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スペイン語 から 英語 イディオム/格言/諺 Translation Glossary

スペイン語 term 英語 translation
Hay muchos dispuestos a meter su cuchara en la sopa, pero pocos There are too many chiefs and few indians
Entered by: Susana Magnani
hay que ponerle el ojo needs to be watched like a hawk / gotta keep an eye on him
haz de cuenta make-believe/pretend
hecho una tromba storm out
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
Herrar o quitar el banco sink or swim, make or break
hierba mala nunca muere bad seed never dies
Hilar demasiado delgadito to split hairs
hizo vibrar de alegría a grandes y chicos en la gran serenata to the great enjoyment/ pleasure of young and old
Hombre Publico Pillar of Society; Man of Distinction; public figure; man of repute; man of renown
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
how could that phrase of a letter sound not so literal in English? I look forward to hearing from you, and may I take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to you
Entered by: Edward Tully
Hoy he tenido dos juicios (el abogado, no el acusado) I had two court cases today
Entered by: Ezequiel Fernandez
Hoy no se fía, mañana sí In God we trust, all others pay cash
huida hacia adelante headlong rush (towards/into)
ilustración historiada comic book
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
imbécil, imbécil, más que imbécil You fucking idiot! / asshole, asshole, you're nothing but an asshole!
ir a / tener la pata chula having a busted leg//being a shuffler/skippy
ir al culto go to church
ir por as malas use foul means
irse de la olla freak out
Entered by: Maria Rosich Andreu
Jacques parecía un San Bernardo, le faltaba el barrilito Jacques looked like a Saint Bernard, except that he/it was missing his/its little barrel collar
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
judias verdes green peas in the pod; etymology (Arabic) chudiyas for judías
juegos recreativos de rollizos log playground
jugar a dos bandas to play both sides
jugar a la comidita play kitchen
la belleza está en los ojos que la miran Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
la chiringuita del barrio the neighborhood floozie
La cosa acabó liandose things really spun out
la dictadura, ama y señora de... the dictatorship, lord and master of ....
la emoción está servida Excitement is guaranteed
La gota que colma el vaso it´s the (last) straw that breaks the camel´s back
La hoz en mies ajena Sticking one\'s nose in someone else\'s business
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
la libertad no es libertinaje liberty is not (doesn't mean) licentiousness
la madre de los tomates the whole shebang; the whole nine yards; the kit and caboodle
la máquina se lo comerá con patatas the machine will treat it as just run of the mill
Entered by: BristolTEc
la mona por más que se vista de seda, mona queda you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear; you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig
La Novena es la vencida Ninth time lucky
Entered by: Simon Bruni
la otra cara de la moneda the flip side
la peor suerte es la que no se corre the worst thing [for you] now would be to do nothing
La procesión va por dentro still waters run deep
la punta del ovillo follow the trail of crumbs
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