Modismos Flashcards

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1
Q

To get ones mouth to water

A

Hacersele agua la boca

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2
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Perhaps

A

Quizás

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3
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To make fun of

A

Hacer burla de

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4
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To kill someone

A

Dar muerte a

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5
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To be in need of, to miss someone

A

Hacer falta

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6
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To line up

A

Hacer cola

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7
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To tear, to break into pieces

A

Hacer pedazos

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8
Q

To grab the bull by the horns

A

Irse a la cabeza del toro

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9
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To be unspeakable

A

No tener nombre

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10
Q

To become late

A

Hacerse tarde

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11
Q

To hurt oneself

A

Hacerse daño

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12
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To be cool weather

A

Hacer fresco

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13
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On the verge of, about to

A

A punto de

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14
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In the end, after all

A

A fin de cuentas

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15
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Around, about (time)

A

A eso de

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16
Q

To become

A

Hacerse

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17
Q

At any moment

A

De un momento a otro

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18
Q

To be short-tempered

A

Tener malas pulgas

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19
Q

To make an order

A

Hacer un pedido

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20
Q

To break to pieces

A

Hacer añicos

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21
Q

To rain cats and dogs

A

Llover a cántaros

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22
Q

Overnight

A

De la noche a la mañana

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23
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Backwards, opposite, the other way around

A

Al revés

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24
Q

To find it convenient

A

Tener a bien

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25
Q

To signal

A

Hacer señas

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26
Q

To take place

A

Tener lugar

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27
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A long time ago

A

Hace mucho tiempo

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28
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To play the role of

A

Hacer el papel de

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29
Q

To be penniless

A

No tener donde caerse muerto

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30
Q

Soulmates

A

Almas gemelas

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31
Q

To play dead

A

Hacerse el muerto

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32
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To be the blame for

A

Tener la culpa

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33
Q

To kick the bucket

A

Irse al otro barrio

34
Q

To be bad weather

A

Hace mal tiempo

35
Q

To be naked

A

Ir a pelo

36
Q

To go out on the town, to go clubbing

A

Ir de juerga

37
Q

To act as though, to pretend

A

Hacer de cuenta

38
Q

To have fear of

A

Tener miedo de

39
Q

To be about to

A

Estar para

40
Q

To depend on

A

Depender de

41
Q

To change (trains, buses, clothes, etc)

A

Cambiar de

42
Q

To look bad

A

Tener mala cara

43
Q

To mock, to scoff at

A

Hacer mofa

44
Q

To ask a question

A

Hacer una pregunta

45
Q

To pay attention to

A

Hacer caso de

46
Q

To be good weather

A

Hacer buen tiempo

47
Q

To keep one’s word

A

Tener palabra

48
Q

To intend to

A

Tener pensado

49
Q

To take into account

A

Tener en cuenta

50
Q

To be sophisticated

A

Tener mundo

51
Q

To feel sorry for someone

A

Tener lástima (a alguien)

52
Q

To be up to ones old tricks

A

Hacer de las suyas

53
Q

To have a big mouth

A

Tener la lengua larga

54
Q

To exert force

A

Hacer fuerza

55
Q

To play dumb

A

Hacerse el tonto

56
Q

To not have the slightest idea

A

No tener la menor idea

57
Q

A little while ago

A

Hace poco

58
Q

To have the floor

A

Tener la palabra

59
Q

To feel like (doing something)

A

Tener ganas de

60
Q

To face, to take responsibility

A

Hacer frente

61
Q

To match

A

Hacer juego

62
Q

To be tired of

A

Estar cansado de

63
Q

To be funny

A

Tener gracia

64
Q

To build up ones hopes, to fool oneself

A

Hacerse ilusiones

65
Q

To be made for

A

Tener madera para

66
Q

To harm, to damage, to hurt

A

Hacer daño

67
Q

To be lucky

A

Tener buena estrella

68
Q

To have difficulties

A

Tener lios

69
Q

To do over

A

Hacer de nuevo

70
Q

To inform

A

Hacer saber

71
Q

Not yet

A

Aún no

72
Q

To get to the point

A

Ir al grano

73
Q

To work very hard

A

Matarse a trabajar

74
Q

To go crazy

A

Volverse loco

75
Q

To be worth it

A

Valer la pena

76
Q

One of these

A

Uno de estos

77
Q

No matter how much, regardless

A

Por más que

78
Q

To forget completely

A

echar en el olvido

79
Q

Good for nothing

A

No servir para nada

80
Q

To leave alone

A

Dejar en paz

81
Q

To pass a test

A

Aprobar un examen

82
Q

To pass a class

A

Aprobar una clase