dedillo
conocer algo al dedillo to know sth like the back of one's hand; cumplir una orden al dedillo to follow an order to the letter; saber algo al dedillo to have sth at one's fingertips
al dedillo(
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)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
1. (general)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
a. inside out
El comentarista se sabía los nombres de todos los jugadores al dedillo.The sports commentator knew the names of all the players inside out.
c. like the back of one's hand
El guía conocía las montañas al dedillo.The guide knew the mountains like the back of his hand.
al dedillo
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
saber algo al dedilloto know something inside out
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