correr como la pólvora

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to run like gunpowder”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˌreɾ ˌkomo la ˈpolboɾa/ [koˌreɾ ˌko.mo la ˈpol.β̞o.ɾa]
  • Syllabification: co‧rrer co‧mo la pól‧vo‧ra

Verb

correr como la pólvora (first-person singular present corro como la pólvora, first-person singular preterite corrí como la pólvora, past participle corrido como la pólvora)

  1. (simile) to spread like wildfire
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