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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may also be written "por anga o por manga" or "de haldas o de mangas," and may be literally translated as "by laps or sleeves."
por angas o por mangas
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (due to one thing or other) (Andes) (Chile) (Mexico) (Uruguay)
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 Chile
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. for one reason or another
Las negociaciones entre el sindicato y la patronal se fueron a pique varias veces anteriormente por angas o por mangas.Negotiations between the union and the management fell through several times before for one reason or another.
b. for one reason or other
Por angas o por mangas, esos dos siempre están discutiendo.For one reason or other, those two are always arguing.
2. (colloquial) (idiom) (whether one way or another) (Andes) (Chile) (Mexico) (Uruguay)
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 Chile
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. like it or not (idiom)
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).
Por angas o por mangas, tendrás que ir al médico.Like it or not, you'll have to go to the doctor.
b. one way or another
Por angas o por mangas, siempre acabas saliéndote con la tuya.One way or another, you always seem to get your own way.
c. by hook or by crook (colloquial) (idiom)
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).
Voy a conseguir ese empleo por angas o por mangas.I'm gonna get that job by hook or by crook.
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