a renglón seguido — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  General Spanishneutralformal
  • Immediately afterwards; directly following in time or sequence.
  • Without interruption; in quick succession.

  Examples

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  • Terminó la presentación y a renglón seguido comenzó la sesión de preguntas.

    He finished the presentation and immediately afterwards the question session began.

  • María leyó la carta y a renglón seguido llamó para aclarar sus dudas.

    María read the letter and right after called to clarify her doubts.

  • El juez dictó sentencia y a renglón seguido ordenó el desalojo del inmueble.

    The judge gave the sentence and immediately ordered the eviction of the property.

• 2.

  General Spanishneutralwritten
  • On the following line (literal use in writing or typography) to indicate placement of text.

  Examples

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  • En el documento, la firma debe ir a renglón seguido del texto principal.

    In the document, the signature must be on the line immediately following the main text.

  • El título aparece a renglón seguido para facilitar la lectura en el informe.

    The title appears on the following line to facilitate reading in the report.

  • Coloca la aclaración a renglón seguido sin dejar espacios en blanco entre párrafos.

    Place the clarification on the next line without leaving blank spaces between paragraphs.

  • El editor corrigió el texto para que las notas quedaran a renglón seguido del contenido.

    The editor corrected the text so the notes would be on the line following the content.