Idioms and Similies Flashcards

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1
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Ponerse rojo como un tomate

A

To turn as red as a tomato

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2
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Ver todo color de rosa

A

To see everything in pink

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3
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Llover a cantarros

A

Raining cats and dogs

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4
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Fui a Grecia y la semana pasada y un dia llovio a cantarros

A

I went to Greece last week and one day it rained cats and dogs

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5
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Tengo que ir aunque llueva a cantarros

A

I need to go even if it rains cats and dogs

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6
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Estar mas sano que una pera

A

To be as fit as a fiddle

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7
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Ser pan comido

A

To be a piece of cake

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8
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El trabajo fue pan comido

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The job was a piece of cake

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9
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Esperos que mis examenes sean pan comido

A

I hope that my exams are a piece of cake

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10
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Al fin y al cabo

A

At the end of the day

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11
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A fin de cuentos

A

All things considered

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12
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Faltar un tornillo

A

To have a screw lose

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13
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Mi hermano menor le falta un tornillo

A

My little brother has a screw lose

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14
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Sin duda, te falta un tornillo

A

Without a doubt you have a screw lose

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15
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La vida son dos dias

A

Life is short

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16
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En el futuro me gustaria viajar por el mundo ya que la vida son dos dias

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In the future I would like to travel the world because life is short

17
Q

Quedarse boquiabierto

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To be blown away

18
Q

Fue tan insperado que me quede boquiabierto

A

It was so impressive that I was blown away

19
Q

Algun se quedo boquiabierto cuando

A

Someone was blown away when

20
Q

Tener memoria de pez

A

To have the memory of a fish

21
Q

Hacer un frio que pela

A

To be too cold

22
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Ayer no podemos jugar baloncesto porque hizo un frio que pela

A

Yesterday we couldn’t play basketball because it was too cold