Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a priori
English translation:
intuitively
Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
a priori
Rafael Álvarez, más conocido por el gran público como El Brujo, vuelve a Valencia con una nueva obra, titulada El Testigo, basada en la fuerza y comicidad con que el actor envuelve sus monólogos. En este nuevo reto escénico que Álvarez plantea a los espectadores, el incombustible artista narra la imaginaria biografía de Miguel Pantalón, cantaor gaditano, excéntrico y genial, una personalidad, que, **a priori** y sobre el escenario, se ajusta como anillo al dedo a las cualidades actorales del intérprete cordobés.
| 3 +5 | intuitively |
Patricia Rosas
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| 3 | in reality/in truth/in fact |
bcsantos
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| 5 -2 | a priori (is a latin term) |
Constantinos Faridis (X)
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Sep 15, 2021 18:07: Nikki Graham changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Proposed translations
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
intuitively
1 : by reasoning from definitions formed or principles assumed : DEDUCTIVELY
2 : without examination or analysis : PRESUMPTIVELY
3 : independently or experience : INTUITIVELY
My sense from the context is that 3 would work best. Good luck!
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thank you!
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Mariana Solanet
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thank you, too!
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Evans (X)
: yes, I think this works here. The French tend to bandy this Latin term about with gay abandon, and it is usually best to express it differently in English. I haven't come across its use so often in Spanish.
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interesting! A client fr Barcelona was bandying about "a posteriori" and I protested! He finally gave in ;-)
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thank you!
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James A. Walsh
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thank you, James!
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in reality/in truth/in fact
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Richard McDorman
: I do not think that this is what "a priori" means, even when construed loosely.
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a priori (is a latin term)
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Note added at 13 λεπτά (2010-10-19 14:26:08 GMT)
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alcuni dicono che poiché si tratta di un termine leggale, lo lasciamo solo per i contesti legali. Ma non è cosi. Molti termini legali vengon prestati e usati anche in conversazioni colloquiali, com'è il caso di a priori che viene usato per fino da noi, in greco non solo in contesti legali.
| Thanks, Constantino - I know it's a Latin term but I have only seen it used in a legal context and leaving it as 'a priori' doesn´t make much sense to me :) |
| Hi Constantino - I'm sorry, I don't understand your note very well - I am only familiar with English, Spanish, Catalan and French! |
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Lydia De Jorge
: Your entry makes absolutely no sense and to boot you post part of your answer in Italian!
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Richard McDorman
: While the term is obviously a Latin one, it is used in high-register English prose. I am disagreeing with your response, however, because it is incomprehensible.
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