Expresiones coloquiales en Latinoamérica

Expresiones coloquiales en Latinoamérica Colloquial expressions in Latin America

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To air dirty laundry

Sacar los trapos al sol

Dirty money

Dinero sucio

To make a mountain out of a mole hill

Ahogarse en un vaso de agua

To live under a rock

Vivir bajo una piedra

Come wind and rain

Contra viento y marea

To have a storm in a teacup

Hacer una tormenta en un vaso de agua

To leave someone waiting

Dejar plantado a alguien

Crossed wires

Cruzarse los cables

Expresiones coloquiales en Latinoamérica Flashcards

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To air dirty laundry

Sacar los trapos al sol

Sacar los trapos al sol

To air dirty laundry

Dirty money

Dinero sucio

Dinero sucio

Dirty money

To make a mountain out of a mole hill

Ahogarse en un vaso de agua

Ahogarse en un vaso de agua

To make a mountain out of a mole hill

To live under a rock

Vivir bajo una piedra

Vivir bajo una piedra

To live under a rock

Come wind and rain

Contra viento y marea

Contra viento y marea

Come wind and rain

To have a storm in a teacup

Hacer una tormenta en un vaso de agua

Hacer una tormenta en un vaso de agua

To have a storm in a teacup

To leave someone waiting

Dejar plantado a alguien

Dejar plantado a alguien

To leave someone waiting

Crossed wires

Cruzarse los cables

Cruzarse los cables

Crossed wires

Money laundering

Lavado de dinero

Lavado de dinero

Money laundering

To do something quickly

En un dos por tres

En un dos por tres

To do something quickly

To be a pain

Dar lata

Dar lata

To be a pain

To get hyped

Ponerse las pilas

Ponerse las pilas

To get hyped

To touch wood

Tocar madera

Tocar madera

To touch wood

To see something or someone everywhere

Hasta en la sopa

Hasta en la sopa

To see something or someone everywhere

It doesn't matter

Importar un pimiento

Importar un pimiento

It doesn't matter

Just in case

Por si las moscas

Por si las moscas

Just in case

To change topic drastically

Irse por las ramas

Irse por las ramas

To change topic drastically

To cost an arm and a leg

Tirar la casa por la ventana

Tirar la casa por la ventana

To cost an arm and a leg

Back stab

Puñalada trapera

Puñalada trapera

Back stab

To put wood on the fire (of an argument)

Echarle leña al fuego

Echarle leña al fuego

To put wood on the fire (of an argument)

To be distracted

Estar en las nubes

Estar en las nubes

To be distracted

To butt in

Meter la cucharada

Meter la cucharada

To butt in

To be hard up (financially)

Estar en la olla

Estar en la olla

To be hard up (financially)

To gas someone up

Darle cuerda a alguien

Darle cuerda a alguien

To gas someone up

To be in control

Tener el sartén por el mango

Tener el sartén por el mango

To be in control

To mess something up

Echarse a perder

Echarse a perder

To mess something up

To be in a bad mood or have bad luck

Estar en la mala

Estar en la mala

To be in a bad mood or have bad luck

To have good luck

Estar en la buena

Estar en la buena

To have good luck

To give the correct answer

Dar en el clavo

Dar en el clavo

To give the correct answer

To take the blame

Cargar con el muerto

Cargar con el muerto

To take the blame

To walk a tight rope

Quedar en la cuerda floja

Quedar en la cuerda floja

To walk a tight rope

To cross the line

Pasarse de la raya

Pasarse de la raya

To cross the line

To tell someone to go to hell

Mandar al carajo

Mandar al carajo

To tell someone to go to hell

To put yourself in someone else's shoes

Ponerse en los zapatos de alguien

Ponerse en los zapatos de alguien

To put yourself in someone else's shoes

To look for a needle in a haystack

Buscar una aguja en un pajar

Buscar una aguja en un pajar

To look for a needle in a haystack

To open pandora's box

Abrir la caja de Pandora

Abrir la caja de Pandora

To open pandora's box

To give it time

Darle tiempo al tiempo

Darle tiempo al tiempo

To give it time

To throw in the towel

Tirar la toalla

Tirar la toalla

To throw in the towel

To fall into a trap

Picar el anzuelo

Picar el anzuelo

To fall into a trap

To be between a rock and a hard place

Estar contra la espada y la pared

Estar contra la espada y la pared

To be between a rock and a hard place

To be in a sea of doubt

Estar/ser en un mar de dudas

Estar/ser en un mar de dudas

To be in a sea of doubt

To break the ice

Romper el hielo

Romper el hielo

To break the ice

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