Appendix B Useful Idiomatic BxPressions place fbr learning these idiomatic expressions, but instead' a useful starting The fbllowing is not an exhaustive list of focus on to your rist as you come across them' You should you shourd add new kinds of vocabulary items. in your and "*p."rrion, your conversations memorize them, and then use them in class in ten to fifteen expressions a week, try to
writtenwork.Theywillnotonlyhelpyouexpressyourselfwithease,buttheywillalsobeusefulinmanypartsofthe section' (Paragraph |ompletion With and Without Root Words) examination, especially in the Writing Using da(se) dar a dar con dar a conocer dar cuerda
to look out on to ntn into
to Jace,
to make known
to wind tu shoLrt, tu) scream dar gritos to strike (the hour) dar la hora to thank dar las gracias to give regurds to dar recuerdos a to hug dar un abrazo to toke a walk dar un Paseo dar un Paseo (una vuelta) to go fttr u ride en coche
dar una vuelta darse cuenta de (que) darse la mano darse prisa
to take a wulk to reuliz.e (thttt) to shake huntls to hurr,tl
Using echar echar (una carta, una tarjeta, etc.) echar la culPa
to mail (a letter u curd, etc.)
echarle de menos
to blume to spoil, to ruin, to lose its good tuste to miss someryne
a alguien echarse a reir
to burst out laughing
echar(se) a Perder
Using esfar estar a Punto de estar al dfa estar bien enterado estar de acuerdo estar de buen (mal) humor estar de moda estar de Pie estar de vuelta
estar enamorado de estar harto de estar muerto de hambre estar muerto de ceusancio estar muerto de suefro estar para * infinitive
(no) estar Para bromas estar por estar segur0
Using hacer (no) hacer caso
a
hacer el papel de hacer escala hacer hincaPid hacer la cama hacer la maleta hacer pedazos hacer un viaje hacer una Pregunta hacer una visita hacerle daflo a alguien hacer(le) talta hacer(le) saber hacerse cargo hacerse dafro
hacerse tarde
to be about to to be uP to date (curuent) to be well-inJbrmed to dgree unanimouslY to be in a good (bad) mood to be in sryle (fashionable) to be standing to be back
to be in ktve with to be J'ed up with to be starving, to be deod tired to be verY sleePY to be ubout to, to be ctt the Point oJ to not be in the mood Jbr jttkes to be in.favor of to be sure
(not) to PaY attention' (not) to listen to, to ignore to play the Part (role) oJ' to muke u stoP (i.e. Plane)
to emphusize to muke the bed to puck one's suitcase
to smu.\h, to tedr into Pieces to take u triP to ask a question to puy et visit to hurt someone to lack. to be in need of, to be lacking to inform, to let someone know (something,) to take chargp of to get hurt, to hurt (oneselJ') to g,et late
Using hacerlo talk about weather iQud tiempo hace? Hace buen tiemPo. Hace (mucho) calor. Hace (mucho) fresco. Hace (mucho) frio.
Whut is the weuther like? The weather is g,ood.
h is (very) hot/warm' It is (very) cool. It is (very) cold.
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Hace mal tiempo. Hace (mucho) sol. Hace (mucho) viento.
The weather is bad.
It is (very) sunny. It is (very) windy.
Using ft ir al centro ir de compras ir de tiendas
to go downtown to go shopping to go shopping
Using llegar llegar a ser llegar a tiempo llegar atrasado llegar con atraso llegar con retraso llegar tarde llegar temprano
to become (goal achieved over time) to be (anive) on time to be (anive) late to be (arrive) late to be (anive) late to be (anive) late to be (arrive) early
tener presente tener (mucha) prisa tener que * infinitive tener que ver con (no) tener raz6n tener (mucha) sed tener (mucho) sueflo tener (mucha) suerte tener (mucha) vergiienza (de)
ponerse de acuerdo ponerse de pie ponerse de rodillas
to agree, to come to an aqreement to stand to kneel (down)
Using fener tener... aflos tener buena (mala) cara tener (mucha) calma tener (mucho) calor tener (muchos) celos (de) tener (mucho) cuidado tener deseos de tener dolor de (garganta, cabeza, etc.)
