a medio gas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “at half gas”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ˌmedjo ˈɡas/ [a ˌme.ð̞jo ˈɣ̞as]
  • Syllabification: a me‧dio gas

Adverb

a medio gas

  1. (idiomatic) at a leisurely pace; not at full speed
    • 2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País‎[1]:
      le había valido navegar a medio gas y apretar puntualmente cuando fue algo exigido por Carreño y Tsitsipas
      going at a leisurely pace and squeezing the throttle when Carreño and Tsitsipas demanded something from him had worked in his favour.
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