Idioms (SP En)
Idioms (SP En)
Idioms (SP En)
WITH THEIR
ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS
EMBRACING NEARLY
COLLECTED BY
FEDERICO MORA
BOSTON
PUBLISHED BY GINN & COMPANY
1887
J. S.
Gushing
Si
Co
Printers,
Washington.
Boston.
PREFACE.
ENGLISH
is
An
idiom
is
effort
Our
is
its
many
of the idioms to be
met
These
lines
be
set
down
in a technical dictionary.
following pages.
The more
The
its
way
distinction
or less
certainly also
may be found
such
is
We
in literature,
also far
in the
on the other
between admissible
upon circumstances.
Many
would
ology,
mere vulgarisms.
and
is
have omitted
some
phrases which,
Many
of the
idiomatic phrases are proverbs, but proverbs not containing idioms are
excluded.
in compilation
was as follows
" El Novisimo
"
Diccionario de la Lengua Castellana, por una Sociedad de Literates
is founded upon the
Academy's Dictionary, with additions), and
Nuevo Diccionario IngleVEspanol, y Espanol-Ingle's, por J. M.
(which
" El
were extracted.
Much
in illustration
Knapp, H. M.
W.
Languellier,
as well
as
I.
PREFACE.
Don
Proverbs.
late
list
were made
in
reading
many
other works
finally,
means cannot be
the
English,
exhaustive, but
we
or valuable
object was
first
to
important,
us.
make
common,
their
meaning
intelligible
many
Renderings found
a simple translation.
it
seemed impossible
in
to
is
previous
Commander Henry
Our
is
the
Every
for
as far as
has
it
by
publications were
Glass, of the
in
best retained
the
of
These
Where
verb are numerous, they have been classified into natural groups,
members of which
The idioms
containing verbs
form the
first
and
collection.
in
added
we
Finally,
idioms
will
difficulties
Indices to each
aid in
F.
M.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
IDIOMS CONTAINING VERBS.
Quien mucho abarca poco
Ni te abatas por pobreza,
aprieta.
Grasp
ni te en-
Do
all,
lose
all.
exalted by wealth.
melt a heart of stone
To
to inspire
great pity.
Abocar la artilleria.
Abocar un estrecho.
El sol pica, 6 abrasa.
Abrasarse los pajaros.
Abrasarse vivo.
Muchas
hijas
Abrazar
el
en casa, todo
se abrasa.
malo
te apareja.
Make hay
To
La madera
se abre.
Abrir
el ojo.
En un
abrir
y cerrar de
ojos.
el dla.
Abrir la corona.
Abrir
in a fortress.
it.
las velaciones.
To dawn.
To shave the tonsure.
To permit the issue
of
marriage
seasons)
Abrir paso.
Abrirse las cataratas del cielo.
Abre
el
tiempo.
la puerta.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Abre
el
Abrir
el
Abrir la mano.
Abrir
la
mano
Abrir
la
cabeza.
Abrir
las carnes.
al caballo.
Abrir la procesi6n.
Abrir d chasco.
Absolver
las
Absolver de
preguntas.
la instancia.
Abundar en su
To encourage a person.
To accept bribes.
To give rein to a horse.
To break one's head.
To cut the flesh with a whip.
To lead a procession.
To jest to mock.
To stare with joy.
To begin to take in cargo (nau.).
To answer questions.
To pardon a criminal.
To adhere to one's opinion.
sentido.
flota.
this
Acabar con
el
convoy.
To make an end
negocio.
Acaba ya
Es cosa de nunca acabarse.
Determine
At
Acaba de
El tapete
le
salir
this rate
of an
resolve
an endless
It is
He
llegar.
Estd acabado de
a thousand dollars in
I will hazard
affair.
affair.
never
will
you
finish.
from
It is fresh
He
lost all
ing-table.
El pleito
le
The
lawsuit ruined
him completely.
pletamente.
La
Al acabar
Se acab6
la vida.
el siglo
para
1.
Para
el
Los
He
will try
life.
To-morrow's remedy
There
is
it
an end to
it
i.e.,
the con-
versation or dispute.
To
To
To
moment may.
accept a
bill
of exchange.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Achicar
bomba.
la
compadre, y llevar&s
Achicad,
la
a ship.
galga.
Aclaradselo
teneis la
Aclarar
vos,
compadre,
boca a mano.
que
To
of not understanding.
To
la voz.
Not
be able
to
to
fulfil
one's engage-
ments.
Acogerse a
To
las aras.
take refuge.
Do
lest
he may
Acometer con
he who
al
De
dinero.
turn traitor.
attacks conquers.
Acomodarse
There
is
to retreat.
retirar.
al
To be
tiempo.
of things.
That
a very old
is
story, or thing.
por gachas.
Acordarse 6 estar de acuerdo con
To
uno.
Acordarse remotamente.
To have
No
Those who
se acuerda el
Cura de cuando
fu6 Sacristan.
Acordar
los
instrumentos musicos a
a confused recollection.
las voces.'
El buey que
lugar
En
me
me
acorn6 en buen
ech6.
tierra ajena, la
vaca
al
buey acor-
nea.
la bal-
anza.
To
To
think better of
fall
on
ance)
se acuesta, sucio se
levanta.
me into
evil of-
by their inferiors.
Pinched with hunger.
Acosado de hambre.
Aconsejarse mejor.
Acostarse la balanza, 6 caer
The ox
it.
Those who
trust
incompetent per-
To go
to
it.
early.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Acustate
amancerds
sin cena, y
sin
Go
deuda.
Acotome d Dios
Acotar estorbos.
To
avoid obstacles.
My
She
paints,
Acudir
al
acuna.
ways
To
Acusar 4 muerte.
conceal her
tries to
age.
To
To
reclamo.
Acunar dinero.
and
will
al-
at variance.
crime.
Acusar d pena.
Acusar 6 argiiir
j
Adelante con
conciencia a uno.
la
la cruz
To
To
file
feel
a complaint.
remorse.
to persevere
No
no ganar un palmo
en algun negocio.
adelantar, 6
de
tierra
Adelantar
como
el
Not
To
cangrejo.
to
an
we
resolve
advance a
hair's
breadth in
affair.
retrograde.
(To advance
like
crab.)
La verdad
adelgaza, pero
no quie-
The
but
bra.
is
To
To
by which
las canales
que
se
mojan
to continue a wall.
las car-
reras.
set,
the
donkey
is
left in
the shade.
Money
casa entera.
remedy,
in order to
be
enriquecido.
Afanar, afanar, y nunca medrar.
Afanarse por nada.
effectual,
little profit.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
La mujer
For
whom
man
afeita?
la camuesa (6 cereza)
mal
se afeitan.
su
por
Aficionarse con exceso a ...
La mujer y
dress?
are
worn
to con-
ceal defects.
To
give one's
mind
to ...
Afilar el ingenio.
To make an
Muy
aficionado a Baco.
purpose.
to
intelligent effort;
sharpen one's
wits.
To
To
la cuerda.
Aflojar el animo.
by enter-
tainment.
To
To
To
To
Aforrar un cabo.
