{"id":269,"date":"2010-01-19T15:01:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=269"},"modified":"2010-01-19T15:01:49","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:01:49","slug":"spanish-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s learn some very useful and colloquial idioms.<\/p>\n

1. no poder pegar ojo <\/em>\u2013 not be able to sleep a wink
\n2. dormir a pierna suelta <\/em>\u2013 to have a good night\u2019s sleep<\/p>\n

Mi mujer no pudo pegar ojo a causa del ruido, pero yo dorm\u00ed toda la noche a pierna suelta.<\/em> (My wife couldn’t sleep a wink because of the noise, but I had a good night’s sleep.)<\/p>\n

3. a las tantas<\/em> \u2013 late at night<\/p>\n

Todos los d\u00edas llega a casa a las tantas.<\/em> (He gets home late at night every day.)<\/p>\n

4. andarse con rodeos<\/em> \u2013 beat around the bush<\/p>\n

No te andes con rodeos, dime la verdad.<\/em> (Don\u2019t beat around the bush, tell me the truth.)<\/p>\n

5. ver las estrellas<\/em> \u2013 to be in extreme pain<\/p>\n

Sent\u00ed tanto dolor cuando me ca\u00ed que vi las estrellas. <\/em>(I was in extreme pain when I fell.)<\/p>\n

6. tomarle el pelo a alguien<\/em> \u2013 to pull someone\u2019s leg<\/p>\n

No te creas lo que te est\u00e1 diciendo, te est\u00e1 tomando el pelo.<\/em> (Don\u2019t believe what he\u2019s saying, he\u2019s pulling your leg.)<\/p>\n

7. traer a alguien de cabeza<\/em> \u2013 to drive someone crazy, to make someone worried<\/p>\n

Hace un mes que ese asunto me trae de cabeza. No s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 hacer.<\/em> (I\u2019ve been worried about this matter for a month. I don\u2019t know what to do.)<\/p>\n

8. estar entre Pinto y Valdemoro <\/em>\u2013 not be able to make up your mind<\/p>\n

No sabe si se va a Estados Unidos o a Inglaterra para estudiar ingl\u00e9s. Est\u00e1 entre Pinto y Valdemoro. (He doesn\u2019t know whether to go to the US or England to study English. He can\u2019t make up his mind.)<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s learn some very useful and colloquial idioms. 1. no poder pegar ojo \u2013 not be able to sleep a wink 2. dormir a pierna suelta \u2013 to have a good night\u2019s sleep Mi mujer no pudo pegar ojo a causa del ruido, pero yo dorm\u00ed toda la noche a pierna suelta. (My wife couldn’t…<\/p>\n

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