Spanish Slang and Idioms Flashcards

1
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down below, underneath, downstairs

Ex. They live downstairs

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de abajo

Ex. Viven en el piso de abajo

L. Am., Sp.

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to blow it, get flustered, and make mistakes

There were a lot of people at the interview and I blew it and didn’t answer the question correctly.

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abatatarse

Había mucha gente en la entrevista y me abataté y no contesté la pregunta correctamente.

Para, U, Arg

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3
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wide open

Why did you leave the door wide open?

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abierto(-a) de par en par

¿Por qué dejaste la puerta abierta de par en par?

L Am, Sp

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4
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to open one’s heart to someone

Finally, Ana opened her heart to him

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abrir su corazón a alguien

Finalmente Ana le abrió su corazón.

Mex, DR,U, Arg, Esp

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5
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in the blink of an eye

They made the decisions in the blink of an eye

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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

Se tomaron las decisiones en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.

L Am, Sp

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to leave, to go off

Fabio took off early because he was tired, so we never found out anything about his trip.

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abrirse

Fabio se abrió temprano porque estaba cansado, así que no supimos nada de su viaje.

CR, S Cone, Sp

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to break up (a relationship, business, or social)

After the death of their son, they broke up.

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abrirse

Después de la muerte de su hijo, se abrieron.

S. Cone

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to be or get very bored

That party was a disaster. We were bored stiff.

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aburrirse como una ostra

Esta fiesta fue un disastre. Nos aburrimos como una ostra.

Mex, DR, Peru, Ven, Arg, Sp, Ch

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sharp as a tack, clever

Paco is very clever, extremely sharp.

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abusado(-a)

Paco es muy abusado, abusadísimo.

Mex

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opportunist/mooch

Elena is a mooch, and she has abused her husband’s good will.

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el/la abusador

Elena es una abusadora, y ha aprovechado de la bondad de su esposo.

S. Cone

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someone who takes advantage of others, mooch

Carmen ate all the food. What a mooch!

When I passed near him, he touched me (inappropriately), the wolf!

A

el/la abusivo(-a)

Carmen se comió toda la comida. ¡Qué abusiva!

Cuando pasé junto a él, me tocó, el muy abusivo.

Mex, C Am

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mooch, someone who takes advantage of others, sponge

The mooch finished up everyone else’s food without having been invited to the party.

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el abusón, la abusona

El muy abusón se acabó la comida de los demás, sin ser invitado a la fiesta.

Mex, Sp

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13
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to come sexually (vulgar)

You inspired me, dear. I came three times.

A

acabar

Me inspiraste chica. Acabé tres veces.

Mex, C Am, S Cone

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to have a happy (sad) ending

How did the film end?

– It had a happy ending. The two lovers got married.

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acabar bien (mal)

¿Cómo acabó la película?

– Acabó bien. Se casaron los dos amantes.

L Am, Sp

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