Agarrarse
d'e
un
pelo.
a house.
support an opinion
an excuse
Agarrarse
a,
To
to furnish
to 'split hairs.
an
influential
protector.
To
no
me
however
To weary
la paciencia.
Si la vista
a red-hot nail
agrada, no
me
any
to
tu ano.
one's patience.
aconsejes nada.
to take
dangerous,
Agotar
seize
means,
To be
mecha, 6 el pujo.
La ocasi6n no aguarda.
Aguantar
la
patient
Time and
to resign one's
Aguzar
el ingenio,
Aguzar
las orejas.
To
To
Aguzar
los dientes.
To whet
the appetite.
Nothing
is
vista.
sharpen the
prick up
self.
no man.
wit, or sight.
the
ears
to
listen
intently.
la
el
vino.
To
los odios.
To
turn,
wine)
Ahogar
to
fragua.
Ahilarse
en
forget enmities.
to
SPANISH IDIOMS,
10
Ahogarse
el
The
grano.
is
grain
smothered
by the
weeds.
To be
Ahogarse de gente.
Ahorcar
j
los hdbitos.
Que me ahorquen
si
lo
Ah6rrese V. palabras.
No ahorrarse con nadie
hago
ni
con su
To be
thoroughly inconsiderate of
others.
padre.
Ahuyentar
profession.
los pajaros,
las
moscas.
To spend beyond
one's means is a
bad preparation for old age.
Obey, without farther excuse
To scare away the birds, or flies.
!
To humble a person.
To oblige one to do his duty.
To act conscientiously.
To praise one's own merchandise.
To praise one's self.
Cada
Each crow
thinks
its
own young
the
whitest.
Who
fortune's
rodaja de la fortuna?
i
Alabo
el
gusto
se muere.
la
admire your
taste
(ironical).
reproach to those
who
are unrea-
olla.
to others.
Alambicar
los sesos.
To
To
To
search warrant.
Allanar el camino.
To
thing.
Alargar la mecha.
To
a
Alargar
la cura.
Alargar la bolsa.
To
prolong a negotiation
sake of profit.
To
for
the
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Alargar los dientes,
dientes largos.
los
poner
la piel.
Alarg6
un navio.
Alastrar
Alborotar
Ni
To show
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the teeth.
He
To
To
la calle.
te alborotes, ni te enfotes.
Alcanzar de alguno.
Alcanzarsele poco a alguno.
Asno con oro alcanzalo todo.
To
To
He who
wants.
To
does not
tire
achieves.
ment.
eso.
Alcanzar a ver.
Alcanzar en dias.
la
My
To
To
descry.
live long.
enfermedad.
root of the
to that.
evil.
never
satisfied.
No
alcanzaran galgos.
le
Scoicjijcousinship
a very distant
relationship.
Cada uno
alega en derecho de su
dedo.
his
own
un
Aligerar
for
interest.
las luces.
Alegrar
caballo.
freely.
Alindar
el
ganado.
Alotar
las anclas.
un
Alquilar
cuarto
assistancia, 6 sin
Alquil
alhajado
con
ir al
without board.
ella.
un sim6n para
To
To
To
To
paseo.
I hired
a hackney-coach to go to the
fashionable drive.
Alterar la
moneda.
Alzar un entredicho.
Alzar figura.
Alzar los ojos, 6 las manos.
Alzar
el
dedo.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
12
Alzar 6 levantar
el gallo.
Alzar la cresta.
Alzar velas.
Alzarse con algo.
Alzar el rastrojo.
plough.
el
con
can act
gano.
el
santo, y
of public securities.
Alzarse a mayores.
Alzar alguna cosa.
con
fall
To be petulant.
To lay away anything.
To abscond with money
Alzarse
and
pierdo ni
precio.
ni
rise
Alzome a mi mano,
The
la
li-
mosna.
freely.
agua.
Alzar cabeza.
To
To
To
He who
Amagar y no
To
Alzar la obra.
Alzarse
entrusted
to one's care.
el
stop work.
stop raining.
recover from a calamity or dis-
ease.
tal
hora
amanezca
is
in gambling.
slow to forget.
dar.
te
loves truly
(said to
an appointment)
shines on the
late
to
The sun
God
I
was
en Toledo.
It
mas temprano.
Arreboles
just
and on
the unjust.
aparece.
al
oriente
ciente.
in
Madrid
happy morrow
at dawn, and in To!
ledo at twilight.
dawns none the sooner because
we
agua amane-
give you a
rise early.
Amaestrar un caballo.
To
Love
break in a horse.
is
blind.
perish by
it.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Entre tanto que
en pasando
cria,
el
amamos
al
provecho,
ama,
We
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cling to those
whom we
need.
luego
olvidada.
la cocina.
The
evil
doer.
To polish needles.
To lose one's presence of mind.
To keep one in possession of prop-
Amparar en
la
posesi6n.
erty.
Amusgar
To
las orejas.
listen
to prick
up one's
ears.
El tiempo anda.
El reloj 6 el molino anda.
Time flies.
The watch
The wheels
are clogged
the busi-
To
To
cuestas.
pray to God.
pray at certain shrines in order
to obtain indulgences.
Ir
6 andar
las estaciones.
Tornar a andar
las estaciones.
Andar al uso.
Andar en coplas.
Andar en palmas.
Andarse
por
las
margenes, 6
las
come
ramas.
Anden y tnganse.
Andar de rama en rama.
Andar en retrucanos.
Andar en coplas, 6 de boca en boca.
Andar triste, 6 alegre.
Andese la gaita por el lugar.
to
to the point.
It is
do not
care.
Like seeks
No
No
Do
ande V. en cumplimientos.
andar en dengues.
se
Not
el
like.
Good
mind
trifles.
pilgrims
accommodate
their
SPANISH IDIOMS.
14
la miel, algo se le
6 de
pitch
without
el
mundo
de
barrio.
To
al rave's.
divertido.
las
manos en
escape
and
Scylla
into
fall
false
promises.
be on the same story (of rooms).
reverse the order of nature.
con
To
Charybdis.
In the course of time.
Estar a un andar.
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
pega.
la cinta.
To
To
To
To
To
thing.
To
de Zeca en Meca.
rove about
sheba.
alia,
para
To be
a vagrant.
aculla.
unset-
tled.
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
a la gandaya, 6 trastejando.
la ciudad.
con
el
hato a cuestas.
a la balda.
arrastrando.
a la briba, 6 a la sopa
6 an-
To
To
To
To
To
To
nomadic
life.
lead a vagabond
life.
live in misery.
beg.
dar buscando.
Andar a
tres
menos
cuartillo.
la cuarta
To be
To be
pregunta.
Andar de
pie"
quebrado.
To be in
stances.
Andar tentando.
To grope where we
make
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
a tientas, 6 a ciegas.
a sombra de tejado.
a monte.
aperreado.
de nones.
Andar a
grilles.
efforts
or
cannot see
to
trials.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To
To
Andar a la tuna.
Andar manga por hombro.
15
play truant.
be very careless
domestic
in
af-
fairs.
Andar por
i
Ande yo
To
su cabal.
caliente,
riase la
gente
If I
live selfishly.
am
ridicule
To be
overheated.
