Set: Los Modismos y Los Expresiones

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Term Definition
haber de (+ inf.) to must ("weak" tener)
no haber tal to be no such thing
había una vez once upon a time
no hay de qué don't mention it
habérselas to quarrel
cuanto hay de... how far is it from...
a donde fueres, haz lo que vieres when it Rome, do as the Romans do
cada loco con su tema to each his own
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho easier said than done
la experiencia cría la ciencia practice makes perfect
más vale tarde que nunca better late than never
querer es poder where there's a will, there's a way
ir por to search for, to reach (a milestone)
tener en cuenta to bear in mind
tener ganas de (+ inf.) to feel like
tener ilusión to be excited
echar un vistazo to glance
echar un ojo to watch
echar (algo) en falta to miss (something)
echar un capote to lend a hand
a ojos vistas clearly, in plain sight
poner los ojos (a alguien o en algo) to set one's sights on (someone/something)
cuatro ojos ven más que dos two heads are better than one
por menudo in detail
en marcha in progress
tal vez perhaps, maybe
no pegar un ojo to not sleep a wink
ponerse al teléfono to answer the phone
sin más ni más just like that
con tal que as long as
los(las) demás the rest (of the)
(muy) de vez en cuando occasionally (rarely)
llover a cántaros to pour with rain

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Terms 33
Creator roygbp
Created May 3, 2008
Groups None
Tags spanish, español, modismo, idiom, ap, idioma, lengua, lenguaje, palabra, expression, expresion
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[Hopefully] an efficient list of common Spanish idioms/expressions--nothing obscure; I am preparing for the Spanish Language AP 2008--any advice/comments welcome

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  1. echar (algo) en falta → to miss (something) - 12 misses
  2. a ojos vistas → clearly, in plain sight - 12 misses
  3. llover a cántaros → to pour with rain - 12 misses
  4. poner los ojos (a alguien o en algo) → to set one's sights on (someone/something) - 11 misses
  5. cuanto hay de... → how far is it from... - 10 misses
  6. no haber tal → to be no such thing - 9 misses
  7. a donde fueres, haz lo que vieres → when it Rome, do as the Romans do - 9 misses