Modismos Examen #2 Flashcards
1
Q
dejar en paz
A
to leave alone
2
Q
hacer frente
A
to face
3
Q
hay de + inf
A
to have to (like “tener que + inf.”)
4
Q
ponerse a + inf
A
to begin to
5
Q
darse cuenta vs. realizar
A
darse cuenta - to realize
realizar - to fulfill
6
Q
de hecho
A
in fact
7
Q
traer retraso
A
to run late
8
Q
hay que + inf.
A
one must
9
Q
Qué hubote?
A
what’s up?
10
Q
tener en cuenta
A
to keep in mind
11
Q
sin ton ni son
A
without rhyme or reason
12
Q
quedar en
A
to agree on
13
Q
tomar a pecho
A
to take to heart
14
Q
echarse un trago
A
to take a swig
15
Q
dar por hecho
A
to take for granted
16
Q
meterse
A
to butt in, to be nosy
17
Q
al principio
A
at first, in the beginning
18
Q
no obstante
A
nevertheless
19
Q
por fin
A
at last
20
Q
de pronto
A
suddenly
21
Q
allí mismo
A
right there
22
Q
tener la culpa
A
to be guilty
23
Q
por lo menos
A
at least
24
Q
costar un ojo de la cara
A
to cost an arm and a leg
25
costar trabajo
to be difficult
26
estar de luto
to be in mourning
27
al pie de la letra
word for word
28
en broma
just kidding
29
al revés
backword
30
en punto
on the dot
31
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
32
en cambio
on the other hand
33
parece mentira
it seems unlikely
34
sin falta
without fail
35
pasar el rato
to kill time
36
echar a perder
to spoil, to go bad
37
ir del brazo
to go arm and arm
38
pasar a plazo
to pay in istallments
39
de mal en peor
from bad to worse
40
estarrendido
to be exhausted
41
darse por vencido
to give up
42
pasado de moda
out of fashion
43
darle pena
to cause shame, pain
44
correr riesgo
to run a risk
45
contar con
to count on
46
acerca de
about, regarding
47
saber a
to taste like
48
a la carrera
on the run
49
hoy en día
nowadays
50
estrechar la mano
to shake hands
51
a mi modo (manera)
my way
52
media naranja
spouse (better half)
53
meter la pata
to put your foot in your mouth
54
llover acántaros
to rain cats and dogs
55
boca arriba / boca abajo
face up / face down
56
por poco
almost
57
por lo heneral
in general
58
encargarse de
to be in charge of
59
con cariño
affectionately
