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A

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A grito pelado = at the top of one’s lungs

B

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Bajarse de las nubes = to get your head out of the clouds!

C

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Comerse el coco = to worry/to over-think about a situation

D

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Dejarse llevar = to get carried away

E

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Echar una siesta = to take a nap

F

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Faltar un tornillo = to have a screw loose! (to be crazy)

H

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Hacer la vista gorda = to turn a blind eye

G

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Ganar terreno = literally: to gain ground (to make progress)

I

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Irse la olla (colloquial) = to lose the plot (to lose your mind)

J

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Jalar (colloquial) = to eat

K

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Kilo(gramo) = kilogram

L

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Lavarse las manos = to wash one’s hands

M

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Meter la pata = to put your foot in it

N

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¡Naranjas de la china! = no way!

O

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Oler a chamusquina = to smell a rat/to be “fishy”

P

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Pan comido = piece of cake

Q

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Qué nivel, Maribel! = how fancy!

R

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Rajarse (coloquial) = to back out

S

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Sacar de quicio = to wind/rile someone up

T

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Tener ganas = to feel like/to look forward to something/to be “in the mood for” something

U

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Un huevo = a lot/a ton

V

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Vender la moto = to take someone for a ride/to pull the wool over someone’s eyes.

W

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Western = a Western movie

X

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Xilófono = xylophone

Y

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Ya te digo = tell me about it

Z

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Zampar (colloquial) = to scoff/scarf something down See ‘jalar’.

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Kilo(gramo) = kilogram

Kilo(gramo) = kilogram

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La fruta ha subido muchísimo de precio. Ahora los plátanos están a 3€/kilo.

Kilo(gramo) = kilogram Kilo(gramo) = kilogram

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