Anda
He
a bad walker.
len-
gua.
mal.
A
A
cosa.
At best ; at most.
At worst.
andar.
mayor
is
peor andar.
se
He who
He who
to
ensefia.
howl
rupt
To
To
To
To
To
To
tabletas.
lives
ill,
dies
lives with
evil
ill.
wolves
will learn
communications cor-
good manners.
be implicated in an affair.
be in a bad way, as to conduct.
be disappointed.
be as active as a
squirrel.
be" crestfallen.
Andar en cuerpo.
ment.
No
andar en contemplaciones.
Andar 6 estar torcido con alguno.
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
en
quintillas.
a capazos.
en puntas.
al
pescuezo.
en dimes y diretes.
en dares y tomares.
6 andar
al
6 a
la
morro, 6
al
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
fly
into a passion.
be on bad terms
be
at
and
fight.
contend
come
to dispute.
to blows.
pelo.
Andar a tr6mpis.
to quarrel.
To come
to fisticuffs.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
16
Andar en cuentos.
Andar a punaladas, 6 a cuchilladas.
Quien anda al reves, anda el camino
el
knives.
road must
dos veces.
Andar
To come to loggerheads.
To fight with poniards or
He who takes the wrong
diablo suelto.
and
ill
feeling prevail.
To go to the dogs.
To throw a doubt upon
rife.
a person's
credit.
Andar a malas.
Andar en gerigonzas.
Andar a coz y bocado.
Anda con mil Santos
To go away in enmity.
To quibble to cavil
To play roughly.
;
noramala
i
Anda 6
Anda
anda
Be
off
with you
Be
off
to evade.
vete a
freir
esparragos
go away
pleasure.
i
Anda a pasear
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
with you
out of my sight
To act cautiously and justly.
To pursue a thing successfully.
To do things quickly.
To proceed with the greatest cir-
Away
ten.
de ganancia.
en un pi.
cumspection.
Andar 6
estar
de
To be
priesa.
in haste
to
be much occu-
pied.
To
trote
por ganar
proceed cautiously.
will work hard to secure a
A man
comfortable living.
su capote.
el
the safest.
llano.
el
juego.
La rueda de
estandose queda.
Andar
;
Anda
listo
into the
hands
faster
The
affair
mill
Andar en pretensiones.
Mai me andaran las manos.
by going, not by
still.
active or diligent.
Be quick
To
has
gains
standing
To be
listo.
come
of experts.
The wheel of Fortune goes
than a mill-wheel.
This
make
haste
do
it.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
por
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el pleito.
un negocio.
or business.
To
undertake
business
without
adequate means.
To act prudently.
To go to work frugally.
To have no fear.
To conform one's self to
Andar prudente.
Andar, 6
ir
a la ahorrativa.
the times
to be a time server.
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
con cuidado.
6 estar hecho un negocio.
6 estar holgado.
alguna cosa
muy
tirada.
To be
To be
To be
To be
careful.
very busy.
well provided for.
difficult to find
to
be sold
dear.
To
Ande
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
Andar
de ganancia.
con zapatos de
fieltro.
a las bonicas.
con
cara descubierta.
la
a derechas.
a caza.
cazando.
a
la loza.
la gineta.
Andar, 6 verse en
los
cuernos del
bull
toro.
Andarsele a uno
Andar, 6 estar
el
jollity.
la
To
cabeza.
mundo
al reves.
to
be
imminent danger.
in
have vertigo
to
become
dizzy.
corra.
To command
difficult things to
one
who cannot do
Andarse en
(lores.
Andarse a
la flor
car la
flor
No anddmos
charras.
del berro
6 bus-
To
To
easy ones.
decline entering into a debate.
give one's self
up
to pleasure.
del berro.
en chancharras man-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
18
Andar como
el
corcho sobre
como
el
corcho por
ir
el
el
agua
To
agua.
como
mentira
It
la
Truth always
we
above falsehood
rises
aceite sobre el
el
difficult to
is
want.
agua.
To go
to meals
other people's
at
To be
in one's shirt-sleeves.
fine state
of things, to be sure
(ironical).
Cuando
la
anda a caza de
zorra
mal para
grillos,
ella,
The
fox
y peor para
sus hijos.
for crickets.
False
A mas andar.
Andar en buena vela.
Andar todo.
Andar a sombra de tejado.
Andar con pie's de mar.
At
The
Anhelar honores.
To
friends
to
try
outwit
each
other.
full
speed (nan.).
aspire to honors.
Al anochecer.
At
To be
nightfall.
in
a place at nightfall
to
be
benighted somewhere.
Anochecer, y no amanecer.
Antojarsele a uno alguna cosa.
Anudar
los labios.
Anudarse
la voz.
To disappear furtively.
To desire or judge thoughtlessly.
To keep silence., -A. b~H*- <^^=>
Inability to speak,
consequent upon
excitement.
Apagar
Apagar
To add
fire
to
flame
to
foment
difficulties or quarrels.
fuego.
la cal
6 azogar
la cal.
la voz.
To slack lime.
To deaden the sound
of an instru-
ment.
Apag6se
el tiz6n,
y pareci6 quien lo
encendi6.
Apagar
el
hambre.
When
the quarrel
tor appears.
To
satisfy
hunger.
is
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Apagar 6 matar la sed.
Una y otra gota apagan
la sed.
19
To quench
the
Continual
dropping
thirst.
wears
away
stone.
Apalabrarse de sed.
el dinero, los
Apalear
doblones, 6
el
los
excessively
oro.
rich.
bobos se
les
aparece
la
madre
luck.
de Dios.
Aparentarse, 6 apartarse del derecho.
Eso lo apartara, 6 acabara la pala y
el azad6n.
grano de
el
Apartar
Apasionarse de
Apear
la paja.
las orejas.
no
es
combatido.
me
Fulano
hace.
Aplicar
To
that.
between what
distinguish
el rio.
Castillo apercibido,
To
is
not
is
im-
so.
is
forearmed.
el
oido.
Aporrearse en
la jaula.
Apostar carreras.
Apostarlas, 6 apostarselas.
To listen.
To engage in fruitless toils.
To run races.
To contend to defy.
To learn by heart.
On a fool's beard all learn to
;
shave.
rapar.
Lo que
se
aprende en
la
cuna, siem-
pre dura.
la
mano.
Apretar
la
cuerda.
is
learned in childhood
is
never
forgotten.
To attack a person.
To blame or punish severely.
To draw the reins tighter (of
What
law or
discipline).
salte la cuerda.
To
urge a person
till
tience.
To
To
strangle a person.
he loses pa-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
20
Apretar un caballo.
Apretar a correr.
el
Apretar
paso.
Apretar 6 picar de
soleta.
el
argumento.
Apretar a alguien con fuertes raApretar
To
To
To
To
To
To
spur a horse.
start off running.
hasten.
run away.
press vigorously by argument.
press with urgent reasons.
zones.
Mucho
This witness
Apretar
punos.
Aprovechar
la ocasi6n.
Aprovecharse de la ocasi6n.
El hijo que aprovece, a su padre
To
To
To
is
significant.
by the occasion.
profit
Like produces
like.
parece.
