Useful Spanish phrases Flashcards
you drive me crazy
me vuelves loco(a)
hold your horses
para el carro
it is raining cats and dogs
llueve a cántaros
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
más vale un pájaro en mano que cien volando
the early bird gets the worm
a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda
brain is better than brawn
más vale maña que fuerza
Rome was not built in a day
No se ganó Zamora en una hora
you can’t please everyone
nunca llueve a gusto de todos
think before you speak
antes de hablar, pensar
if you buy cheaply, you pay dearly
lo barato sale caro
wrong way, backward
a contrapelo
in the short run, short-term
a corto plazo
at an inconvenient time
a deshora
around, about (time)
a eso de
on the same level as
a la par de
just around the corner
a la vuelta de
in the long run, long-term
a largo plazo
along, at the other end
a lo largo (de)
a menudo
often, frequently
from now on
a partir de ahora
in broad daylight
a plena luz
from time to time
a ratos
in retrospect, in hindsight
a toro pasado
now then, let’s see, hmmm
a ver
when all’s said and done, when it comes down to it
a(l) fin de cuentas
right now, this minute
ahora mismo
so that, which means that
así que
every Tom, Dick, and Harry; everyone
cada hijo de vecino
once in a blue moon, very rarely
cada muerte de obispo
change one’s mind
cambiar de idea
heavens, oh my gosh (use when surprised, often in place of something vulgar)
cielos
the way it’s supposed to be
como Dios manda
as if it were not enough
como si no fuera poco
in advance, ahead of time
con anticipación
with difficulty
con apuros
with (your) permission
con permiso
with all due respect
con todo respeto
sleep on it
consultarlo con la almohada
as soon as possible
cuanto antes
a handful of people, half a dozen people, a small group of people
cuatro gatos
permit, allow, give permission
dar permiso
from now on, from here onward
de ahí en adelante
from now on, henceforth, from this moment forward
de ahora en adelante
from time to time, sometimes, once in a while
de cuando en cuando
really, truly
de veras
you can think whatever you like
el pensamientono tiene/conoce barreras
at all
en absoluto
on the other hand
en cambio
as for; when it comes to
en cuanto a
in the middle of nowhere
en el medio de la nada
in short, in brief
en fin
on the verge of
en pie de
in any case; in any event; anyway
en todo caso
be on a diet
estar a dieta
to be on sale, to be discounted
estar de oferta
to be on the way, to be coming
estar en camino
