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Idiomatic Expression

Idiomatic Expressions (frases hechas)

TermDefinition
a causa de because (beginning of sentence)
a eso de at about (time)
a lo mejor maybe
acabar de + infinitivo to have just done
al fin y al cabo at the end of the day
al menos at least
al revés on the contrary
cambiar de idea to change your mind
como si fuera poco as if that weren't enough
contar con to count on
cuando pueda whenever I can
cuanto antes as soon as possible
cuatro gatos one or two people
dar una vuelta to go for a walk/ride
dar mala espina to be apprehensive
darse cuenta de to realize
darse prisa to hurry up (reflexive verb)
de ahora en adelante from now on
de la noche a la mañana overnight
de hecho in fact
de nuevo again
de repente suddenly
dejar en paz to leave alone
desde hacía since
desmelenarse to let your hair down
echar de manos to miss
echar a culpa a to blame
echar un vistazo to glance at
en absoluto not at all
en medio de la nada in the middle of nowhere
en serio seriously
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the blink of an eye
estar al tanto to be up-to-date
estar fuera de control to be out of control
estar harto de to be fed up
hacer caso to pay attention
hacer falta to be necessary
hacer frente to face up to
hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye
hacer trampa to cheat
ir de fiesta/salir de marcha to go out partying
llevar a cabo to carry out
maldita sea damn it
me cae bien/mal I like/dislike someone
para colmo the last straw/to top it off
pasarlo bien to have a good time
poner trabas a to cause problems
ponderse enojado to become angry
ponderse de pie to stand up
por mucho que + subjunctivo as much as
por un lado/por otro lado one one hand/on the other hand
rumbo a towards/in direction of
salir adelante to get by
salir de apuro to get out of trouble
tarde o temprano sooner or later
tener algo que ver con to have something to do with
tener cuidado to be careful
tener prisa to be in a hurry
tener razón to be right
tener/tomar en cuenta to bear in mind/to take into account
todo el mundo everyone
una y otra vez again and again
vale la pena it's worth it
volver a (+ infinitivo) to do (something) again
volverse loco to go mad/crazy
Created by: ShaleYamada
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