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Section 1
(50 cards)
Le ha dado por el yoga
He's got into yoga
Dar en el blanco
To hit the target
Dar en el clavo
To hit the nail on the head
a duras penas
With difficulty
Comes el doble que yo
You eat twice as much as me
a manos
By hand
Decir borrón y cuenta nueva
To kiss and make up
Dar la cara
To face the music
Con toda la barba
Wholeheartedly
Por el contrario
On the other hand
Da gusto estar aquí
It's nice to be here
Animarse a hacer algo
To bring oneself to do sth
a cargo de
In charge of
A tomar por saco!
Sod off!
a la carrera
In a hurry
Armar un escándolo
To kick up a fuss
Apreciarse
To be noticeable
a lo lejos
In the distance
Abastecerse de
To stock up on
Al azar
At random
Acaso
Perhaps
Gajes de oficio
Occupational hazards
a modo de castigo
As punishment
Dar cambio de cien
To give change for a hundred
Caer del guindo
To cotton on
Aburrirse como una ostra
To be bored stiff
a cuenta de
Because of
a bote pronto
Out of the blue
Costar un ojo de la cara
To cost an arm and a leg
a medida que
At the same time as
Qué ilusión verte aquí!
Great to see you!
a su antojo
In their own way
Coger un atajo
To take a shortcut
Atar cabos
To put two and two together
Con cuentagotas
In dribs and drabs
a sabiendas de que
Knowing full well that
a falta de
In the absence of
a causa de
On account of
Aquí hay gato encerrado
There's sth fishy going on here
Ahogarse en un vaso de agua
To make a mountain out of a molehill
Dar gato por liebre
To swindle
Con relación a
In relation to
a disgusto
Reluctantly
Dar la brasa a alguien
To hassle someone
Por azar
By chance
a medias
Partly
a lo sumo
At the most
a base de
Based on
a chorros
Gushing
Al borde de la muerte
On the brink of death
Section 2
(50 cards)
en aras de
in honour of
desviarse del tema
to get sidetracked
Dar por hecho
To take for granted
efectivamente
indeed!; in reality
soslayar
to avoid (questions)
en el fondo
at heart
en sus propias narices
right under their noses
en todas partes cuecen habas
it's the same the world over
De ocasión
As a bargain
en un primer vistazo
at first glance
No se dio por aludido
He didn't take the hint
él es su peor rival
he's his own worst enemy
El viaje me hace mucha ilusión
I'm really looking forward to the trip
en mangas de camisa
in shirtsleeves
en balde
in vain
en un segundo plano
in the background
en redondo
point blank
Dar la talla
To measure up; to be good enough
lo siento de veras
I'm really sorry
de tres en tres
three at a time
dejar las cosas claras
to get things straight
Es de lejos el mejor
He's the best by far
echar las campanas al vuelo
to start shouting about it
es tonto de remate
he's completely stupid
el punto flaco
weak point
hay un árbol de por medio
there's a tree in the way
Dar la espalda a alguien
To turn one's back on someone
De calle
Everyday
el alma se le cayó a los pies
her heart sank
en carne y hueso
in person
el tamaño de la muestra
sample size
De golpe
All at once
de una vez
in one go
de turno
on duty
poner algo a la práctica
to put sth into practice
De camino al trabajo
On the way to work
enseñar los galones
to show who's boss
tirar balones fuera
to dodge the issue
Dar que hablar
To give people sth to talk about
de todos modos
anyway
el jefe de ventas
head of sales
dicho sea de paso
in passing
El mundo es un pañuelo
it's a small world
en orden alfabético
in alphabetical order
Tengo una resaca de campeonato
I have a huge hangover
en comparación con
compared with
de oficio
by trade
desahogarse
to let off steam
en virtud de la ley
in accordance with the law
doblar la esquina
to go round the corner
Section 3
(50 cards)
inclinar la balanza a favor de
to tip the balance in favour of
irse de rositas
to get off scot free
estar impresionado por algo
to be amazed by sth
jugar al gato y al ratón
to play cat and mouse
irse de la lengua
to talk too much when you shouldn't
meterse en un lío
to get into trouble
huelga decir que...
it goes without saying that...
me hirve la sangre
it makes my blood boil
hacer la pelota
to suck up to
la cabra tira al monte
the leopard never changes its spots
estar en buenas manos
to be in good hands
estar a la altura
to be up to it
estar por los suelos
to be at rock bottom
la flor y nata
the elite
eso digo yo
that's just what I say
la ley de la oferta y la demanda
the law of supply and demand
estar mal visto
to be frowned upon
es igual que su madre
she's just like her mother
hacer balance de
to take stock of
la sala de embarque
departure lounge
es puro cuento
it's all lies
hace bien su oficio
he really knows his job
estar de los nervios
to be on edge
igual no lo saben
maybe they don't know
la sala de chat
chatroom
irse al traste
to fall through
estar buen visto
to look good
en el entretanto
meanwhile
de autos
in question
estar bajo de moral
to be in low spirits
Está endeudado hasta las cejas
he's in debt up to his eyes
la leche que te han dado!
you're impossible!
