pájaro: from a bird's-eye view; from a bird's-eye view; getting the general picture
a voces: loudly; at the top of one's voice
a voleo: randomly
a voluntad: freely; under one's own free will; willingly; when one wants
a voz en cuello: at the top of one's voice
a voz en grito: at the top of one's voice
a vuelapluma: speedily; really fast
a vuelo de pájaro: as the crow flies
a vuelta de rueda: very slowly
a zaga: lagging behind
a última hora: at the last minute
a. C.: BC (Before Christ)
a. de C.: BC (Before Christ)
a. de J.C.: BC (Before Christ)
a. m.: a.m.
a.p.: abbreviation of al paso (“en passant”)
aC: BC (Before Christ)
aa. vv.: various authors; of authors of a published work.
aaleniano: Aalenian (of or relating to the Aalenian epoch)
aaleniano: Aalenian (subdivision of the Jurassic epoch)
aaronita: Aaronite
aaronita: Aaronite
aarónico: Aaronic
ab initio: ab initio
ab ovo: ab ovo
ab.: abbreviation of abril; Apr. (April)
aba: caution!, watch out!
ababa: red poppy
ababilla: only used in se ababilla, third-person singular present indicative of ababillarse
ababillar: only used in se ... ababillar, syntactic variant of ababillarse
ababillarse: to be sick with the stifle (of horses and other quadrupeds)
ababille: only used in me ababille, first-person singular present subjunctive of ababillarse