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de balde

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de balde loc adv	(de forma gratuita) (figurative)	free ride expr
		for free, for nothing expr
	Como mi padre trabaja en una agencia de viajes, podemos ir de balde a cualquier lugar del país.
	Since my father works in a travel agency, we get a free ride anywhere in the country.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
de balde loc adv	(infructuosamente)	in vain adv
	(informal)	for nothing adv
	Ayer trabajamos todo el día de balde: acaban de decirme que tenemos que repetir todo el trabajo.
	Yesterday we worked the whole day in vain: I've just been told that we have to do the work all over again.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
llorar de balde loc verb	(sin razón, por nada) (spoiled child)	cry over spilt milk v expr
		cry over nothing. cry for no reason v expr
	Laura llora de balde por cualquier cosa.

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