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a la de

Spanish, preposition/a la de/

a la de is a Spanish preposition meaning “used when counting up, for example when posing for a photograph or starting a race” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does a la de mean in English?

preposition

  1. 1

    used when counting up, for example when posing for a photograph or starting a race

    a la de una, a la de dos, a la de ... ¡tres!

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

How do you pronounce a la de?

  • /a la de/
  • [a la ð̞e]

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