<i
Que aprovecha
candil sin
mecha ?
What
is
a wick ?
The day
el dia.
Apunta
breaks.
to
grow.
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
Apuntar
ropa.
Apuntar en
el teatro.
los vegetales.
Apuntar
Apuntar y no dar.
Apuntar una cosa.
Apuntar a un bianco.
Apuntar de memoria.
point a tool.
write shorthand.
be washed.
to
at the theatre.
prompt
grow up.
aim
sit
at
a mark.
down
ble.
He
Apurar
la
las
To
heces.
dregs.
Verse apurado.
To be
Me
apurado, 6 en apuros.
Apurar a uno.
vi
in difficulties.
was embarrassed.
To
tease,
perplex,
or
angry.
Apurar
Apurarse.
Apure V. que es tarde
i
To
To
la paciencia.
be grieved
Hurry
it is
late
to worry.
!
make one
SPANISH IDIOMS.
mucho
cosas
las
Quien
apura,
no
Aranar
21
Those who meddle with other people's affairs do not have an easy life.
la cubierta.
Aranar riquezas.
Aranarse con los codos.
of
others.
Arana ,;quien
como
te
yo.
own trade.
One who flatters another
to injure
To
el ancla.
with intent
a hypocrite.
Experienced labor
codillos.
his
is
cheapest in the
end.
Rent must be
el
Ara por
Land
An
is
no crops.
paid, crops or
much improved by
fallowing.
need
to beg.
To
To
La mar
The
Arbolarse.
arde.
Puede arder en un
candil.
It
sea sparkles.
would burn
in
a lamp (applied to
generous wine or
La provincia
Arderse en
se arde
en disturbios.
pleitos.
Arder de impaciencia.
Ardiendo en c61era.
Argiiirle
Fuming with
pleito,
un
6 ruido.
lazo.
una
casa.
una cama.
los
remos.
traici6n.
caballero.
Armarse de paciencia.
la
mar.
is
brilliant
people).
greatly disturbed.
To be entangled in lawsuits.
To burn with desire to do a thing.
To burn with impatience.
To
a uno su conciencia.
Armar
Armar
Armar
Armar
Armar
Armar
Armar
Armar
The province
anger.
To raise disturbances.
To stir up disturbances.
To lay a snare, or set a trap.
To raise the frame of a house.
To set up a bedstead.
To man the oars.
To conspire to plot treason.
To knight to prepare for war.
To arm one's self with patience
;
prepare to
suffer.
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
22
flojo,
quebrado.
Armar en guerra.
Armar de punta en
bianco.
Armar
cuenta.
la
Armarla.
Armar d otro.
Armar navio, 6 bajel.
Armar un baile, una fiesta, etc.
Con frac negro bien arma chaleco
The bow
black coat.
bianco.
Arrancar de cuajo.
El buey viejo arranca
To
del
la gatufia
barbecho.
el
eradicate.
It is
el
alma,
coraz6n,
las
entranas.
pity-
Arrancar 6 levantar
To
la casa.
quit a house
to break
up house-
keeping.
la espada.
Arrancarsele a uno el alma.
To
To
Arrancarse
The
Arrancar
el cielo.
To weep bitterly.
To encounter fatigues, and bear them
To possess
To be old.
a carriage.
The storm
increases.
patiently.
Arreb6cese con
Arreglar
el
ello.
To
velamen.
Only
agua.
le
Quien
arriendo
la
presto
se
toda
determina,
My
I
ganancia.
presto se arrepiente.
Arriar un cabo.
Arriar las velas.
it.
sails (nan.).
same
error.
No
trim the
mas
bad luck
follows
me.
He who
leisure.
cable (nau.).
(nau.).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Arriar la gavia.
Arriar la bandera.
Arriar banderas a
media
asta.
To
To
To
To
23
Work
courageously
rest will
come.
estd lo llano.
Arrimarse a un partido.
Arrimar a uno.
Arrimar
los libros.
al punto de la dificultad.
Arrimate a los buenos, y seras uno
Arrimar
de
ellos.
To
To
To
To
To
To
his office.
abandon a study.
come
to the point.
To
act as a parasite.
approach the fire, or light.
side with a party.
tection of another.
se arrima,
buena
He who
finds a
leans against a
good
good
tree
shelter.
otra.
Arrizar el ancla.
Arroj6melas y
We
Arrimarse a
Arrimarse
la
al
verdad.
parecer de otro.
Arrimar
Arrimar
el
hombro.
Arrimar
el
bast6n.
Arrimar
el
clavo a uno.
Arrizar la artillera.
No
arroje'selas.
had a violent
quarrel,
and abused
Arrugar
la frente.
Asegurar
la
bandera.
To
To
To
To
To
squander, to waste.
send a person away angrily.
brave dangers, or death.
them.
fear.
when
hoisting
SPANISH IDIOMS.
24
Asentar casa.
To
The
Asentar
To step firmly.
To enlist in the army.
To agree to serve a person.
To bind one's self as apprentice.
To strike or punish any one.
To stop at a station for rest or food.
To set a thing aslant.
To establish one's character, or credit.
To finish the bout, and lay down the
el pie\
Asentar plaza.
Asentar con amo.
la
mano, 6
Asentar
el
rancho.
Asentar en
el
guante.
falso.
la
Asentar
el juicio.
espada.
set
up housekeeping.
liquids settle.
sword (fencing).
To
cious.
To
Aserrar a la berengena.
me
Ese hombre
asesina.
me
to
death.
Asir la ocasi6n por la melena, 6 por
los cabellos.
To
It is difficult to
To
quarrel
overtake a fugitive.
to pass
from words to
blows.
Asistir a
En
uno
casa del
To be
la raz6n.
oficial
mas no osa
asoma
el
hambre,
entrar.
Asparse a gritos.
Aspirar d la mano de una mujer.
Atacar bien la plaza.
Atajar ganados.
Atajar
la tierra.
Loco de
Atarse
Ni
atar.
las
manos.
ata, ni desata.
right.
He who
fool or
To
To
tie
one's self
talk at
ment.
Quien bien
ata,
bien desata.
He who
las
manos.
To
To
own
interest.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
El cuerdo no ata
el
No
saber a estaca.
el
ataharre
flojo,
bozo.
el
y apretado
Atar la lengua.
well governed.
la letra.
Atizar la lampara.
<
olla
25
atreve.
the glasses.
Why does Peter
sow? because he
hopes to reap.
Flies do not seek the boiling pot ;
evident destruction is not attractive.
Atrasado de noticias.
Ignorant of
Not
Atravesar
el
coraz6n.
Atravesarsele a
uno un nudo en
la
el caballo.
Avanzado de edad.
Stricken in years.
Aventarse
las carnes.
The meat
Aventarse
el
To
ganado.
no pasara
of vio-
la
law.
spoils.
pede
se aventura
not to
Quien no
things.
go into a house
darken one's door.
lent emotion.
garganta.
Atravesar con alguno una palabra.
Atropellar
common
to
to stam-
(applied to cattle).
won
fair lady.
mar.
Rocin y manzanas
6 aunque se
To be
determined to do something,
To
damente.
