al pie de la letra
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al pie de la letra(
ahl
pyeh
deh
lah
leh
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trah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. to the letter
Sigue la dirección que te indico al pie de la letra y no te perderás.Follow my directions to the letter and you won't get lost.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Cómo encendiste la máquina? - Lo hice al pie de la letra.How did you turn on the machine? - I did it exactly according to instructions.
Estas son las órdenes y tenemos que seguirlas al pie de la letra.These are the orders and we must follow them to a T.
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