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Expres. Idiom.
Expressiones idiomáticas en español.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| no estar para bromas | to not be in the mood for jokes |
| pagar al contado | to pay in cash |
| estar bien enterado/a | to be well-informed |
| darse cuenta de | to realize |
| estar en la luna | to be distracted |
| estar en las nubes | to be very expensive |
| decir disparates | to talk nonsense |
| estar de juerga | to party |
| estar de fiesta | to party |
| hacerse cargo de | to have responsibility for |
| pedir prestado | to borrow |
| Se hace tarde. | It's getting late. |
| hablar hasta por los codos | to talk a lot |
| ponerse rojo como un ají | to go as red as a chili |
| ser más bravo que el ají | to get angry quickly |
| estar al día | to be caught up |
| sacarse el gordo | to win the lottery |
| dar la gracias | to thank |
| de hoy en adelante | from now on |
| cuanto antes | as soon as possible |
| al contado | in cash |
| de memoria | by heart |
| hacer un viaje | to go on a trip |
| en resumidas cuentas | in short |
| echarle de menos a alguien | to miss someone |
| buenos propósitos | resolutions |
| estar de pie | to stand |
| a pie de la letra | literally and totally |
| por casualidad | by chance |
| hacer la cama | to make the bed |
| hacer escala | to make a stop (layover) |
| hacer saber | to inform |
| ser aficionado/a | to be a fan |
| hace poco | not long ago |
| a más tardar | at the latest |
| de aquí en adelante | from here on out |
| de par en par | wide open |
| estar a punto de | to be about to |
| el año bisieto | the leap year |
| hacer falta | to miss |
| mejor dicho | in other words/rather |
| a menudo | often |
| lo de siempre | just the usual/same old, same old |
| llamar a la puerta | to knock |
| echar(se) a perder | to spoil |
| tener deseos de | to want to/to feel like/to have the urge to |
| estar enamorado/a de | to be in love with |
| por más que | no matter how much |
| en valde | in vain |
| en seguida | immediately |
| ahora mismo | right now |
| tarde o temprano | sooner or later |
| por lo pronto | for the time being |
| tener presente | to keep in mind/to take into account |
| a proposito | by the way |
| al amanecer | at dawn |
| tomarle el pelo a alguien | to pull someone's leg/to fool someone |
| a bordo | on board |
| ni siquiera | not even |
| con permiso | excuse me |
| de excursión | on a picnic |
| a paso de tortuga | very slowly |
| tener mucha prisa | to be in a hurry |
| ponerse de acuerdo | to agree |
| estar muerto de cansancio | to be very tired |
| no hacer caso a | to not pay attention/to ignore |
| prestar atención | to pay attention |
| tener chispa | to be witty |
| dar a conocer | to let know |
| mantener a alguien a tanto | to keep someone posted |
| costarle trabajo | to be difficult for someone |
| estar de buen humor | to be in a good mood |
| estar de mal humor | to be in a bad mood |
| dar una vuelta | to go for a ride/to go for a spin |
| al por menor | retail |
| al por mayor | wholesale |
| peor que nunca | worse than ever |
| dentro de poco | in a little while |
| tener mucho gusto en | to be pleased to |
| reírse de carcajadas | to crack up/to laugh very hard |
| carcajarse | to crack up/to laugh very hard |
| tener antojos de | to have the urge to |