Expresiones Coloquiales con "Ser o Estar" Flashcards

1
Q

to be built like the side of a house

A

estar hecho un roble

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2
Q

to be pedantic

A

ser un tiquismiquis

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3
Q

to be behind the times

A

ser un carca

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4
Q

to be naked

A

estar en pelotas

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5
Q

to be a party-pooper

A

ser un aguafiestas

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6
Q

to be angry

A

estar cabreado

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7
Q

to keep your mouth shut

A

ser una tumba

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8
Q

to be a climber

A

ser un trepa

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9
Q

to be a never-ending story

A

ser el cuento de nunca acabar

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10
Q

to be “thick as thieves”

A

ser uña y carne

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11
Q

to be attractive

A

estar como un tren

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12
Q

to be super-tired (2)

A

estar hecho polvo

estar para el arrastre

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13
Q

to be broke (2)

A

estar a dos velas

estar sin blanca

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14
Q

to be a nobody

A

ser un cero a la izquierda

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15
Q

to be absent-minded (2)

A

estar en las nubes

estar en Babia

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16
Q

to be boring

A

ser un muermo

17
Q

to be super-easy

A

ser pan comido

18
Q

to be there “for better and worse”

A

estar a las duras y a las maduras

19
Q

to be super-crowded

A

estar de bote en bote

20
Q

to be a pain

A

ser un plasta (ES)

21
Q

to be very high (e.g. prices)

A

estar por las nubes

e.g. el precio de alcohol está por las nubes