tener en cuenta tener (mucha)
envidia (de) tener (mucho) 6xito tener (mucho) frfo tener ganas de tener (mucha) hambre tener la culpa (de) tener la palabra tener (mucha)
l6stima de tener lugar tener (mucho) miedo (de) tener mucho gusto en
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to to to to to
be...years old
look good (bad) be (very) calm be/feel (very) hot be (very) jealous (ofl
to be (very) careful to feel like, to have an urge to to have a (sore throat, headache, etc.) to take into account to be (very) envious (of)
to be (very) successful to be/feel (very) cold to feel like, to have 0n urge to to be (very) hungry to be to blame (for), to be one's fauh to have the floor to feel (very) sorry for to take place to be (very much) afraid (of)
ser toc
al andar mal (de salud, de dinero, etc.) aprender de memoria caerle bien (mal) a alguien caerse muerto
contar con costarle trabajo creer que sf (no)
cumplir...
afros
deberse a decir (muchos) disparates decir que sf (no) dejar caer dormir a pierna suelta ganarse la vida llamar a la puerta llevar a cabo
to be (sick, broke, etc.)
llevarse bien (mal) con mantener el inter6s morirse de risa no servir para nada pagar al contado (en efectivo) pasar lista pasarlo bien (mal) pedir prestado perder el tiempo ponerse de acuerdo ponerse de pie portarse bien/mal prestar atenci6n quedar(le) bien (mal) querer decir saber a sacar una nota
sentarle bien
a
a( to memoriTe, to learn by heart to make a good (bad) impression (on someone ) to drop dead to change one's mind to rely on to be dfficult for someone (not) to think so to turn...years old to be due to to talk nonsense to say yes (no) to drcp to sleep like a log (soundly) to earn one's living to knock on the door to carry out, to accomplish, to
sacar una foto(graffa)
to be pleased to
ser
Using other verbs
cambiar de idea
Using ponerse
to keep in mind, to take into account to be in a (big) hurry to have to to have to do with to be right (wrong) to be (very) thirsty to be (very) sleepy to be (very) luclcy to be (very much) ashamed (ofl
to
finish
get (not get) along with
to hold one's interest to die laughing to be goodfornothing to pay cash
a
al a a
a a a a a a
a a
a a a
a a a
a
a\ al
to to to to
call the roll
al
have a good (bad) time
al
borrow
al
waste ctne's time to agree to stand (up) to behave/misbehave
al
al al
to pay attention
al
to look giod'(on somebody)
al
to mean to taste like to get a grade (on a paper or assignment) to take a picture to agree with one, to suit one
al al al al al al
to be a fan of, to to be time to to be one's turn to sunbathe
ser aficionado a ser hora de
be
fond of
tocarle a uno tomar el sol tomarle el pelo a alguien to pull someone's leg, to
fool
(someone)
to be worthwhile, to be worth the trouble to go crazy
valer la pena volverse loco
asr es que
asf, as( cada vez cada vez miis
cadavez menos claro que sf (no) como siempre con (sin) cuidado con (su) permiso
',2,o each time more and more less and less
of course (not) as usual c arefully ( c are le s sly ) excuse me, with your
permission con frecuencia con mucho gusto
Other idiomatic expressions iBastal
Enough!
a (algunas) veces a bordo a ciegas
sometimes, at times on board
a diario a tin de cuentas a fondo nationality a la a la carrera a la fuerza a la larga a la vez
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a a
lo largo lo lejos
(f)
blindly daily in the end, after all (is said and done), in the final analysis thoroughly, in detail in (nationalitv) sryle of quickly, on the run by
force
in the long run at the same time throughout, along
in the distance, far off, at a distance
a miis tardar a menudo
at the latest
a mi parecer
in my opinion
a pie a prop6sito a solas a su vez
on
a tiempo a tropezones a riltima hora a ver
often, frequently
de hoy en adelante de memoria de nada de ningrin modo
as soon as possible
beforehand from now on
willingly
(
unw
illingly )
usually by day
in that way, so on a picnic
facing forward, from the front all at once, suddenly in fact, us a matter of fact, actually from now on, henceforth by heart you are welcome by no means, on no account,
absolutely not
foot, walking
by the way alone
de ninguna manera
by no means, on no account,
in turn on time
de noche de nuevo de otra manera de otro modo de par en par de postre de prisa de pronto de repente de todos modos de riltima moda de una vez de veras de vez en cuando
by night
fits and starts at the last minute let's see by
ahora mismo
right now, right away, at once
al aire libre al amanecer al anochecer al contado al contrario al fin al fin y al cabo
outdoors at dawn, at daltbreak at dusk, at nightfall cash,
for
cash
on the contrary
finally, at last in the end, aJier all (is said and done)
al menos al mismo tiempo al parecer al pie de la letra al por mayor al por menor al principio al revds
Creo que no. Creo que sf. cuanto antes de antemano de aquf en adelante de buena (mala) gana de costumbre de dfa de ese (este) modo / de esa (esta) manera de excursi6n de frente de golpe de hecho
frequently gladly I don't think so. I think so.
