abajo de
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Sense 2) is common, but may not be considered correct by some educated Spanish speakers.
abajo de(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. less than
Carmencita tendrá abajo de 12 años y ya habla tres idiomas.Carmencita is less than 12 and she already speaks three languages.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Este edificio no tendrá abajo de cien años.This building is at least a hundred years old.
Esta casa no andará abajo del millón de dólares.This house must cost at least a million dollars.
2. (colloquial) (used to indicate place) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
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