Avivar
el ojo,
Avivar
el
A
A
6 los
ojos.
paso.
ayuda la fortuna.
quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.
los osados,
To be on one's guard.
To accelerate the pace.
Fortune favors the brave.
God
helps
selves
those
activity
cure success.
who
help
them-
and industry
se-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
26
Ayudate, y ayiidarte
ayude Dios
te
Mejor
Hermano
he",
I wish
Brothers
times disagree.
Ayudandose
tres,
para peso de
seis.
Ayunar
following Saturday.
fast after a good meal.
To
Azotar
el aire.
To
Azotar
las calles.
bad meal
is
no better than
no purpose
act to
fasting.
to labor in
vain.
;
passion.
Bailar al s6n que se toca.
se lo dan.
Bailar el pelado.
Quien bien
baila,
de boda en boda
se anda.
it.
special ac-
To
To
cheapen.
Ian te.
Bajar
el precio,
6 la mano.
El precic baja.
The
To mortify to humble.
To bow the head to humble
price lessens.
;
one's
self; to obey.
To
To
yield
cast
to
humble one's
down
the
eyes
ashamed.
Bajar
el
punto.
Bajar
el
To temper.
To moderate
to lessen.
self.
;
to
be
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To decay
Bajar de punto.
Baja
el frio.
Baja
la calentura.
Bajar la
27
The
The
golilla.
to decline.
cold diminishes.
fever lessens.
To be
To be
pacified.
much
very
terrified.
los zancajos.
Bajar de ley
To alloy gold.
To drop down a river.
To go down to the garden.
To take up the cudgels.
To lay out the land.
el oro.
Bajar por un
rio.
al jardin.
Bajar
Bajar a la arena.
la tierra.
Bajar
El hijo de
la cabra,
de una hora a
A mean
otra bala.
self
To be
Banar
Banar
la luz
algun espacio.
el sol
algun espacio.
nature
sooner or
very
is
sure to betray
it-
later.
much
pleased
to look
To
To
To
Barajar un negocio.
entangle or confuse an
reject a proposal.
affair.
Barbeando.
Barrenar un navio.
el terraplen.
New brooms
Yo duena y vos
doncella
<:
quien bar-
sweep clean.
re ra la casa ?
fulfil
the duties of
his position.
word
to the wise
is
bastan.
rocino.
To
Batirse en duelo.
;
moneda.
Batir el
campo, 6
Batir en brecha.
Batir banderas.
la
campana.
fight
a duel.
To
To
To
To
To
is
hot
thorities (mil.).
Batir en ruina.
Batir la catarata.
To make a
To remove
breach (mil.).
a cataract from the eye.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
28
To
beat
Batir el cobre.
To
To
To
To
To
Beber
To
Batir la lana.
un
libro.
el pilon.
doctrina
Madrid.
press a
book
after printing.
wound a
horse
el
espiritu
To
spirit
of
another.
alguno.
Beber
at
spur a horse, or
with spurs.
Beber en bianco.
la
woods
the
toil
and
Beber
bushes,
Batirse el cobre.
Batir
the
(hunting).
To throw water from the window.
las palabras,
6 acentos, 6 ac-
To
listen
ciones.
To
Beber
los vientos.
Beber
los sesos.
other carefully.
To solicit with much eagerness.
To bewitch.
Beber
el freno.
To
listen intently
or to serve an-
Beber a bocados.
To
To
To
To
To
To
without a cup.
Do not drink after eating early figs.
Do not drink at a lagoon, nor eat
Beber a tragantadas.
Beber de codos.
Beber como una cuba.
Beber sobre tarja.
Beber de antun.
fish.
olive
(both are
unhealthy)
To obtain information at headquar.
Beber en
las fuentes.
Beber
pensamientos a alguno.
ters.
los
gome en
Beber
ella.
fresco.
To
To
the fumes.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Querer beber la sangre a otro.
Al pi del coco se bebe el agua.
Beber
los vientos
29
To
Bendecir Dios a
j
Dios
te
las criaturas.
bendiga
Beneficiar
God
God blesses his creatures.
God bless and preserve you
To buy the commission of a
Praise be to
captain
of cavalry.
To kiss the rod.
leria.
Besar
el azote.
Besar
la
Besar
la tierra
Besar
la correa.
Besar
el jarro.
mano, 6
To
los pies.
que otro
To
pisa.
kiss the
(excessive respect).
besar.
Manos besa
el
hombre que
quisiera
ver quemadas,
Birar de bordo.
Birar de bordo
tomando por
avante.
Bira
Bira
Birar el cabrestante.
Heave
To
To
To
cheerily (nau.)
stand to leeward (nau.).
!
formed.
Bornear
la
Bornear
las palabras.
verdad.
To
To
distort
words to
different
mean-
ings.
El navio bornea.
The
Borrar
To
To
La ausencia
Out of
(nau.).
Botar
la plaza.
al
lengua
calla.
To
To
mind.
launch a ship.
fade.
It is
Sl'AXISII IDIOMS.
30
el,
la
cuerda quiebra.
Bullirle d uno alguna cosa.
To be
To be
To be
Bullir la sangre.
There
crazy to dance.
vigorous and healthy.
is a time to jest, and a time
when
burlas.
Burlaos con
rabo en
el asno,
ddros ha con
el
Do
fools.
la casa.
con vos en
el
lobo
al
asno.
el
It is
you allow a
If
he
liberties in private,
la plaza.
we
like.
take
Con
la
el
mujer y
dinero no te buries
Be
sensible
in
your treatment of
companero.
Burla burlando hemos caminado ya
We
dos leguas.
Burla burlando consigui6 su empleo.
very pleasantly.
He obtained his office by his geni-
ality.
Buscar
el
Buscar a
Buscar rodeos.
Buscar por todos lados.
Cada uno busca a los suyos.
el
pelo
al
grope.
seek devious means.
Like seeks
He who
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
huevo.
like.
seeks, finds.
seek a quarrel.
seek occasion for quarrel.
seek frivolous excuses for quar-
relling.
To
Buscar a uno.
Al
hombre bueno no
le
busques
abolengo.
Buscar
la
pedigree.
muerte. ya que no
el
triumfo.
He
To
Goza de
mas el
The
loco.
triumph.
earn one's own
one.
la lengua.
El busca
irritate
Do
living.
avaricious waste
for riches
life in
striving
comfort in competence.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Do
endes.
Buscar pan de
trastrigo.
el
anzuelo, busca
does so to
To
Cabalgar a la gineta.
Todo cabe
It
Es cuanto cabe
Todo cabe en
No
No
No
came of wheat.
The fish that dallies
su duelo.
31
is
quite possible
too much
!
It is quite
He
fulano.
is
caber de pies.
caber mas.
To
To be
No
No
caber
el
The
caber en
coraz6n en
el
el
pecho.
mundo.
caber duda.
place
To be
is full.
very
much
pleased
very
overjoyed.
very
much
row or anger.
To be inflated with pride.
No doubt can exist.
Honor and riches are seldom found
united.
saco.
No
capable of anything.
happy
No
his sorrow.
caber en
He
si.
mi me cupo en
suerte venir a la
It
was
my
lot to
come
to
America.
