a todas luces

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ˌtodas ˈluθes/ [a ˌt̪o.ð̞as ˈlu.θes] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /a ˌtodas ˈluses/ [a ˌt̪o.ð̞as ˈlu.ses] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a to‧das lu‧ces

Adverb

a todas luces

1. (idiomatic) by any reckoning, by all accounts

   Synonym: a toda luz

Further reading

• “a toda luz, o a todas luces”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025