a duras penas

Portuguese

Adverb

a duras penas (not comparable)

  1. with great effort or difficulty

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ˌduɾas ˈpenas/ [a ˌð̞u.ɾas ˈpe.nas]
  • Syllabification: a du‧ras pe‧nas

Adverb

a duras penas

  1. (idiomatic) barely, hardly; with great effort or difficulty
    Synonym: (dated) a malas penas

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