Common Expressions Flashcards
1
Q
to have just…
A
Acabar de (plus infinitive)
2
Q
I have just arrived
A
Acabo de llegar
3
Q
in spite of
A
A pesar de
4
Q
Hurry up! (Mex.)
A
¡Apúrese!
5
Q
OK, All Right
A
Bueno
6
Q
Good Luck!
A
¡Buena suerte!
7
Q
Of course (clear)
A
Claro
8
Q
Of course not
A
Claro que no
9
Q
Of course (how not)
A
Cómo no
10
Q
As you wish, as you like
A
Como usted quiera
11
Q
…with much pleasure
I’d be delighted
A
Con mucho gusto
12
Q
No wonder (with reason)
A
Con rázon
13
Q
How long is it going to last?
A
¿Cuánto va a durar?
14
Q
Take care
Watch out
Look out
A
Cuidado
15
Q
Take care of yourself
A
Cuídese
16
Q
To shake hands
To give the hand
A
Dar la mano
17
Q
To stop
A
Dejar de ( + infinitive)
18
Q
She stopped seeing him
A
Dejó de verlo
19
Q
You’re welcome
of nothing
A
De nada
20
Q
Hurry up!
Give yourself haste!
A
¡Dése prisa!
21
Q
Slow
Road sign
A
Despacio
22
Q
Really?
Is that so?
A
¿De veras?
23
Q
No sooner said than done
A
Dicho y hecho
24
Q
Sleep well
A
Duerma bien
25
To Blame
| To throw the fault
Echar la culpa
26
Toss it to me
Échemelo
27
The pleasure is mine
El gusto es para mí
28
Delighted
| Enchanted
Encantado, -a
29
It's very amusing
Es muy divertido
30
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Ghastly
Frightening
Awful
Repulsive
Disgusting
```
Espantoso
31
I hope you'll have a good time
Espero que se divierta
32
I hope you, he, she will get better
Espero que se mejore
33
He's in charge of...
Está a cargo de
34
This time
Esta vez
35
Just imagine!
| figure
¡Figúrese!
36
Blond
Caucasian
(Mex. slang)
güero,
| güera
37
To pay attention
| To make a case
Hacer caso
38
Handmade
Hecho a mano
39
Pay attention
(or) Ignore [G. Translate]
(Make a case)
Haga caso
40
Do it right away
Hágalo pronto
41
Do me a favor
Hágame un favor
42
Goodbye
So long
(Till later)
Hasta luego
43
Just imagine!
¡Imagínese!
44
I miss her
La echo de menos
45
Take it away
Lléveselo
46
I miss you (m.), him, it
Lo echo de menos
47
I'm sorry
| I feel it
Lo siento
48
I saw him again
Lo volví a ver
49
More or less
Más o menos
50
Better late than never
Más vale tarde que nunca
51
I'm glad
Me alegro
52
I'm glad to see you
Me alegro de verlo (verla)
53
It amused me
Me cayó en gracia
54
I feel sorry for him, her, it
| It gives me pity
Me da lástima
55
I had a good time
Me divertí
56
It hurts me
Me duele
57
My head aches
| My head hurts me
Me duele la cabeza
58
My knee hurts
Me duele la rodilla
59
My ankle hurts
Me duele mi tobillo
60
I miss you, him, her, it
Me hace falta
61
Better said
Mejor dicho
62
To stick your foot in it
Meter la pata
63
Look!
!Mire!
64
How do you do
| On being introduced
Mucho gusto
65
It isn't fair
| It isn't just
No es justo
66
You are welcome
| There is not for what
No hay de que
67
It doesn't matter
| [ two ways of saying this ]
No importa
[o]
No le hace
68
Don't do it
| Stop it
No lo haga
69
Don't come around with that
| Don't give me that stuff
No me ande con esas
70
Don't tell me!
¡No me lo diga!
71
Don't bother
| Don't trouble yourself
No se moleste
72
Don't worry
No se preocupe
73
Don't be long
No se tarde
74
I'll be seeing you
| We'll be seeing each other
Nos vemos
75
You're wrong
| You haven't reason
No tiene razón
76
Again
Otra vez
77
To make things worse
Para peores cuentas
78
It doesn't seem possible
| It seems like a lie
Parece mentira
79
It looks as if it's going to rain
Parece que va a llover
80
Come in
Pase adelante
81
Danger
Peligro
82
Allow me
Permítame
83
Allow me to present my friend (to you)
Permítame presentarle a mi amigo
84
[ Slang term for money ]
| Silver
Plata
85
Little by little
Poco a poco
86
You are welcome
Por nada
87
Of course
| supposed
Por supuesto
88
Stay
Quédese
89
How strange!
¡Qué extraño!
90
What's new?
¿Qué hay de nuevo?
91
What a shame
| What a pity
Qué lastima
92
What does it matter?
¿Qué le hace?
93
What do you think of that?
What do you think of that!
¿Qué le parece?
¡Qué le parece!
94
What happened?
What's up?
¿Que pasó?
95
How strange!
| How rare?
¡Qué raro!
96
What can I offer you?
| What can be offered to you?
¿Qué se le ofrece?
97
What a surprise!
¡Qué sorpresa!
98
Of course not
Qué va
99
Skyscraper
| Sky-scratcher
Rascacielos
100
It came out well
| It went out well
Salió bien
101
(Health)
[A word you say when s.o. sneezes,
as well as a toast]
¡Salud!
102
Sure
Seguro
103
I'm late
| It made itself late for me
Se me hizo tarde
104
I forgot
| I forgot it
Se me olvidó
105
May I?
| May I come in?
¿Se puede?
106
Sit down, please
Siéntese, por favor
107
Without fail
Sin falta
108
So soon?
¿Tan pronto?
109
So early?
¿Tan temprano?
110
I have an appointment
Tengo un compromiso
111
You're right
| You have reason
Tiene razón
112
Everybody
| All the world
Todo el mundo
113
Bring it to me
Tráigamelo
114
To try to...
Tratar de (+ infinitive)
115
I tried to see him
Traté de verlo
116
Sometimes
Unas veces
117
To do again...
Volver a (+ infinitive)
118
Already, now
Ya
119
Of course
| Now I believe it
Ya lo creo
120
No more, any more
Ya no
121
I can't anymore
Ya no puedo
122
I can't swim any more
Ya no puedo nadar
123
I'm through now
| I already finished
Ya terminé
124
He's here now
| He came already
Ya vino
125
I'm coming
| I'm going now
Ya voy
