"a dedo" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|es|adverb}} a dedo
  1. (idiomatic) through connections, through contacts, through friends in high places, thumbing Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-a_dedo-es-adv-8p4SEvL6
  2. (idiomatic) by hitchhiking, hitching, thumbing a ride Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-a_dedo-es-adv-Y09u3-vg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dedocracia

Download JSON data for a dedo meaning in Spanish (1.2kB)

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    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "word": "dedocracia"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "english": "He got the job through contacts.",
          "text": "Consiguió el trabajo a dedo.",
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        }
      ],
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        "through connections, through contacts, through friends in high places, thumbing"
      ],
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          "through"
        ],
        [
          "connections",
          "connections"
        ],
        [
          "contacts",
          "contacts"
        ],
        [
          "friends in high places",
          "friends in high places"
        ],
        [
          "thumbing",
          "thumbing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) through connections, through contacts, through friends in high places, thumbing"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I hitched all round Spain.",
          "text": "He viajado por toda España a dedo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by hitchhiking, hitching, thumbing a ride"
      ],
      "id": "en-a_dedo-es-adv-Y09u3-vg",
      "links": [
        [
          "hitchhiking",
          "hitchhike"
        ],
        [
          "hitching",
          "hitching"
        ],
        [
          "thumbing a ride",
          "thumb a ride"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) by hitchhiking, hitching, thumbing a ride"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a dedo"
}
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish multiword terms"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "dedocracia"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "es",
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    }
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He got the job through contacts.",
          "text": "Consiguió el trabajo a dedo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "through connections, through contacts, through friends in high places, thumbing"
      ],
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        [
          "through",
          "through"
        ],
        [
          "connections",
          "connections"
        ],
        [
          "contacts",
          "contacts"
        ],
        [
          "friends in high places",
          "friends in high places"
        ],
        [
          "thumbing",
          "thumbing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) through connections, through contacts, through friends in high places, thumbing"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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      "categories": [
        "Spanish idioms",
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I hitched all round Spain.",
          "text": "He viajado por toda España a dedo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by hitchhiking, hitching, thumbing a ride"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hitchhiking",
          "hitchhike"
        ],
        [
          "hitching",
          "hitching"
        ],
        [
          "thumbing a ride",
          "thumb a ride"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) by hitchhiking, hitching, thumbing a ride"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "a dedo"
}

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