9 Idioms Flashcards
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Since / given that (now that)
ya que
Whatever it is
sea lo que sea
Instead of
en vez de
either way
sí o sí
especially (above all)
sobre todo
They don’t want you to go, especially to that place.
No quieren que vayas, sobre todo a ese lugar
upon having / when having
al tener
upon doing / at the moment of doing
al hacer
upon knowing / at the moment of having
al saber
she was happy upon being at home
Estuvo feliz al estar en casa.
I’m going to say it upon having those.
Lo voy a decir al tener esos.
We were good when we got home
Fuimos buenos al estar en casa.
in advance / of course / by all means
desde ya
more and more
cada vez más
less and less
cada vez menos
for such a reason
por tal razón
perhaps (follow with subjunctive)
tal vez
as such
como tal
What such ~noun~? (means how is ~noun~
¿Qué tal ~noun~?
at the same time
al mismo tiempo
Confident is worded “sure of themselves”
He is sure of himself
Es seguro de sí mismo
He is very confident but I’m not.
Es muy seguro de sí mismo, pero yo no lo soy.
it’s time to leave!
¡Es momento de irse!
all the world
todo el mundo