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Coloquialismos #4
AP Spanish Test 7
30
Language - Spanish
11th Grade
04/10/2012

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Term
arrar en el mar
Definition
to beat a dead horse
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echar sapos y culebras
Definition
cussing a blue streak, cuss out
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echar leñar al fuego
Definition
poor oil on the flames
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contra veinto y marea
Definition
against all odds
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No se ganó Zamorra en una hora
Definition
Rome wasn't built in a day
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estamos cazando moscas
Definition
we're wasting our time
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eso es harina de otra costal
Definition
that's a horse of a different color, that's another matter entirely
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el tiene malas pulgas
Definition
to have a bad temper
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querer es poder
Definition
where there's a will there's a way
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No le guardo rencor
Definition
I don't hold a grudge against him
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Enhorabuena!
Definition
congratulations!
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salir con la suya
Definition
to get one's way
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tocante a, con respecto a
Definition
regarding
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está lloviendo a cántaros
Definition
it's raining cats and dogs!
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menos mál
Definition
thank goodness
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ver y creer
Definition
seeing is believing
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en tierra de ciegos, el tuerno es rey
Definition
it's all relative
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eso no me suena
Definition
it doesn't ring a bell
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hasta los tuétanos
Definition
to the bone, through and through
Term
hacerse el tonto
Definition
to play the fool
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es juego de niños
Definition
fool's play! duck soup! piece of cake!
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está ahogando en un vaso
Definition
to make mountains out of molehills, to get upset over nothing
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cuando las ranas crien pelo
Definition
when pigs fly
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me estás tirando flores/ diciendo piropos
Definition
you're flattering me
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ese tío tiene mucha lana/pasta
Definition
that guy has a lot of money/ dough
Term
hablar con boca de ganso
Definition
to talk through one's hat, say nonsensical things
Term
mal que bién
Definition
one way or another
Term
ir al grano
Definition
get to the point
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ser la guinda del pastél
Definition
to be the icing on the cake
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ser un soplón, ratón
Definition
to be a tattletale, a rat
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