| Spanish | English | |
Partial Matches |
| cine ir al cine | to go to the pictures [Br.] [dated] | |
| con las prisas por hacer algo {adv} | in the rush to do sth. | |
| Unverified tirarle leña al fuego [locución] | to add fuel to the fire [idiom] | |
| llevar al cierre de algo | to lead to the closure of sth. | |
| Unverified ¡arráyate un millo! [vete a la mierda] [esp.] [Canarias] | go to the devil! [Am.] [vulg.] [sl.] | |
| proverb. A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan. | A word to the wise is enough. | |
| proverb. Quien tuvo, retuvo. | Something stays with you to the grave. | |
| denegar (el acceso a / el derecho a) algo a algn | to deny sb. (access to / the right to) sth. | |
| loc. no tener corazón para hacer algo | to not have the heart to do sth. | |
| cafetería {f} | café | |
| ¿Dónde demonios se han metido? [locución] | Where the devil have they got to? [idiom] | |
| Desde que tengo uso de razón lo he sabido. | Ever since I can remember I've known that. | |
| Disculpe, no entendí esto. | I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. | |
| Disculpe, no entendí esto. | I'm sorry, I didn't get that. | |
| gastr. internet cibercafé {m} | internet café | |
| cafetería {f} con mesas fuera | pavement café | |
| ¿Cómo diantres vamos a ... ? [col.] [locución] | How the hell are we going to ...? [coll.] [idiom] | |
| proverb. El fruto no cae lejos del árbol. [mex.] | The fruit of a tree falls to its root. | |
| proverb. El infierno está empedrado de buenos propósitos. | The road to hell is paved with good intentions. | |
| Fuimos a despedirle a la estación. | We went to see him off at the station. | |
| estar hasta el moño [col.] [locución] | to be fed up (to the back teeth) [coll.] [idiom] | |
| sombrilla {f} | umbrella [used on the beach and at cafés against the sun] | |
| econ. activar algo | to kick-start sth. [fig.] [stimulate, boost] [the economy, the production, tourism] | |
| Nos llevó dos horas cruzar el bosque caminando. | It took us two hours to walk through the forest. | |
| El avión va directamente de Madrid a Moscú sin parar. | The plane goes directly from Madrid to Moscow without stopping. | |
| estar harto [ha comido mucho] | to be stuffed to the gills [idiom] [full up with food] | |
| ling. ser la oveja negra de la familia | to be the black sheep of the family [idiom] [to be a disreputable/bad member of a family or group] | |
| comerse las uñas por algo [locución] | to be champing at the bit to do sth. [idiom] [be impatient] | |
| a lo largo de {prep} | across | |
| a través de {prep} | across | |
| Era un día tan cálido que decidimos ir al mar. | It was such a warm day that we decided to go to the beach. | |
| hist. El Bienio Reformista {m} | [The first two years of the Second Spanish Republic, when major political reforms were carried out, 1931-33] | |
| Hace más frío que pelando rábanos. [esp.] [Jaén] [col.] [idioma] | It's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. [coll.] [idiom] | |
| toparse con algn [hallar casualmente] | to come across sb. | |
| cuadrado {adj} | square | |
| mat. cuadrado {m} | square | |
| proverb. Vale más el collar que el perro. | [We spent more on the collar than on the dog.] | |
| mat. tec. escuadra {f} | set square | |
| mat. raíz {f} cuadrada | square root | |
| unid. centímetro {m} cuadrado | square centimeter [Am.] | |
| unid. centímetro {m} cuadrado | square centimetre [Br.] | |
| unid. kilómetro {m} cuadrado | square kilometre [Br.] | |
| unid. metro {m} quadrado | square meter [Am.] | |
| unid. metro {m} cuadrado | square metre [Br.] | |
| ling. coger el toro por los cuernos | to grab the bull by the horns [idiom] [to deal with a problem in a very direct and confident way, even though there is some risk in doing this] | |
| loc. hacerse las Américas | to make one's fortune in the Americas [usually refers to Spaniards who emigrated to Latin America in the 19th and early 20th centuries; also used ironically about companies breaking into Latin market] | |
| unid. decímetro {m} cuadrado <dm²> | square decimeter <dm²> [Am.] | |
| trepar por algo | to scramble across sth. [move using hands and feet] | |
| urban. plaza {f} <plz> | square [public area of town] | |
| yo {pron} | I | |