a fuerza de

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Compare French à force de.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /a ˈfweɾθa de/ [a ˈfweɾ.θa ð̞e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /a ˈfweɾsa de/ [a ˈfweɾ.sa ð̞e]
  • Syllabification: a fuer‧za de

Preposition

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a fuerza de

  1. by dint of, by (used to suggest a means to an end, especially one that required great effort)
    A fuerza de cortar leña con su hacha, se le encallecieron las manos.
    By cutting wood with an axe, her hands hardened up.
    • 2015 October 12, “Lionel Messi, su papá y el banquillo de Gavá”, in El País[1]:
      A fuerza de teorías conspiratorias, nacionalismos de vía estrecha, laberintos societarios para engañar a la Hacienda pública y mensajes simples de catecismo, el ámbito del fútbol se ha convertido en una tundra inhóspita vedada para la racionalidad y la continencia verbal.
      By dint of conspiracy theories, narrow-track nationalisms, corporate mazes to deceive the Public Treasury and simple catechism messages, the field of soccer has become an inhospitable tundra forbidden for rationality and verbal continence.

Further reading

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