al voleo
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USAGE NOTE
"Al voleo" may also be spelled "a voleo."
al voleo(
ahl
boh
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leh
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oh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. at random
No tuvimos tiempo de hacer una selección en condiciones y elegimos a nuestros representantes al voleo.We didn't have time to do a proper selection and chose our representatives at random.
b. randomly
El mago pidió a un miembro del público que escogiera dos cartas al voleo.The magician asked a member of the audience to choose two cards randomly.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Pregunté a ese señor y me dijo que teníamos que ir por allí, pero creo que lo dijo al voleo.I asked that man and he said we had to go that way, but I think he didn't really know.
Yo creo que no sabía la respuesta y la dijo al voleo. - Sí, pero acertó.I think she didn't know the answer and said the first thing that came to her mind. - Yes, but she got it right.
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