Dichos y useful phrases Flashcards

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1
Q

not at all

A
  • para nada
  • de nada
  • en absoluto
  • de ninuna manera
  • de ningún modo
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2
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Don’t mention it

A

no hay por que

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3
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some or a few

few

A

unos - some or a few

pocos - few

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4
Q

actually or in fact

A

de hecho

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5
Q

you can have it

A

quedarselo - keep it

lo puedes tener

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6
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to occur or happen

A

sucerder

i.e. lo sucedido - it happened

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7
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to find out something

A

enterarse de algo

Acabo de enterarme de que mis amigos acaban de orginizar una fiesta.

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8
Q

Yourself(s)

A

a si mismo(s)

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9
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to work against or
to hurt

A

perjudicar

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10
Q

There was/were

There is/are

A

Habia

Ha

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11
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There has to be one.

A

Tiene que haber uno.

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12
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By the way

A

A propósito

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13
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At the same time

A

Al mismo tiempo.

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14
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Besides / Plus

A

Además

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15
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Apart from that…

A

Aparte

Aparte de eso

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16
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Anyway

A

De todas formas

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17
Q

I went away
vs
I left

A

me fui | te fuiste

salí | saliste

18
Q

To find out something

A

enterarse de algo

19
Q

To check up on the day.

A

Ponerse el dia
* Su amigo le pone a el día.
* Ella se pone a el día.

20
Q

As soon as X

As long as X

By the time X

A

De que subj

Con tal que subj

Para cuando subj

21
Q

Even though

despite the fact of

A

aunqúe

a pesar de que

22
Q

on her own

A

por su cuenta

Que visto Ana por su cuenta?
What did Ana see on her own

23
Q

someone from the USA

A

estado-uni-dense

24
Q

Give a hand

A

Echar una mano

25
Q

Get a long well

A

Hacer buenas migas!

Make good crumbs!

26
Q

suddenly

A

de repente

27
Q

Out of nowhere!

A

de la nada

28
Q

no matter what

A

si o si

29
Q

te vendré a buscar

A

I will come pick you up

30
Q

how wondeful/great to see you

A

Que ilusion verte

31
Q

as soon as
as soon as x

A

tanto pronto

de que subj

32
Q

I am always in a hurry

A

Siempre tengo prisa

33
Q

it looks like
it seems that
it is said

A

se ve que

34
Q

to feel like to doing X
to really want/like to do X
to look forward to X

A

tener ganas

Que ganas tengo de verte.

35
Q

to excite
to thrill

A

hacer ilusión

ejemplo: Me hace ilusión la idea de trabajar en un proyecto nuevo.

36
Q

so soon

A

tanto pronto

37
Q

to fly away

A

volarse

38
Q

not so good!

A

no es para tonto

39
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it is difficult for me

A

me cuesta mucho

costarse mucho

40
Q

instead of

A

en vez de

41
Q

as long as X

A

con tal que subj

42
Q

how X is/was/will be ….

A

que tan adj + form of ser