a mansalva

Spanish

Adverb

(idiomatic) in spades, in droves, loads, heaps
Synonyms: a mogollón, a montones, a patadas, a punta pala, a raudales, para aburrir, para parar un tren
- 1910, Luis Bonafoux, Gotas de Sangre:
  alió monstruosamente sus músculos al histerismo de ella en el altar del matrimonio, para explotar a mansalva amores pasajeros
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(obsolete) securely

Further reading

“a mansalva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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