Expressiones Flashcards

1
Q

she is lovely or you look lovely

A

ves divina o estas divina o encantadora

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2
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I put my mind at rest

A

Necisito disconectar

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3
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to tease at someone

A

Tomar el pelo

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4
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It’s a pain in the neck

A

Es una lata

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5
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My job or reputation is in jeopardy

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Mi trabajo o reputacion esta en juego

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6
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I lost track of time

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Perdì la nocion del tiempo

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7
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to add fuel to the fire

A

echar alimento al fuego

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8
Q

You´re such a pain

A

Pero què pesado eres

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9
Q

You´re dad is so annoying

A

Que pesado es tu padre

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10
Q

I bumped into someone

A

toparse con alguien

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11
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to come across something

A

dar con algo

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12
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very funny

A

me parto de risa

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13
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hurry up

A

date prisa

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14
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Your friend is talking a lot of rubbish

A

Tu amiga habla tonterias

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15
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Let me guess

A

Dejame de adivinar

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16
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brush it under the carpet

A

guardar la mierda debajo de la alfombra

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17
Q

I look a mess

A

Vaya pinta que llevo

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18
Q

what you get is what you pay

A

lo barrato sale caro

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19
Q

everything is up the air

A

colgando de un hilo - it can be negative that something negative can happen at anytime

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20
Q

eating his brain

A

comiendo la cabeza

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21
Q

one bad person in a family

A

garbanzo negro

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22
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to say oh its not necessary o you don’t have to

A

No hace falta or add que at the end to make it subjuntive

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23
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to emphasize something that you’re going to say

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fijate e.g. Mi comida favorita es paella fijate, solo la cocina de mi madre

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24
Q

Don’t be so naive

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No seas tan ingenua

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A tidy sum of money or a pinch as squeeze of skin
Un buen pellizco de dinero
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A tidy sum of money
Un buen pellizco
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AS (while) use as a conjunction eg, Our bones start to weaken AS we grow older or EXACTLY AS OR THE SAME AS
A medida or conforme eg entré en casa de mi padre y todo estaba conforme lo recordaba
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Tailor-made or custom-made eg, The size of the mirror can be custom made
A medida
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I have absolutely no idea
Lo ignoro por cumpleto
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I can´t be bothered or They can be bothered
No me da pereza o No me apetece and Les da pereza
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It´s not a big deal
No es tan importante
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The water is cold
El agua esta fria o but use plural feminino when plural ie las aguas de españa
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I can't believe it
Me he quedado muerto o me he quedado pasmado
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I didn't have time
No me dìo tiempo
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After watching the tv you leave and put on the kettle or dinner
Ponerse en marcha eg Voy a poner en marcha el juego
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I am curious
Me pica curiosidad
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Because of that
Por lo cual
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Don't get me wrong
No me mal interpretes
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Me didn't have much time
No tuvimos mucho tiempo.
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Mental block
Me he quedado en blanco o Me he quedado en el tintero
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I was speechless
Me he quedado sin palabras o con la boca abierta
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Sometimes I lost concentration
A veces me despisto. From the verb despistarse
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To give a complement
Hacer un cumplido
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The colour suits you
Te queda muy bien el colour
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Sometimes I doubt
A veces me surge la duda
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We can check while we read
Lo podemos marcar a medida que o conforme a lo vamos leyendo
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No matter or however how cold it is
Por mucho frio que haga, voy a salir
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We are going to do without plan
Vamos a hacer sobre la marcha
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Much later
Hasta las tantas
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I know her by face
La conozco de vista
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Missing important details or bits and pieces
Faltan algunos flecos
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Spread the news quickly
Se hizo viral
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Small country
El mundo es pañuelo
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I can't stop thinking
No puedo quitarmelo de la cabeza
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I can't be in the same place or do things at the same time
No se puede estar en misa y repicande
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That's enough for me
Ya me vale o ya me bastante
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Jack of all trades, master of none
Apprendiz de mucho, maestro de nada
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You know the name but you don't remember the face
No le pongo cara
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Check it out
Echale un vistazo
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As the plane arrives, they unload the suitcases, as these technologies develop
Según llegan los aviones, bajan las maletas o Según se vaya desarollando estas technologias, ...
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10 degrees above normal
10 grados por encima de lo normal
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It was easier THAN I expected
Fue mas facil DE LO QUE esperaba, fue mas facil DE LO QUE imaginaba
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I'm 60ish
Tengo 60 y picos años
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We were in 40 degreees
Estuvimos a 40 y pico grados
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It must be terrible
Deber de ser terrible
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It says it alo
Lo dice todo
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Change of decision or idea
El cambiado de rumbo
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Makes my skin crawl or yuk
Me da grima or Que grima
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Not my fault
No por mi culpa
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Change your look
Cambias tu apariencia
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I'm happy to see you
Me alegro de verte