Expresiones Idiomaticas

a corto plazo

short-term

a deshora

a bad time

a duras penas

hardly, barely

a la vuelta

on the return

a palo seco

on its own

a punto de

on the verge of

a toro pasado

in hindsight

al fin al cabo

in the end

al oro

well done, great

a todo correr

quickly

dar permiso

to give permission

dar la lata

to annoy by talking too much

dar a entender

to let someone know

dar luz verde

to give the green light, allow

darse por vencido/a

to give up

de buena gana

with pleasure

desde luego

of course

de veras

really, truly

de buenas a primeras

suddenly

de nuevo

again

echar flores

to flatter

echarle de menos

to miss someone, something

entre la espada y la pared

between a rock and a hard place

echar a suertes

to decide by luck (ej' by a coin)

echar a perder

to go to waste

en boca de todos

the talk of the town

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

blink of an eye

estar de bromas

to be kidding

estar en las nubes

to have your head in the clouds

El fútbol es así

unpredictable

hacer caso

to pay attention to, obey

hacer falta

to lack, to need

hacer frente

to face, to confront

hacer la vista gorda

to overlook (ignore)

hacer las paces

to make peace

hacer el papel

to play the role of

hacerse ilusiones

to get one's hopes up

hacer un papelón

to make a fool (embarrass)

hacer hincapié

to emphasize

echar una bronca

to come down on someone (yell)

echar una mano

to lend a hand (help)

echar un vistazo

to glance, to look around

echar de ver

to notice

echar a rodar

to spoil, mess it up

echar la culpa

to blame

tener en cuenta

to keep in mind

tener ganas de

to feel like

tener sentido

to make sense

tener mala leche

to have a mean streak

tener ánimo

to be in the mood for

tener el alma en un hilo

to be anxious

tener algo de

to have something to do with

tener buena cara

to look bad (sick)

tener presente

to have in mind

¿Qué tiene?

what's up with x?

dar un salto

to startle

dar una vuelta

to go for a ride/walk

dar con

to run into, come across

dar por

to consider

dar las gracias

to give thanks

caerle bien

to like, get along with

contar con

to count on

costarle trabajo

to be difficult

decir disparates

to say nonsense

pasarlo bien

to have a good time

pasarlo mal

to have a bad time

de hoy en adelante

from now/today on

en seguida

right away

en todo caso

in any case

hace poco

a short while ago

lo de siempre

as always (same as it ever was)

mejor que nunca

better than ever

sano y salvo

safe & sound

sin querer

without wanting to/accidently

ya no

no more/not anymore

andar mal

something is bad in your life

aprender de memoria

to memorize

caerle bien/mal

(personality) to get along with/to not get along with

cambiar de idea

to change your mind

contar con

to count on

decir disparates

to talk nonsense

dejar caer

to drop

es hora de

it's time to

ganar dinero

to make money

ganarse la vida

to make a living

llamar al timbre

to ring the doorbell

llamar a la puerta

to knock

llevar a cabo

to carry out/to accomplish/to finish

llevarse bien/mal

to get along with/to not get along with

morirse de risa

to die of laughter

no servir para nada

to be useless

pagar a medias

to split the check

pasar lista

to take attendance

pasarlo bien/mal

to have a good time/to have a bad time

pedir prestado

to borrow

perder el tiempo

to waste time

ponerse de acuerdo

to reach/come to an agreement

portarse bien/mal

to behave well, to misbehave

prestar atención

to pay attention

¡oye!

listen!