a fe

See also: afe

Spanish

Adverb

a fe

1. (idiomatic) actually; truth be told
   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     -Como que hace tres noches que no duermo -repuso ella-. A fe que hay poco que hacer...

     It's been about three nights I haven't slept -she replied-. It's actually because there's been little to do...

Further reading

• “a fe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014