Spanish adverbials of manner

A comprehensive list of adverbial expressions of manner in Spanish

Spanish vocabulary


a brazo partido		at arm's length
a duras penas		hardly
a trancas y barrancas		in fits and starts
a voces		out loud, loudly
a capas		layered (hair)
a fondo		thoroughly
a oscuras		in the dark
a la perfección		perfectly
a la francesa		in the French style
a la marinera (cocina)		à la marinière
a lo loco		quickly, without thinking
a lo grande		on a large scale
a lo tonto		awkwardly, inadvertently
al revés		upside down
al derecho		right way up
con el corazón en la mano		with heart in hand
con mucho gusto		with pleasure
cuerpo a cuerpo		hand to hand, close combat
de frente		head on, frankly
de par en par		totally
de punta en blanco		all dressed up (smart)
en rigor		strictly speaking, really
mano sobre mano		twiddling one's thumbs, doing nothing
por fuerza		necessarily
por todo lo alto		in style, no expense spared
punto por punto		point by point, in detail