modismos y accentos examen 1

"a duras penas"

"with great difficulty"

"a escondidas"

"secretly"

"a grandes rasgos"

"briefly

"cuanto antes"

"as soon as possible"

"de todos modos"

"anyway"

"levantar la mesa"

"to clear the table"

"pasado de moda"

"out of style"

"pedir prestado"

"to borrow"

"desde luego"

"of course"

"a lo mejor"

"maybe"

"a ciegas"

"blindly"

"ir a medias"

"to split 50/50 go dutch"

"más bien"

"rather"

"media naranja"

"better half

"ni mucho menos"

"far from it"

"no hay de que"

"you're welcome

"dar a "

"to face"

"dar a conocer"

"to make known"

"dar a entender"

"to make known"

"dar a luz"

"to give birth (to)"

"dar algo por sentado"

"to take something for granded

"dar ánimo"

"to find"

"dar cuenta de"

"to account for"

"dar cuerda a "

"to wind (ex. A watch)"

"dar de baja"

"to drop (a class) dismiss

"dar el pésame"

"to extend sympathy or condolences"

"dar en"

"to hit"

"dar en el clavo"

"tto hit the mark

"dar gato por liebre"

"to cheat

"dar la lata"

" to annoy

"dar la vuelta"

"to turn

"dar parte"

"to inform

"darse cuenta de"

" to realize"

"darse por ofendido"

"to take offense"

"darse prisa"

"to hurrry"

"a la carrera "

"on the run"

"con destino a "

"bound for"

"de glope"

"suddenly"

"en resumidas cuentas"

"in short

"de mal en peor"

"from bad to worse"

"fulano de tal "

"Mr. so and so"

"hacer cola"

"form a line"

"hacer la maleta"

"to pack a suitcase"

"hacer puente"

"to take a three day weekend"

"hacer saber"

"to inform"

"hacer un milagro"

"to work a miracle"

"hacer un papel"

"to play a role or part"

"hacer un viaje"

"to take a trip"

"hacerse"

"to become"

"hacerse de la vista gorda "

"to look the other way"

"hacerse el sordo"

"to turn a deaf ear

"al fin y al cabo"

"when all is said and done"

"con las manos en la mesa"

"caught red handed"

"echar flores"

"to flatter

"echar menos"

" to miss (people

"en efectivo"

"cash"

"estar en las nubes"

" to be daydreaming"

"ir al grano"

"to get to the point"

"valer la pena"

"to be worthwhile"

"echar a"

"to begin"

"echar de menos"

"to miss"

"echar a perder"

"to spoil"

"echar la casa por la ventana"

"to spare no expense in celebrating something"

"echar la clupa"

" to blame"

"echar una carta"

" to mail a letter"

"echarse a un lado"

"to pull over

"echarse de ver"

"to be obvious"

"echarse una siesta"

"to take a nap"

"en balde"

"in vain"

"en lugar de"

"instead of"

"en punto"

"shapr (with time expressions)"

"en seguida"

"at once

"estar por "

"to be in favor of"

"estar para"

"to be about to"

"no estar para bromas"

"not to be in the mood for joking"

"por el mayor"

"wholesale"

"no tener pelos en al lengua"

"not to mince words"

"que yo sepa/recuerde"

"as far as I know

"saber al dedillo"

"to know in great detail

"sacar en limpio"

"to come up with a final version"

"sea lo que sea/fuere"

" be that as it may"

"según mi entender"

"as I understand it"

"tocar en lo vivo"

"to cut to the quick"

"trato hecho"

" a done deal"

"ahorrar"

"to save money"

"cultivar"

"to grow(flowers veg etc.)"

"gastar"

"to spend money"

"parecer"

"to seem"

"preguntar"

"to ask a question"

"tiempo"

"measurable time"

"volver"

"to return to a place"

"salvar"

"to save a life

"crecer"

"to grow up"

"pasar"

"to spend time"

"aparecer"

"to physically appear"

"pedir"

"to ask for

"hora"

"hour of the day

"devolver"

"to return something somewhere"

"aun"

"even"

"busque"

"look for"

"de"

"from"

"el "

"the"

"llego"

"I arrive"

"mas"

"but"

"mi"

"my"

"te "

"you"

"solo"

"alone"

"aún"

"still

"busqué"

"I looked for"

"dé"

" give"

"él "

"he"

"llegó"

"he

"más"

"more"

"mí "

"(for or to)me"

"té "

"tea"

"sólo"

"only"