a punta pala — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- In great quantity; plentifully or by the handful/heap.
- Used to indicate a large or plentiful supply of something.
Examples
BetaEn 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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