Expresions Flashcards
Contar con…
To count on…
Por un lado… pero por otro…
On the one hand… But on the other hand…
Un día sí y otro no, cada dos días.
Every other day.
Estar loco de contento.
To be over the moon.
Quedarse en blanco.
To go blank.
Tener muchas ganas de, estar deseando…
To look forward to something. (+ing always).
Aprovechar…
To make the most of…
Ir a casa, ir allí, volver.
To go home, to go there, to go back.
El encargado, estar a cargo de…
To be in charge of…
Seguro que… (llueve).
To be bound to… (It’s bound to rain).
No es para tanto.
It’s not that… (good, interesting, important…)
Estar buscando problemas… (Te la estás ganando…).
To ask for trouble. (You’re asking for trouble).
Un amigo mío. (suyo, nuestro).
A friend of mine (of hers, of ours).
Acostumbrarse a (con esfuerzo).
To take some getting used to…
(Speaking in public takes some getting used to)
Conformarse con algo, arreglárselas con algo. (Nos conformamos con un bocadillo)
To make do with something. (We make do with a sandwich)
(Tell her she’ll have to make do with her current computer)
Intentar o probar hacer algo.
To have a go at doing something.
(I had a go at putting the bookcase together but I didn’t understand the instructions)
Estar al tanto o estar espabilado.
To be on the ball
(Why did you let them in? I told you to be on the ball)
Echar un vistazo. (Slang / normal)
To have a butcher’s / To have a look
(Have you been able to have a butcher’s at it yet?)
Nada más que…
Nothing but…
(You’ve talked nothing but rubbish all afternoon)
Pachucho, malito.
Under the weather.
(Under the weather you call it? I’d call it a hangover!)(Resaca)
Perder el control.
To lose control.
(Max is beside himself; he’s completely lost control)
Empezar con buen pié.
To get off to a good start.
(It’s really important to get off to a good start)
Ir al grano.
To go to the point.
(I’ll get straight to the point)
Echarse una siesta.
To have a nap.
(I’m going upstairs to have a nap)
