Spanish Phrase of the Day

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a la buena de Dios
1. adv. (idiom) casually; as God wills
2. adv. (idiom) without thought or reflection
3. adv. (idiom) without any preparation
4. adv. (idiom) haphazardly
5. adv. (idiom) at the mercy of the elements; unprotected
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a la buena de Dios
1. De forma descuidada, abandonada, de forma que puede ocurrir lo que Dios quiera.
Analysis
a
1. prep. to
2. prep. by
3. prep. at
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
la
1. art. the
2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
buena
1. n-f. (obsolete) inheritance
2. adj. feminine singular of bueno
bueno
1. adj. good
Que tengas una buena noche. - Have a good night.
Que tengas un buen viaje. - Have a good trip.
2. adj. fine
3. interj. okay; fine
de
1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
Dios
1. Proper noun. God
2. n-m. god
di
1. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of decir
Dile lo que te di. - Tell him what I gave you.
2. v. informal second-person singular positive imperative of decir
Dile lo que te di. - Tell him what I gave you.
dar
1. v. to give, to give out
2. v. to hand over
3. v. to hit
Me han dado en la cabeza. - They hit me on my head.
4. v. to emit
os
1. pron. you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros

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