spanish idioms and proverbs translated into english 1 x
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Spanish idioms andProverbs Translated
into English: Book one
Carrala FicklinMcClain
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soga
rope, cord, halter,leather strap,
hangman’ s rope
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hablar de la soga enla casa del ahorcado
to say something
totally inappropriate,to put one’ s foot inone’ s mouth, to say
the wrong thing
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hacer soga
to lag behind
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a la soga al cuello
to be in hot water
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estar con la soga alcuello
to have one’ s neck ina noose
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estar con la soga alcuello
to have one’ s back tothe wall
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estar con la soga alcuello
to be in a pretty fix, tohave a knife to one’ s
throat
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estar con la soga alcuello
to be in immediate orimminent danger
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siempre se quiebra lasoga por lo más
delgado
the weakest goes tothe wall
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dar soga a uno
to get someone tospeak
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dar soga a uno
to make fun of someone
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no hay que hablar dela soga en la casa del
ahorcado
there’ s a time and
place for everything,one must be
conscious or sensitiveto one’ s surroundings
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se me cayó el alma alos pies
I was down in thedumps
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estar con el alma enun hilo
to be in suspense
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consultar con laalmohada
to sleep on it
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tener ángel
to be charming
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armarse un escándalo
to make a scene
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no importar un bledo
to care less
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hacerse la boca aguaa uno
to make one's mouthwater
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me cae mal/ me caegordo
I don't like him, her or it
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me cae mal/ me caegordo
I don't like him, her or it
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dar carta blanca auno
to give one a blankcheck, a free hand or
carte blanche
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ser un cero a laizquierda
to count for nothing
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estar en condiciones(de hacer algo)
to be in good shape (todo something)
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llevar la contraria auno
to contradict
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marchar o ir contra lacorriente
to go against thecurrent
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nadar contra lacorriente
to swim against thetide
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ajustarle cuentas
to settle up
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¡Vamos a cuentas!
Let's get down tobusiness!
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tener cuentaspendientes con uno
to have a matter tosettle with someone
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Dios mediante
God willing
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dar el esquinazo a uno
to give one the slip
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tener buena estrella
to be lucky
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abrir fuego
to open fire
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romper el fuego
to open fire
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poner un pueblo afuego y sangre
to lay a village towaste
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hervir a fuego lento
to simmer
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atizar el fuego
to add fuel to the fire
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echar aceite al fuego
to stir things up, tostir the embers, toagitate, to incite
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echar leña al fuego
to add fuel to the fire,to provoke, to startsomething, to light the
spark
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estar fuera de sí
to be beside oneself
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hay gato encerrado
there's somethingfishy
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buscar tres pies algato
to make a mountainout of a mole hill
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ir al grano
to go to the heart of the matter or to get or
go straight to thepoint
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pasar la noche enblanco
to have a sleeplessnight
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llamar a las cosas porsu nombre
to call a spade aspade
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llamar al pan pan y alvino vino
to call a spade aspade
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no pegar ojo en todala noche
to not sleep a wink
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en un abrir y cerrarde ojos
in a wink of an eye
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saltar a la vista
to be more obviousthan obvious or to be
patently obvious
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meter la pata
to put one's foot inone's mouth or to put
one's foot in it
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tomar el pelo a uno
to pull someone's leg
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no tener pelos en lalengua
to be outspoken or notto mince words
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más astuto que lazorra
to be as smart as a fox
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más contento queunas Pascuas
to be as happy as apea in a pod
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más feo que Picio
as ugly as sin
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fuerte como un roble
as strong as an ox
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tan negro como bocade lobo
as black as tar
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más pobre que unarata
as poor as a churchmouse
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más sordo que unatapia
as deaf as a door nail or as deaf as a post
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viejo como el mundo
as old as the hills
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caer como anillo aldedo
to fit like a glove
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comer como una lima
to eat like a horse
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dormir como unapiedra
to sleep like a log
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Quien mala camahace, en ella se yace
You made your bed,now sleep or lie in it
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Uno piensa el bayo, y otro el que lo ensilla
It all depends onwhere you're standing
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Uno piensa el bayo, y otro el que lo ensilla
Where you standdepends a lot on
where you sit
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acomodarse al tiempo
to adapt oneself to thecircumstances
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empezar la casa por eltejado
to put the cart beforethe horse
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antes que te cases,mira lo que haces
look before you leap
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antes que te cases,mira lo que haces
marry in haste, repentin leisure
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Eso es el cuento de lalechera
to count one'schickens before they
hatch
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Del dicho al hecho,hay gran trecho
There's many a slipbetween the cup and
the lip
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Los dineros delsacristán, cantando sevienen y cantando se
van
Easy come, easy go
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Poderoso cabellero esdon Dinero
Money talks
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Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
Birds of a feather flocktogether
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Gato escaldado delagua fría huye
Once bitten, twice shy
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A lo hecho, pecho
There's no use cryingover spilt milk
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Agua pasada nomueve molino
That’ s all water underthe bridge
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A quien madruga,Dios le ayuda
The early bird catchesthe worm
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Ojos que no ven,corazón que no siente
Out of sight, out of mind
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Más vale pájaro enmano que cien
volando
A bird in the hand isworth two in the bush
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De tal palo, tal astilla
a chip off the oldblock
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El que se pica ajos,come
If the shoe fits, wear it
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El puchero dijo a lasartén: 'Apártate demí que me tiznas'
The kettle calling thepot black
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A cada puerco llega suSan Martín
Every dog has its day
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A cada puerco llega suSan Martín
There is a day of reckoning for everyone
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Cuando el río suena,agua lleva
Where's there smoke,there's fire
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No se puede repicar y andar en la procesión
You can not do twothings at once
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Cuando a Romafueres, haz como
vieres
When in Rome, do asthe Romans do
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El sapo a la sapatiénela por muy guapa
Beauty is in the eyesof the beholder
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En una hora no seganó Zamora
Rome wasn't built in aday
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ser de su agrado
to be to one's liking
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bañarse en agua derosas
to see the worldthrough rose colored
glasses
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echar el agua elmolino
to be on the make
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irse al agua
to be ruined
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Nunca digas de estaagua no beberé
Never say never
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darse aires
to put on airs
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volar con las propiasalas
to stand on one's ownfeet
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hacer alarde de
to make a great showof / to boast