a pulso — meaning & examples

Language: es

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • By one's own effort; earned or achieved through hard work and personal merit.
    • Deservedly; as a consequence of one's own actions.

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    • Juan logró el ascenso a pulso, trabajando horas extras y demostrando su valía.

      Juan earned the promotion by his own effort, working overtime and proving his worth.

    • Si quieres conseguir ese puesto, tendrás que ganártelo a pulso con dedicación y esfuerzo.

      If you want to get that position, you'll have to earn it through hard work and dedication.

    • Ella consiguió su independencia económica a pulso, sin ayuda de nadie.

      She achieved her financial independence by her own effort, without anyone's help.

  • 2.

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    • Freehand; done without mechanical aid, especially referring to drawing, painting, or writing done by hand.

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    • El artista pintó el retrato a pulso, sin utilizar ningún instrumento mecánico.

      The artist painted the portrait freehand, without using any mechanical tools.

    • No es fácil escribir una caligrafía tan perfecta a pulso; necesitas mucha práctica.

      It's not easy to write such perfect handwriting freehand; you need a lot of practice.

    • El dibujo a pulso que hizo el niño mostró mucho talento y creatividad.

      The freehand drawing the child made showed a lot of talent and creativity.

  • 3.

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    • By physical or manual strength; moved, lifted, or operated solely by muscular effort.

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    • El obrero levantó la pesada caja a pulso, sin ayuda de máquinas.

      The worker lifted the heavy box by physical strength, without machine help.

    • Movieron los muebles a pulso porque el ascensor estaba fuera de servicio.

      They moved the furniture manually because the elevator was out of service.

    • El atleta remó a pulso durante horas para completar la competencia.

      The athlete rowed by muscular effort for hours to finish the competition.

    • Construyeron la estructura a pulso, con esfuerzo físico constante de todo el equipo.

      They built the structure by hand, with constant physical effort from the whole team.

Examples:

  • ES: Te has ganado a pulso la expulsión cuando todo se pone tan emocionante.
    EN: Getting yourself slung out of this outfit just when things are getting exciting.
  • ES: $60, los cuales ganará a pulso, mientras dure.
    EN: $60, and he'll earn it, while he lasts.
  • ES: - Stevie, te lo ganaste a pulso.
    EN: - Stevie, you bought the ticket.
  • ES: Hay que cogerla a pulso y llevarla dentro.
    EN: We'll carry it and bring it inside.
  • ES: Si consiguen ese oro, se lo habrán ganado a pulso.
    EN: If they get that gold, they'll have earned it!
  • ES: Dutch se lo ha ganado a pulso.
    EN: Dutch earned this the hard way.
  • ES: Guarde arresto hasta que dibuje 25 siluetas de F-6F a pulso.
    EN: You're on hack until you've drawn 25 freehand silhouettes... of F-6Fs.
  • ES: ¿Sabes? Empezó de la nada, se Io ha ganado todo a pulso.
    EN: You know, he learned his English as a waiter in Gibraltar.
  • ES: No voy a subirlos a pulso como si fueran peces de agua dulce.
    EN: I'm not gonna haul 'em up like a lot of catfish.
  • ES: - ¿Pero puede moverse a pulso?
    EN: But it could be moved by hand?
  • ES: Es tu última oportunidad de maldecir tu condena ganada a pulso, es tu última oportunidad para nada, es el Saloon Last Chance!
    EN: It's your last chance of cussing at your hard-earned doom, it's your last chance of nothing it's the Last Chance Saloon!
  • ES: Nos las hemos ganado a pulso.
    EN: We can certainly make good use of these.
  • ES: "Si te ganas la vida a pulso, más vale que seas ambidextro".
    EN: "If you have to live from hand to mouth, you better be ambidextrous!"
  • ES: Cerca de 1 ,000 flores diferentes se usan para la vajilla... y todas se pintan a pulso.
    EN: Still around 1,000 different colors are used for the set, all painted by freehand.
  • ES: Te lo has ganado a pulso.
    EN: Well, it serves you right!
  • ES: Pues te digo que te lo has ganado a pulso... y ojalá te lo hagan tragar a la fuerza.
    EN: It serves you damn well right! I hope it will be rammed down your throat that you're a useless parasite.
  • ES: Tengo un conductor magnífico, un tipo que conozco desde primaria... y otro que levanta 110 kg a pulso.
    EN: I got us a dynamite driver. Guy I knew since grammar school. And another guy who can bench press 240 pounds.
  • ES: Pues te digo que te lo has ganado a pulso... y ojalá te lo hagan tragar a la fuerza,
    EN: Well, it serves you right! I hope you'll have it rammed down your throat that you're a useless parasite.
  • ES: Tiene que admitir que ese correctivo se lo había ganado a pulso.
    EN: You have to admit she had that licking coming.
  • ES: Quizá me lo gané a pulso.
    EN: Maybe I'm askin'for it.

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