de un golpe


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de un golpe
adv. at one blow, outright

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dar golpes
(v.) = pound.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
 
de (un) golpe
= at one blow ; in one lump ; at one whack ; at one pull ; in one shot ; in one action ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; all at once ; all at once ; at a clip ; at a stroke.
Ex: This approach eliminates, at one blow, both the problems which exercise the designer of a pre-co-ordinate index, that is citation order and reference structure. Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years. Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Ex: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull. Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete. Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Ex: Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!. Ex: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color. Ex: She could sit down and read for five or ten minutes at a clip. Ex: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke.