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Coloquialismos #3
AP Spanish Test 6
28
Language - Spanish
11th Grade
02/27/2012

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Term
la rutina diaria
Definition
the daily grind
Term
quien no se aventura no para el mar
Definition
nothing ventured nothing gained
Term
historia de cuartel
Definition
color jokes (dirty jokes)
Term
faltar a su palabra
Definition
to break one's word
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en pleno día
Definition
in broad daylight
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carne/piel de gallina
Definition
goose bumps
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estamos nadando en la abundancia
Definition
we're rolling in dough (money)
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no hay rosas sin espinas
Definition
no pain no gain
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hacer muecas
Definition
to make faces
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estar fuera de sí
Definition
to be beside oneself
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morderse la lengua
Definition
to bite one's tongue, shut up
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qué asco
Definition
that's disgusting! yuck!
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dar por descontado
Definition
to take for granted
Term
la question palpitante
Definition
the burning question
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dime con quien andas y yo te digo quien eres
Definition
birds of a feather flock together (you are judged by the company you keep)
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me costara un ojo de la cara
Definition
it'll cost me an arm and a leg
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el ??? menos pensado
Definition
when you least expect it
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tomar a pecho
Definition
to take to heart/seriously
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es como dar al barracho las llaces de la bodega
Definition
it's like putting the fox in the chicken coup
Term
hacer pinta
Definition
to play hookey
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buen provecho!
Definition
enjoy your meal!
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es puro chisme
Definition
that's pure gossip/ it's just rumors
Term
zapetero a tus zapatos
Definition
mind your own business
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de sol a sol
Definition
from sunrise to sunset
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con razón
Definition
no wonder! but of course
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es mas fuerte que un roble
Definition
he's as strong as an ox
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quien va a sevilla pierde su silla
Definition
first come first served
Term
trasnochar
Definition
to stay up all night
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