al cabo de

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al ˈkabo de/
  • Syllabification: al ca‧bo de

Preposition

al cabo de

  1. after (a period of time (in the past))
    Al cabo de unos instantes se fue.
    He left after a few moments.
    • 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:
      Al cabo de algunos minutos, siguiose la conversación sobre bueyes perdidos, y subieron de punto las bromas y la algazara y los planazos y las corridas
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