Semestre 1 Vocab - Los proverbios

Question 1

step by step

Answer 1

paso a paso

Question 2

crocodile tears

Answer 2

lágrimas de cocodrilo

Question 3

blue blood

Answer 3

sangre azul

Question 4

love is blind

Answer 4

el amor es ciego

Question 5

a stab in the back

Answer 5

una apuñalada en la espalda

Question 6

to break someone’s heart

Answer 6

romperle el corazón a alguien

Question 7

to take the bull by the horns

Answer 7

tomar el toro por las astas

Question 8

the straw that broke the camels back

Answer 8

la gata que colma el vaso

Question 9

the icing on the cake

Answer 9

la guina del pastel

Question 10

a piece of cake

Answer 10

pan comido

Question 11

not for all the tea of China

Answer 11

ni por todo el oro del mundo

Question 12

the goose that lays the golden eggs

Answer 12

la gallina de los huevos de oro

Question 13

to rain cats and dogs

Answer 13

llover a cántaros

Question 14

when pigs learn to fly

Answer 14

cuando las ranas críen pelo

Question 15

the way one likes

Answer 15

a pedir de boca

Question 16

someone who eats and runs of who only comes around when he/she needs something

Answer 16

pájaro que comió, voló

Question 17

let foolish words fall on deaf ears

Answer 17

a palabras necias oídos sordos

Question 18

a penny for your thoughts

Answer 18

qué se te estará pasando por la cabeza

Question 19

to feel under the weather

Answer 19

encontrarse un poco mal

Question 20

all bark and no bite

Answer 20

perro ladrador, poco mordedor

Question 21

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bust

Answer 21

más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando

Question 22

speak of the devil!

Answer 22

hablando del rey de Roma, por la puerta asoma

Question 23

better the devil you know than the devil you don’t (said when you ​think it is ​wiser to ​deal with someone or something ​familiar, ​although you do not like him, her, or it, than to ​deal with someone or something you do not ​know that might be ​worse)

Answer 23

vale más lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer

Question 24

to be between a rock and a hard place

Answer 24

estar entre la espada y la pared

Question 25

birds of a feather flock together

Answer 25

dios los cría y ellos se juntan

Question 26

it's the same the whole world over

Answer 26

en todas partes cuecen habas

Question 27

if life gives you lemons, make lemonade

Answer 27

a mal tiempo, buena cara

Question 28

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Answer 28

a caballo regalado no le mires el diente

Question 29

to beat about the bush

Answer 29

andarse por las ramas

Question 30

do what you ought, come what may (no matter the consequences, always do the right thing)

Answer 30

haz bien y no mires a quién

Question 31

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good (said to show that ​even a very ​bad ​situation must have some good ​results)

Answer 31

no hay mal que por bien no venga

Question 32

to be for naught, to no avail, to be in vain, to fall to pieces

Answer 32

caer en saco roto - hacer algo pero no había ningún uso porque nadie escuchó

Question 33

to show you face

Answer 33

dar la cara - enfrentarse

Question 34

to work again because you are well again/to have sick leave

Answer 34

darse de alta/de baja - cuando era enfermo pero ahora se puede trabajar/cuando está enfermo y no se puede trabajar

Question 35

to be good enough

Answer 35

dar la talla - ser suficiente por alguien o algo

Question 36

to stand one's ground

Answer 36

dar el brazo a torcer - mantener la primera decisión a pesar de las consecuencias

Question 37

to be something fishy

Answer 37

haber gato encerrado - hay algo que no es bastante correcto o en orden

Question 38

to play dumb

Answer 38

hacerse el sueco - fingir que no sabe nada

Question 39

to update someone

Answer 39

poner al corriente - asegurarse de que sabe todo lo que necesita saber

Question 40

to turn out perfectly

Answer 40

salir a pedir de boca - para el resultado ser fantástico y como quiere pasar

Question 41

to not mince words

Answer 41

no tener pelos en la lengua - hablar con claridad

Question 42

to have the makings of/for

Answer 42

tener madera de/para - tener la la potencial de hacer algo

Question 43

to do what one wants, to go one's own way

Answer 43

ir a lo suyo - hacer lo que quiere