de claro en claro

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de ˌklaɾo en ˈklaɾo/ [d̪e ˌkla.ɾo ẽŋ ˈkla.ɾo]
  • Syllabification: de cla‧ro en cla‧ro

Adverb

de claro en claro

  1. (idiomatic, dated) sleeplessly; without sleeping a wink
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      la excelente mujer no durmió en la noche del 24, porque toda ella se la pasó de claro en claro, ora batiendo huevos […] ora desplumando aves […]
      the most excellent lady did not sleep on the night of the 24th, because she spent it sleeplessly, be it beating eggs […] , plucking birds […]

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