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en vilo

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
en vilo loc adv	(con zozobra)	on tenterhooks, in suspense adv
	(colloquial)	on the edge of your seat expr
	La tormenta nos mantuvo en vilo toda la noche.
	Los escritores de esta novela tienen en vilo a los televidentes.
	The storm kept us in suspense all night. // The script writers of this soap opera have the viewers on tenterhooks.
en vilo loc adv	(sin estabilidad)	unstable adj
		wobbly adj
		rickety adj
		precarious adj
	La mesa se mantiene en vilo sobre las tres patas que le quedan.
	The table is unstable on it's three remaining legs.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
con el alma en vilo loc adv	(con zozobra)	on pins and needles, all pins and needles expr
	(UK)	on tenterhooks expr
		with bated breath expr
	Estoy esperando el resultado del examen con el alma en vilo.
	I'm on pins and needles waiting for the test results.

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