Expresiones Flashcards

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Entrar a saco

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To not waste time, get straight into it

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Tener una avería

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To have a fault/breakdown

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Llegar a fin de mes

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To make ends meet

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No pegar ojo

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To not sleep a wink

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Ser un hacha

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To be incredible at

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6
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Quedarse miedo

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Surprise a lot

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7
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Dar coraje

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To bother

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8
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Hacer falto que + verb

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To be necessary that

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9
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Dar un giro

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To change

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10
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Ni que decir

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Goes without saying

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11
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De puta madre

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To be fucking great

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12
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Ponerse como un basilisco

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To go ballistic

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Echarle en cara algo a alguien

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To throw something in someone’s face

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Estar harta de

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To be fed up with

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Metida de pata f

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Slip-up, faux pas

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16
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Ir llegando

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To be almost there

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17
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De la nada

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Out of nowhere

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18
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Saltar a la palestra

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To become mainstream

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19
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Abrir brecha

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To make a breakthrough

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20
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Quedarse frito

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To doze off

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21
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Hacer la pelota

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To suck up to someone

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Tirar la toalla

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To give up

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23
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Meter la pata

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To slip up, make a mistake

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Hacerse buenas migas

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To get along

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Tocar las narices
To bother
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Dormirse en los laureles
To become lost
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De cualquier índole
Of any kind, of any nature
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Perder tiempo
To waste time
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Tener éxito
To be successful
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Llevar a cabo
To carry something out
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Estirar la pata
To kick the bucket
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Desnudar el almo
To bare your soul
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No juzgar un libro por su portada
Don’t judge a book by its cover
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De sobra
Full well or plenty or extra
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A propósito
On purpose or by the way
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Irse al garete
To be adrift or to fall through/bomb/go bust
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Blanco perfecto m
Easy target
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No me toques los huevos
Leave me alone
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Meter las narices donde no te llaman
Put your nose where it doesn't belong
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Montar el pollo
To make a scene
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Comerse el coco
To overthink, to fret
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Tener mala leche
To be in a bad mood
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Quebradero de cabeza m
Headache (metaphorical)
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Qué pereza!
what a drag/bore!
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Metedura de pata f
Slip-up, faux-pas
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En medio de la nada
In the middle of nowhere
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Cosechar lo sembrado
To reap what you sow
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¡Manda huevos!
Bollocks! I can't believe it!
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Por inercia
Out of habit
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Eres madrileño o que?
When someone leaves the door or a window open, letting the heat out
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Pasarse de la raya
To cross the line
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Lo antes posible
As soon as possible
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Rozar el límite
To push the limit
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Cuando en marzo mayea, en mayo marcea
When it mays in March, it marches in May
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Estar en apuros
To be in a fix
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Tener un humor de perros
To be in a very bad mood
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Estar sin blanca
To be broke
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Pedir peras al olmo
To ask the impossible
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Poner los curnos
To cheat on someone
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Une pléiade de
A whole host of
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Entresijos mpl
Ins and outs
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Ni fu ni fa
I don't care, it makes no difference