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Spanisch Lukas > Expresiones Idiomáticas > Flashcards

Expresiones Idiomáticas Flashcards

1
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Es un pedazo de pan

A

S/he is a very nice person

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2
Q

Soñar despierto

A

to daydream

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3
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Es pan comido

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it’s a piece of cake

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4
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dormir a pierna suelta

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sleep really well

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5
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Es harina de otro costal

A

that’s another story

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6
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quitar hierro del asunto

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to take the heat out of the situation

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7
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ir al grano

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to come to the point

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8
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Río que suena, piedras trae

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There is no smoke without fire

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9
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Río que suena, piedras trae

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There is no smoke without fire

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10
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pagar a escote

A

to go dutch

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11
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encontrarse con la horma de su zapato

A

to meet one´s match

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12
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Cada mochuelo a su olivo.

A

Let´s all go home.

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13
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la flor y nata

A

the best of the best

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14
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a lo hecho, pecho.

A

what´s done is done

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15
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el algodón de azúcar

A

cotton candy

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16
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anunciar con bombo y platillo

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to announce amid a lot of hype

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17
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marear la perdiz

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to stall/waste time

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18
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dar calabazas

A

to brush someone off

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19
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No se me da un higo.

A

I don’t give a fig

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20
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Me importa un higo

A

its as important to me as a fig

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21
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Me importa un bledo.

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its as important as a bledo (plant)

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22
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Me importa un rábano.

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its as important to me as a radish

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23
Q

montar un numerito

A

to make a scene

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24
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no es moco de pavo

A

You can’t laugh this one off.
OR
It’s not a trivial matter.

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25
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Sarna con gusto no pica.

A

Algo que haces porque te gusta, no te quejes

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26
Q

rimbombante

A

eye-catching/flashy

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27
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un brazo de gitano

A

a swiss roll

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28
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plantar cara a

A

stand up to

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29
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una hada madrina

A

a fairy godmother

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30
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Tener enchufe

A

To have friends in the right places

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31
Q

Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.

A

Easier said than done.

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32
Q

Se lo pasó por el sobaco.

A

S/he totally dismissed it.

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33
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Poner la guinda

A

To put the the icing on the cake

34
Q

por si las moscas

A

just in case

35
Q

Estaba como los chorros de oro.

A

It was as clean as a new pin.

36
Q

Subirse a las barbas de alguien

A

To be cheeky to someone
(s/he is cheeky to me)

37
Q

estar en la flor de la vida

A

to be in the prime of life

38
Q

estar en el quinto pino.

A

to be far away.

39
Q

estar en una nube

A

to be over the moon

40
Q

estar en las nubes

A

to have one’s head in the clouds

41
Q

meter la cuchara en muchos asuntos

A

to have a finger in many pies

42
Q

hacer una montaña de un granito de arena

A

to make a mountain out of a molehill
to make a big deal of something small (over-exhadurate)

43
Q

hacer la vista gorda

A

to turn a blind eye

44
Q

hablar por los codos

A

a veces habla demasiado

45
Q

tener mala leche

A

to be vindictive

46
Q

aburrirse como una ostra

A

to get bored rigid (extremely unhappy or impatient due to disinterest or boredom)

47
Q

echar a cara o cruz

A

to throw heads or tails

48
Q

ver las orejas al lobo

A

to see the danger signs

49
Q

pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa

A

to catch someone red-handed

50
Q

no dar un palo al agua

A

to be lazy

51
Q

ser un culo de mal asiento.

A

S/he is restless.

52
Q

Ser un chivo expiatorio

A

a scapegoat
a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done

53
Q

Ella lo tiene en la palma de la mano.

A

She can twist him round her little finger.

54
Q

Ella lo tiene en un puño.

A

She has him under the thumb.

55
Q

El oro no nace en macetas.

A

Money does not grow on trees.

56
Q

El dinero no fluye como agua de una fuente.

A

Money does not grow on trees.

57
Q

Sólo había cinco gatos.

A

Hardly anyone was there.

58
Q

No cabe ni un alfiler.

A

There isn’t room
to swing a cat.

59
Q

Agua pasada no mueve molino.

A

It’s no use crying
over spilt milk.

60
Q

como pez en el agua

A

In one’s element

61
Q

darse bombo

A

to blow one’s own
trumpet

62
Q

Ser un tiquismiquis

A

to be fussy
“Mi profesora Ms. Iglesias es muy tiquismiquis”

63
Q

pedir peras al olmo

A

to expect the
impossible

64
Q

buscar cinco pies al gato

A

to make a lot of fuss
over nothing

65
Q

tener malas pulgas

A

to be short-tempered

66
Q

hacer buenas migas

A

to get on well

67
Q

bailar al son de la misma flauta

A

to be singing from the same hymn sheet

68
Q

ser un hueso

A

to be stubborn

69
Q

ser un hueso duro de roer

A

to be a hard nut to crack

70
Q

tirarse los trastos a la cabeza

A

to have a blazing row

71
Q

no tener pelos en la lengua

A

to tell it like it is

72
Q

ser uña y carne

A

to be very close
friends / to be
inseparable

73
Q

tener más lana que un borrego

A

to have lots of
money

74
Q

quedarse de piedra

A

to be shocked

75
Q

empezar la casa por el tejado

A

to put the cart before the horse

76
Q

como el día y la noche

A

like chalk and cheese

77
Q

Perro ladrador, poco mordedor.

A

His bark is worse
than his bite.

78
Q

Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.

A

Much ado about
nothing.

79
Q

Más loco que una cabra

A

As mad as a hatter.

80
Q

¡ No me he caído de un guindo!

A

I wasn’t born
yesterday!

Spanisch Lukas (32 decks)

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