Spanish Idioms (37)
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Idiom of the Week'Beben agua en el mismo jarrito'. This literally means that they drink water from the same jug, and the equivalent idiom in English might... Started by Matthew |
0 | Aug. 26, 2008 |
Idiom of the Week'Comer frijoles y repetir pollo' To eat beans and to burp chicken (literally to have chicken repeat on you!) Does anyone want to have a... Started by Matthew |
0 | Aug. 12, 2008 |
Idiom of the Week'Mucha tela para cortar'. This literally means 'a lot of cloth to cut', but it is used idiomatically to mean that there's a lot to do, o... Started by Matthew |
0 | Aug. 6, 2008 |
Idiom of the week'Arrimar el ascua a su sardina' This literally means 'to bring embers to one's own sardine'. Does anyone have any idea what the English... Started by Matthew |
0 | Jul. 16, 2008 |
Idioms to do with 'horses'This subject came up a few weeks ago when there was a question on the forum about how to say 'dark horse' which doesn't have an exact tra... Started by Matthew |
0 | Jun. 18, 2008 |
Idiom of the Week'El mal escribano echa la culpa a la pluma'. This literally means 'the bad writer blames the pen'. Can we think of the English equivalen... Started by Matthew |
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May. 23, 2008 Reply by Michael Crowley |
Uno de cada unoLa hacienda de la mujer siempre está hecha y siempre por hacer. (A woman's work is never done) Mientras en mi casa estoy, rey me soy. (A... Started by Shane |
0 | May. 23, 2008 |
(Colours) Cómo se puede utilizar los colores(White) He pasado la noche en blanco – I had a sleepless night (White) Me quedo en blanco – My mind has gone blank (Purple) Me puse mor... Started by Shane |
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May. 21, 2008 Reply by Shane |
Idiom of the Week'Quien paga, elige' This means 'he who pays, chooses'. An English equivalent would be 'he who pays the piper, calls the tune'. Matthew Started by Matthew |
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May. 15, 2008 Reply by Shane |
Idiom of the week'A gran prisa, gran vagar'. This literally means 'much hurrying leads to much wandering'. Any offers of an equivalent English idiom..? ... Started by Matthew |
0 | May. 10, 2008 |
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