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Spanish to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Spanish term English translation
Curazoleño - Curazateño Curacaoan
Curdas de cuarta drunkards of the worst sort
Dar caña to be on someone\'s back / to not lay off someone / to not let up / to give someone a hard time
Entered by: BristolTEc
dar caña \"step on it\", \"put the pedal to the metal\", \"put your foot on it\", \"get a move on\", \"hurry up\"
Entered by: BristolTEc
dar el paseo take someone for a walk / for a (one-way) ride
Dar esquinazo Give the slip
Dar fe de conocer de trato comercial I hereby Certify/ attest (to the fact) that I know xxx on a business basis
dar más vueltas que una noria to go around in circles | to go round and round
darle color a las cosas to spice things up
darse a la tarea de has engaged in the task / has set itself the task of
déjate querer let him be the one to love/want/seek you
día por medio every other day
de boulevard working the streets
de cuanta of any [line]
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
De este momento en adelante Henceforward
Entered by: EirTranslations
de lance bargain/secondhand
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
de muestra vale un botón actions speak louder than words (approx)
de una pieza one-dimensional
debe ser admitida a platica which should be admitted to pratique
decidir jugársela con él take the risk in naming him
decir las cosas como son tell it as it is, tell it like it is
decir piropos, piropear make flirtatious/flattering comments to
dedos muertos y blanquecidos Dead, whitened fingers
dejar a pata to leave someone in the lurch
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
dejar alguien pintado skinned him/my rival
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
dejar las respuestas a la imaginacion leave the answers to the/one's imagination
del mal que se morían they complained about their problems
del tres al cuarto third-rate, six-a-penny, tuppence ha'penny
denostar el ‘ladrillo’ repudiating the property boom
dentera to make one`s mouth water
depende del cristal con que se mire it all depends on your point of view
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
Derrochando salero effortless grace
desagüe sewers
descanso del guerrero the warrior's repose
descubrir la rueda starting from scratch
Entered by: Daniel Coria
Desde la base from the grassroots up
desenredarse el ovillo the story unravels // the truth is unraveled // unraveling the truth
destellos de oro glows gold
Entered by: Jane Martin
desvielados > desbielados worn out
detección, adecuación y derivación en violencia basada en género detection, adaption and referral of gender-based violence cases
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