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Non-lit. expressions
Non-literal expressions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. a fin de cuentas: | after all/ when all is said and done |
| 2. a lo mejor: | maybe/perhaps |
| 3. a partir de: | as from/as of |
| 4. a pesar de: | in spite of/despite |
| 5. a propósito: | by the way/on purpose |
| 6. acabar de + infinitive: | have just |
| 7. al revés: | upside down/inside out |
| 8. boca abajo: | face down |
| 9. boca arriba: | face up |
| 10.¿Cada cuánto?: | How often? |
| 11.caer bien: | be fond of/like (a person) / gemocht werden |
| 12.cerrar con llave: | to lock |
| 13.cómo no: | you bet/of course |
| 14.como si: | as if/as though |
| 15. costar mucho trabajo | ( cost a lot of work, hard work) |
| 16.creo que sí: | I guess so/I believe so |
| 17.cuando mucho: | at the most |
| 18.cuanto antes: | as soon as possible/at once |
| 19.¿Cuánto tiempo?: | How long?/How much time? |
| 20.dar a luz: | give birth |
| 21.dar por sentado: | to take for granted/to assume |
| 22.darse cuenta: | to realize |
| 23.darse por vencido: | to give in/surrender |
| 24.de ahora en adelante: | from now on |
| 25.de al lado: | next door |
| 26.de hecho: | in fact/actually |
| 27.de ida y vuelta: | round trip |
| 28.de la noche a la manana: | overnight |
| 29.de ninguna manera: | no way/absolutely not |
| 30.de nuevo: | once again/once more |
| 31.de repente: | suddenly/all of a sudden |
| 32.de todos modos: | anyway |
| 33.de una vez: | once and for all |
| 34.de vez en cuando: | every now and then |
| 35.dejar de: | to stop/to quit |
| 36.dejar en paz: | to leave alone |
| 37. desde luego: | of course /certainly |
| 38.echar de menos: | to miss |
| 39.en absoluto: | absolutely not |
| 40.en cambio: | on the other hand |
| 41.en lugar de: | in place of/instead of |
| 42.en punto: | on the dot/on the hour |
| 43.en serio: | no kidding/seriously |
| 44.en todas partes: | everywhere/all over the place |
| 45.en vez de: | instead of/rather than |
| 46.es decir: | in other words |
| 47.espero que no: | I hope not |
| 48.estar a punto de: | to be about to |
| 49.estar de pie: | stand |
| 50. estar de prisa: | to be in a hurry |
| 51.ganar tiempo: | save time/gain time |
| 52.hace mucho: | long ago/a long time ago |
| 53.hacer caso: | to pay attention |
| 54.hacer cola/fila: | to line up/to stand in line |
| 55.hacer daño: | be harmful/cause harm |
| 56.hacer falta: | to lack/to be needed |
| 57.hay que: | one must/ be necessary to |
| 58.hoy en día: | nowadays |
| 59.ir al grano: | get to the point |
| 60.llevarse bien con: | to get along well with |
| 61.lo importante: | the important thing |
| 62.lo mismo: | the same thing/the same |
| 63.lo único: | the only thing |
| 64.más allá: | beyond |
| 65.más bien: | rather/on the contrary |
| 66.me da igual: | it's all the same to me/I don’t care |
| 67.me voy: | I'm off |
| 68.muy a menudo: | very often/frequently |
| 69.muy de vez en cuando: | once in a blue moon |
| 70.nada más: | nothing else/that's all |
| 71.ni siquiera: | not even/not so much as |
| 72. no hay de que: | don't mention it/no thanks are needed |
| 73.no importa: | it doesn't matter |
| 74.no tiene que ver: | it's beside the point/it’s got nothing to do with |
| 75.no vale la pena: | not worth the trouble/it isn’t worth it |
| 76.para nada: | at all |
| 77.para variar: | for a change |
| 78.perder tiempo: | waste time |
| 79.por casualidad: | by any chance/by coincidence |
| 80.por fin: | finally |
| 81.por lo menos, al menos: | at least |
| 81.1 por lo tanto: | therefore |
| 82.por supuesto: | of course/by all means |
| 83.querer decir: | to mean/to mean to say |
| 84.se me olvidó: | it slipped my mind |
| 85.si bien: | even though |
| 86.sin embargo: | nonetheless/nevertheless |
| 87.sin querer: | without meaning to/by mistake |
| 88.sobre todo: | above all/most of all |
| 89.soy yo: | it's me |
| 90.subir de peso: | put on weight |
| 91.tener que: | to have to |
| 92.tener que ver: | to have to do with |
| 93.tener razón: | to be right/to be in the right |
| 94.todo el mundo: | everyone |
| 95. tomar el pelo: | to pull someone's leg/to kid |
| 96. tratarse de: | to be about |
| 97.ya que: | seeing that |
| 98.ya terminé: | I'm done/I'm finished |
| 99.ya veremos: | we'll see |
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