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a lo vivo
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
General Spanish
literary
neutral
Rendered or represented in a lifelike, vivid, or realistic manner; drawn from direct observation of life.
Depicted with immediacy and vivid detail, as if seen or experienced directly.
2.
Spain
Latin America
General Spanish
colloquial
informal
Done or expressed with emotional intensity, bluntness, or rawness; strikingly direct or forceful in feeling or tone.
Experienced or reacted to in a sharp, immediate way.
Examples:
ES:
Como si le conociera, los relatos de vuestro padre nos lo pintaban a lo vivo.
EN:
As if you knew him, the stories of your father painted us a live portrait.
ES:
No fui yo sino Tony dijo que Ud. me recibiría con los brazos abiertos, no creí que fuera tan a lo vivo.
EN:
Why choose me? I didn't. Toni did.
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