Expresiones y Verbos

Flashcards de vocabulario y expresiones en español de las hojas de trabajo de la Prof. Sofía.

Abrir fuego

To open fire

Abrir la boca

To speak up or say something (figurative)

Abrirse camino

To make one's way / To forge a path

Abstenerse de algo

To refrain from something

Abusar de algo

To abuse something / To overuse something

Acabar + gerundio

To end up doing something

Acabar como el rosario de la aurora

To end badly / To end in a mess (idiom)

Acabar con algo

To put an end to something / To get rid of something

Acabar de + inf

To have just done something

Acabar por + inf

To end up doing something / To finally do something

Acceder a algo

To gain access to something / To agree to something

Acompañar a alguien a + inf

To accompany someone to do something

Acordarse de algo

To remember something

Acostumbrarse a algo

To get used to something

Acusar a alguien de algo

To accuse someone of something

Coger el toro por los cuernos

To face a problem directly

Chuparse los dedos

To lick one's fingers / To be delicious

Colarse en algo

To sneak into something

Comerse el coco

To overthink

Componerse de algo

To consist of

Condenar a alguien a algo

To sentence someone to something

Confiar en algo/alguien

To trust / rely on someone / something

Convencer a alguien de algo

To convince someone of something

Convenir a alguien + inf

To be advisable / convenient for someone to do something

Cortar por lo sano

To take drastic direct action to solve a problem

Cruzarse de brazos

To sit back / do nothing

Culpar a alguien de algo

To blame someone for something

Dar de alta

To discharge / release from the hospital or to register / sign up for a service

Dar en el clavo

To hit the nail on the head

Dar la gana

To feel inclined to

Dejar/estar/poner patas arriba

To leave / be upside down

Distinguir(se) de algo

To distinguish from something

Distraerse + Gerundio

To distract by doing something

Dividir algo entre alguien

To divide something among

Echar de menos a alguien

To miss someone

Echar el ojo a algo

To have one's eye on something

Echar una mano a alguien

To help someone

Empeñarse en algo

To insist on something

Enterarse de algo

To find out about something

Esforzarse por/en algo

To strive for something

Estar a cargo de algo

To be in charge of

Estar a punto de algo

To be about to do something

Estar de pie

To be standing

Estar en paro

To be unemployed

Estar pendiente de algo

To be attentive to something

Adaptarse a algo

To adapt to something

Afectar a algo

To affect something

Andar con pies de plomo

To tread carefully

Andarse por las ramas

To beat around the bush

Apercibirse de algo

To notice something

Apostar por algo

To bet on / support something

Apuntarse por algo

To sign up for / join something

Atreverse a + inf.

To dare to do something

Basarse en algo

To be based on something

Beneficiarse de algo

Los agricultores se benefician de la tierra

Buscar una aguja en un pajar

To look for a needle in a haystack

Caerse a alguien la cara de vergüenza

To be extremely embarrased / ashamed

Cantar las cuarenta a alguien

To tell someone off

Carecer de algo

To lack something