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Spanish
Etymology
Compare Italian ad oltranza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /a ulˈtɾanθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /a ulˈtɾansa/
- Syllabification: a ul‧tran‧za
Adverb
a ultranza
- (idiomatic) to the extreme; to the utmost
- atacar a ultranza ― launch an all-out attack
- un ataque a ultranza ― an all-out attack
- defender a ultranza ― defend tooth and nail
- resistir a ultranza ― resist to the death
las prendas combinan a ultranza- the clothes really match
1848, Juan Donoso Cortés, Antología:El loco es el ser megalomano por excelencia, egocentrista a ultranza- The madman is the megalomaniac par excellence, as self-centred as they come.
1975 September 1, Luis Echeverría Álvarez, speech at the opening of congress:únicamente quienes están anclados en una mentalidad egoísta a ultranza pueden ignorar o menospreciar la inmensa potencialidad que existe en el trabajo voluntario, que sustituye la pérdida de tiempo en actividades o entretenimientos banales, por un esfuerzo solidario y útil a los demás.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2017 July 8, “Agua Zarca”, in La Prensa:En primer lugar hay que entender que el conservacionismo a ultranza, con toda la carga ideológica que éste suele tener, no puede ni debe ser el único criterio a tomar en cuenta cuando se trata de tomar decisiones sobre proyectos de desarrollo en el país.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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