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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestodo de una vez
Pronunciation / Transliteration: todo de una vez
"Terminó el proyecto todo de una vez."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
All at once; entirely; completely.
"The project was completed holus-bolus, without any delays or interruptions."
- 1
A complete or total amount; the whole lot.
"He bought the holus-bolus of the estate at the auction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'holus-bolus' originates from the 19th century, derived from the Latin phrase 'holus' meaning 'vegetable' and 'bolus' meaning 'lump' or 'mass'. It evolved to signify 'all at once' or 'entirely', reflecting a sense of completeness or totality in action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Holus-Bolus" is said worldwide
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tout d'un coup
Transliteration: tu dœ̃ ku
"Il a terminé le projet tout d'un coup."
alles auf einmal
Transliteration: alles auf einmal
"Er hat das Projekt alles auf einmal abgeschlossen."
tutto in una volta
Transliteration: tutto in una volta
"Ha completato il progetto tutto in una volta."
todo de una vez
Transliteration: todo de una vez
"Terminó el proyecto todo de una vez."
tudo de uma vez
Transliteration: tudo de uma vez
"Ele completou o projeto tudo de uma vez."
एक साथ सब कुछ
Transliteration: ek sath sab kuch
"उसने एक साथ सब कुछ पूरा किया।"
一次性完成
Transliteration: yī cì xìng wán chéng
"他一次性完成了这个项目。"
한 번에 모두
Transliteration: han beon-e modu
"그는 한 번에 모두 프로젝트를 완료했습니다."
一度にすべて
Transliteration: ichido ni subete
"彼は一度にすべてのプロジェクトを完了しました。"
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