día a día

día a día, el día a día(
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. day by day
Trabajaron juntos durante años y, día a día, se fueron enamorando.They worked together for years, and day by day, they fell in love with each other.
b. everyday
Mejor que estudies día a día, en lugar de intentar aprendértelo todo la noche antes del examen.You'd better study everyday, instead of trying to learn everything the night before the exam.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. daily routine
A mí no me asustan los problemas y obstáculos, lo que me resulta más difícil es el día a día.I'm not scared of problems and obstacles, what I find most difficult is the daily routine.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
El día a día de la enfermedad es llevadero, a pesar de su gravedad.The day-to-day experience of living with the illness is bearable, in spite of its seriousness.
El día a día de la guerra es algo que nosotros, desde aquí, no podemos siquiera imaginar.The day-to-day reality of war is something that we, from here, can't even imagine.
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