Spanish Expressions 5
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- Estar en las nubes
- To daydream, muse
- Estar a cargo
- To be in charge
- En primer lugar
- In the first place
- Desde lejos
- From afar
- De esta manera (or este modo)
- This way, in this manner
- Darle a uno lo mismo
- To be all the same to one
- Dar facilidades
- To facilitate, to offer every assistance
- Con tal que
- Provided that, in the event that
- Con tiempo
- In (good) time, beforehand, in advance
- Ahora mismo
- At once, right away; (2) just, just now
- Todas las veces que
- Whenever, every time
- Tener lugar
- To take place, be held, occur
- Tener fe en
- To believe or have faith in
- Sin embargo
- However, never the less
- Punto de vista
- Point of view, standpoint
- Por la mitad
- In half, in the middle
- Ponerse a
- To begin to, start out to
- Pasar por alto
- To overlook, forget, gloss or pass over
- Darle a uno la gana
- To feel like, want to
- No hay más remedio que
- There's nothing to do but
- Negarse a
- To refuse to, decline to
- Nada de particular
- Nothing special, nothing unusual
- Llevar puesto
- To wear or be wearing (clothes or jewelry)
- Lejos de
- Far from, far removed from, distant from
- Hacer buen papel o hacer mal papel
- To make a good showing; to make a poor showing
- Desde un principio
- Right from the start or beginning
- En la actualidad
- At the present time, right now
- Hasta aquí
- So far, up to now
- De lo contrario
- Otherwise, if not
- De etiqueta
- Formal, full dress
- Dar una mano
- To apply (a coat of paint, varnish, etc.); (2) to help out, lend a hand
- Boca abajo o boca arriba
- Facedown, on one's stomach; face upward, on one's back
- Dar un paseo
- To take a walk or stroll
- Alguna vez
- Sometimes, now and then, every so often
- A mediados de
- About or around the middle of (a time period, e.g., week, month)
- A fines de
- Toward the end of, late in (a time period, e.g., the week, the month)
- Abierto de par en par
- Wide open
- A cambio de
- In exchange or trade for
- Buen genio o mal genio
- Good nature or temper; bad disposition or temper
- Tomar medidas
- To take measurements; (2) to take measures or steps
- Tocarle a uno
- To be one's turn; (2) to concern one
- Ser aficionado a
- To be a fan or avid follower of
- Salir ganado
- To come out ahead, win
- Saber lo que es bueno
- To know what one is missing, what is going on, be with it
- Responder por
- To be responsible for or vouch for (a person)
- Por más que
- However much, no matter how much
- Por las buenas
- Willingly, of one's own accord
- No dar el brazo a torcer
- To be stubborn, unyielding
- Ni siquiera
- Not even, not a single
- Mientras no
- Unless, if... not