a punta de pala — meaning & examples

Language: es

Meanings:

1.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
- In large quantities; in abundance (literally, as if shoveled by the spade).
- By great or plentiful amounts; plentifully or excessively.
Examples
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- La cosecha este año vino a punta de pala; nunca habíamos tenido tanta fruta.
  This year's harvest came in abundance; we had never had so much fruit.
- Encontramos piedras preciosas a punta de pala en esa mina abandonada.
  We found precious stones in great quantities in that abandoned mine.
- Los niños recogieron hojas a punta de pala para decorar el aula.
  The children gathered leaves in large quantities to decorate the classroom.
- El camión descargó arena a punta de pala para rellenar el terreno del parque.
  The truck unloaded sand in large amounts to fill the park's land.

Examples:

ES: Pero lo que se dice poder de atracción, lo tengo a punta de pala.
EN: But as far as drawing power goes, I've got it in spades.
ES: Y el padre que voy a ser yo, que le voy a dar cariño a punta de pala, para que no tenga la niñez que tuve yo.
EN: And a great father I'm going to be; I'm going to give him all my affection. He won't have the type of childhood I had.

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