🎯 Advanced expressions · Expresiones avanzadas
Idiomatic expressions to sound like a native speaker. 9 words.
Article colours: blue = masculine (el), pink = feminine (la), purple = both (el/la).
| Spanish | Translation | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| a fin de cuentas | at the end of the day | A fin de cuentas, lo importante es que estemos todos sanos.At the end of the day, what matters is that we are all healthy. |
| de buenas a primeras | all of a sudden | De buenas a primeras, decidió dejar su trabajo.All of a sudden, he decided to quit his job. |
| a duras penas | with great difficulty | A duras penas llegamos al aeropuerto a tiempo.With great difficulty we made it to the airport on time. |
| ir al grano | to get to the point | No tenemos mucho tiempo, así que vamos al grano.We don't have much time, so let's get to the point. |
| hacer la vista gorda | to turn a blind eye | El profesor hizo la vista gorda con el retraso.The teacher turned a blind eye to the lateness. |
| quedarse en blanco | to go blank | Me quedé en blanco durante el examen oral.I went blank during the oral exam. |
| estar al tanto | to be up to date | Intenta estar al tanto de las noticias cada día.She tries to stay up to date with the news every day. |
| salirse con la suya | to get one's way | Al final, mi hermano siempre se sale con la suya.In the end, my brother always gets his way. |
| andarse por las ramas | to beat around the bush | Deja de andarte por las ramas y dime la verdad.Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth. |
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