2014 Phrases Flashcards
Compartir la cuenta entre dos personas (50/50)
To go halves / To go dutch
Menos mal
It’s a good job / It’s a good thing / Just as well
Hacer frente a y abordar algo
To get to grips with something
He didn’t flinch
No se inmutó
What you don’t have always seems better than what you do have (saying)
The grass is always greener on the other side
Un periodo dificil
A rough / tough time
Don de gentes
Gift of the gab
Synonym of “Be quiet!”
Pipe down!
Para un poco!
Give it a rest!
Hablar o continuar sin fin, aburriendo
To go on and on
Better do something
Mas vale hacer algo
Deje de machacarle!
Lay off him!
Por su cara, diría que no está de buen humor
Judging by the look on his face, he’s not in a good mood
Aceptar una oferta
To take someone up on an offer
Convencer a alguien que haga algo tentandoles
To tempt someone into doing something
To laugh a little
To chuckle
To perform better
Outdo
Aparecer a alguien como…
To come over to someone as…
Pensamientos que están más presentes
Thoughts that are uppermost in one’s mind
To just about survive economically
To get by
To empathise with someone
To feel for someone
To look quickly at something
To glance at something
To see something for a short moment
To glimpse something
Se me pusieron los pelos de punta
My hair stood on end
