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Spanish to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
asesoría counseling / consultantship
atención con calidad quality care
atizar a los caballos goad the horses forward, spur on the horses, gee up the horses, urge on the horses
atraer (Mexican Spanish) undertake / assume
atrazar o darle serrucho slow his friend down or cut him out of the picture
aunque más no sea Even if it's none but that of
avaras treeless, wood-stingy
Entered by: BristolTEc
Índice de Vialidad Connectivity Index/Roadway Network Index
¡agua va! Gardyloo!
¡Éxito! Continued success to you!
¡Date tu lugar! Stand up for yourself!
¡Ojo el piojo! Better watch out!
¡Que nunca más jueguen contigo! Don\'t let them play games with you again!
éste no puede ser guardarse de this does not mean we should shield ourselves from / shy away from / shun / simply avoid
éste puso un huevo, éste lo cocinó... this little piggy went to market...
¿A quién no se le despista un píxel alguna vez? Who hasn't lost a pixel once in a while?
Entered by: Andrea Quintana
¿Qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? A drop in the ocean
Entered by: Valeria Verona
¿y a usted quién le da vela en este entierro?”, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
¿Y ustedes se quedaron en la calle? And you have been left in the street?
“Donde me dan las doce” Wherever I happen to be when midnight strikes.
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
“mirada de las mil millas” thousand yard stare
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
“se les estaba pasando la mano” they were overdoing it / they were going too far
bagayeros smugglers/runners/contrabandists
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
baldazo de agua fría bucket of cold water
barajar y volver a dar make a fresh start
barones del boom heavyweights of the literature boom
Entered by: liz askew
barrer debajo de la alfombra sweep the issue/matter under the carpet/rug
Entered by: Mónica Algazi
Basta que la hija quiera el blanco, para que la madre compre el negro. no sooner the daughter says white - the mother gets the black one
beber de la jarra he drank from the goblet/cup of victory
bicicletada community (or open/local) bike/bicycle/cycle/cycling event/ride
Entered by: S Ben Price
bien que cuando las llaves rehusan el abrir poco vale el aguardar al pie del portal if the key won't turn in the lock no point in hanging around outside the pearly gates
boca para afuera [but I] really didn't mean it
Entered by: Michelle Wolfson
boche Boche
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
bonita darling, sweetie, sweetheart, honey
Borrón y cuenta nueva clean slate
buen viaje Enjoy your trip.
caballero con cacho the devil/satan/the dark
Entered by: Sandy Carpenter
caballos arrendados bridled horses/horses obedient to the reins
Entered by: Edward Tully
cabeza loca irresponsible
Cachipé Truly
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