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a fuer de (
ah
fwehr
deh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (literary) (in their capacity as)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
2. (literary) (because of)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Las advertencias de su madre, a fuer de reiteradas, terminaban surtiendo el efecto deseado.Her mother's repeated warnings eventually had the intended effect.
La prosa de Herrero, a fuer de cuidada y elegante, resulta a veces demasiado artificial.Herrero's prose is so meticuluos and stylish that at times it appears artificial.
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