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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos



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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
     1. adv. in the wink of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye
     2. adv. at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat
Analysis
en
     1. prep. in, at, on
           Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
           Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
           en esta página - on this page
           en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
abrir
     1. v. to open, open up
           Por favor abre la ventana, Jorge. - Please open the window, George.
     2. v. to unlock
           Abro la cerradura. - I unlock the lock.
     3. v. to turn on
Y
     1. Letter. the 26th letter of the Spanish alphabet
     2. conj. and
     3. conj. (in names of number) and
           setenta y seis - seventy-six
     4. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
cerrar
     1. v. to close, to shut
           No olvides cerrar la puerta. - Don't forget to close the door.
     2. v. to shut down, to close down
           Quieren cerrar tu negocio. - They're trying to shut your business down.
     3. v. to turn off, to shut off (to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas)
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.
ojos
     1. n. plural of ojo
     ojo
          1. n-m. eye
                Dora tiene (los) ojos azules. - Dora has blue eyes.
          2. n-m. keyhole
          3. n-m. caution
                hay que andar con ojo - you need to be cautious



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