viento en popa
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "wind at stern."
viento en popa(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (idiom) (very satisfactorily; used with "ir" or "marchar")
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. on a roll (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).
La tienda marcha viento en popa, tanto que estamos pensando en abrir otra.The store is on a roll, so much so we're thinking of opening a new one.
b. extremely well
Las negociaciones van viento en popa. Pronto tendremos un acuerdo.The negotiations are going extremely well. We'll have a deal soon.
c. great guns (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).
Nuestro equipo va viento en popa esta temporada.Our team is going great guns this season.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (nautical)
a. tailwind
Nos hace falta un buen viento en popa para salir de esta calma chicha.We need a nice tailwind to get out of this dead calm.
b. following wind
Arribaremos con adelanto. Tenemos viento en popa.We'll arrive ahead of schedule. We have a following wind.
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