Spanish Phrases Flashcards
Learn interesting Spanish phrases.
Te acompañaría hasta los confines del mundo.
I would accompany you to the ends of the world.
Tienes que trabajar fuerte para lograr tus sueños.
You have to work hard to achieve your dreams.
Yo tengo dientes sensibles, así que te recomiendo mucho esta pasta de dientes.
I have sensitive teeth, so I really recommend this toothpaste.
Una persona puede equivocarse muchas veces, pero no se convierte en un fracaso hasta que empieza a culpar a otros por sus propios errores.
A person can make mistakes many times, but he does not become a failure until he begins to blame others for his own mistakes.
No me importa.
I don’t mind
En boca cerrada no entran moscas.
Silence is golden.
The literal translation is “ Flies can’t enter a closed mouth,” but “silence is golden” is the common idiomatic English translation.
Dónde hay humo, hay fuego.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
¿Que quieres decir?
What do you mean?
¿Que quiere decir? = What does IT mean?
Thus is an idiomatic expression that is more common than ¿que significa?
Pase lo que pase
Whatever happens / no matter what
¡Qué alivio!
What a relief!
No tiene nada que ver con…
Has nothing to do with…
(The “ver” is idiomatic in this case, i.e., it doesn’t mean “to see”.)
El valiente vive hasta que el cobarde quiere.
The brave live until the coward wants.
(I think this essentially means the brave actually live meaningful lives while cowards want meaningful lives but never take action to achieve meaningful lives.)
