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It means "very well", "fantastically", "without any trouble"...
It comes from maritime expressions: the most favourable wind for sailboats blows from the back ("popa") of the ship into the sails. ![]() Oh, Poli beat me to answer, but one more reply won't harm. ![]()
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The expression is well understood and it can be used in daily speech.
Btw, sports commentators tend to have an artificial Spanish by mixing very colloquial expressions with educated formulas. It's not always easy to understand them. ![]()
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Quote:
I guess you can compare it to "smooth sailing from now on"
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Hmmm.... then perhaps using ESPN Desportes and Fox Sports en Español to learn spanish may not be my best strategy.
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