Comparaciones estereotipadas Flashcards

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1
Q

estar fuerte como

A

un roble

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2
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ser más viejo que

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Matusalén: Methuselah (biblical patriarch and figure in judaism and islam)

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3
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estar sano como

A

una manzana

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4
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ser más feo que

A

Picio (medieval goblin figure)

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5
Q

ser más listo que

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el hambre: outwit hunger (to be very clever)

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6
Q

ser más pesado que

A

una vaca en brazo

to be heavy (figuratively- intense/ heavy when talking about a subject)

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7
Q

ser más serio que

A

una corbata negra

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8
Q

ser más tonto que

A

Abundio (Mx)

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9
Q

ser más blanco que

A

la nieve/ la leche

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10
Q

ser más pobre que

A

una rata

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11
Q

estar contento como

A

unas pascuas/ unas castañuelas/ un niño con zapatos nuevos

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12
Q

estar más arrugado que

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(wrinkly): una pasa/ el cuello de una tortuga

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13
Q

ser más bueno que

A

el pan

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14
Q

tener más cara que

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espalda/ un saco de monedas: to be extremely cheeky

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15
Q

tener más cuento que

A

Calleja (Spanish writer): to be someone who can always come up with excuses

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16
Q

estar feliz como

A

una perdiz/ una lombriz (el rimo)

17
Q

ver menos que

A

Pepe Leches/ tres en un burro: to see very little

18
Q

ser más negro que

A

la noche/ boca de lobo

19
Q

beber como

A

un casaco (a cossack)/ una esponja

20
Q

cantar como

A

los ángeles

21
Q

comer como

A

una lima/ termita (a lot!)

22
Q

fumar como

A

un carretero/ camionero

23
Q

dormir como

A

un lirón