With 'A' Flashcards
To learn idiomatic expressions with 'a'
after a …
al cabo de
after all, ultimately
a fin de cuentas
alone
a solas
along
a lo largo de
apparently
al parecer
around the corner
a la vuelta de
at a guess
a ojo
at a short distance
a pocos pasos
at about (this time)
a eso de (+ tiempo)
at about the middle of
a mediados de
at best
a lo mejor
at daybreak
al amanecer
at ease, comfortable
a gusto
at every moment
a cada instante
at first
al principio
at first sight
a primera vista
at least
al menos
at nightfall
al anochecer
at noon
al mediodía
at the beginning of, early on
a principios de
at the end of
a fines de
at the latest
a más tardar
at the same time, together
a la vez
because of
a causa de
blindly
a ciegas
but for, with the exception of
a excepción de
by chance, at random
al azar
by force
a la fuerza
by leaps and bounds
a saltos
by power of
a fuerza de
by the way, purposely
a propósito
confidentially
al oído
for, in favor of
a favor de
handmade, by hand
a mano
in all directions
a los cuatro vientos
in cash
al contado
in contrast to, as opposed to
a deferencia de
in spite of
a pesar de
in style, fashionably
a la moda
in the dark
a oscuras
in the distance
a lo lejos
in the end
a finales
in the long run
a la larga
in the open air, outdoors
al aire libre
often
a menudo
on all fours, crawling
a gatas
on board
a bordo
on credit
a crédito
on foot
a pie
on horseback
a caballo
on the contrary
al contrario
on the sly, on the quiet
a escondidas
reluctantly, grudgingly
a regañadientes
resistant to
a prueba de
right and left
a diestra y siniestra
shortly, soon
al poco rato
simply, just
a secas
starting from…
a partir de
thoroughly
a fondo
through, across
a través de
to go home
a casa
to grope blindly
a tientas
to rain cats and dogs
a cántaros
unharmed, safe
a salvo
unless
a menos
up to date, current
al día
upside down, backwards, the other way around
al revés
with certainty, for sure
a ciencia cierta
with difficulty, hardly, barely
a duras penas
word for wod, verbatim
al pie de la letra
