{"id":285,"date":"2010-04-08T13:56:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T13:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=285"},"modified":"2010-04-08T13:56:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T13:56:56","slug":"expresiones-figuradas-comparacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/expresiones-figuradas-comparacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Frases hechas y expresiones figuradas: de igualdad y de superioridad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish has a variety of colorful idioms and expressions of comparison (both of equality and superiority). Let’s learn some more of them!<\/p>\n

De igualdad<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. andar como Pedro por su casa – to make yourself comfortable, feel like you’re at home.
\n2. estar como un tren – to be very handsome\/pretty
\n3. estar como sardinas en lata – to be packed like sardines
\n4. estar como un roble – to be in excellent health \/ shape
\n5. estar como una moto – to be highly charged-up, very excited
\n6. estar tan claro como el agua – to be as clear as water
\n7. funcionar como un reloj – to go like clockwork
\n8. llevarse como el perro y el gato – not to get along with someone
\n9. estar como pez en el agua – to be in one’s element
\n10. estar hecho una sopa – to be soaking wet
\n11. ser tan alto como la copa de un pino – to be extremely tall
\n12. venir como agua de mayo – to be just what you needed, a real godsend<\/p>\n

De superioridad<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. estar m\u00e1s sordo que una tapia – to be extremely deaf
\n2. ponerse m\u00e1s contento que unas casta\u00f1uelas \/ unas Pascuas – to get extremely happy
\n3. (algo) ser m\u00e1s largo que un d\u00eda sin pan – (of something) to be very long
\n4. ser m\u00e1s bonito que un San Luis – to be extremely handsome
\n5. ser m\u00e1s bruto que un arado – to be very stupid
\n6. ser m\u00e1s feo que Picio – to be very ugly
\n7. ser m\u00e1s listo que el hambre – to be as smart as they come
\n8. ser m\u00e1s malo que un demonio – to be very mean
\n9. ser m\u00e1s pesado que el plomo \/ que una vaca en brazos – to be extremely annoying
\n10. ser (algo o alguien) m\u00e1s viejo que Matusal\u00e9n – to be very old<\/p>\n

This is it for today! See you next time, people!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spanish has a variety of colorful idioms and expressions of comparison (both of equality and superiority). Let’s learn some more of them! De igualdad 1. andar como Pedro por su casa – to make yourself comfortable, feel like you’re at home. 2. estar como un tren – to be very handsome\/pretty 3. estar como sardinas…<\/p>\n

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