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en sumo grado: to a great extent
en sus cabales: in one's right mind
en sustancia: in a nutshell
en síntesis: in sum, to sum up
en tablas: in a tie (at the end of a game)
en tanto: meanwhile
en tanto: inasmuch as
en tanto que: while; whereas
en tensión: tense; tight
en teoría: in theory, theoretically
en tiempos: beforehand; in the olden days
en tiempos de guerra cualquier agujero es trinchera: phrase used by someone who has a strong desire to have sexual intercourse and doesn't care who they would do it with (usually in the context of having sex between men); any hole's a goal
en tierra: grounded (unable to travel)
en toda la extensión de la palabra: in every sense of the word
en toda la línea: well and truly
en toda regla: by all means, through and through
en todas partes cuecen habas: it's the same thing that happens wherever you go
en todo caso: at any rate, in any case
en todo lo descubierto: in the world; in the whole world; of all time
en todo momento: at all times, at any given moment
en todo y por todo: all the way; every step along the way
en topless: topless (of a woman, bare-breasted)
en torno: around, in the surroundings
en torno a: about, regarding; around (approximately); around (encircling)
en torno de: around, about (near, in the vicinity of); about, concerning, regarding
en total: in total
en triunfo: triumphantly; bombastically
en tromba: en masse
en tropel: in hordes
en tándem: in twos; two-handed
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos: in the wink of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye; at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat
en un decir Jesús: in a jiffy, in no time at all
en un dos por tres: in a jiffy; in no time
en un momento dado: at any given moment
en un pedestal: on a pedestal
en un pensamiento: in a jiffy
en un periquete: in a jiffy
en un pispás: in a jiffy
en un plis plas: in a jiffy
en un principio: at the start; at the very beginning
en un salto: in a flash
en un santiamén: in a jiffy
en un todo: as a whole
en un tris: inches away (from something, especially a danger); just about (to do something)
en un verbo: in a jiffy; on the double
en un vuelo: synonym of de un vuelo
en una corrida: in a jiffy
en una palabra: in a word
en unión de: along with; attached to
en vano: in vain
en veces: synonym of a veces
en vela: without sleeping; sleeplessly
en venta: for sale
en verdad: actually, in truth, as a matter of fact
en veremos: undecided, uncommitted
en vertical: straight down
en vez de: instead of, in place of, rather than
en vida: during one's life (when (someone) was alive)
en vigor: in force, applicable
en vilo: in the air without subjection or support; in suspense, with inquietude; on pins and needles