Expresiones con las partes del cuerpo
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VivaLaPinkowitz on September 23, 2010
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36 terms
Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 andar de boca en boca | to be the talk of the town |
| en boca cerrada no entran moscas | a closed mouth gathers no foot |
| hacérse(le) la boca agua (a uno) | to lick one's lips; to make one's mouth water |
| quedarse con la boca abierta | to be flabbergasted |
| no dar el brazo (de uno) a torcer | to insist on one's position or opinion |
| ser el brazo derecho de alguien | to be someone's righthand man/woman |
| cruzarse de brazos | not to do anything |
| perder la cabeza | to lose one's head |
| romperse la cabeza | to rack one's brain |
| ser un (tener la) cabeza dura | to be hard-headed, to be stubborn |
| dar la cara | to face, to be responsible for something |
| echar en cara | to throw in one's face, to rub it in |
| tener cara de pocos amigos | to have a very unfriendly expression |
| tener la (ser) cara duro | to be shameless |
| tener el (ser) codo duro | to be tight-fisted |
| tener buen diente | to be a good eater |
| decir algo de dientes afuera | doesnt mean what you say |
| hablar entre dientes | to mumble, to talk to oneself |
| tener la lengua larga | to have a big mouth |
| no tener pelos en la lengua | to be very frank |
| al alcance de la mano | at one's fingertips |
| coger (a alguien) con las manos en la mesa | to catch (someone) red-handed |
| dar(echar) una mano | to lend a hand |
| írsele la mano (a uno) | to go too far |
| lavarse las manos | to wash one's hands (to disclaim responsibility for) |
| costar un ojo de la cara | to cost an arm and a leg |
| (no) mirar con buenos ojos | (not) to like |
| echar mal de ojo | to give the evil eye |
| (mucho) ojo! | watch out! |
| con pelos y señales | with many details |
| ponérsele (a uno) los pelos de puntas | to have one's hair stand on end |
| tomarle el pelo (a uno) | to pull one's leg, to tease |
| andar con pies de plomo | to be very cautious |
| de pies a cabeza | from head to toe |
| entrar con el pie derecho | to start off on the right foot |
| poner (tener) los pies en el suelo | to plant one's feet firmly on the ground |
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