es un hecho conocido
it's a well known fact
va a por ti
he's out to get you
la empleada de hogar
home help
había una vez...
once upon a time...
escurrir el bulto
to pass the buck
la cantidad justa
the right amount
es una larga historia!
it's a long story
estar pendiente de algo
to be waiting for sth
hablar por los codos
to talk nineteen to the dozen
al Fred se le fue de la mano
For Fred it got out of hand
no hagas locuras
don't do anything stupid
estar de rebaja
to be reduced
correrse una juerga
to go on a bender
excederse
to go too far (exceed oneself)
es tirar el dinero
it's a waste of money
estar al pie del cañón
to be up for the struggle
estar en juego
to be at stake
van a por sus intereses
they're only looking out for their own interests
Section 4
(50 cards)
nomás
L Am - all of a sudden; [adding emphasis generally]
no tiene nada de particular
it's nothing special
mediada la primera parte
halfway through the first part
ni chicha ni limonada
neither one thing nor the other
Pensándolo bien...
On reflection...
llegar a puerto
to come to fruition
perder los papeles
to fly off the handle
lo ven cuatro gatos
hardly anyone watches it
pasar de moda
to go out of fashion
no hay ni dios
there's no one around
ponerse de moda
to come into fashion
me suena a chino
it's all Greek to me
nunca he visto cosa igual
I've never seen anything like it
menuda chorrada!
what a load of rubbish!
perder el norte
to be at a loss as to what to do, to lose the plot
hace la tira de años
loads of years ago
pasar muchos apuros
to be hard up
Tengo la casa patas arriba
My house is in a mess
plantar cara a alguien
to stand up to someone
llegar para las postres
to be late
no le corresponde hacerlo
it's not his job to do it
perder los estribos
to lose one's rag
perder la brújula
to lose one's touch
poner trabas a alguien
to make things difficult for someone
no está el horno para bollos
the time isn't ripe
no tiene por qué hacerlo
there's no reason to do it
poner las cosas en la balanza
to weigh up the pros and cons
la subida salarial
pay rise
la viva imagen de alguien
the spitting image of someone
meterse una idea entre ceja y ceja
to get an idea into one's head
poner algo en la tapete
to raise an issue
no me inspira confianza
it doesn't inspire me with confidence
mantenerse en su trece
to refuse to budge
pasarse de listo
to be too clever by half
poner a alguien al tanto
to put someone in the picture
meter la nariz en algo
to stick one's nose in sth
me da corte
I'm embarrassed
mirarse al espejo
to look at oneself in the mirror
la pelicula no tiene pérdida!
the film is not to be missed!
dar un show
to make a scene
Su presencia no pasó desapercibida ayer
Her presence did not go unnoticed yesterday
Mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos
it's no consolation
llevar a alguien a juicio
to take someone to court
los vaivénes
ups and downs
No vas desencaminado
You're not wrong there
nada más ponerme a hablar, ...
as soon as I started to speak, ...
las paredes oyen
walls have ears
lo que ha hecho es como para matarlo
what he did makes you want to kill him
la segunda intención
ulterior motive
pasarse algo por las narices
to care less about sth
Section 5
(50 cards)
Jamás oí tamaña mentira
I never heard such a lie
restar importancia a la situación
to play down the situation
tomar el aire
to get some fresh air
relevar a alguien
to take over from someone
tomarse algo a pecho
to take sth to heart
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
por afición
as a hobby
rizar el rizo
to make things even more complicated
saltar a la vista
to be patently obvious
titularse en
to graduate in
tomar la palabra
to have the last word
por no hablar del dolor
to say nothing of the pain
tomar de rehén
to take hostage
te doblo la edad
I'm twice your age
tirar por la borda
(fig) to waste an opportunity
arrojar la toalla
to throw in the towel
pregonar
to announce, to make public
por encargo
in advance
salir a alguien el tiro por la culata
to backfire on someone
tomarse algo en serio
to take sth seriously
tenedor libre
all you can eat
se va a la legua
it stands out a mile
ser el diminutivo de algo
to be short for sth
tener buena planta
to be handsome
ser partidario de
to be in favour of
por doquier
everywhere
sacar a alguien las castañas del fuego
to save someone's bacon
tocar el timbre
to ring the doorbell
saltar a la luz
to come to light
Qué casualidad!
What a coincidence!
fue error por parte nuestra
it was an error on our part
subirse al carro
to jump on the bandwagon
tener fama de ser algo
to be famous for being sth
respecto a
with regards to
por su bien
for her own good
tener presente
to have in mind
de ahí que
therefore
por barba
per head (informal)
son las siglas de algo
to be the abbreviation of sth
regular
so-so
se te ve el plumero
we know what you're up to
sentirse a gusto
to feel comfortable
tomar nota de algo
to note sth down
se me fue de la cabeza
it went right out of my mind
ponerse a régimen
to go on a diet
se le dan los idiomas
he's good at languages
prender fuego a algo
to set fire to sth
un abogado que se precie
any self-respecting lawyer
sacar a alguien de quicio
to drive someone mad
se armó la de San Quintín
all hell broke loose
Section 6
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