Expresiones Idiomaticas

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1
a corto plazo
short-term
2
a deshora
a bad time
3
a duras penas
hardly, barely
4
a la vuelta
on the return
5
a palo seco
on its own
6
a punto de
on the verge of
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a toro pasado
in hindsight
8
al fin al cabo
in the end
9
al oro
well done, great
10
a todo correr
quickly
11
dar permiso
to give permission
12
dar la lata
to annoy by talking too much
13
dar a entender
to let someone know
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dar luz verde
to give the green light, allow
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darse por vencido/a
to give up
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de buena gana
with pleasure
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desde luego
of course
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de veras
really, truly
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de buenas a primeras
suddenly
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de nuevo
again
21
echar flores
to flatter
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echarle de menos
to miss someone, something
23
entre la espada y la pared
between a rock and a hard place
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echar a suertes
to decide by luck (ej' by a coin)
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echar a perder
to go to waste
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en boca de todos
the talk of the town
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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
blink of an eye
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estar de bromas
to be kidding
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estar en las nubes
to have your head in the clouds
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El fútbol es así
unpredictable
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hacer caso
to pay attention to, obey
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hacer falta
to lack, to need
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hacer frente
to face, to confront
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hacer la vista gorda
to overlook (ignore)
35
hacer las paces
to make peace
36
hacer el papel
to play the role of
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hacerse ilusiones
to get one's hopes up
38
hacer un papelón
to make a fool (embarrass)
39
hacer hincapié
to emphasize
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echar una bronca
to come down on someone (yell)
41
echar una mano
to lend a hand (help)
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echar un vistazo
to glance, to look around
43
echar de ver
to notice
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echar a rodar
to spoil, mess it up
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echar la culpa
to blame
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tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
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tener ganas de
to feel like
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tener sentido
to make sense
49
tener mala leche
to have a mean streak
50
tener ánimo
to be in the mood for
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tener el alma en un hilo
to be anxious
52
tener algo de
to have something to do with
53
tener buena cara
to look bad (sick)
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tener presente
to have in mind
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¿Qué tiene?
what's up with x?
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dar un salto
to startle
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dar una vuelta
to go for a ride/walk
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dar con
to run into, come across
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dar por
to consider
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dar las gracias
to give thanks
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caerle bien
to like, get along with
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contar con
to count on
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costarle trabajo
to be difficult
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decir disparates
to say nonsense
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pasarlo bien
to have a good time
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pasarlo mal
to have a bad time
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de hoy en adelante
from now/today on
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en seguida
right away
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en todo caso
in any case
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hace poco
a short while ago
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lo de siempre
as always (same as it ever was)
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mejor que nunca
better than ever
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sano y salvo
safe & sound
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sin querer
without wanting to/accidently
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ya no
no more/not anymore
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andar mal
something is bad in your life
77
aprender de memoria
to memorize
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caerle bien/mal
(personality) to get along with/to not get along with
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cambiar de idea
to change your mind
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contar con
to count on
81
decir disparates
to talk nonsense
82
dejar caer
to drop
83
es hora de
it's time to
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ganar dinero
to make money
85
ganarse la vida
to make a living
86
llamar al timbre
to ring the doorbell
87
llamar a la puerta
to knock
88
llevar a cabo
to carry out/to accomplish/to finish
89
llevarse bien/mal
to get along with/to not get along with
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morirse de risa
to die of laughter
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no servir para nada
to be useless
92
pagar a medias
to split the check
93
pasar lista
to take attendance
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pasarlo bien/mal
to have a good time/to have a bad time
95
pedir prestado
to borrow
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perder el tiempo
to waste time
97
ponerse de acuerdo
to reach/come to an agreement
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portarse bien/mal
to behave well, to misbehave
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prestar atención
to pay attention
100
¡oye!
listen!