Corpora

Corpora are compilations of oral and written texts offering an accurate spectrum of the use of a language in different situations and help to look for an appropriate translation of expressions, prepositions, idioms and cultural references.




The expression I have looked up in this corpora is de "una vez por todas" = once and for all.

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