Spanish Convention Vocab: Idiomatic Expressions
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Created by:
CarlyPutman on April 13, 2010
Subjects:
spanish 3 vocab, spanish 4 vocab
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 a diario | daily |
| a excepción de | with the exception of |
| a más tardar | at the latest |
| a menudo | often |
| a pesar de | in spite of |
| a tiempo | on time |
| acabarde | to have just |
| ahora mismo | right now |
| fiado | on credit |
| al fin y al cabo | after all |
| al parecer | apparently, seemingly |
| ante todo | above all |
| como de costumbre | as usual |
| creo que no | I don't think so |
| creo que sí | I think so, I believe so |
| dar de comer | to feed |
| dar la mano | to shake hands |
| dar las gracias | to thank |
| darse cuenta | to realize |
| darse prisa | to hurry |
| de buena gana | willingly |
| de mala gana | unwillingly |
| de ahora en adelante | from now on |
| de moda | fashionable |
| de nuevo | again |
| de todos modos | in any event |
| de vez en cuando | from time to time |
| desde entonces | since then |
| echar al correo | to mail |
| echar de menos | to miss |
| al aire libre | outdoors |
| en cambio | on the other hand |
| en contra de | against |
| en efecto | in fact |
| en la actualidad | at present time |
| en lugar de | instead of |
| en ninguna parte | nowhere |
| en punto | sharp, on the dot |
| en seguida | right away, at once |
| en todas partes | everywhere |
| enamorarse de | to fall in love |
| es decir | that is to say |
| Eso es! | That's it! |
| estar de acuerdo de | to agree |
| ganarse la vida | to work for a living |
| hace poco | not long ago |
| hacer daño | to harm |
| hacer un viaje | to take a trip |
| hacerse cargo de | to take charge of |
| hay neblina | it's foggy |
| hay polvo | it's dusty |
| huellas digitales | fingerprints |
| ida y vuelta | round-trip |
| ir a medias | to go 50/50 |
| llegar a ser | to become |
| llevarse bien | to get along |
| lo más pronto posible | as soon as possible |
| mal genio | bad temper |
| más que nunca | more than ever |
| más vale | it is better |
| mintras tanto | in the meantime |
| ni siquiera | not even |
| no cabe duda | there is no doubt |
| no importa | it doesn't matter |
| no sólo... sino también | not only... but also |
| no tiene remedio | it can't be helped |
| no vale la pena | it's not worth it |
| otra vez | again |
| parece mentira | it's hard to believe |
| parecido/a | similar to |
| perder peso | to lose weight |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| poner la mesa | to set the table |
| por escrito | in writing |
| por eso | for that reason, therefore |
| por la mitad | in half |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| por lo visto | evidently |
| por otra parte | on the other hand |
| por si acaso | just in case |
| por supuesto | of course |
| raras veces | seldom |
| sano y salvo | safe and sound |
| se ve que | it is clear that |
| sin aliento | out of breath |
| sin duda | without a doubt |
| sin falta | without fail |
| tal vez | perhaps |
| tarde or temprano | sooner or later |
| tener cuidado | to be careful |
| tener ganas de | to feel like |
| tener la culpa | to be guilty of |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| tener presente | to bear in mind |
| tener razón | to be right |
| tener vergüenza de | to be ashamed of |
| todo lo contrario | on the contrary |
| valer la pena | to be worthwhile |
| volverse loco | to go crazy |
| ya no | no longer |
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