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Spanish Idioms - A Flashcards Part 2
This deck covers a variety of Spanish idioms, providing their meanings and example sentences to help learners understand and remember them.
a las claras
openly
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Term
Definition
a las claras
openly
a las mil maravillas
wonderfully Vuestro nuevo cachorrito se ha comportado a las mil maravillas. Your new puppy has behaved wonderfully.
a lo largo de
along El bebé pintó con marcador rojo a lo largo del mantel The baby colored with red marker along the tablecloth.
a lo lejos
in the distance Pude ver a lo lejos que llevaba un vestido amarillo. I could see in the distance that she was wearing a yellow dress.
a lo mejor
may be A lo mejor vamos de viaje. May be we will go on a trip.
a los cuatro vientos
in all directions Mi suegra gritó a los cuatro vientos que yo no sabía cocinar. My mother-in-law screamed in all directions that I didn't know how to ...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
a las claras | openly |
a las mil maravillas | wonderfully Vuestro nuevo cachorrito se ha comportado a las mil maravillas. Your new puppy has behaved wonderfully. |
a lo largo de | along El bebé pintó con marcador rojo a lo largo del mantel The baby colored with red marker along the tablecloth. |
a lo lejos | in the distance Pude ver a lo lejos que llevaba un vestido amarillo. I could see in the distance that she was wearing a yellow dress. |
a lo mejor | may be A lo mejor vamos de viaje. May be we will go on a trip. |
a los cuatro vientos | in all directions Mi suegra gritó a los cuatro vientos que yo no sabía cocinar. My mother-in-law screamed in all directions that I didn't know how to cook. |
a mano | handmade Patricia hizo su vestido de novia a mano. Patricia made her wedding dress by hand. |
a mano derecha | on the right-hand side Siga recto y encontrará el hotel a mano derecha. Keep going straight and you will find the hotel on the right-hand side. |
a mano izquierda | on the left-hand side Si sigues en esta calle verás la biblioteca a mano izquierda. If you stay on this street you will see the library on the left-hand side. |
a más tardar | at the very latest Puedes traer el proyecto a más tardar el 10 de marzo. You can bring the project on March the tenth at the very latest. |
a mediados de | at about the middle of Los Jiménez se casaron a mediados de Noviembre. The Jiménez's got married at about the middle of November. |
medio tiempo | part time Melissa está feliz porque consiguió un trabajo de medio tiempo. Melissa is happy because she got a part time job. |
al mediodía | at noon Puedes conseguir el menú de almuerzo al mediodía. You can get the lunch menu at noon. |
a menos | unless No puedes entrar a la fiesta a menos que dejes a los niños en casa. You cannot get into the party unless you leave the children at home. |
a merced | at the mercy of La abuela dejó los niños a merced de la vecina. The grandmother left the children to the neighbor's mercy. |
a menudo | often Voy a la peluquería a menudo. I go to the barber shop often. |
a ojo | at a guess Yo calculo a ojo que son tres metros. I estimate at a guess that it is three meters. |
a oscuras | in the dark Mi papá apagó todas las luces y nos dejó a oscuras. My dad turned all the lights off and left us in the dark. |
a partir de | from a particular moment on Los corredores se pueden inscribir a partir del de diciembre. The runners can register starting December the 8th. |
a pesar de | in spite of Maritza jugó el partido a pesar de su lesión en la rodilla. Maritza played the game in spite of her knee injury. |
a pie | on foot Los muchachos se fueron al colegio a pie. The guys went to school on foot. |
a pierna suelta | soundly La encontré dormida a pierna suelta. I found her sleeping soundly. |
a pocos pasos | at a short distance La frutería está a pocos pasos de la pastelería. The fruit store is at a short distance from the bakery. |
a primera vista | at first sight Mis papás se enamoraron a primera vista. My parents fell in love at first sight. |
a principios de | at the beginning of; early in La carrera se efectuará a principios de mes. The race will take place at the beginning of the month. |
a propósito | by the way; on purpose Patricia dijo que olvidó el dinero Patricia said she forgot the money but I think she did it on purpose. |
a prueba de | resistant to Este chaleco está fabricado a prueba de balas. This vest is bulletproof. |
a razón de | at the rate of El presidente de la compañía despidió a su asistente a razón de su negligencia en el trabajo. The company's president fired his assistant due to his negligence at work. |
a regañadientes | reluctantly Fernandito hizo el oficio de la casa a regañadientes. Fernandito did the house chores reluctantly. |
a sabiendas | knowingly Ella me llevó a la cita a sabiendas que ese tipo tenía malas intenciones. She took me to the date knowing that the guy was up to no good. |