de una

Straight away. Without waiting.

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01Going straight into action

Use de una to say that someone does something without delaying it.

Lo llamé de una.
I called him straight away.
Cuando vi el mensaje, respondí de una.
When I saw the message, I replied straight away.
Llegué a casa y me acosté de una.
I got home and went straight to bed.

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Say: I replied straight away.

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Respondí de una.

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