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Spanish to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Spanish term		English translation
cada maestrito con su librito		to each his own
Cada quien su Frida		Everyone has their own Frida
cada uno en su casa y dios en la de todos		Each to his own and God watching over everyone
cadáver exquisito		exquisite corpse/rotating corpse
Café con leche para todos		Dishing out the same (thing) to everyone
cagadera		the trots / the hershey squirts / the runs / the scoots	Ana Claudia Macoretta
Entered by: Ana Claudia Macoretta
cambiar de piel		slip into someone else\'s skin	Wendy Gosselin
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
Camioneta destartalada		a battered station-wagon (or pickup truck)
canal secundario el cual deriva aguas abajo en el río X		minor channel which empties into the River X
candil de la calle y oscuridad de la casa		It\'s one thing... and quite another... (see below)	Justin Peterson
Entered by: Justin Peterson
canje		exchange; rebate (can include use of coupons and other similar promotional devices)
canta la factura		she expects something in return	Sandy Carpenter
Entered by: Sandy Carpenter
capacidad		Ability
cara de circunstancia		a long face/po-faced
carretera (Chile)		into partying / likes to party
carril de arena		dirt track / trail
cayeron como chorlitos		got caught like a couple of patsies	patinba
Entered by: patinba
ceder el testigo		to pass the baton
cedido en uso		provided for the use of
cemento pintarrajeado		cement, poorly painted, in gaudy colors
centro neurálgico		heart/hub
chamacada		kids	Wendy Gosselin
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
chamullentos (IN THIS CONTEXT)		frauds
Chisme vs. Mitote		Gossip vs Alboroto
chistar		psst	Wendy Gosselin
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
CHOPO		wad of something or a thing
Cláusula		Section	Paola Giardina
Entered by: Paola Giardina
cobrar factura		to take a toll
cobrar oportunidad		become especially relevant / be especially timely
cociente musical		musical proportion
cocodrilos académicos		academic dinosaurs	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
cocotazo		a rap on the head
cola del gato		he tips his hand/shows his true colours/colors
colaboracionistas de guante blanco		white-collar collaborators
colgué los guantes pero quedaron lustraitos		I hung up my gloves but they were still shiny	David Ronder
Entered by: David Ronder
colocar sobre la mesa		put forward
come-come		fortune teller	Wendy Gosselin
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
comepatrias		flag-wavers
comerse la cabeza		rack one's brains / to beat one's brain's out
comerse por los pies a alguien		to eat someone alive

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