Expresiones

Question 0

¡¿De veras?!

Answer 0

Really?!

Question 1

¡¡¡Que barbidad!!!

Answer 1

Wow^3!!!

Question 2

Ser gusanito de libros

Answer 2

To be a little bookworm

Question 3

con permiso -vs- disculpe

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excuse me -vs- sorry

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lo que sea

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whatever

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tener razón

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to be right

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estar de acuerdo

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to be in agreement

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¡¡Figate!!

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Pay attention!!

Look at!!

Question 8

tener interes

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to be interested in

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tener ganas de

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to feel like

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estar en la luna

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head in the clouds

Question 11

¿Tiene descuento?

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Is there a discount? (helpful for bargaining in Xela)

Question 12

tener que + (infinitive)

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to have to (verb)

Question 13

no tenga pena

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don’t worry (same as ‘no te preocupes’)

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Tener las manos atadas.

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To have one’s hands tied. (To have no choice.)

Question 15

Hacer cosquillas.

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To tickle

Question 16

¿Cómo amaneciste?

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How are you? (at sunrise)

Question 17

¡Que alivio!

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What a relief!

Question 18

¡Despacio!

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Slowly! Steady!

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¡Adelante!

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Go ahead! Forward! Onward!

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ser viejo verde

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an old person who acts like an adolescent (esp. hormonally…es algo muy feo)

Question 21

tener sueño

tener sueños

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tener sueño: to be sleepy

tener sueños: to have expectations

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vale la pena

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worth it

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por supuesto

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of course

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hace poco

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only for a short while

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estucha monorias

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little box of nice things

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tener saldo

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to have credit/data/minutes (i.e. phrase describes cellphones)

Question 27

Chim, Pum, Pai, Tortillas, Papas

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Abracadabra Alakazam (i.e. what you say when you're doing magic)

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tal para cual

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made for each other

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desde que pasó eso

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since then

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ser como fideo

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to be as thin as a noodle

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tal cosa

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such a thing

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hacer trampas

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to have a trick, to cheat (e.g. a pneumonic, a shortcut)

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un montón

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a mountain (e.g. of work); means lots and lots of...

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ser el talón de Aquiles de

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to be the Achilles' heal of

Question 35

Es más facil tirar la piedra y esconder la mano.

Answer 35

...It's easy to create a problem then walk away...

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darse cuenta

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to realize

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guardar un secreto

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to keep a secret

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¡Es el colmo!

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It's the last straw!

Question 39

¡Poner en claro!

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To clear up! To make clear! To clarify!

Question 40

hacer berrinche

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to throw a tantrum

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las hormonas con patas

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hormones with legs

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¡Es imposible dormir al sueño!

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It's impossible to trick you!

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¿Para qué sirve?

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What's the purpose?

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a pesar de

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in spite of

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dar una paliza

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to give a spanking

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levantar la voz

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raise one's voice

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¡Que buena onda!

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cool!