A tenor de la norma, cerramos la calle.

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Breakdown of A tenor de la norma, cerramos la calle.

• la norma: the rule
• la calle: the street
• a tenor de: according to; in light of

Questions & Answers about A tenor de la norma, cerramos la calle.

What does a tenor de mean here?

A tenor de is a fixed, fairly formal expression meaning according to, in accordance with, or sometimes in light of.

So A tenor de la norma means something like according to the regulation or in accordance with the rule.

It is not usually translated word-for-word. You should learn a tenor de as a whole phrase.

Is a tenor de common in everyday spoken Spanish?

Not very common in casual conversation. It sounds formal, administrative, legal, or official.

In everyday Spanish, people are more likely to say:

• Según la norma
• De acuerdo con la norma
• Conforme a la norma

So this sentence has a more official tone than normal everyday speech.

Why is it de la norma?

Because a tenor de is followed by de. That is part of the fixed structure.

So the pattern is:

• a tenor de + noun
• a tenor de + article + noun

Examples:

• A tenor del informe = according to the report
• A tenor de la ley = according to the law
• A tenor de la norma = according to the regulation

You cannot normally remove the de, because a tenor de works as a set phrase.