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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin illāc.
Adverb
allá
- there (in or at that place)
- there (in that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc.)
- there (to or into that place; thither)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin illāc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aˈʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈʒa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: a‧llá
Adverb
allá
- there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener)
- Synonyms: allí, ahí
- then; back then (in time)
- expressing rejection or lack of interest towards the speaker
- allá tú ― that's your problem / too bad for you / that's up to you
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