"a la" meaning in Spanish

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Preposition

IPA: /a la/, [a la]
Etymology: Borrowed from French à la. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|à la}} Borrowed from French à la Head templates: {{head|es|preposition}} a la
  1. a la; in the style or manner of
    Sense id: en-a_la-es-prep-pWQrsy7Y
  2. (mathematics) to the Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-a_la-es-prep-h7g2N6oo Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish prepositions Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 34 66 Topics: mathematics, sciences
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French à la.",
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          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Mathematics",
          "orig": "es:Mathematics",
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            "Formal sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "34 66",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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              4,
              10
            ]
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              4,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "two to the fifth",
          "text": "dos a la quinta",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to the"
      ],
      "id": "en-a_la-es-prep-h7g2N6oo",
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        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "to the",
          "to the"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) to the"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a la]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a la"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish multiword terms",
    "Spanish palindromes",
    "Spanish prepositions",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from French",
    "Spanish terms derived from French",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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  "pos": "prep",
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        "a la; in the style or manner of"
      ],
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          "a la",
          "a la#English"
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      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
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        "to the"
      ],
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        [
          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "to the",
          "to the"
        ]
      ],
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        "(mathematics) to the"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a la]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a la"
}

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