Idioms Flashcards

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The time isn’t right

A

No está el horno para bollos.

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2
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The cat was let out of the bag

A

Se descubrío el pastel

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3
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando.

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4
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Eyes that do not see, heart that does not feel.

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Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.

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Not through much awaking early does the dawn come earlier.

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No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano.

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Love is blind.

A

El amor es ciego.

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You can’t succeed if you don’t try.

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Perro que no camina, no encuentra hueso.

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A man is known by the company he keeps.

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Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eyes.

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The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

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El diablo sabe más por viejo que por diablo.

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10
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Do what is right, not what will gain approval.

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Haz el bien, y no mires a quién.

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There is no bad from which good doesn’t come.

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No hay mal que por bien no venga.

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12
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You can’t lose what you don’t have.

A

Quien no tiene, perder no puede.

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13
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Not everything that glitters is gold.

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No todo lo que brilla es oro.

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The dog that barks doesn’t bite.

A

Perro que ladra no muerde.

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Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

A

A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente.

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16
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God helps those who help themselves.

A

A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando.

17
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It’s a bird of a different feather.

A

Eso es harina de otro costal.

18
Q

A chip off the old block.

A

De tal palo, tal astilla.

19
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Bad things happen in threes.

A

Las desgracias nunca vienen solas.

20
Q

You get what you work for.

A

El que la sigue, la consigue.

21
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God helps those who help themselves. The early bird catches the worm. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

A

A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.

22
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Saying something and doing it are two different things.

A

Del dicho al hecho, hay mucho trecho.

23
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Life is the best teacher.

A

Lo que en los libros no está, la vida te enseñará.

24
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Ignorance is courageous.

A

La ignorancia es atrevida.

25
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We each have our own cross to bear.

A

Cada uno lleva su cruz.

26
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At night all cats are black.

A

De noche todos los gatos son negros.