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English translation of ' a palo seco'

a palo seco

[navegar] under bare poles; [comer, beber]
nos tomamos el vino a palo seco we had the wine on its own
nos comimos el jamón a palo seco we had the ham on its own ⧫ we had the ham with nothing to wash it down
no pasa un día a palo seco (Venezuela) he never goes a single day without a drink
vermut a palo seco straight vermouth
See also palo
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Example Sentences Including ' a palo seco'

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) Sin promoción, a palo seco , se trata de una tertulia que poco tiene que ver con la imagen habitual de la radio pública.
El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno (1995)
De la A a la Z, Valverde ha tenido que vérselas con la Historia a palo seco , " cuando lo que yo había hecho hasta ahora estaba más en el campo de las letras o las ideas ".
El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno (1995)
Pronunciado así, a palo seco , sin matices, el nombre queda reducido a dos onomatopeyas que producen en el oído de quien la recibe el efecto de dos golpes secos.
El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno (1996)
Y así, a palo seco , tampoco dice entenderlas Arzalluz, pero enseguida crea una situación de hostilidad en la que lo único que parece flotar es la justificación del clima etarra.
La Vanguardia (1997)

Nearby words of 'a palo seco'

  • a pagar en destino
  • ¡a pagar tocan!
  • a palabras necias, oídos sordos
  • a palo seco
  • a partes iguales
  • a partir de ahí
  • a partir de ahora

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Translation of a palo seco from the Collins Spanish to English

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