Expresiones Flashcards

(74 cards)

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No lo puedo ni ver

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I can´t stand the sight of sb

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Hacerse amigo de alguien en muy poco tiempo

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Get on like a house on fire

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Eufemismo: Alguien que está en la carcel

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Guest of her majesty

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4
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Eufemismo: Estar borracho

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Tired and emotional

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5
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Muchas manos en la olla echan el guiso a perder

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Too many cooks spoil the broth

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6
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No lo puedo evitar

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I can´t help myself

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7
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Estar encasillado

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To be type cast

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8
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Algo que no es de tu gusto

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not your cup of tea

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9
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No te conformes con menos

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Don´t settle for less

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10
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Mantenerse a flote

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Keep one´s head above the water

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11
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Expresión con el mismo significado que: “No le pidas peras al olmo”

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Get blood from a stone

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12
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Tener la oportunidad de decir algo

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Get a word in edgeways

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13
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Mentalizarse para hacer algo

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To psych oneself up to do something

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14
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Aprender las reglas o los hábitos de un lugar

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Learn the ropes

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15
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Tener la vida en tus manos (Cuando haces algo peligroso)

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Take your life in your hands

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16
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Estar concentrado

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To be on the ball

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17
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Cuando alguien no elige el buen camino, descarrilado

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To go off the rails

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18
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Quedarte fuera de casa por que has olvidado las llaves

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Lock oneself out

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19
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Estar en un callejón sin salida

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No-win situation

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20
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Mantenerse al margen

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Sit on the fence

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21
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La suerte te sonríe

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The fortune smiling on you

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22
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Lleno de emoción

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Full of the thrill

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23
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Tocar fondo

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To hit rock bottom

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24
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En la distancia crece el amor

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

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Quedarse sin palabras
At a loss for words
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Un mal día
A day from hell
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Algo para reflexionar
Food for thought
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Me apetece
It appeals to me
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Meter la pata
Put your foot in it
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Sin mencionar
Not to mention
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No me gusta como suena eso
I don´t like the sound of that
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Espera sentado (Cuando algo va a durar mucho, usado de modo ironico)
Don´t hold your breath!
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Molestar a alguien
Get up somebody´s nose
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Negarse rotundamente
Refuse point-blank
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Estar en racha
To be on a roll
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Con las manos en la masa
Catch sb red-handed
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Encontrase mal
To be under the weather
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Estar muy feliz
To be over the moon
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Intentanlo!
Give it a go!
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Completamente satisfecho
Perfectly content
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Sonreir de oreja a oreja
Grinning from ear to ear
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Dar algo por sentado
Take sth for granted
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Perder los papeles
To lose one´s temper /cool - To lose it
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Hacer justicia a alguien (ser justo)
Do justice to sb
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Tenerlo en la punta de la lengua
It´s on the tip of my tongue
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Casarse
Tying the knot
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Estar locamente enamorado
Head over heel in love with sb
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Estar deprimido
To be down in the dumps
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Fuera de mi alcance/liga
Out of my league
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De improviso
Out of the blue
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Aguafiestas
Killjoy / wet blanket
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Echarse flores, alardear
To blow one´s own trumpet
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Es todo coser y cantar
It´s all plain sailing
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Me entra por una oreja y me sale por la otra
In one ear, out the other
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Tener mala memoria
To have a memory like a sieve
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Aprender algo desde cero
Learn from scratch
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Comunicar una idea
Get your point accross
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De todos tipos / culturas
All walks of life
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Vivir por encima de tus posibilidades
Live beyond your means
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Ir de tiendas/compras
To go on a shopping spree
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Ir de juerga
To go on a spree
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Usurero / Interesado
A loan shark
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Para las vacas flacas
For a rainy day
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Guarda el secreto
Keep it under your hat / Don´t let the cat out of the bag
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No se lo cuentes a nadie
Don´t tell a soul
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Te lo mereces
That serves you right
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Esconder un escándalo
To brush it under the carpet
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Competencia brutal
Dog eat dog
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Venirse a bajo
Be going to the dogs
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Ponerse rojo como un tomate
As red as a beetroot
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Estar agobiado / desbordado
Snow under
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Estar como una rosa / fresco como una lechuga
Right as rain
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Un mar de lágrimas
In floods of tears
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No hay nubes en el horizonte
No clouds on the horizon