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spanish idioms-part2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| parecerse a | to resemble |
| pensar + inf | to intend |
| pensar de | to think of (have an opinion about) |
| pensar en | to think of (direct one's thoughts to) |
| ponerse + adj | to become (involuntarily) |
| ponerse a + inf | to begin to |
| quedarse con | to keep |
| quejarse de | to complain of (about) |
| querer decir | to mean |
| reirse de | to laugh at, to make fun of |
| (saber) de memoria | (to know) by heart |
| sacar una fotografia | to take a picture |
| ser aficionado a | to be fond of |
| servir de | to serve as |
| servir para | to be useful for, to be good for |
| sonar con | to dream of |
| tardar en + inf | to be late in, to delay in |
| tratar de + inf | to try to |
| tratarse de | to be a question of, to be concerned with |
| tropezar con | to come upon, to meet (unexpectedly) |
| valer la pena | to be worthwhile |
| volver a + inf | to ... again |
| volver en si | to regain consciousness, to come to |
| agradar | to be pleasing |
| bastar | to be enough, to suffice |
| doler | to be painful, to cause sorrow |
| faltar | to be lacking (to need) |
| hacer falta | to be lacking (to need) |
| parecer | to seem |
| quedarle (a uno) | to remain (to someone), to have left |
| tocarle (a uno) | to be one's turn |