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Por decirlo de alguna manera, fue un éxito a medias.
It was, so to speak, a partial success.
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Why every word is where it is
Porprepositionfor, by, through, because ofdecirlo1verbto say itdecir · infinitivedeprepositionof, fromalgunadeterminersome, anyalguno · fem. · sing.maneranounway, mannerfem. · sing.,fueverbwasser · past · 3rd sing.undeterminera, anuno · masc. · sing. · indefiniteéxito2nounsuccessmasc. · sing.aprepositionto, atmedias3nounhalves; (a medias) halfwaymedia · fem. · pl..
- alguna → manera: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak: you flag the wording as approximate.
- 2éxito = success, never "exit".
- 3a medias = halfway, only partly.