America.
Hueso que
con
No
En
te
cabe mas.
casa del bueno,
el
ruin cabe al
caber en toda
Cabe de
No
la casa.
pala.
caber en
el pellejo.
ills
patiently,
and
conquer them.
There
is
By the
fireside of the
the humblest
fuego.
No
Bear undeserved
strive to
sutil arte.
may
find
warmth.
To
An
To
To
To
To
To
unexpected opportunity.
be very fat.
fit
to
be becoming.
become a favorite.
own one's error.
see the point
to correct one's
habits.
1 "
Trastrigo is an obscure word, but the application is unquestionably to seeking things
Don Quixote, translated by John Ormsby. London,
out of season, or out of reason."
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Ya
caigo en
6 en la cuenta.
ello,
I see
understand.
Caer de su borrico.
Caer de pie's.
Caer de espaldas.
Caer de su estado.
position.
To fall suddenly.
To fall down flat.
To sit a horse well.
To be situated on this
Caer de golpe.
Caer a plomo.
Caer bien a caballo.
Caer a esta parte.
No caer en la cosa.
Not
To
Caerse de sueno.
la
al
Con
cara de vergiienza.
mes que
viene.
Caer en falta.
Caer en culpa.
Caerle a uno en
El
el
Caer
el sol,
Your note
suerte.
The
The
el dia.
To
The
Old
Caer en
gracia.
Caer de
la
To
To
gracia de alguno
en desgracia.
Caer en flor.
6 descornar la
flor.
Caerse de inanici6n.
Caerse a pedazos.
Le ha caido la loteria.
el moco a alguno
sabe quitarse los mocos.
Caer en el mes del obispo.
6 no
Caerse de animo.
Cadrsele
&.
uno
coraz6n.
autumn.
heat lessens.
dark.
Easter
6 caer
be intolerably hot.
Caersele
fortress surrendered.
To be growing
las tejas.
la flor,
falls
El
Caer en
the river.
Caerse
very sleepy.
la hoja.
thing.
Disappointed.
castillo cay6.
Al caer de
feel
side.
comprehend a
no.
El plazo cae.
Su pagare" cae en
to
falls in
please
fall
to
April.
become
a favorite.
in the estimation of
any one.
To die prematurely.
To detect a fraud in gambling.
To break down through weakness.
To walk with a shambling gait.
He has won a prize in the lottery.
To be a booby a fool.
;
a succession.
discouraged.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Caer en
To
color.
33
fade.
He who
falls
to-day
rise
may
to-
morrow.
la
boca.
To
There
is
fections.
Caerse
la
sopa en
la miel.
all
ex-
pectation.
To
Todo
En
da, 6 cae en el
dedo malo.
Everything
ramas.
falls
spot.
inspires conr
tempt.
astillas.
When
for firewood,
Caer de nota.
To
His fortune
Caer en
on the tender
and even
it is
used
for chips.
malignity.
el
To be
deceived
to
into a snare.
fall
zuelo.
Caer en
Caer en
el garlito,
Caer en
Caer en
el
6 en
la celada.
6 en
la ratonera,
la
trampa.
senuelo, en el lazo.
las garras
de alguno.
thing.
la
memoria.
Calar la cuerda.
Calar
el
Calar la bayoneta.
Calar las picas.
Calar
el
puente.
To forget.
To apply a match to a firearm.
To cock a gun.
To fix the bayonet.
To set the lance in rest to poise.
To lower a drawbridge.
;
SPANISH IDIOMS.
34
Calar
me!6n, 6 la sandia.
el
tapping.
To
Calar la visera.
thoughts.
To close the visor of a helmet.
Calar
sombrero en
el
Calarse
el
Calar 6 tender
las aves.
las redes.
morro.
Calar
el
Calar
la sopa.
Calar
el
another
at
person's
la cabeza.
halc6n sobre
guess
tim6n.
(nau.).
Calar
el
palo de un navio.
Calentar alguno
el asiento,
6 la
silla.
To
too
visit.
sive excitement.
To
verely.
Calentarse
el
To grow warm
homo.
in conversation or
argument.
No
To
calentar el asiento.
retain
an
office
time.
que
Calle el que
y hable
di6,
el
tom6.
En
leyes y audiencias.
To
Callar su pico.
1
don't say so
Silence be quiet
Cortapicos y callares
Callen barbas, y hablen cartas.
!
Quien
You
Calle!
calla,
(said to children)
Documentary evidence
bare assertion.
He who
piedras apana.
is
listens carefully
better than
may
use or
mar.
Callarse,
callate
y callemos,
Quien
calla, otorga.
que
He who
lives in
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To nod
Otorgar de cabeza.
La mujer y
la pera, la
que
calla es
Silence
35
assent.
is
very desirable in a
woman.
buena.
Calzarselas al reves.
To govern or manage a
To do just the contrary
Calzar ancha.
Not
Calzarse a alguno.
person.
of what one
should do.
Calzar espuelas
al
To pursue
enemigo.
the
enemy with
the utmost
vigor.
get an employment.
To
To
To
To
To
Calzarse un empleo.
Calzar las herramientas.
tools.
earth.
To secure tables in
To wear shoes of a
To thrust the feet
a fixed position.
certain size.
stirrups.
The cannon
a four-pound
carries
shot.
To have little
To make use
in poetry
Calzar
or
much
capacity.
of pompous language
to write a tragedy.
To
el ancla.
los casos.
Cambiar de mano.
side
to
the
other.
Cambiar 6
feriar
una cosa,
taz
por
taz.
To
barter evenly
to give
quid pro
quo.
Cambiar el seso.
Cambiar la comida, la peseta.
Cambiar las velas.
Caminar derecho.
Caminar de buena fe.
Caminar sobre un supuesto falso.
Camin6 seis leguas de una tirada.
at
one
stretch.
Caminar por
Caminar con
sus jornadas.
pies de plomo.
To
To
proceed carefully
act with
thought.
judiciously.
prudence and
fore-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
36
Caminar a
la
To advance by
zapa.
(mil.).
To be fortunate, or successful.
To act independently, without
as-
sistance.
Campear de
sol
To work
a sombra.
from morning
in the field
to night
to excel.
The
Como
canta
el
abad,
responde
el
sacristan.
who
priest
must
Cantar de piano.
To make
full
cheerful
confession.
lessens
spirit
many
troubles.
How
To be
la chicharra.
me
hot
scorching
say
it
(the
locust
sings).
Al
Do
fin se
canta
la gloria.
Lo que ha de
cantar
buey, 6
el
el
not triumph
The
To
To
To
To
un
must be made
to sing.
over.
till all is
transgressor
is
the
first
to
com-
plain.
Cantar misa.
Cantar a
como
say mass.
sing at sight.
sing without accompaniment.
sing or paint exquisitely.
like
an angel.
angel.
To
chatter nonsense.
his
own dung-
hill.
Otro gallo
me
Under
cantara.
different
would
Al gallo que canta,
le
aprietan la
garganta.
Cantarle, 6 leerle, a uno la cartilla.
