Idioms 1 DRP
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danielrampar on January 5, 2012
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English | Spanish |
|---|---|
 Off the hook | Por las nubes. When the level of something goes very high. Ex. They made donations off the hook |
| A (good / great) deal of something | A lot of |
| So far | Until now. (va seguido de present perfect) Ex: So far today, I´ve fisnished 3 chapters So far this month, I haven´t had any exams |
| I don´t mean ... | No pretendo... Ex. I didn´t mean to offend you |
| and so | y por eso |
| so that | y por eso |
| Look forward to (something/verb in ing) | Ala espera de Ex. Looking forward to hearing from you Looking forward to your reply |
| Dress up | Wear elegant clothes |
| Hors dóeuvres /or dervs/ | Snacks elegantes, aperitivos elaborados |
| Tied up | Atado, ocupado Ex. I am tied up until 4pm |
| Make a toast | Hacer un brindis |
| Put out | Apagar, Extinguir (cigarrillos, fogatas, incendios, etc) |
| To head | To go Ex. I am heading to school |
| There is, There was, There were | Hay, Habia, Habian |
| Up-and-comers | A new and promising artist or talent Ex. Gabby Rose is an up-and-comers who recently debuted in the movie "TO LOVE WITHOUT END" |
| Vie for | Competir por |
| Happened to | Coincidentally, de casualidad Ex. Do you happen to know the time |
| This guy | este man (x persona) Ex. There was this man stand in front of me |
| Sheds light | te muestra, te enseña |
| Make up for | To compensate. Ex. This weekend I´m going to make up for not being here last weekend |
| Their feud | La relacion entre ambos |
| Make it up to you | I will compensate you |
| How do you like....something....? | What is my opinion |
| A drink Do you want to go for a drink? | Se refiere siempre a una bebida alcoholica |
| Do you want something to drink? | Se refiere a bebida no alcoholica |
| rather than | Rather than=Instead of: en lugar de Ex. I ate oranges rather than apples |
| At ease | A gusto Comodo |
| Way | ver, very Ex. That jacket is way expensive He is way too drunk to drive |
| Rain check | Something that you say when you cannot accept someone's invitation to do something but you would like to do it another time. Ex. I'll take a rain check on that drink tonight, if that's all right. I won't play tennis this afternoon but can I get a rain check? |
| Check in | Marcar targeta. Ex. Are you coming at dinner with us? Yes, I am. Just let me check in at the office first |
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