Idiomatic Expressions 2

Acabar de + infinitive

To have just

Acabar por + infinitive

To end by, to finally

Acerarse a / Dirigirse

To approach

Acordarse de / Recordar

To remember

Alegrarse de

To be glad of

Alejarse de / Apartarse

To go away from

Apoderarse de / Tomar posesión

To take possession of

Apoyarse en

To lean against (on)

Apresurarse a + infinitive / Tener prisa

To hurry to

Arrepentirse de

To repent

Asomarse a

To look out of, to appear at

Atreverse a + infinitive

To dare to

Burlarse / Reirse de

To make fun of

Carecer de / Faltar

To lack

Casarse (con)

To marry, to get married (to)

Consentir en / Estar de acuerdo / Convenir en / Permitir

To consent to

Consentir en

To consist of

Contar con

To rely on, to count on

Convenir en / Estar de acuerdo

To agree on (to)

Cuidar a

To take care of (a person)

Cuidar de

To take care of (a thing)

Cumplir con / Realizar

To fulfill, to keep

Dejar caer

To drop

Dejar de + infinitive

To fail to, to stop to, to neglect to

Dirigirse a

To address, to make one’s way to

Disponerse a + infinitive / Prepararse

To get ready to

Echarse a + infinitive / Principiar a

To start to, begin to

Echar a correo

To mail

Echar de menos / Extrañarse

To miss

Echar la culpa

To blame

Empeñarse en + infinitive / Insistir en

To insist in, to persist in

Enamorarse de

To fall in love with

Encogerse de hombros

To shrug one’s shoulders

Enterarse de

To become aware of, to find out about

Estar a punto de + infinitive / Estar para

To be about

Estar conforme (con) / Estar de acuerdo (con) / Consentir en / Convenir en

To be in agreement (with)

Estar de vuelta / Regresar

To be back

Estar para + infinitive / Prepararse

To be about to

Estar por

To be in favor of

Fiarse de

To trust

Fijarse en / Reparar en

To stare at, to notice

Gozar de / Disfrutar / Divertirse

To enjoy

Guardar cama

To stay in bed

Insistir en / Empeñarse en

To insist in

Llegar a ser

To become , to get to be

Llevar a cabo / Ejecutar

To carry out

Negarse a + infinitive / No querer

To refuse to

Oír hablar de

To hear about

Oler a

To smell of, to smell like

Olvidarse de

To forget