Si bien canta el abad,
zaga
Un
el
anima
no
le
va en
monacillo.
sola,
rri
sacristan,
To reprimand
cantando
severely.
canta, ni llora.
circumstances one
fare better.
not
much behind
Combined
effort
him.
accomplishes much.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Ya no queda mas que
coser y cantar.
El carro canta.
Cantar
Como el
de moron, cacareando
gallo
is
trifle.
life.
y sin pluma.
Cardarle a uno
To
To
la sorna.
Cepillar la corteza.
37
la lana.
Carearse de hambre.
La necesidad carece de
ley.
Cargarse de raz6n.
Cargar
el juicio.
Cargar
la
mano.
erately.
Burro cargado de
One who
letras.
little
purpose.
Cargar a
To ship goods
To importune
To blame a
flete.
make him
To
To
la bestia
cargada, el sobornal
le
mata.
to tease.
person unjustly;
a scapegoat.
drowsy, sleepy.
The
to
last
sin.
back.
los
dados.
Cargar arriba
For qu
To go to a certain place.
To beat a person with a stick.
To load dice.
To clew up a sail (nau.)
Cargar
feel
as freight.
una
vela.
carga de agua ?
Why?
Carga el viento.
Antes que te cases, mira
lo
que
what
is
the matter?
haces.
For codicia de
con
Para
florin,
no
te
cases
mal
casar,
mas
vale
nunca
maridar.
money.
lejos
Casaras y amansards.
Quien
Never marry a
ruin.
va a casar, 6 va enga-
nado, 6 va a enganar.
is
important.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
38
El dia que
te cases,
te
sanas 6 te
matas.
Ruin con
asi
que
ruin,
casan en
Duenas.
Castigar en la bolsa.
Duena
Cascar
fraught with
is
las liendres.
Cascar d uno
las liendres.
head.
drubbing.
lada.
(chil-
buey viejo no
el se la
cata
le
Do
who
are
cates abrigo.
Catarse vergiienza.
Cuando no se cata ; 6 cuando me'nos
To respect another.
When one thinks least
of
it.
se cata.
La mujer y
la cibera
no
la cates
d la
candela.
se cata.
who
La
Sometimes the
cazados quedamos.
Cebar un anzuelo.
Ceder al torrente.
Cegar una via de agua.
Celebrar
el
cumpleanos.
Cenar d oscuras.
Cenir espada.
Cenir
la plaza.
Cercar a trabajo
6 cercar d uno.
A
A
carga cerrada.
puerta cerrada,
el
diablo se vuelve.
are absent.
is
bit,
the de-
ceiver deceived.
To bait a fish-hook.
To be carried away by public opinion.
To stop a leak (nau.).
To keep the birthday.
To be miserly,
To wear a sword.
To besiege a city.
To heap misfortunes upon a person.
To make great efforts to attain trifles.
To silence a person.
To
To
Without hesitation
ojos cerrados.
attend at a death.
;
at all events.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Cuando una puerta
se cierra, ciento
one door
shut, others
is
may
Do
se abren.
not despair.
open.
To refuse to grant a thing.
Cerrar la puerta.
Cerrarse todas las puertas.
Cerrar en falso la puerta.
Cerrarse
When
39
las velaciones.
Cerrarse de campina.
la mollera.
Cerrarse en
falso.
wound).
Cerrarse
Cerrar
The
el cielo.
puno cerrado.
la mano.
To be a miser close-fisted.
To bring up the rear of a procession.
To brave a person to his face.
Cerrar
Cerrar
To grow
el dia.
la procesi6n.
Chupar, 6 sacar,
They
tutanos a
los
al-
To
drain
him of
all
he has.
guno.
extort
bones.
Chupar
la
To
sangre de alguno.
suck
Chuparse
los
To
dedos.
feel
blood
one's
treacherously)
To be
Me
tierra
la
claven en
la frente.
Clavar a uno en
el
cabeza.
la
coraz6n alguna
ruin
in saying or hearing
La
(to
a thing.
water.
very hungry.
do not believe
it.
To be very stubborn.
To cause great sorrow
or pain.
cosa.
moho
cobija.
Cobrar ammo.,
valor, espiritu.
e'chate a dor-
mir.
To gather courage.
To muster up one's
courage.
acquired
no moss.
The
is
easily kept.
invalid improves.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
40
To become fat.
To take in the slack of a rope
Cobrar carnes.
Cobrar
el socaire.
(nau.)
En cada
mine
in
Do
cocer.
it is
by the
potful.
business.
To be
6
el
pan.
Not
anxious to
to rest
till
know something.
one's curiosity
is sat-
isfied.
latin.
particu-
of language.
storm, or the night, overtook
larly
La tempestad, 6
la
noche,
me
cogi6.
The
me.
Cogi, y
me
acosti.
Coger en cierne.
Coger a deseo.
Coger la ronda.
Coger a uno con
manos.
hurto en las
went
To
To
To
To
to bed.
Coger en mentira.
Mas
It is
el
al cojo.
cripple.
hatillo.
la delantera.
la puerta.
To
To
To
To
The
When
Coger
Coger
la calle.
las calles.
To
To
To
fly; to escape.
obstruct the streets.
find
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Procur^ cogerle de buen humor.
I tried
41
to
see
him when
in
good
humor.
Me
cogi6 descuidado.
Esta camera coge mucho
Coger en medio.
He
trigo.
me
took
unawares.
To
much
wheat.
side
of
another.
Aqui
te cojo,
y aqui
Cogerle a uno
te
mato.
el carro.
He
To
To
To
laureles.
los pasos.
Coger
Coger a uno
el
To act quickly.
To be unlucky.
To fall into the mud
paso.
or mire.
was tipsy.
win victories.
take precautions.
stop a person in order to speak
to him.
To
or false promises.
ment.
gather water in a basket or a
to labor in vain.
;
sieve
Del agua
Half a loaf
Coger
To
To
el bulto.
al vuelo.
better than
with a sieve
dulity)
Coger 6 pescar
is
It
no bread.
to gather water
(reproach to cre-
a person.
catch on the wing ; to succeed
lay hold of
by accident.
To
To
To
To
Cogerlas al vuelo.
Coger 6 tomar vuelo.
Coger
Colgar
rizos.
los habitos.
skilful.
increase.
priesthood).
To compliment
Colgar a uno.
birthday
about
Obra comenzada, no
te la
gra ni cunada.
Comerse
las palabras.
Comer y
tragar
con
la vista.
vea sue-
If
a person
by hanging
on
his
something
his neck.
To
To
have a
fierce
and
terrible aspect.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
42
Me
lo
me
ojos.
comeria, 6
comermele a bocados.
perro de hortelano, ni come,
comere,
lo
To be at daggers drawn.
To look daggers at any one.
To be in a fit of rage against
Como
el
ni dejar
a per-
son.
quisiera
comer.
Fulano se come
tres mil
pesos de
He
renta.
dollars
El comer y
el rascar,
todo es empe-
thousand
income.
To
zar.
The
penny saved
is
a penny gained
saves, sets
the
table twice.
le
comen.
ass of
many owners
the wolves
ness
Cojear del
mismo
Saber de que pi
Comerse de
To
food for
is
or everybody's busi-
nobody's business.
is
pi6.
halt
cojea.
polilla.
health.
