Modismos Flashcards
because of
a causa de
about/approximately
a eso de
often frequently
a menudo
inspite of
a pesar de
to just
acabar de
right now
ahora mismo/ahorita
face up
boca arriba
heads or tails
cara or cruz
to go looking for trouble
buscar tres pies al gato
to be hard on someone
costarle trabajo
downhill
cuesta abajo
to face
dar
to give birth
dar a luz
to bump into
dar con
from now on
de hoy en delante
a week from today
de hoy en ocho dias
anyway, anyhow
de todos modos
once in a while
de vez en cuando
to stop ___ing
dejar de
its been three years
desde hace tres años
to get angry
echar chispas
at that time
en aquel entonces
on the other hand
en cambio
regarding
en cuanto a
right away
en seguida
once upon a time
erase una vez
in other words
es decir
to be in mourning
estar de luto
to be against
estar en contra de
to be in trouble
estar en un apuro
to have had it up to here
estar hasta las narices
to be sick and tired of
estar harto de
to be in favor of
estar por
to cut class
fumarse de clase
to have to (personal)
haber de
to have to (impersonal)
haber que
its been ____ years
hace ____ años que
____ years ago
hace ____ años
to pay attention
hacer caso
to stand in line
hacer cola
to make faces
hacer munecas
to cheat
hacer trampas
to play a role
hacer un papel
nowadays
hoy en día
to carry out
llevar a cabo
to get into trouble
meterse en un lío
to not matter at all
no importarle un bledo
however, nevertheless
no obstante
to not make any sense
no tener pies ni cabeza
to be hopeless
no tener remedio
to have a good time
pasarlo bien
to think about
pensar en
to agree to
quedar en
to do well
salir bient
to do poorly
salir mal
it’s said that
se dice que
however, nevertheless
sin embargo
to usually, to tend to
soler
to keep in mind
tener en cuenta
to really want to
tener ganas de
to be right
tener razón
to make sense
tener sentido
to be one’s turn
tocarle a uno
to take seriously
tomar en serio
to make a decision
tomar un decisión
to pull one’s leg
tomarle el pelo
to try to
tratar de
to be worthwhile
valer la pena
to approach
acercarse a
to reounce
renunciar
to persuade
persuadir
to get ready to
prepararse a
to force, to compell
obligar
to regret
arrepentirse de
to accept criticism “to face the music”
enfrentar la realidad
