a eso de

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a ˈeso de/ [a ˈe.so ð̞e]
Syllabification: a e‧so de

Preposition

a eso de

around, about (roughly at the time)
a eso de las dos de la madrugada
around two [o'clock] in the morning
- 1998, Roberto Bolaño, Los detectives salvajes, →ISBN, page 262:
  A eso de las cuatro de la mañana todos nos dijimos buenas noches.
  Around four in the morning, we all told each other good night.

Further reading

“a eso de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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