daquela

Meaning

Adv

then, back then

Conj

thus; therefore (as a result)

Contraction

Contraction of de aquela (“of that”).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daˈkɛla/

Etymology

From de (“of”) + aquela (“that”).

Sentences

Que faciades , daquela , no paseo dos Suspiros?

What did you do on the Sighs Walk?

Colocábase así de primeiro nos postos de sucesión ó xa daquela octoxenario Manuel Fraga .

He was thus placed first in the positions of succession to the then octogenarian Manuel Fraga.

E daquela viráronme, deixándome boca arriba, ollando os fociños do alcaide.

And then they turned around, leaving me face up, looking at the nozzles of the alcaide.

Daquela agora aos imbéciles que provocaron esta desfeita páganlles por limpala.

So now the idiots who caused this mess pay to clean it up.

Reinaba daquela Ramiro I . Trala derrota os viquingos seguiron a súa singradura rumbo Lisboa .

He reigned from that time Ramiro I. After the defeat, the Vikings continued their march to Lisbon.