Idioms Flashcards

(94 cards)

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A lo lejos

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In the distance

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A lo menos

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At least

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Por lo menos

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At least

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Lo más pronto posible

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As soon as possible

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Lo de menos

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Of least importance

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Lo de siempre

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The same as always

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Por lo general

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Generally

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Por lo visto

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Evidently

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¿Qué tiempo hace?

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How is the weather

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Hace (hay) viento

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It is windy

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Hay luna

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The moon is out

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Hay niebla, neblina

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It is foggy, misty

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Está despejado

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It is clear

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Está nublado

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It is cloudy

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15
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Llovizna

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It is drizzling

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Aguaceros

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Heavy showers

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17
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¡Qué asco!

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How gross!

Talking about food

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18
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Para nada

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Not at all

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19
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Darse cuenta

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To realize/notice

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20
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Lo que pasa es que

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The thing is…

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21
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Mejor dicho

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I mean, in other words

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Comó hago para….?

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How do I ?

How can I ?

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Digamos

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Let’s just say; so to speak; as it were; if you will

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A ver

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Let’s see

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Te parece?
You agree? You ok with that? Is that ok?
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Tocar
Like tener que To have to (an obligation) Me toca... i have to
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O algo así
Not *algo como así* | Talking about other similarities in a long list
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A pesar de
Despite
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vez en cuando
occasionally
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Quedarse sin
To be left without
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Quedarse en
To get stuck
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Tener celos
To be jealous
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Tener la culpa
To be at fault
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Tener dolor de (cabeza, estómago etc)
To haves (head)ache (stomach) ache
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Tener envidia
To be envious
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Tener éxito
To be successful, to have success
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Tener ganas de
To want, to desire
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Tener la palabra
To have the floor
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Tener lugar
To take place
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Tener que ver con
To have to do with
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Tener rabia
To be in a rage, to be very angry
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Tener vergüenza
To be ashamed
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Acabar de + infinitive
To have just (done something)
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Dejar de + infinitive
To stop (doing something)
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Tratar de + infinitive
To try to (do something)
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Volver a + infinitive
To do (something) again
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A menudo
Frequently
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Al principio
At the beginning
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Antes de + inf
Before (doing something)
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Como cualquier otra
Like any (whatever) other
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En seguida
Right away
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Mientras tanto
Meanwhile
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Por fin
At last
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Por un rato
For a little while
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Acerca de
About
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Encima de
On top of
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en alto volumen
Loudly
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Al lado de
Next to
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Alrededor de
Around
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Cerca de
Near
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Debajo de
Underneath
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Bajo
Under (more figurative than debajo de)
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Delante de
Before, in front of (physical location)
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Ante
Before, in front of, in the presence of
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Dentro de
Inside of
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Detrás de
Behind
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Enfrente de
In front of, opposite, facing across from
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Frente a
In front of, opposite, facing across from
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Fuera de
Outside of
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Junto a
Close to, right next to
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Pegado a
Close to, right next to
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Lejos de
Far from
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Entre tú y yo
Between you and me
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Menos tú y yo
Except you and I
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Excepto tú y yo
Except you and I
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Según tú
According to you
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Incluso yo
Including me
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Salvo yo
Except me
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Por acá
Around here
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Por aquí
Around here
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Por allá
Around there
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Por allí
Around there
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Por ahora
For now
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Por casualidad
By chance
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Por lo común
Usually
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Por costumbre
Usually
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Por eso
Therefore, for this reason
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Por poco
Almost
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Por supuesto
Of course
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Por todas partes
Everywhere
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En cuanto a
In terms of, regarding
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Por más que
No matter how much... | *the dependent clause takes the subjunctive form*
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Por mucho que
No matter how much... | *the dependent clause takes the subjunctive form*
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Dejar de + infinitivo
To stop doing something