a las tantas
- Dictionary
a las tantas(
ah
lahs
tahn
-
tahs
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. very late
Anoche vimos "Lo que el viento se llevó" y nos acostamos a las tantas.We watched "Gone with the Wind" last night and went to bed very late.
b. really late
Los fines de semana, mis hijos vuelven a casa a las tantas.My children get back home really late on weekends.
c. in the middle of the night
Mi esposa es médico, y muchas veces la llaman a las tantas porque hay alguna urgencia.My wife is a doctor and very often they call her in the middle of the night because there's an emergency.
d. in the early hours
Un ruido me despertó a las tantas de la madrugada, y no pude volverme a dormir.A noise woke me up in the early hours of the morning, and I couldn't go back to sleep.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate a las tantas using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
