de buenas a primeras
Spanish, adverb/de ˌbwenas a pɾiˈmeɾas/
de buenas a primeras is a Spanish adverb meaning “out of the blue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does de buenas a primeras mean in English?
adverb
- 1
out of the blue
- 2
at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat, all of a sudden
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. De primer momento, sin sopesar otras alternativas, de manera directa.
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 de buenas a primeras?
- /de ˌbwenas a pɾiˈmeɾas/
- [d̪e ˌβ̞we.nas a pɾiˈme.ɾas]
- [d̪e ˈβ̞wenas a pɾiˈmeɾas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.