de pe a pa: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- From beginning to end; in every detail; completely and thoroughly.
- In full or exhaustively, with no part omitted.
Examples
BetaLeí el libro de pe a pa para entender cada detalle de la historia.
I read the book from beginning to end to understand every detail of the story.
El abogado revisó el contrato de pe a pa antes de firmarlo para evitar sorpresas.
The lawyer thoroughly reviewed the contract before signing it to avoid surprises.
Vamos a limpiar la casa de pe a pa porque viene visita importante.
We are going to clean the house from top to bottom because important guests are coming.
Ella explicó el proceso de pe a pa para que todos comprendieran bien cada paso.
She explained the process in every detail so that everyone understood each step clearly.
- To know something inside out; to have perfect or comprehensive knowledge of a subject, place, or text.
Examples
BetaConozco esta ciudad de pe a pa; puedo mostrarte los mejores sitios sin problema.
I know this city inside out; I can show you the best places without any problem.
Estudié el manual de pe a pa para poder manejar el equipo nuevo sin errores.
I studied the manual thoroughly to operate the new equipment without mistakes.
Si quieres entender el tema, tienes que aprenderlo de pe a pa, sin dejar nada afuera.
If you want to understand the subject, you have to learn it inside out, leaving nothing out.
Examples:
- ES: Y lo primero que hago en Lisboa es escribir a tu patrón y contárselo todo "de pe a pa"EN: The first thing I'm doing when I get to Lisbon, is to write to your boss. And give him all the details.
- ES: Me la sé de pe a pa.EN: I know it from pe to pa.
- ES: Se ha leído el manual de pe a pa, ¿eh?EN: You've read the whole book, haven't you?
- ES: Yo estuve en prisión, me la conozco de pe a pa.EN: Not even in prison. I've been to prison. I know it inside out.
- ES: Las modas pasajeras de pe a pa.EN: Fads from the inside out.
- ES: Conozco Taipei de pe a pa.EN: I know everything about Taipei
- ES: Me vas a contar todo de pe a pa. Todo de pe a pa, ¿ entiendes?EN: Everything, you hear!EN: Everything, you hear!
- ES: ¡Te equivocas de pe a pa!EN: That's not right at all!
- ES: Si quiero ser predicador tengo que conocer la Biblia de pe a pa.EN: Look, J.R., if I'm gonna be a preacher one day I gotta know the Bible front to back.
- ES: Lo sé de pe a pa.EN: I know it cold.
- ES: Y tienes que aprender el guión de pe a pa.EN: And you gotta learn the script inside out.
- ES: Shawn, leí este libro de pe a pa.EN: Shawn, I read this book cover to cover.
- ES: Te sabías el tema de pe a pa.EN: You knew this material backwards and forwards.
- ES: Se sabe el comienzo de "Dear Prudence" de pe a pa.EN: He's got the whole opening of "Dear Prudence" down cold.
- ES: - No. ¿Y si tuviera una pregunta sobre un asunto jurisdiccional y necesitara consejo de alguien que se supiera las cosas de la Commonwealth de pe a pa?EN: What if I had a question about a jurisdictional issue and I needed advice from someone who knows the Commonwealth stuff inside out?
- ES: Creo que lo conozco de pe a pa.EN: Think I know it word for word.
- ES: Conozco todos los temas de pe a pa. Verás, ese es el problema.EN: I know all the issues inside and out.
- ES: Y esos dos coinciden con la descripción de pe a pa.EN: And those two fit the description to a tee.
- ES: Tienen muchos rituales desconcertantes y costumbres sociales que deben ser respetadas de pe a pa.EN: They have many baffling rituals and social customs that must be followed to a T.
- ES: Porque conocen ese territorio de pe a pa.EN: They know the terrain like the back of their hand.
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