What does a secas mean?

ExpressionNeutro

just that — plain, with nothing added

With nothing else: no trimmings, no explanation. Used of names, of answers and of messages: saying something a secas is saying it without justifying or softening it.

Me contestó «no» a secas y se quedó tan ancho.

One word, and not a hint of apology.

¡Vale! for iOS

Hear it the way Spain actually says it

In the app, expressions are taught inside real conversations from Spain: read cold, explained line by line, then read again. It’s the Spanish textbooks leave out.

Unit 10

Ligar

«pero hubo tema»

The ¡Vale! app: a conversation from Spain, read with its recording