Modismos Flashcards
1
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because of
A
a causa de
2
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about/approximately
A
a eso de
3
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often frequently
A
a menudo
4
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inspite of
A
a pesar de
5
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to just
A
acabar de
6
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right now
A
ahora mismo/ahorita
7
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face up
A
boca arriba
8
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heads or tails
A
cara or cruz
9
Q
to go looking for trouble
A
buscar tres pies al gato
10
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to be hard on someone
A
costarle trabajo
11
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downhill
A
cuesta abajo
12
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to face
A
dar
13
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to give birth
A
dar a luz
14
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to bump into
A
dar con
15
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from now on
A
de hoy en delante
16
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a week from today
A
de hoy en ocho dias
17
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anyway, anyhow
A
de todos modos
18
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once in a while
A
de vez en cuando
19
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to stop ___ing
A
dejar de
20
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its been three years
A
desde hace tres años
21
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to get angry
A
echar chispas
22
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at that time
A
en aquel entonces
23
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on the other hand
A
en cambio
24
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regarding
A
en cuanto a
25
right away
en seguida
26
once upon a time
erase una vez
27
in other words
es decir
28
to be in mourning
estar de luto
29
to be against
estar en contra de
30
to be in trouble
estar en un apuro
31
to have had it up to here
estar hasta las narices
32
to be sick and tired of
estar harto de
33
to be in favor of
estar por
34
to cut class
fumarse de clase
35
to have to (personal)
haber de
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to have to (impersonal)
haber que
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its been ____ years
hace ____ años que
38
____ years ago
hace ____ años
39
to pay attention
hacer caso
40
to stand in line
hacer cola
41
to make faces
hacer munecas
42
to cheat
hacer trampas
43
to play a role
hacer un papel
44
nowadays
hoy en día
45
to carry out
llevar a cabo
46
to get into trouble
meterse en un lío
47
to not matter at all
no importarle un bledo
48
however, nevertheless
no obstante
49
to not make any sense
no tener pies ni cabeza
50
to be hopeless
no tener remedio
51
to have a good time
pasarlo bien
52
to think about
pensar en
53
to agree to
quedar en
54
to do well
salir bient
55
to do poorly
salir mal
56
it's said that
se dice que
57
however, nevertheless
sin embargo
58
to usually, to tend to
soler
59
to keep in mind
tener en cuenta
60
to really want to
tener ganas de
61
to be right
tener razón
62
to make sense
tener sentido
63
to be one's turn
tocarle a uno
64
to take seriously
tomar en serio
65
to make a decision
tomar un decisión
66
to pull one's leg
tomarle el pelo
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to try to
tratar de
68
to be worthwhile
valer la pena
69
to approach
acercarse a
70
to reounce
renunciar
71
to persuade
persuadir
72
to get ready to
prepararse a
73
to force, to compell
obligar
74
to regret
arrepentirse de
75
to accept criticism "to face the music"
enfrentar la realidad
