- quemarropa
- adv.at point-blank range, point-blank.* * *quemarropaFRASEOLOGÍAa quemarropa at close range, at point-blank range■ le dispararon a quemarropa he was shot at point-blank range* * *ADV point-blank
a quemarropa —
* * *a quemarropa — (loc adv) <disparar> at point-blank range
se lo preguntó a quemarropa — she asked him point-blank
* * *----* a quemarropa = point blank.* * *a quemarropa — (loc adv) <disparar> at point-blank range
se lo preguntó a quemarropa — she asked him point-blank
* * ** a quemarropa = point blank.* * *quemarropa1a quemarropa (loc adj) (a poca distancia) close-range; (a ninguna) point-blank2a quemarropa (loc adv) (a poca distancia) at close range; (a ninguna) at point-blank rangele dispararon a quemarropa they shot him at close range/at point-blank rangele hizo la pregunta a quemarropa she asked him point-blank* * *
quemarropa:◊ a quemarropa (loc adv) ‹disparar› at point-blank range;
‹preguntar› point-blank
quemarropa
♦ Locuciones: a quemarropa, point-blank: le dispararon a quemarropa, they shot him at point-blank range
me lo preguntó a quemarropa, he went straight to the point and asked me directly
'quemarropa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparar
English:
point-blank
- point
* * *quemarropa: a quemarropa loc adv1. [desde cerca]le dispararon a quemarropa he was shot at point-blank range2. [por sorpresa] point-blank;le hicieron la pregunta a quemarropa they asked him point-blank* * *quemarropa:a quemarropa tb fig point-blank* * *quemarropa nfa quemarropa : point-blank
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.