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a golpes

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
a golpes loc adv	(con violencia)	violently adv
		kicking, punching gerund
	Los policías sacaron al ladrón del banco a golpes.
	The police violently dragged the robber out of the bank.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
aprender a golpes expr	figurado (corregirse con tropiezos)	learn the hard way v expr
		learn from your mistakes v expr
	Juan empezó a trabajar desde joven y tuvo que aprender a golpes a sobrevivir.

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