con el alma en vilo
Spanish, adjective/kon el ˌalma em ˈbilo/
con el alma en vilo is a Spanish adjective meaning “on tenterhooks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does con el alma en vilo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
on tenterhooks
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce con el alma en vilo?
- /kon el ˌalma em ˈbilo/
- [kõn el ˌal.ma ẽm ˈbi.lo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.