a traición

a traición
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. treacherously
El campamento fue atacado a traición por un grupo supuestamente aliado.The camp was treacherously attacked by a supposedly allied group.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Filtrar esa información a nuestros competidores fue un acto a traición.Leaking that information to our competitors was a stab in the back.
Martín le dijo a ese borracho que dejara en paz a su novia, y el tipo le dio un golpe a traición desde atrás.Martin told that drunk guy to leave his girlfriend alone, and the guy sucker-punched him from behind.
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