a dedo
Spanish
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) through connections, through contacts, through friends in high places, thumbing
- Consiguió el trabajo a dedo.
- He got the job through contacts.
- (idiomatic) by hitchhiking, hitching, thumbing a ride
- He viajado por toda España a dedo.
- I hitched all round Spain.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “a dedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10