a punta pala — meaning & examples

Language: es

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
    • In great quantity; plentifully or by the handful/heap.
    • Used to indicate a large or plentiful supply of something.

    Examples

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    • En el mercado venden frutas a punta pala, así que aproveché para comprar mucho.

      At the market, they sell fruits in large quantities, so I took advantage to buy a lot.

    • Las ofertas de libros a punta pala hicieron que la librería estuviera llena todo el día.

      The book deals in great quantities made the bookstore busy all day.

    • Sacan productos a punta pala cuando hay promociones especiales en la tienda.

      They bring out products in heaps when there are special promotions in the store.

Examples:

  • ES: - ¿No te das cuenta que en cada casa que vamos... - ...al padre Marciano y a mí... - ...nos sacan cosas de picar a punta pala?
    EN: Every house we go to, they lay out a feast.
  • ES: ¡Quiero ver disparos a punta pala!
    EN: Everybody, start shooting at somebody!
  • ES: "Estudiante estudia antes". Y vas a sacar matrícula a punta pala aquí.
    EN: "Work hard, play hard. " You'll have A's coming out of your ears.
  • ES: ¡Pasta a punta pala, todas las chavalas que quería...!
    EN: Dough everywhere l looked, all the girls l wanted...!
  • ES: Dos, sin texto a punta pala.
    EN: Two, no mass-texting.
  • ES: Yo por mi parte he traído bonito a punta pala para escabechar.
    EN: I brought a stack of tuna for pickling.
  • ES: Anticuerpos a punta pala. Oye.
    EN: It's got tons of antibodies.
  • ES: -Tranquilo, yo tengo sangre a punta pala.
    EN: -Quiet, I have blood on tip shovel.
  • ES: Piernas y tetas a punta pala.
    EN: Legs and tits for days!
  • ES: Eso es una idea buenísima, pero que le den litio a punta pala.
    EN: First, we need lithium. Marta's right. Barrels of lithium.
  • ES: [Saúl] Litio a punta pala.
    EN: Lithium, okay.
  • ES: Te van a salir maridos a punta pala.
    EN: Look, yeah, really, you're gonna have so many husbands.
  • ES: ¿Qué son "barrabasadas a punta pala"?
    EN: Does anyone know what "king shit" is?

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