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Idioms 2026
Expresiones idiomáticas 2026
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Por un lado... por otro lado... | on one hand... on the other hand... |
| Por una parte... por otra parte... | one one hand... on the other hand... |
| Cuesta un ojo de la cara | It costs an arm and a leg ("It costs an eye from the face") |
| Vale la pena | It's worth it |
| O sea | That is to say / In other word / I mean... |
| Lo que sea | whatever |
| Que yo sepa | As far as I know... |
| ¡Ojalá! | Let's hope / I hope so / Hopefully |
| (Es) pan comido | (It's a) piece of cake ("eaten bread") |
| No hay color | There's no comparison. |
| (Me) Cuesta mucho trabajo | It takes (me) a lot of effort ("It costs a lot of work") |
| Mejor dicho | In other words ("Better said") |
| En un abrir y cerrar de ojos | In the blink of an eye ("in the opening and closing of eyes"- when something is going fast) |
| Mañana será otro día | Tomorrow is another day ("Tomorrow will be a new day") |
| Ver las cosas de color rosa | To be very optimist/to see the glass half-full / to have rose-colored glasses ("To see things in pink") |
| Ver las cosas negras | To be very pessimistic/to see the glass half empty ("To see black things") |
| Estar como una cabra | To be crazy ("To be like a goat") |
| Cada dos por tres | The majority of the time / more often than not ("Every two out of 3") |
| Estar entre la espada y la pared | To be between a rock and a hard place ("To be between the sword and the wall") |
| tener frío | to be cold |
| tener calor | to be hot |
| tener hambre | to be hungry |
| tener sed | to be thirsty |
| tener sueño | to be sleepy |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| tener dolor de | to be hurt/sore/in pain |
| tener prisa | to be in a hurry |
| tener miedo a/de | to be afraid |
| tener celos | to be jealous |
| tener confianza | to be confident |
| tener cuidado | to be careful |
| tener vergüenza | to be ashamed/embarrassed |
| tener razón | to be correct/right |
| tener la culpa | to be guilty |
| tener suerte | to be lucky |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| tener ganas de | to feel like |
| tener en cuenta | to take into account |
| una arma de doble filas | a double-edged sword |