a secas

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ˈsekas/ [a ˈse.kas]
  • Syllabification: a se‧cas

Adverb

a secas

  1. (idiomatic) for short, only, purely, just
    • 2020 June 17, Luz Gómez García, “Federico Corriente, arabista en la España imposible”, in El País‎[1]:
      Federico Corriente ha fallecido a los 79 años. Si hay algo parecido a una institución para las últimas cuatro generaciones de arabistas españoles es “el Diccionario de Corriente”, o “el Corriente”, a secas.
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Usage notes

  • Often used with names, for example:
    Me llamo Juan Pérez, pero me puedes llamar Juan a secas.
    My name is Juan Pérez, but you can call me Juan for short.

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