salir al paso

Spanish

Verb

salir al paso (first-person singular present salgo al paso, first-person singular preterite salí al paso, past participle salido al paso)

  1. (idiomatic) to refute, to deny
    • 1900, Leopoldo Alas, La Regenta, chapter XXIX:
      -¿Qué hay? -gritó el Magistral acercándose a la criada, como queriendo salir al paso a las noticias
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  2. (idiomatic) to address a concern, to mitigate, to meet a need, to counter
    • “La insoportable levedad de la malversación”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, (please provide a date or year): “El Gobierno ha querido salir al paso de esa inquietud aduciendo que la corrupción no va a salir beneficiada”

Usage notes
  • Correct usage is considered to be salir al paso de algo.
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