Modismos - ESPANOL AP

Por escrito

In writing

Por eso

That’s why, therefore

Por consiguente

therefore, consequently

A gatas/gatear

to crawl

De hoy en adelante

from now on

Sin embargo

however

A fondo

thoroughly

A la vez

At the same time

A continuación

the following

echar a + infinitive

to begin/start to

Los demas

The rest/others

Hacerse sordo

to play deaf

No tener remedio

to be hopeless

A proposito

By the way

Hacer juego

to match (clothing)

# y pico

and a little / # something

Al fin y al cabo

in the end

no cabe duda

without a doubt

Por si acaso

Just in case

Llevar a cabo

to follow through (with a plan/task)

Un rato

a while

Vale la pena

worth it

O sea/mejor dicho

that is

Hacerle falta

to need

Echarse atrás

to back out of plans

dar a luz

to give birth

Hacerle caso

to pay attention to someone

Hablar entre los dientes

to mumble

Con razon

No wonder

A pesar de

in spite of

olvidado/no importa

it doesn’t matter

sano y salvo

safe + sound

tomar el pelo

to pull one’s leg (joke)

dejar en paz

to leave alone

hacer frente de 

to face (problems)

haber de + inf

tener que + inf

ponerse + a + inf

to start to

darse cuenta de

to realise

de hecho

in fact

traer retraso

to be late

Hay que + inf 

one most ____

qu’ubole?

whats up?

tener en cuenta

to keep in mind

sin ton ni son

without rhyme or reason

quedar en

to agree on

tomar a pecho

to take into account

echarse un trago

to take a swig (of a drink)

dar por hecho

to take for granted

meterse

to be noisy, to butt in

al principe

in the beginning

no obstante

nevertheless, however

por fin

finally

de pronto

all of the sudden

alli mismo

right there

tener la culpa

to be guilty

por lo menos

at least

costar un ojo de la cara

to cost an arm and a leg

costarle trabajo

to be difficult for someone

estar de luto

to be in mourning

al pie de la letra

word for word

en broma

joking

al reves

backwards, vice versa

en punto

on the dot (time)

ganarse la vida

to make a living

en cambio

on the other hand

parece mentira

it seems unlikely

sin falta

without fail

pasar un rato

to spend time

echar a perder

to spoil (food)

ir del brazo

to go arm in arm

pagar a plazo

to pay in installments

de mal en peor

to go from bad to worse

estar rendido

to be exhausted

darse por vencido

to surrender

pasado de moda

out of fashion

darle pena

to cause grief, sorrow, embarrassment

correr riesgo

to run the risk

contar con

to count on

acerca de

regarding, about

saber a 

to taste like

a la carrera

on the run

hoy en dia

nowadays

estrechar la mano

to shake hands

a mi manera

my way

media naranja

better half (spouse)

meter la pata

to put your foot in your mouth (say or do something embarrassing)

llover a cantaros

to rain cats and dogs

boca arriba/abajo

face up/face down

por poco

almost

por lo general

generally

encargarse de

to be in charge of

con carino

affectionately

a carcajadas

busting up laughing

dar vueltas

to turn/spin around

hacer cola

to stand in line

de todos modos

anyway

hacer el papel de

to play the role of

la mayoria

the majority

tener lugar

to take place

estar hart@ de

to be fed up with