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a la bartola

Spanish, adverb/a la baɾˈtola/

a la bartola is a Spanish adverb meaning “lazily; like a slacker; slacking off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does a la bartola mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    lazily; like a slacker; slacking off

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Sin ningún cuidado, sin ninguna preocupación. 2. Descuidadamente, sin atención.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce a la bartola?

  • /a la baɾˈtola/
  • [a la β̞aɾˈt̪o.la]
  • [a la β̞aɾˈt̪ola]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.