Idioms Flashcards

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1
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A lo lejos

A

In the distance

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2
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A lo menos

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At least

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3
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Por lo menos

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At least

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Lo más pronto posible

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As soon as possible

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Lo de menos

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Of least importance

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Lo de siempre

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The same as always

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7
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Por lo general

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Generally

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Por lo visto

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Evidently

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¿Qué tiempo hace?

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How is the weather

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10
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Hace (hay) viento

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It is windy

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11
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Hay luna

A

The moon is out

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Hay niebla, neblina

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It is foggy, misty

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13
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Está despejado

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It is clear

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14
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Está nublado

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It is cloudy

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15
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Llovizna

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It is drizzling

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16
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Aguaceros

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Heavy showers

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17
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¡Qué asco!

A

How gross!

Talking about food

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18
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Para nada

A

Not at all

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19
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Darse cuenta

A

To realize/notice

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20
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Lo que pasa es que

A

The thing is…

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21
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Mejor dicho

A

I mean, in other words

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22
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Comó hago para….?

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How do I ?

How can I ?

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23
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Digamos

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Let’s just say; so to speak; as it were; if you will

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24
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A ver

A

Let’s see

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25
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Te parece?

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You agree? You ok with that? Is that ok?

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26
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Tocar

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Like tener que
To have to (an obligation)
Me toca… i have to

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27
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O algo así

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Not algo como así

Talking about other similarities in a long list

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28
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A pesar de

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Despite

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29
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vez en cuando

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occasionally

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30
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Quedarse sin

A

To be left without

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31
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Quedarse en

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To get stuck

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32
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Tener celos

A

To be jealous

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33
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Tener la culpa

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To be at fault

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34
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Tener dolor de (cabeza, estómago etc)

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To haves (head)ache (stomach) ache

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35
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Tener envidia

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To be envious

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36
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Tener éxito

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To be successful, to have success

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37
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Tener ganas de

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To want, to desire

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38
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Tener la palabra

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To have the floor

39
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Tener lugar

A

To take place

40
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Tener que ver con

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To have to do with

41
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Tener rabia

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To be in a rage, to be very angry

42
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Tener vergüenza

A

To be ashamed

43
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Acabar de + infinitive

A

To have just (done something)

44
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Dejar de + infinitive

A

To stop (doing something)

45
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Tratar de + infinitive

A

To try to (do something)

46
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Volver a + infinitive

A

To do (something) again

47
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A menudo

A

Frequently

48
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Al principio

A

At the beginning

49
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Antes de + inf

A

Before (doing something)

50
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Como cualquier otra

A

Like any (whatever) other

51
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En seguida

A

Right away

52
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Mientras tanto

A

Meanwhile

53
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Por fin

A

At last

54
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Por un rato

A

For a little while

55
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Acerca de

A

About

56
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Encima de

A

On top of

57
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en alto volumen

A

Loudly

58
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Al lado de

A

Next to

59
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Alrededor de

A

Around

60
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Cerca de

A

Near

61
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Debajo de

A

Underneath

62
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Bajo

A

Under (more figurative than debajo de)

63
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Delante de

A

Before, in front of (physical location)

64
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Ante

A

Before, in front of, in the presence of

65
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Dentro de

A

Inside of

66
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Detrás de

A

Behind

67
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Enfrente de

A

In front of, opposite, facing across from

68
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Frente a

A

In front of, opposite, facing across from

69
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Fuera de

A

Outside of

70
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Junto a

A

Close to, right next to

71
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Pegado a

A

Close to, right next to

72
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Lejos de

A

Far from

73
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Entre tú y yo

A

Between you and me

74
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Menos tú y yo

A

Except you and I

75
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Excepto tú y yo

A

Except you and I

76
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Según tú

A

According to you

77
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Incluso yo

A

Including me

78
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Salvo yo

A

Except me

79
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Por acá

A

Around here

80
Q

Por aquí

A

Around here

81
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Por allá

A

Around there

82
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Por allí

A

Around there

83
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Por ahora

A

For now

84
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Por casualidad

A

By chance

85
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Por lo común

A

Usually

86
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Por costumbre

A

Usually

87
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Por eso

A

Therefore, for this reason

88
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Por poco

A

Almost

89
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Por supuesto

A

Of course

90
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Por todas partes

A

Everywhere

91
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En cuanto a

A

In terms of, regarding

92
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Por más que

A

No matter how much…

the dependent clause takes the subjunctive form

93
Q

Por mucho que

A

No matter how much…

the dependent clause takes the subjunctive form

94
Q

Dejar de + infinitivo

A

To stop doing something