Phrases & Idioms Flashcards

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1
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Chin!

A

Acknowledge a bad surprise

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2
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Está cañón

A

It’s complicated

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3
Q

Está agüitado

A

It’s sad/sensitive

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4
Q

Se puso hasta las chaclas

A

They’re totally pissed

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5
Q

Hazme el paro

A

Give me a hand

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6
Q

No manches

A

No way, stop messing

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7
Q

Qué chafa

A

This is poor quality

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8
Q

Que chido

A

This is very cool

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9
Q

Sepa la bola

A

Who knows?

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10
Q

Te pasas de lanza

A

You’re going too far

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11
Q

Despiertame en ___ horas

A

Wake me up in ___ hours

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12
Q

Puedes quedarte con eso

A

You can keep that

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13
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Érase una vez

A

Once upon a time

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14
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Colorín colorado

A

And they all lived happily…

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15
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Porque se debe

A

Why this happens

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16
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Te quedan

A

You’ve got / fit you

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17
Q

Echar a la calle

A

Throw out

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18
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Echar una mano

A

Lend a hand

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19
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Echar a perder

A

To ruin (echaste a perder mi cel!)

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20
Q

Echar al suelo

A

Knock down

21
Q

Resulta que

A

Turns out

22
Q

Desde lejos

A

From afar

23
Q

Se parecen entre sí

A

They look alike

24
Q

Según parece

A

It seems…

25
Q

Al parecer

A

It seems…

26
Q

Parece ser que

A

It seems to be that…

27
Q

Por lo que parece

A

It seems that…

28
Q

Que sucede

A

What’s happening?

29
Q

De inmediato

A

Right away

30
Q

Mira por donde

A

From which point, it looks

31
Q

Atrás quedaron los dias de

A

Gone are the days of

32
Q

Recoger la casa

A

Tidy the house

33
Q

Te lo agradezco

A

I appreciate it

34
Q

I appreciate it

A

Te lo agradezco

35
Q

Estuvo dos tres

A

It was meh

36
Q

It was meh

A

Estuvo dos tres

37
Q

Me quede de a seis

A

It surprised me

38
Q

It surprised me

A

Me quede de a seis

39
Q

Tener un bajón

A

To have a downturn

40
Q

Fue a pique

A

It went downhill

41
Q

Tener un subidón

A

To have an upturn

42
Q

A pesar de eso

A

Despite that

43
Q

Despite that

A

A pesar de eso

44
Q

Las bolsas / los mercados de valores

A

The stock market

45
Q

The stock market

A

Las bolsas de valores

46
Q

Broche de oro

A

The icing on the cake

47
Q

Acordar una cita

A

Arrange a meeting

48
Q

El reloj corre

A

The clock is ticking