Misc Idiomatic Expressions Flashcards
to look out of, to appear at (a window)
asomarse a
to make fun of, to mock
burlarse de
everybody
todo el mundo
to be in agreement (with)
estar de acuerdo (con), estar conforme (con)
to resemble, to look like
parecerse a
to lack
carecer de
round trip ticket
boleto de ida y vuelta
Of course, I should say so
¡Ya lo creo!
to be back
estar de vuelta
to go away from
alejarse de
to blame
echar al culpa (a)
it cannot be helped
no hay remedio
to become aware of, to find out
enterarse de
since
puesto que
a few
unos cuantos (unas cuantas)
to hear about
oír hablar de
to regain consciousness, to come to
volver en sí
to take possession of
apoderarse de
to address, to make one’s way to
dirigirse a
to know by heart
saber de memoria
to drop
dejar caer
to fufill, to keep (a promise, one’s word)
cumplir con
to mail (physical mail)
echar al correo
to carry out
llevar a cabo
to be a question of, to be concerned with
tratarse de
to trust
fiarse de
nowadays, at present
hoy día
to lose sight of
perder de vista
Since
Ya que
to come upon, to meet (unexpectedly)
tropezar con
a week
ocho días
two weeks, a fortnight
quince días
to have no alternate but…
no poder menos que + infinitivo
no sooner said than done
dicho y hecho
to serve as
servir de
as soon as possible
lo más pronto posible
to lean against (on)
apoyarse en
to take a picture
tomar una fotografía
to rely on, to count on
contar con
to think of (to have an opinion about)
pensar de
in a little while
dentro de poco
it doesn’t matter
no importa
beside oneself
fuera de sí
safe and sound
sano y salvo
to smell of, to smell like
oler a
to enjoy
gozar de
to laugh at, to make fun of
reirse de
as usual, nothing new
sin novedad
this very day
hoy mismo
to stay in bed
guardar cama
to mean
querer decir
to end up, to finally
acabar por + infinitivo
of course, at once
desde luego
to be fond of
ser aficionado a
to think of (direct ones thoughts to)
pensar en
to hurry to
apresurarse a + infinitivo
to be about to
estar a punto de + infinitivo
meanwhile, in the meantime
mientas tanto
to come to an agreement
ponerse de acuerdo
right now
ahora mismo
to fall in love with
enamorarse de
not to worry
perder cuidado
to keep
quedarse con
to take care of a person or pet / to take care of things
cuidar a / cuidar de
nevertheless, however
sin embargo
to miss
echar de menos
nevertheless, notwithstanding
no obstante
to stare at, to notice
fijarse en
according to, in accordance with
conforme a
