Useful expressions Flashcards

1
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Estar claro

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To be clear

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Como el pez en el agua

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Right at home, in one’s element

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3
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To be in excess

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Estar de más
Estar de sobra

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4
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Estar en algo

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To be involved in something

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5
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To be in shape

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Estar en condiciones

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6
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Estar en la luna

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To have ones head in the clouds

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7
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Daydreaming

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En las nubes

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8
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Estar en que

A

Be sure that

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9
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estar hecho una sopa

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To be soaked

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10
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Estar para ……… (inf.)

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To be about to, on the verge of

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11
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Estar para …….. (noun)

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To be in the mood for

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12
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Ser de …

A

To be from
To be made of
To belong to

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13
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The limit

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El colmo

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14
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Ser pan comido

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To be a piece of cake, easy as pie

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15
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Ser todo oídos / todos ojos

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To be all ears / eyes

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16
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To be worthless, count for nothing

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Ser un cero a la izquierda

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17
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Ser una lata

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To be annoying

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18
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A no ser que

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Unless

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19
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A no ser por

A

If it weren’t for

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20
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To be nothing out of the ordinary

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No ser cosa del otro jueves

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21
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Así es

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That’s the way it is

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22
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Such is life

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Así es la vida

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23
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¿Cómo es que…?

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How is it that…?

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24
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Once upon a time

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Érase que se era (una vez)

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O sea
In other words, or rather
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What has become of him?
¿Qué ha sido de él?
27
Qué será será
What will be, will be
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Sea lo que sea
Be that as it may
29
el ser
Being, life, essence
30
Human being
el ser humani
31
el ser vivo
organism
32
imaginary being
el ser imaginario
33
reto
challenge
34
se nota
you can tell
35
to make mistakes
cometer errores
36
guardar
keep / maintain
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es decir
that is to say
38
llevar ingredientes
contain ingredients
39
to strike
impactar
40
caracoles
snails
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asqueroso
disgusting
42
slimy
viscoso
43
llamar la atención
to catch one's attention
44
norma no escrita
unwritten rule
45
well-mannered / polite
educado
46
maleducado
impolite
47
doler
to hurt / ache
48
again
otra vez / de nuevo
49
invitados
guests
50
por cierto
by the way
51
to say goodbye
despedirse
52
hug
abrazo
53
¿qué lleva?
What (ingredients) does it contain?
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llevar
take / carry / contain
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butcher
carnicero/a
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owner
propietario
57
matadero
slaughter house
58
ternera
calf
59
torero
bullfighter
60
respetuoso/a
respectful
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recipe
receta
62
lentils
lentejas
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estar obligado a
to be required to
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carta
menu, letter
65
to be allergic
ser alérgico
66
avocado
aguacate
67
polvo
dust / powder
68
estornudar
sneeze
69
acabar + gerundio
to end up (verbing)
70
echarse una siesta
to take a nap
71
to move (house)
mudarse
72
cualquier
any / every
73
step
paso
74
overnight
de la noche a la mañana
75
Estar tirando
To be doing okay
76
Listener
Oyente
77
Awkward
incómodo
78
Comfort zone
Zona de confort
79
To stand up / get up
Levantarse / ponerse de pie
80
¡Qué vergüenza!
How embarrassing!
81
De todos modos / de todas maneras
Anyway
82
To get / understand a joke
Pillar una broma
83
Quedarse callado
To stay silent
84
Multitud
Crowd
85
Extranjero/a
Foreigner
86
De repente
All of a sudden
87
El escenario
Stage
88
Embarrassing
Avergonzante
89
Lower the volume
Bajar el volumen
90
Feeling / emotion
sentimientos
91
Salir juntos
To be going out, dating
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Quedarse embarazada
To be pregnant
93
Memory
Recuerdo
94
Alivio
Relief
95
Adolescente
Teenager
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Weird
Raro/a
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Pasarlo bien / mal
To have a good / bad time
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Dejar a alguien
To leave someone
99
To risk / endanger
Arriesgar
100
To break up with
Romper con
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Avergonzarse
To be ashamed / embarrassed
102
To get involved
Involucrarse
103
Volver con alguien
To get back together with someone
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a regañadientes
Through gritted teeth
105
Current / present
Actual
106
Celoso
Jealous
107
Durar
To last / to take time
108
El tiempo cura
Time heals
109
To be worth it
Valer la pena
110