de carrerilla
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "running up."
de carrerilla
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (without reading) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. from memory
Te puedo recitar de carrerilla las alineaciones del Liverpool desde 1990.I can recite from memory Liverpool's lineups since 1990.
c. parrot-fashion (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los alumnos se aprendían las lecciones de carrerilla.The students would learn their lessons parrot-fashion.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Camila dijo de carrerilla los nombres de todos sus novios.Camila reeled off the names of all her boyfriends.
Pedro puede decir de carrerilla la lista de los presidentes de Venezuela.Pedro can reel off the list of Venezuela's presidents.
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