Spanish Sayings Flashcards
You’re not very modest!
¡No tienes abuela!
An old hand
lit. An old dog
Un perro viejo
His/Her bark is worse than their bite!
lit. Dog that barks not bites!
¡Perro que ladra no muerde!
Slowly
lit. To pass like a tortoise
A paso de tortuga
After all / At the end of the day
lit. At the finish y the end
Al fin y el cabo
Yum, yum!
¡ñam, ñam!
One of these days…
lit. A day of these…
Un día de éstos…
The funny (curious) thing is that…
Lo curioso es que…
I’m looking forward to…
lit. I’m waiting that it arrives…
Estoy esperando que llegue…
On the way
De camino
Face up / down
lit. Mouth up / down
Boca arriba / abajo
It cost me an arm & a leg!
lit. It cost me an eye of the face!
¡Me costó un ojo de la cara!
Better (that)…
lit. More value (that)…
Más vale (que)…
For no apparent reason
lit. Without motive apparent
Sin motivo apparente
I couldn’t care less
lit. I pass myself by the noses
Me paso por las narices
