Spanish idioms Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

at the same time

A

a la vez/al mismo tiempo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

in the distance

A

a lo lejos

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

probably

A

a lo mejor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

at the beginning

A

a principios de/ al revés

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

alone

A

a solas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

across

A

a través de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

in the open air

A

al aire libre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

in good humor

A

de beun humor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

willingly

A

de buena gana

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

by day

A

de día

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

in this way

A

de esta manera

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

from now on

A

de hoy en adelante

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

in a bad mood

A

de mal humor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

unwillingly

A

de mal gana

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

by no means

A

de ninguna manera

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

by night

A

de noche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

again

A

de nuevo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

standing/on foot

A

de pie

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

suddenly

A

de repente

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

anyway

A

de todos modos

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

really?

A

¿de veras?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

straight ahead

A

derecho/recto

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

every other day

A

día de por medio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

on the other hand

A

en cambio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

in regard to

A

en cuanto a

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

in fact, as a matter of fact

A

en efecto

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

right away

A

en seguida

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

nowhere, not anywhere

A

por ninguna parte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

everywhere

A

por todas partes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

to be___years old

A

tener____años

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

to be hot

A

tener calor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

to be jealous

A

tener celos

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

to be careful

A

tener cuidado

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

to have a (head) ache

A

tener dolor de (la cabeza)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

to be envious

A

tener envidia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

to be successful

A

tener éxito

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

to be cold

A

tener frío

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

to want, to desire

A

tener ganas de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

to be hungry

A

tener hambre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

to take the blame, to be at fault

A

tener la culpa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

to have the floor

A

tener la palabra

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

to take place

A

tener lugar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

to look bad

A

tener mala cara

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

to be afraid of, to have fear of

A

tener miedo de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

to have a lot nothing to do with

A

tener mucho que hacer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

to take someone for/to consider someone to be

A

tener por

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

to be in a hurry

A

tener prisa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

to have to do with

A

tener que ver con

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

to be in a rage

A

tener rabia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

to be right

A

tener razón

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

to be thirsty

A

tener sed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

to be sleepy

A

tener sueño

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

to be lucky

A

tener suerte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

to be ashamed

A

tener vergüenza

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

to lead to (places)

A

dar a

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

to run into

A

dar con

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

to feed

A

dar de comer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

to shout

A

dar gritos

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

to face

A

dar la cara

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

to strike the hour

A

dar la hora

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

to give thanks

A

dar las gracias

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

to give a hug, to embrace

A

dar un abrazo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

to take a walk

A

dar un paseo/dar una vuelta

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

to realize

A

darse cuenta de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

to shake hands

A

darse la mano

66
Q

to give up

A

darse por vencido

67
Q

to hurry

A

darse prisa

68
Q

to miss (a person or place)

A

echar de menos

69
Q

to flatter

A

echar flores

70
Q

to blame

A

echar culpa

71
Q

to burst out crying

A

echarse a llorar

72
Q

it’s good/bad weather

A

hace buen/mal tiempo

73
Q

it’s hot/warm

A

hace calor

74
Q

it’s cold

A

hace frío

75
Q

it’s windy

A

hace viento

76
Q

to pay attention

A

hacer caso a

77
Q

to harm

A

hacer daño a

78
Q

to do good/bad

A

hacer el bien/el mal

79
Q

to be lacking

A

hacer falta

80
Q

to play a part

A

hacer un papel

81
Q

to take a trip

A

hacer un viaje

82
Q

to become (a doctor)

A

hacerse (un doctor)

83
Q

to hurt oneself

A

hacerse daño

84
Q

to become late

A

hacerse tarde

85
Q

there is space

A

hay cupo

86
Q

it is necessary

A

hay que

87
Q

to carry out (a project)

A

llevar a cabo

88
Q

to have the opposite point of view

A

llevar la contraria

89
Q

to carry (something) away

A

llevarse (algo)

90
Q

to get along well/badly with

A

llevarse bien/mal con

91
Q

to put one’s foot in one’s mouth

A

meter la pata

92
Q

to snoop around

A

meter las narices

93
Q

to meddle

A

meterse en donde no le llaman

94
Q

to heap praise on someone

A

poner a alguien por las nubes

95
Q

to make clear

A

poner en claro

96
Q

to put in doubt

A

poner en duda

97
Q

to make look ridiculous

A

poner en ridículo

98
Q

to put the cards on the table

A

poner las cartas sobre la mesa

99
Q

to sue

A

poner pleito

100
Q

to start to

A

ponerse a

101
Q

to be left astonished

A

quedar boquiabierto

102
Q

to agree on

A

quedar en

103
Q

to keep with

A

quedarse con

104
Q

to be left penniless

A

quedarse con el día y la noche

105
Q

to take seriously

A

tomar en serio

106
Q

to pull someone’s leg

A

tomarle el pelo

107
Q

to take it easy

A

tomárselo con calma

108
Q

around here

A

por acá, por aquí

109
Q

around there

A

por allá, por allí

110
Q

for now

A

por ahora

111
Q

by chance

A

por casualidad

112
Q

usually

A

por lo común, por costumbre

113
Q

for example

A

por ejemplo

114
Q

therefore, for this reason

A

por eso

115
Q

please

A

por favor

116
Q

finally

A

por fin

117
Q

at least

A

por lo menos

118
Q

almost

A

por poco

119
Q

for the first time

A

por primera vez

120
Q

of course

A

por supuesto

121
Q

everywhere

A

por todas partes

122
Q

in the morning, afternoon, night

A

por la mañana, tarde, noche

123
Q

it’s another story

A

es otro cuento

124
Q

period of time

A

la época

125
Q

to have just (arrived)

A

acabar de + (llegar)

126
Q

frequently

A

a mundo

127
Q

at the end

A

al final

128
Q

like any other

A

como cualquier otra

129
Q

right away

A

en seguida

130
Q

meanwhile

A

mientras tanto

131
Q

for a little while

A

por un rato

132
Q

the wrong hour

A

la hora equivocada

133
Q

with themselves

A

consigo

134
Q

loudly

A

en alto volumen

135
Q

instead of

A

en vez de

136
Q

in addition to

A

además de

137
Q

in spite of

A

a pesar de

138
Q

after all

A

al fin y al cabo

139
Q

face to face

A

cara a cara

140
Q

the day after tomorrow

A

pasada mañana

141
Q

round trip

A

ida y vuelta

142
Q

above all

A

sobre todo

143
Q

in spite of

A

a pesar de que

144
Q

before

A

antes de que

145
Q

after

A

despúes de que

146
Q

in case

A

en caso de que

147
Q

until

A

hasta que

148
Q

in that order, so that

A

para que

149
Q

without

A

sin que

150
Q

unless

A

a menos que

151
Q

as soon as

A

luego que, tan pronto como

152
Q

although

A

anunque

153
Q

hour after hour

A

hora tras hora

154
Q

please (open the window)

A

favor de (abrir la ventana)

155
Q

will you be kind enough to ____

A

tener la bondad de ____

156
Q

can you ____

A

puede ud. ____

157
Q

will you do me the favor of ____

A

hacer el favor de ____

158
Q

that, which, who, the on that, the ones that, the one who, the ones who

A

el, la, los, las que

159
Q

that of

A

el, la, los, las de

160
Q

hardly

A

apenas

161
Q

without direction

A

sin rumbo