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Idioms and proverbs to own at C1
Forty-two pan-Hispanic idioms and traditional proverbs, each in a natural sentence with its meaning, register and closest English and Brazilian Portuguese equivalent: tirar la toalla, hacer la vista gorda, irse por las ramas, meter la pata, no hay mal que por bien no venga, más vale prevenir que curar…
| # | Słowo | Część mowy | Znaczenie | Poziom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No tires la toalla ahora, que ya te falta poco. | zwrot | Don't throw in the towel now; you're nearly there. | C1 |
| 2 | Sabe que se equivocó, pero no da su brazo a torcer. | zwrot | He knows he was wrong, but he won't back down. | C1 |
| 3 | El guardia hizo la vista gorda y nos dejó pasar. | zwrot | The guard turned a blind eye and let us through. | C1 |
| 4 | Mi madre puso el grito en el cielo cuando vio cómo estaba mi cuarto. | zwrot | My mum hit the roof when she saw the state of my room. | C1 |
| 5 | Deja de irte por las ramas y dime qué pasó. | zwrot | Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened. | C1 |
| 6 | Al final, como siempre, se salió con la suya. | zwrot | In the end, as usual, she got her way. | C1 |
| 7 | No le busques tres pies al gato: el plan es sencillo. | zwrot | Don't overcomplicate it: the plan is simple. | C1 |
| 8 | Estoy hasta la coronilla de reuniones que no sirven para nada. | zwrot | I'm sick and tired of meetings that are pointless. | C1 |
| 9 | Ya teníamos poco presupuesto y ahora nos lo recortan: llueve sobre mojado. | zwrot | Our budget was already tight and now they're cutting it: it never rains but it pours. | C1 |
| 10 | De buenas a primeras, decidió dejar la carrera y mudarse a Montevideo. | zwrot | Out of the blue, he decided to quit his degree and move to Montevideo. | C1 |
| 11 | Mi hermano lavó los platos a regañadientes. | zwrot | My brother did the dishes grudgingly. | C1 |
| 12 | Metí la pata al preguntarle por su ex. | zwrot | I put my foot in it when I asked her about her ex. | C1 |
| 13 | ¿Me estás tomando el pelo o lo dices en serio? | zwrot | Are you pulling my leg or do you mean it? | C1 |
| 14 | Mi tía no tiene pelos en la lengua: te dice las cosas tal como las piensa. | zwrot | My aunt doesn't mince her words: she tells you things exactly as she thinks them. | C1 |
| 15 | No eches más leña al fuego, que ya están bastante enojados. | zwrot | Don't add fuel to the fire; they're angry enough already. | C1 |
| 16 | La empresa se lava las manos y dice que no es asunto suyo. | zwrot | The company washes its hands of it and says it's none of its business. | C1 |
| 17 | No podemos quedarnos de brazos cruzados mientras talan el bosque. | zwrot | We can't just sit back and do nothing while they cut down the forest. | C1 |
| 18 | Si quieres aprobar, vas a tener que ponerte las pilas. | zwrot | If you want to pass, you're going to have to get your act together. | C1 |
| 19 | Tuve que morderme la lengua para no contestarle. | zwrot | I had to bite my tongue so as not to answer back. | C1 |
| 20 | Cuando las cosas salieron mal, fue la única que dio la cara. | zwrot | When things went wrong, she was the only one who faced up to it. | C1 |
| 21 | A él le importa un comino lo que piensen los demás. | zwrot | He couldn't care less what other people think. | C1 |
| 22 | Más vale tarde que nunca. | zwrot | Better late than never. | C1 |
| 23 | No hay mal que por bien no venga. | zwrot | Every cloud has a silver lining. | C1 |
| 24 | Del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho. | zwrot | Easier said than done. | C1 |
| 25 | Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente. | zwrot | You snooze, you lose. | C1 |
| 26 | A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente. | zwrot | Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. | C1 |
| 27 | Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente. | zwrot | What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over. | C1 |
| 28 | En boca cerrada no entran moscas. | zwrot | Least said, soonest mended. | C1 |
| 29 | Más vale prevenir que curar. | zwrot | Better safe than sorry. | C1 |
| 30 | Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres. | zwrot | You are known by the company you keep. | C1 |
| 31 | El que mucho abarca poco aprieta. | zwrot | Don't bite off more than you can chew. | C1 |
| 32 | A quien madruga, Dios lo ayuda. | zwrot | The early bird catches the worm. | C1 |
| 33 | No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano. | zwrot | All in good time. | C1 |
| 34 | Perro que ladra no muerde. | zwrot | His bark is worse than his bite. | C1 |
| 35 | Al mal tiempo, buena cara. | zwrot | Keep your chin up. | C1 |
| 36 | Cría fama y échate a dormir. | zwrot | Once you get a reputation, it sticks. | C1 |
| 37 | Quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades. | zwrot | Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. | C1 |
| 38 | Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando. | zwrot | A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. | C1 |
| 39 | Zapatero, a tus zapatos. | zwrot | Cobbler, stick to your last. | C1 |
| 40 | En casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo. | zwrot | The shoemaker's children go barefoot. | C1 |
| 41 | A falta de pan, buenas son tortas. | zwrot | Half a loaf is better than none. | C1 |
| 42 | El hábito no hace al monje. | zwrot | Don't judge a book by its cover. | C1 |