Spanish Expressions 1
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- Está Bien o Está Bueno
- All right, good, fine, correct, OK
- Ir de compras
- To go shopping, do marketing
- Estar de luto
- To be in mourning, bereavement, manifest sorrow for a death
- Dar una vuelta
- To walk, saunter, take a stroll
- Dar el pésame por
- To present or give one's condolences(for, on), extend one's sympathy ( for, on)
- A carta cabal
- Thoroughly, in every respect, fully
- Tal vez
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly, probably, perchance
- Querer decir
- To mean
- Por extenso
- In detail, at great length
- Por casualidad
- By Chance, by the way, incidentally
- Poco a poco
- Little by little, gradually, progressively, bit by bit, slowly
- Estar de moda
- To be popular, fashionable, stylish, smart
- En punto
- On the Dot, sharp, exactly
- Desde hace
- For(a certain time lapse), over a period of, dating from
- De nuevo
- Again, once more, another time
- Preocuparse por
- To worry about, be concerned for or about
- Preguntar por
- To inquire about, ask for ( a person)
- Por lo menos
- At least, leastwise
- Ida y vuelta
- Round-trip, two way
- Dar las gracias
- To thank, express gratitude
- Pensar en
- To think of, about or over; intend
- Ganarse la vida
- To earn (or make) a living
- De memoria
- By heart, from memory
- Poner la mesa
- To set the table
- Valer la pena
- To be worth( while), advantageous, profitable
- Tener cuidado
- To be careful, watchful, attentive, on guard
- Hay que
- It is necessary, obligatory, or required to (that)
- Otra vez
- Again, Once more, another time
- Hacer cola
- To stand in line, line up, queue (up)
- Ocurrírsele a uno
- To occur to one, cross one's mind
- De todas maneras
- At any rate, in any event, no matter what happens
- Hasta la fecha
- Up to now, to date
- Hacerse tarde
- To become late, be getting (or growing) late
- Frente a
- In front of
- Equivocarse de
- To be mistaken, or wrong about (something)
- Decidirse a
- To make up one's mind to, decide to, resolve to
- De enfrente
- Across (the street), directly opposite, in front (of)
- Alegrarse de
- To be glad or happy about (something)
- Acabar de (+ infinitive)
- To have just (+ past participle)
- Sin querer
- Unwittingly, unintentionally
- Por lo visto
- Apparently, seemingly, evidently, judging by, by appearances
- Pasar un buen rato
- To have a good time, enjoy one's self
- Parece mentira
- It hardly seems possible, it appears to be impossible
- No hay de qué
- Don't mention it, think nothing of it, you're welcome
- Lo de menos
- Of little importance, insignificant
- La mayor parte (de)
- The majority (of), the bulk (of)
- En (o de) broma
- As a joke, in jest
- Hacer caso a
- To pay attention to, heed, obey
- Faltar a
- To absent one's self from, miss; (2) to show disrespect to
- Hacer buenas migas
- To get along well together, be congenial