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Prac Spani Flashcards

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1
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To pull one’s leg

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Tomar el pelo

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To be a piece of cake (easy)

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Ser pan comido

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3
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To be a little crazy

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Estar como una cabra

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4
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Straightforward

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No tener pelos en la lengua

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5
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Sparing no expense

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Tirar la casa por la ventana

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6
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To be stunned

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Quedarse de piedra

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7
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Surprise

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Quedarse con la boca abierta

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8
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To say something you didn’t mean

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Lo dijo de labios para fuera

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9
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To be very angry

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Estar hecho un ají

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10
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To put the cart before the horse (wrong order )

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Empezar la casa por el tejado

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11
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To be fit as a fiddle

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Estar más sano que una pera

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12
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To be bosom buddies

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Ser uña y carne

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13
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To be in a bad mood

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Tener un humor de perros

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14
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To make one’s mouth water

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Se me hace agua la boca

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15
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To be loaded with cash

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Tiene más lana que un borrego

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16
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To do something pointless

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Echar agua al mar

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17
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To tremble ,shake

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Temblar como un flan

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18
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To turn the tide

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Darle la vuelta a la tortilla

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19
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To be very old

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Ser del año de la pera

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20
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It pales in comparison

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No hay color

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21
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To be broke

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Estar sin blanca

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22
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To rain heavily

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Llover a cántaros

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23
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To go to bed early

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Acostarse con las gallinas

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24
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To get closer to someone to win their favour (negative connotation)

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Arrimarse el sol que más calienta

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25
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To be a night owl

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Ser un ave nocturnal

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26
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Looking for a needle in a haystack

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Ser como buscar una aguja en un pajar

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27
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To give birth

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Dar a luz

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28
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To open wide open

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Abrir de par en par

29
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To be doomed

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Estar frito

30
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To leave without saying goodbye

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Despedirse a la francesa

31
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There is no solution

A

No hay tutía

32
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To be assertive

A

Dar en el clavo

33
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Cease to make an effort after receiving success

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Dormirse en los laureles

34
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Choosing between two equally bad things

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Entre la espada y la pared

35
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To be in a pressurizing situation

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Con la soga al cuello

36
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To be crazy

A

Le falta un tornillo

37
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Two birds with one shot

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Dos pájaros de un tiro

38
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A source of wealth

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La gallina de los huevos de oro

39
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To screw up

A

Meter la pata

40
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To cross the line

A

Pasarse de la raya

41
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Expect something that is impossible

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Pedir peras al olmo

42
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To be straightforward about a source of bad situation

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Poner el dedo en la llaga

43
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To get away with it

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Salirse con la suya

44
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To not have any influence (negative )

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Ser un cero a la izquierda

45
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To have guts

A

Tener agallas

46
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To barely achieve something

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A duras penas

47
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Something very expensive

A

Costar un ojo de la cara

48
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To get angry

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Perder los estribos

49
Q

To raise the intensity of something

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Echar leña al fuego

50
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Of good faith

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De buena fe

51
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Get into a bad mood

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Ponerse de mala leche

52
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To blush

A

Ponerse como un tomate

53
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To have bad memory

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Tener memoria de pez

54
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To be a teenager

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Estar en la edad del pavo

55
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To not be able to sleep a wink

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No pegar ojo

56
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When you get really tired of something

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Estar hasta las narices

57
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To be outspoken

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Sin pelos en la lengua

58
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Better late than never

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Más vale tarde que nunca

59
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Get lost

A

Vete a freír espárragos

60
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To have an excellent vision

A

Tener vista de lince

61
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To be a coward

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Ser una gallina

62
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To be the unsuccessful one

A

Ser la oveja negra

63
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To be extremely blind

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No ver tres en un burro

64
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To trick someone

A

Dar gato por liebre

65
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To be stingy

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Ser un rata

66
Q

To notice danger

A

Verle las orejas al lobo

67
Q

To reject someone

A

Dar calabazas a alguien

68
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Cottage

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Chalet

Spanish 101 (11 decks)

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