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USAGE NOTE
This phrase may also be written "a trochemoche."
a troche y moche
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (general)
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).
a. left, right and center (idiom) (United States)
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 the United States
Cuando llegó la policía, se puso a repartir golpes a troche y moche.When the police arrived, they started lashing out left, right and center.
b. left, right and centre (idiom) (United Kingdom)
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 the United Kingdom
Los payasos repartían caramelos a troche y moche, y los niños se agolpaban a su alrededor.The clowns handed out sweets left, right and centre, and the children crowded around them.
c. haphazardly
Había coches aparcados a troche y moche, y no podíamos pasar.Cars were haphazardly parked, and we couldn't get through.
d. helter-skelter
Salía gente del estadio a troche y moche, y había una gran confusión.People were leaving the stadium helter-skelter, and there was great confusion.
e. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Desde que les cayó esa herencia, han estado gastando dinero a troche y moche.Ever since they got that inheritance, they've been spending money like water.
La universidad ha estado concediendo títulos de máster a troche y moche, sencillamente porque los alumnos pagaban.The university has been awarding Master's degrees indiscriminately, just because the students paid.
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