Spanish Expressions 2
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- Echar a perder
- To spoil, ruin, go to waste
- Delante de
- In the presence of, in front of
- Dentro de
- Inside (of); (2) In or within (a period of time)
- Dar que hacer
- To make or cause (extra) work
- Al revés
- The contrary, opposite; (2) wrong side (inside) out
- Tanto como
- As much as
- Por primera vez
- For the first time
- Por poco
- Almost, just about, nearly
- Por ahora
- For the present, for now
- Parecido a
- Like, similar to
- Pagar a plazos
- To pay in installments, make payments
- Oír hablar de
- To hear about, to hear tell of
- Por adelantado
- Beforehand, in advance
- Mientras tanto
- Meanwhile, in the meantime
- Meterse en lo que no le importa
- To be (too) inquisitive, intrusive, prying, or nosy; butt in
- Estar de acuerdo
- To agree, be of the same opinion
- En lugar de
- Instead of, in place of
- En cuanto
- As soon as, the moment that
- Dejar de (+ infinitive)
- To stop, cease, quit ( + gerund)
- De ahora en adelante
- From now on, in the future
- De más
- Too much, Too many
- Con mucho gusto
- Glady, willingly, with great pleasure
- Tener la culpa
- To be to blame, be at fault
- Tener ganas de
- To feel like, desire, wish
- Quedarse con
- To take ( as in choosing or buying); (2) To remain or stay with
- No poder ver ni en pintura
- Not to be able to stand the sight of
- Por fuera
- On the outside, on the exterior
- Ir del brazo
- To walk arm and arm
- Importarle a uno
- To matter or be of importance to one, concern one
- Hacer falta
- To be necessary; have need of; lack
- Fijarse en
- To pay attention to, mark one's word
- Estar con
- To have (an illness or discomfort)
- Encargarse de
- To take charge of, assume responsibility for
- En vano
- In vain, fruitlessly
- En el fondo
- At heart, by nature
- Detrás de
- Behind, in back of
- Dentro de poco
- Soon, in a little while, shortly
- De mal en peor
- From bad to worse
- En el extranjero
- Abroad, out of the country
- Tener deseos de
- To want, be eager to
- A propósito
- By the way; (2) On purpose
- Dar lástima
- To arouse pity or regret
- Dar cuerda a
- To wind(a watch, clock, toy)
- Todavía [or aún] no
- Not yet
- Darle a uno vergüenza
- To be ashamed, to be (too bashful or shy)
- Tarde o temprano
- Sooner or later, eventually
- Tan pronto como
- As soon as, the moment that
- Sobre todo
- Especially, particularly, above-all
- Sin remedio
- Hopeless, beyond solution
- Por última vez
- Finally, for the last time