a renglón seguido — meaning & examples
Language: es
Meanings:
- Immediately afterwards; directly following in time or sequence.
- Without interruption; in quick succession.
Examples
BetaTerminó 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.
- On the following line (literal use in writing or typography) to indicate placement of text.
Examples
BetaEn 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.
Examples:
- ES: Me dice que me quiere y a renglón seguido...EN: He tells me he loves me and in the next minute...
- ES: Nosotros ni siquiera las mencionábamos a renglón seguido, pero de vez en cuando uno de nosotros se escabullía con una chica... y se aliviaba.EN: Us boys, we'd never even mention them in the same breath but every now and then one of us boys would sneak off with a girl and we'd get a little steam out of our system.
- ES: A Pauli la echa, pero a renglón seguido a mí me mandan al asilo, si es lo que está esperando.EN: Once she dismisses Pauli, she'll immediately afterwards send me to the asylum,... she's just waiting for an excuse like that to do it.
- ES: Y a renglón seguido dijo, "Somos los mejores."EN: And then he went on to say virtually, "We are the best.
- ES: ¿A quién no le encantan las quejas anónimas de dos páginas escritas a máquina a renglón seguido sobre la banda de la Iglesia?EN: Who doesn't love a typed, two-page, single-spaced, anonymous complaint letter about the worship band?
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