Spanish Expressions 6
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- Mientra más... más o mientras menos... menos
- The more... the more;(2) The less... the less
- Merecer la pena
- To be worthwhile
- Más allá
- Farther on, beyond
- Hacerse ilusiones
- To deceive or fool one's self
- Formar parte de
- To be a member or part of
- Hacerse el sordo
- To refuse to consider, turn a deaf ear
- Estar prevenido
- To be ready, prepared, forewarned
- Estar de turno
- To be on duty
- Enterarse de
- To find out or learn about, be aware of
- En un dos por tres
- In a jiffy, quickly
- Echarse a (reír, llorar, etc.)
- To begin, burst out, suddenly begin to (laugh, cry, etc.)
- En mangas de camisa
- In short sleeves
- En presencia de
- In front of, before
- Advertir algo a alguien
- To tell one (so)
- De modo que
- So, and so;(2) so that
- Dejar dicho
- To leave word
- Echar la culpa a
- To lay the blame on
- Dar parte
- To inform, notify, report
- Dar la razón
- To agree (with), acknowledge (a person) to be right
- ¡Buen provencho!
- Good appetite! Enjoy your meal! May you profit from your food!
- A pesar de
- In spite of, despite
- Tomar nota de
- To take note of, jot down
- Todo lo contrario
- Just the opposite, the other way around
- Tener fama de
- To have the reputation of
- Tener en la punta de la lengua
- To have on the tip of one's tongue
- Tener en cuenta
- To keep in mind, consider
- Prestar atención
- To pay attention, be alert
- Pesarle a uno
- To regret, be sorry for
- Perder la cabeza
- To lose one's head, lose one's cool
- Hacerse rogar
- To be coaxed, importuned, persuaded
- Meterse con
- To pick a fight with
- Hacer un mandado
- To run an errand
- Hacer juego
- To match, go well (with)
- Hablar hasta por los codos
- To chatter, talk idly
- Estar de viaje
- Tobe traveling, be on the road
- Estar a punto de
- To be at the point of, be about to
- Desde ahora
- From now on, beginning now
- De un día para otro
- From one day to the next, day by day
- De buena gana o de mala gana
- Willingly, with pleasure; unwillingly, reluctantly
- Correr por cuenta de uno
- To be one's affair, be up to one
- Convenirle a uno
- To be to one's advantage, be advisable
- Con permiso
- If you don't mind, with your permission, please excuse me
- Burlarse de
- To make fun of, poke fun at, jest
- Algo por el estilo
- Something like that, something of the kind
- Además de
- In addition to
- A lo lejos
- In the distance, at a distance, way over there
- Estar a gusto
- To be comfortable, at ease, contented, as one likes it
- Todo lo demás
- Everything else
- Salirse con la suya
- To have or get one's own way
- Por lo general
- Usually, in general, ordinarily