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Colombian expressions Flashcards

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1
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Estoy entre [option A] y [option B]

A

I’m debating between… [option A and option B]

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No logro decidirme

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I can’t make up my mind

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Nada que me decido

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I can’t make up my mind

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4
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Depende de ti

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It’s up to you

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Cambié de opinión

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I changed my mind

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Estoy entre la espada y la pared

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I’m between a rock and a hard place –
I’m caught between a rock and a hard place

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Yo diría que persona / entidad + debe / debería + verbo infinitivo

A

I would say that…

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entidad + debe / debería + verbo infinitivo

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I would say that…

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A mi modo de ver las cosas, alguien / entidad + debe / debería + verbo
infinitivo

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The way I see it…

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Para mí, alguien debería / debe / podría / puede + verbo
infinitivo

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In my opinion …

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En mi opinión, alguien debería / debe / podría / puede + verbo
infinitivo

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In my opinion …

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Yo considero que alguien + debe / tiene que / necesita + verbo infinitivo

A

I think that / I believe that…

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A mí me parece que…

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It seems to me that…

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14
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No recuerdo

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I don’t remember

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No me acuerdo

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I don’t remember

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Que yo recuerde

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As far as I can remember / As far as I recall

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17
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Hasta donde recuerdo

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As far as I can remember / As far as I recall

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18
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Si mal no recuerdo

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If I remember correctly

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Si no estoy mal

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If I remember correctly

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Si no me equivoco

A

If I am not mistaken

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21
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Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua

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It’s on the tip of my tongue

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No me suena

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It doesn’t ring a bell

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23
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Quedo en blanco

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My mind goes blank

24
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Me bloqueé

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My mind goes blank

25
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Se me olvidó por completo

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I completely forgot about it! / It completely slipped my mind!

26
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Lo olvidé por completo

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I completely forgot about it! / It completely slipped my mind!

27
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¿Qué iba a decir?

A

What was I gonna say? / What was I gonna tell you?

28
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¿Qué estaba diciendo?

A

What was I saying?

29
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¿Qué te estaba diciendo?

A

What was I telling you?

30
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¿En dónde estábamos?

A

Where were we?

31
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¿En dónde quedamos?

A

Where were we?

32
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Perdí el hilo de lo que estaba diciendo

A

I lost my train of thought

33
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Se me fue la paloma

A

I lost my train of thought

34
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se me hace agua la boca

A

my mouth is watering

35
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tomar el pelo

A

to pull someone’s leg

36
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mamar gallo

A

to pull someone’s leg

37
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un pan comido

A

a piece of cake

38
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no todo lo que brilla es oro

A

all that glitters is not gold

39
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la curiosida mató al gato

A

curiosity killed the cat

40
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se les da la mano y cogen el codo

A

give someone an inch and they take a mile

41
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ser uña y mugre

A

to be joint at the hip

42
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tirar la casa por la ventana

A

to spare no expense

43
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coger con las manos en la masa

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to be caught red handed

44
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mejor tarde que nunca

A

Better late than never

45
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aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda

A

You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear

46
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ve al punto

A

get to the point

47
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vaya a punto

A

get to the point

48
Q

el que mucho abarca poco aprieta

A

Don’t try to bite off more than you can chew

49
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a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente

A

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

50
Q

matar dos pájaros de un solo tiro’

A

kill two birds with one stone

51
Q

del afán solo queda el cansancio

A

the only thing you get from being always in a hurry is tiredness

52
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la experiencia no se improvisa

A

experience is not improvised

53
Q

que pereza

A

what a bummer

54
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¡Que chévere!

A

that’s great

55
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más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo

A

With age comes wisdom

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