a menos
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a menos(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (weather)
a. below zero
Ayer hizo mucho frío. Por la noche estábamos a menos 10ºC.Yesterday it was freezing. In the evening we were 10ºC below zero.
b. at minus
En esa región se alcanzan temperaturas muy bajas en invierno. Muchas veces están a menos 20ºC.In that region very low temperatures are reached in winter. They're often at minus 20ºC.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Si no queremos perder el autobús, tenemos que salir de aquí a menos cinco como muy tarde.If we don't want to miss the bus, we must leave at five minutes to at the latest.
Enciende la tele, que son ya menos 20 y la película empieza a menos cuarto.Turn on the TV. It's already 20 minutes to, and the he movie starts at a quarter to.
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