por ensalmo

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americaarchaicliterary
- By means of a spell, charm, or enchantment; by magical or supernatural agency.
2.
SpainLatin Americaliteraryfigurative
- As if by magic; instantaneously or by an immediate, miraculous remedy (used figuratively to deny quick or effortless solutions).

Examples:

ES: Por ingenio obramos no por ensalmo que ha menester que demos tiempo al tiempo.
EN: Thou knowest we work by wit and not by witchcraft. And wit depends on dilatory time.

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