Idiomatic Verb Expressions Flashcards
(163 cards)
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caerle bien
A
to make a good impression
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caerle mal
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to make a bad impression
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dejar caer
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to drop (to let fall)
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hacer caer
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to knock over
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dar a
A
to face, to be facing
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dar a conocer
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to make known
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dar a luz
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to give birth
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dar asco
A
to disgust
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dar con
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to meet, to run into, to hit on
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dar contra
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to hit, to knock against
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darse cuenta de
A
to realize
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dar de beber
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to give a drink to
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dar de comer
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to feed
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dar en
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to hit, to strike
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dar la bienvenida
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to welcome
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dar la espalda
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to turn one’s back
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dar la hora
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to strike the hour
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dar las gracias a
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to thank someone
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darse la mano
A
to shake hands
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dar lo mismo
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to make no difference
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dar pena a
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to aggrieve
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dar por
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to consider, to regard, to assume
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darse por vencido
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to give up, to acknowledge defeat
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dar un paseo
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to take a walk, to take a ride
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dar un paso
to take a step
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dar una mano
to lend a hand
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dar una vuelta
to take a walk, to take a ride
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dar voces
to shout
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dar vueltas a
to think something over
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dar la vuelta
to turn around
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como se dice
how does one say?
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dicho de otra manera
said in another way... in other words
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diga! o Digame!
Hello (on the phone) or tell me
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el que diran
public opinion (what people will say)
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es decir
that is to say, I mean
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mejor dicho
rather, I mean,
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no hay mas que decir
there's nothing more to say
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no me digas!
You don't say
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querer decir
to mean
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echar a + infinitive
to start/begin to do something
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echar a perder
to ruin, to spoil
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echar abajo
to demolish, to overthrow
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echar de menos
to miss
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echar la culpa (a)
to blame
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estar + gerund
to be doing something (i.e. estoy aprendiendo espanol)
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estar a
to be priced at, to cost
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estar al corriente de
To be up to date on (to be current)
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estar como el pez en el agua
to be right at home (like a fish in the sea)
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estar conforme con
to be in agreement with
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estar de + profession
to be working as a (profession)
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estar de acuerdo
to agree
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estar de buen humor
to be in a good mood
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estar de mal humor
to be in a bad mood
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estar de vacaciones
to be on vacation
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estar de viaje
to be traveling
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estar de vuelta
to be back, to have returned
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estar en buenas condiciones
to be in good shape
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Ya que
since, now that (can be used at the beginning of a sentence, for example, without making the sentence a question (unlike porque)).
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estar en malas condiciones
to be in bad shape
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estar en las nubes
to daydream (to be in the clouds)
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estar fuera de si
to be beside oneself
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estar hecho polvo
to be worn out (to be made into dust)
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estar hecho una sopa
to be soaked
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estar listo
to be ready
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estar por + infinitive
to be about to, to be on the verge of
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haber de + infinitive
to be supposed to, to have to
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hay que + infinitive
it is necessary to, one must
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desde hace
since (amount of time)
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hace + amount of time + que
amount of time ago
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hacerse
to become
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hacer buen tiempo
to be good weather outside
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hacer caer
to knock over
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hacer calor
to be hot out
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hacer caso de
to pay attnetion to
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hacer cola
to stand in line
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hacer dano a
to harm
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hacer de nuevo
to do over
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hacer el papel de
to play the role of
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hacer falta
to be in need of
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hacer frio
to be cold out
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hacer juego
to match
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hacer la maleta
to pack one's suitcase
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hacer las paces (con)
to make peace with
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hacer mal tiempo
to be bad weather outside
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hacer sol
to be sunny
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hacer un viaje
to take a trip
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hacer una pregunta
to ask a question
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hacer viento
to be windy outside
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ir a pie
to walk, to go on foot
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ir de compas
to go shopping
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ir de juerga
to go out party
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ir de mal en peor
to go from bad to worse
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irse
to go away
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llevar + amount of time
to take (amount of time)
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llevarse
to carry off, to take away
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llevar a
to lead to
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llevarse bien con
to get along well with
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llevarse mal con
to get along badly with
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llevar una vida buena
to live a good life
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oir decir que
to hear it said that
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oir hablar de
to hear about, to hear of
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oye o oiga
Hey! Listen!
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ponerse + adjective
to become
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ponerse
to put on (piece of clothing)
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ponerse a + infinitive
to begin to do something
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poner al corriente
to inform
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poner al dia
to bring someone up to date
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ponerse de pie
to stand up
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poner en apuros
to put in a jam (apuros means troubles)
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poner en duda
to call into question (to cast doubt on)
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poner en marcha
to start
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poner en movimiento
to set in motion
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poner la mesa
to set the table
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poner las cosas en claro
to clear things up
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poner manos a la obra
to get to work
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quedar + adjective
to be (adjective)
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quedarle bien
to fit well
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quedarse ciego
to go blind
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quedarse cojo
to go lame
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quedar con
to make a date with (someone)
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quedarse con
to keep
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quedar de pie
to remain standing
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quedar en
to agree on, to arrange
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quedarle mal
to fit badly
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quedar sin hacer
to remain undone
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salir bien
to succeed
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salir con
to go out with, to date
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salir con la suya
to get one's way
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salir mal
to fail
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tener ____ anos
to be ___ years old
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tener calor
to be hot
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tener celos de
to be jealous of (celos means jealousy)
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tener cuidado
to be careful
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tener dolor de + body part
to have a hurt or ache (i.e. de cabeza = headache)
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tener en cuenta
to have in mind
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tener exito
to have success, to be successful
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tener frio
to be cold
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tener ganas de
to feel like, to be in the mood for
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tener gracia
to be funny
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tener hambre
to be hungry
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tener los nervios de punta
to be on edge
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tener lugar
to take place
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tener mala cara
to look bad
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tener miedo (de)
to be afraid (of)
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tener por
to consider to be, to take someone for
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tener presente
to bear in mind
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tener prisa
to be in a hurry
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tener que + infinitive
to have to do something
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tener que ver con
to have to do with
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tener razon
to be right, to be correct
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tener sueno
to be sleepy
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tener suerte
to be lucky
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tener verguenza (de)
to be ashamed (of)
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tomar a pecho
to take to heart
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tomar al pie de la letra
to take literally
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tomarle el pelo
to pull someone's leg
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tomar en serio
to take seriously
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el mes que viene
next month
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la semana que viene
next week
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venga!
Come on! Let's go! Okay!
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Venga lo que venga
come what may
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venir + present participle
to have been doing something (i.e. vengo corriendo)
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venir a
to come to
