With 'A' Flashcards

To learn idiomatic expressions with 'a'

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1
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after a …

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al cabo de

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after all, ultimately

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a fin de cuentas

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3
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alone

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a solas

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4
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along

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a lo largo de

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apparently

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al parecer

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6
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around the corner

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a la vuelta de

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7
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at a guess

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a ojo

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at a short distance

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a pocos pasos

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at about (this time)

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a eso de (+ tiempo)

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at about the middle of

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a mediados de

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at best

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a lo mejor

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12
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at daybreak

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al amanecer

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at ease, comfortable

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a gusto

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14
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at every moment

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a cada instante

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15
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at first

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al principio

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at first sight

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a primera vista

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at least

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al menos

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18
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at nightfall

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al anochecer

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19
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at noon

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al mediodía

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20
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at the beginning of, early on

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a principios de

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at the end of

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a fines de

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22
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at the latest

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a más tardar

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23
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at the same time, together

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a la vez

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24
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because of

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a causa de

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25
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blindly

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a ciegas

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26
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but for, with the exception of

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a excepción de

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27
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by chance, at random

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al azar

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28
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by force

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a la fuerza

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29
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by leaps and bounds

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a saltos

30
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by power of

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a fuerza de

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by the way, purposely

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a propósito

32
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confidentially

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al oído

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for, in favor of

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a favor de

34
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handmade, by hand

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a mano

35
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in all directions

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a los cuatro vientos

36
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in cash

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al contado

37
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in contrast to, as opposed to

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a deferencia de

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in spite of

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a pesar de

39
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in style, fashionably

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a la moda

40
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in the dark

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a oscuras

41
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in the distance

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a lo lejos

42
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in the end

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a finales

43
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in the long run

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a la larga

44
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in the open air, outdoors

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al aire libre

45
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often

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a menudo

46
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on all fours, crawling

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a gatas

47
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on board

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a bordo

48
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on credit

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a crédito

49
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on foot

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a pie

50
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on horseback

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a caballo

51
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on the contrary

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al contrario

52
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on the sly, on the quiet

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a escondidas

53
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reluctantly, grudgingly

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a regañadientes

54
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resistant to

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a prueba de

55
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right and left

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a diestra y siniestra

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shortly, soon

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al poco rato

57
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simply, just

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a secas

58
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starting from…

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a partir de

59
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thoroughly

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a fondo

60
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through, across

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a través de

61
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to go home

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a casa

62
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to grope blindly

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a tientas

63
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to rain cats and dogs

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a cántaros

64
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unharmed, safe

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a salvo

65
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unless

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a menos

66
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up to date, current

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al día

67
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upside down, backwards, the other way around

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al revés

68
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with certainty, for sure

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a ciencia cierta

69
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with difficulty, hardly, barely

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a duras penas

70
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word for wod, verbatim

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al pie de la letra