De todas todas. Do you know what it means?

Question

De todas todas is a very common phrase in Spanish. Can you guess from the following examples what it means?

1. Si no le pagas el dinero que le debes, te va a detestar de todas todas.

2. En cuestión de cocina, María es, de todas todas, una experta en la materia.

3. Ya deja de apresurarme. De todas todas, llegaremos tarde al aeropuerto.

Answer 1

ok Franco

absolutely ?

or definitely.?

Yes! See my separate posting! - francobollo, Oct 6, 2012

Good fun this sort of thing Franco. - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2012

Bravo, Ian. - annierats, Oct 6, 2012

Answer 2

Ian got it right. De todas todas means with a 100% of probability, undoubtedly.

de todas, todas (fam): ¿es verdad? — de todas, todas is it true? — you bet it is! (colloq);

Ganó de todas, todas he won by a mile (colloq)

Synonym: Sin lugar a dudas.

Thanks franco, that was fun and is what we need;)) - Ranman, Oct 6, 2012

:-) - francobollo, Oct 6, 2012

Some more of these please Franco - it is sort of thing very few people can do on SD . - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2012

Answer 3

Anyway, in any case?

Close, but not quite. - francobollo, Oct 6, 2012

Thanks, give us more, I had never heardi, not that I had noticed, anyway. - annierats, Oct 6, 2012

Answer 4

After all?

In the end?

Close. But there's a more precise definition. - francobollo, Oct 6, 2012

Answer 5

above all. ?

at least ?

for sure ?

Estás tibio, Ian. - francobollo, Oct 6, 2012