Vocab 45 Expressions Flashcards
I can not believe it
No ME lo puedo creer take note to use ME to emphasise
I can not eat all
No ME lo puedo comer take note to use ME to emphasise
There you are
Aqui estas
When someone speak frankly to someone
Tener pelos en la lengua
What a shame
Que mala suerte or que pena o mal de ojo
To adjust the time
Le Poner en hora
What counts
Lo que cuenta
What is the difference between
Que diferencia hay entre …
I did it yesterday in the last hour
Lo hice ayer a ultima hora or en el ultimo minuto
When to use LO plus adjective
Lo importante eg it is LO because importante is adj
Do not listen or do not care what other people say
No hagas caso de lo que dice la gente
The sky is clear or sunny
El cielo esta despejado
Eventhough
Si bien o aunque
Ir plus gerundio
slowly developing throughout the day
Sharp fall or to shoot up
Ha caido en picado o se ha disparado
regarding, in terms of , as
con respecto a or en cuanto a
She looks young
Ella parece muy joven
No wonder
No es de extrañar
I broke the vase
Se ME rompió el vaso
Se me cayo ennlq calle
Se me quemo la tarta
eg ME because you broke the vase unintentional and it affects you
I broke the vase
Rompí el vaso it means you broke the glass and you are giving information n you didn´t feel bad
I broke the heater
Se ME rompió el calentador ME to emphasise something that affects you that you didn´t do it intentionally
to fill in the form
Rellenar un formulario
Good work
Bien hecho
I am going to persevere I am not going to stop
No me voy a dar por vencida
to emphasize something that you’re going to say
fijate e.g. Mi comida favorita es paella fijate, solo la cocina de mi madre
I didn’t have time o no no time left
No me dìo tiempo o me quedé sin tiempo, quedarse con o sin plus sustantivo
to be very jealous
ponerse verde de envidia
to be fashionable
ponerse de moda eg It became fashionable to use an umbrella. Se puso de moda usar el parasol.
It seems to me that
A mí me parece que el señor García
In my opinion
A mi parecer el señor García
He turned purple with anger
ponerse morado de coraje
He turned green with disgust
Ponerse verde de asco
He turned yellow with fright
Ponerse amarillo del susto
exactly as or just like
al igual que
kind of as a colloquial
asi como
well above
muy por encima
She wears tight clothing and very pronounced neckline
Lleva ropa ajustada y un escote muy pronunciado
Do not pay attention to the gossips
No hagas caso de las habladurías
I am glad to see you
Me alegro de verte or Que alegría
to set up or to create
formar
to let go or to loosen
soltar
late or delayed
retrasados
hotter
mas calido
boarding school
un internado
Tell me about it
Que me vas a contar
to initiate
provocar
printed
estampadas
accept with a smile
Al mal tiempo, buena cara
How was the weather
Que tiempo hizo
not anymore
Ya no
She started crying or laughing or working etc
ponerse a plus infinitive
because if or because of
pues si
because of
debido a or a causa or por
I have a mental block
Me he quedado en blanco.
She s giving birth
Está de parto or Se pone de parto
She is a bit stupid
Ella es un poco corto
The same wavelength
La misma onda
To function ( it works) to be on (to discuss a process, use por)
El portil va bien.
Voy por la pagina 50 de..
As soon as (the moment that)
Apenas , tan pronto como, asi como, en cuanto,
Apenas llegue a la ciudad, los llamo
To have (at one’s disposal) to make ready (to prepare, to get ready) to stipulate
Disponer, disponerse
Voy a poder disponer de un par dias . I’ll be able to have a couple of days.
For the first time
Por primera vez
At the end of 2024, at the beginning of January
A finales de 2024, a principios de enero
On the weekend
El fin de semana
I forgot
Se me paso!
I’m sorry
Me sabe mal
All the time
Todo el rato
I set the table
Pongo la mesa
To find a solution of something
Hacer X cosas