at least at the same time apparently, seemingly
literally wholesale
retail at first, at the beginning upside down, inside out, backwards
absolutely not
dentro de poco derecho desde luego dia de fiesta (m) en alguna parte en balde
again in another way otherwise wide open for dessert
quickly suddenly, all of a sudden suddenly, all of a sudden at any rate, anyway, anyhow in the latest style at once, at one time really, truly, honestly from time to time, once in a while in a short while, in a little while straight ahead of course
holiday somewhere
in vain fun, jokingly
en broma
in
en cambio
on the other hand
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en casa en cuanto en efecto
at home
en el acto en el fondo en fin en la actualidad
immediately at heart JinaLly, in short, lastly
en primer lugar en punto
in
AS SOON QS
as a matter of fact, indeed
en realidad en resumidas cuentas en seguida
en serio en todas partes en todo caso en voz alta (baja)
entre par6ntesis hace poco hasta la fecha
hoy dia hoy mismo lo de menos lo de siempre lo mds pronto posible lo mismo 1o que importa mejor dicho mejor que nunca menos mal mientras tanto
ni siquiera no obstante otra vez para siempre peor que nunca pocas veces poco a poco por ahora
por allf por aqui por casualidad
por cierto por consiguiente por desgracia
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presentLlt the
first place
on the dot, sharp (telling time) actually, in Jhct in short immediately, at once seriously everywhere in any case
aloud (in a low voice) in parentheses, b1t the way a (short) while ago up until now nowadays this very day the least important thing. just tts usuctl, the some old story as soon as possible the same thing what matters in other words, refiher better than ever so mttch the better it's a good
thing that... meanwhile, in the meantime not even nevertheless, however ogain, once more
Jbrever worse thLn ever rttrely little hy littLe, gradualllt .fbr rutw, Jbr the present that way, around there, through there this way, around here, through here by chance, bv any chance by the way, incidentalllt refo re, c o ns e que unJbrtunately t he
nt Ly
por por por por por
ejemplo el (lo) contrario
for example
escrito
in writing
ese motivo
for that
eso
therefore, that's why, becunse ofthttt please
por favor por fin por la maflana por la noche por la tarde por lo comrin por lo general por lo menos por lo mismo por lo pronto por lo tanto por lo visto por mds que por otra parte por otro lado por poco por supuesto por tel6fono por todas partes por un lado
on the contrary reason
finally, at last in the morning in the evening in the afternoon os a rule, usuaLll, generally, usually at lectst .for that very reason
Jbr the time being, in the meantime o, t he relb re, cons e quent ly upparently no matter how much on the other hand on the other hand etlmost, nearly .s
oJ course, naturaLLy
bt phone everywhere on one hond
sobre todo
rurely and sountl without a doubt however nevertheless unintentionallv, without meaning to ubove all, especialllt
tal como tal vez tanto mejor
such as perhaps so much the better
tarde o temprano todavfa no todo el mundo un poco de una vez que uno por (a) uno vivo o muerto ya ya Io creo
sooiler or later not yet
ya no
no longer
fara vez sano y salvo sin duda sin embargo sin querer
suf'e
everyone, everybocly
a little (bit of) soon ds one by one (.ts
tlead or qLive ulready
I
shctuld say so, oJ'course
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