AP Spanish IV Other Useful Expressions
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37 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 Ahora mismo | right now, immediately |
| Al parecer | apparently, seemingly |
| Al revés | upside down, inside out, backwards |
| Aprender de memoria | to memorize |
| Contar con | to count on |
| Cuanto antes | as soon as possible |
| De antemano | beforehand |
| Dejar caer | to drop |
| Dejarse de bromas | to stop kidding |
| Dormir a pierna suelta | to sleep like a log |
| Encogerse de hombros | to shrug one's shoulders |
| Estar harto de | to be fed up with |
| Haber de | to have to |
| Hasta la fecha | up until now |
| Llevar a cabo | to carry out, to accomplish, to finish |
| Llevarse bien con | to get along well, to be on good terms with |
| Llevarse mal con | to get along poorly, to be on bad terms with |
| Llover a cántaros | to rain cats and dogs |
| Me da igual | its the same to me (it doesn't matter) |
| Mejor dicho | rather, in other words |
| Mientras tanto | meanwhile |
| No cabe duda | there is no question or room for doubt |
| No hay remedio | it can't be helped |
| No importa | it doesn't matter |
| Oír decir que | to hear that |
| Oír hablar de | to hear (tell) that |
| Pagar al contado (en efectivo) | to pay in cash (two) |
| Parece mentira que | it's hard to believe that |
| Pedir prestado | to borrow |
| Perder la vista | to lose sight of |
| Perder el tiempo | to waste one's time |
| Poco a poco | gradually |
| Ponerse de acuerdo | to agree |
| Sano y salvo | safe and sound |
| Tocarle a uno | to be one's turn |
| Tomarle el pelo a alguien | to pull someone's leg |
| Valer la pena | to be worthwhile, to be worth the trouble |
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