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manos a la obra



Definitions

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manos a la obra
     1. Phrase. hands on deck, let's get to work, let's get to it, get down to work, get on with it, get down to business
           Ya es hora, manos a la obra. - It's already time, let's get to work.
Spanish > Spanish
manos a la obra
     1. Se usa para indicar que alguien ha empezado o va a comenzar a realizar un trabajo o tarea.
Analysis
manos
     1. n. plural of mano
     mano
          1. n-f. (anatomy) hand
          2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot
          3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand
          4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick
          5. n-f. (of a clock) hand
a
     1. prep. to
     2. prep. by
     3. prep. at
     4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
           Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you.
la
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
     3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
           La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all)
           ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this!
obra
     1. n-f. work, usually literary or artistic
     2. n-f. construction
     3. v. third-person singular present indicative of obrar
     obrar
          1. v. to act, to behave
          2. v. to work (to function correctly)



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