Expresiones idiomáticas Flashcards

1
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no ver tres en un burro

A

to be as blind as a bat

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2
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dar gato por liebre

A

to take for a ride; to swindle

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3
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ser una gallina

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to be a chicken

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4
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coger el torro por los cuernos

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to take the bull by the horns

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5
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ser la oveja negra

A

to be the black sheep

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6
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estar mono

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to be cute

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7
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estar en la edad del pavo

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to be at an awkward age

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8
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comer como un pajarito

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to eat like a bird

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9
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buscarle tres pies al gato

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to (over)complicate matters

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10
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tener memoria de pez

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to have a fish’s memory

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11
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ser un perro

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to be bone idle; to be extremely lazy

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12
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como a un perro

A

like a piece of dirt

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13
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ser un cerdo

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to be a pig

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14
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caer (a alguien) la del pulpo

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to give (somebody) a good telling-off

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15
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estar todo el pescado vendido

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to be all over; everything is done or said

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16
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ser un rata

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to be a cheapskate

17
Q

a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes

A

don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

18
Q

hasta las narices

A

fed up; sick and tired

19
Q

el ombligo del mundo

A

the navel of the world

20
Q

no tener dos dedos de frente

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to be as thick as two short planks; to be slow on the uptake

21
Q

ser uña y carne

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to be joined at the hip; to be as thick as thieves

22
Q

dar la espalda

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to turn one’s back on

23
Q

tomar el pelo

A

to pull someone’s leg

24
Q

echar en cara

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to throw in someone’s face

25
Q

tener la mosca detrás de la oreja

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to smell a rat

26
Q

llegar a las manos

A

to come to blows

27
Q

a mis espaldas

A

behind my back

28
Q

no tener pelos en la lengua

A

to not mince words

29
Q

¡vaya cara!

A

what a nerve!

30
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ser un caradura

A

to be cheeky; to be shameless