primero Dios
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Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “first God”.
Interjection
[edit]- (Mexico, Central America, Paraguay, Dominican Republic) hopefully; God willing
- Descansa toda la noche y primero Dios estarás bien mañana.
- Rest all night and hopefully you'll be okay tomorrow.
- Primero Dios, todo mejorará en nuestras vidas.
- Hopefully, everything will get better in our lives.
Further reading
[edit]- “dios”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010