To be
That
gallo, solo
his
He who
own
is
affair.
selfish in
his
pleasures
ensilla su caballo.
Comer
independent.
is
To
carrillos.
or nothing.
enjoy two offices or benefices at
the
same time.
To
El orin come
El agua
Comerse de
j
el hierro.
come
Al pobre
las piedras.
piojos.
el sol se lo
Quien come
la
come
suffer undeservedly.
Nobody
He who
will
suffer
from a powerful
in the end,
Fowls with
flat
man
though a
first.
are unprofitable.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Comer arena, antes que hacer vileza.
Gente loca, comeis de mi rabo y no
de mi boca.
Dios no come, ni bebe, mas juzga lo
que ve.
Quien se pica,
mido.
43
God
sees
all,
and
will
judge us by
our acts.
ajos
come, 6 ha co-
comer en
Trustees
tiveness.
Administradorcillos,
y morir en grilles.
Calentura de polio por comer
Aldeana es
la gallina,
plata,
gallina.
y c6mela
el
de
Sevilla.
En
comer y
who
fetters.
llevar.
Illness
in
feigned
order to avoid
origin
are not, therefore, to be despised.
In an abbot's house is enough and to
spare.
que
el
el
muerto
sano.
Alia vaya el
mal do comen
el
huevo
Much money
is
spent for masses
during the first year after a death.
We must not wish evil to any one.
sin sal.
Abad de
De
la olla
no
la
come toda
las
life,
risa.
Olla reposada,
barba.
d-
Comerse de
Be
pedis la cazuela.
manos
tras
alguna cosa.
To
To
To
eat with so
much
appetite as to
<iEn que
(a
juntos?
Comerse
las
Aun ahora
To become
manos.
se
come
el
pan de
la
furious.
The honeymoon
is
boda.
Comer como un
saban6n, 6
como
To
eat greedily
to devour.
dogos.
No comer
el
Uno come
pan de balde.
la
fruta
tiene la dentera.
aceda, y otro
SPANISH IDIOMS.
44
De una
At one
sitting
carnero.
Gran
no escotar y comer.
placer,
Quien come
la carne,
que roa
It is
el
He who
eats the
hueso.
aceros.
Food
bocados.
To commit an enormous
Mentira
garrafal.
tremendous
blunder.
lie.
To commit a crime.
To insult, or be wanting
Cometer un exceso.
Cometer un atropello con alguno.
the best or
nothing.
in respect
to a person.
Componer
To
He, or
me.
To
tanto de renta.
Componer
Manos y vida componen
have so
much a
year.
villa.
difficulties.
Componer
el
semblante 6
el rostro.
To show modesty
or seriousness in
the face.
Have
villa.
faith in
ear-
nestly.
Es mas barato
lo
comprado que
lo
regalado.
is
bought
is
cheaper than a
gift.
Comprar
What
To
las
To buy goods
in bulk, or at
sale.
To buy
at first hand.
whole-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Quien compra
caballo,
compra
He who
cui-
45
dado.
To
mismo
voto, 6
dio
make
try to
probable things.
To concur in another person's opin-
tamen.
ion.
el
To
To
close
To
To
up a door permanently.
sentence a person to pay the
costs in a lawsuit.
costas.
tormento.
tell
urging.
Conocer de
To know by sight.
To make one's self
vista.
Darse a conocer.
recognized, or
known.
To
Dar a conocer.
each other.
No
se
conoce
el bien,
hasta que se
Conocer el juego.
Conocer alguno su pecado.
Conocer las uvas de su vinedo.
Conocerle a uno alguna cosa en
bianco de los ojos.
Antes que conozcas, ni alabes
We
To
lo
Por
a cause
try
other
la
la cara al
ni
cara a la necesidad.
las visperas se
miedo.
conocen
(applied
to read his
to
the
los san-
knowledge.
tos.
of an-
mind.
conocer
cohondas.
conocer
know
judge).
To discover another's designs.
To confess his fault.
No
No
scarcely
pierde.
in con-
circum-
stances.
Consagrar
tiempo, 6 la vida, a una
6
ciencia.
profesi6n
Dios consiente, y no para siempre
el
To
or science.
God's forbearance
ever.
will
not
last for-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
46
Conservar
la
Consignar
las
memoria de una
cosa.
6rdenes.
la feria
como
le
To remember anything.
To give a sentry his orders.
To bind one's self to do something.
Each one speaks
well or
ill
of things
ella.
To
To
To
To
To
To
persona.
Contar con
la
amistad de uno.
tell
incredible tales.
attribute
something to another.
or sympathy.
Contar
De
i
lo
los
bocados a uno.
contado come
Contarselo a su
Todo
tia
el lobo.
en sustancia.
lo convierte
He
own
ad-
vantage.
Coronar
la fiesta.
la
mano.
To complete anything.
To have a thing under one's charge.
To be obliged to do something.
To move the hand quickly.
To do anything by one's self.
He who
is
ing indifference.
To be lucky or unlucky.
Corren noticias
It is said
Correr
Corre
el
dado.
corre la fama.
la voz.
To
Correr la voz.
como
La
it is
las
cosas
reported or rumored.
the story goes.
reported ;
pass the word
to
be divulged.
corrieren.
linea corre
Correr
It is
las lineas.
Correr monte.
Correr sangre.
Correr bien el
oficio.
The boundary
line passes
To review troops.
To hunt large game.
To shed blood.
To make the most
office.
of a place or
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Correr
To
To
el oficio.
Correr peligro.
Correr mal tiempo.
run the
The times
risk.
are evil.
If the worst
turbio correr.
Correr
be overworked.
The water
las canales.
comes
to the worst.
nels.
Correr
The
Correr
Corre
Correr
el sueldo.
las lagrimas.
The money
moneda.
la
of a candle).
circulates.
el te!6n.
Correr a uno.
Correr toros.
Correr
salaries continue.
To gutter (said
To weep much.
la tinta.
sierras.
el
monte.
To be
To go
to disconcert.
the north.
distant.
hunting.
To be ashamed
Correrse.
to ...
or confused
to
run away.
Correr
el
Correr
la posta,
Correr
el
tiempo.
6 en la posta.
ganso,
Time
To
or passes.
by post.
game where riders
el gallo.
flies,
travel
at full
speed
Quien mas
corre,
menos
vuela.
More
To
To
As quickly
Correr
mas
la pella.
correr
Dejarse correr.
Correr fortuna.
Corre
el
Corre
la flecha.
verso.
a todo correr.
To
To
run
swiftly.
ride at
full
speed.
as possible.
down a
pole or rope.
pass through a storm.
The verse runs smoothly.
slide
The arrow
flies
Correr
el velo.
when Indian
make war upon a
(said
tribes agree to
common enemy).
To discover a secret.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To run the gauntlet.
To live in peace.
To inspect the lines of an army.
To draw the curtain.
To draw the ribbon or cord.
To capture stray cattle to impound
Correr baquetas.
Correr con armonia.
Correr
la linea.
Correr
la cortina.
Correr
la cinta
6 cordon.
Correr ganado.
cattle.
To be
turbio corra.
Correr
el
caf
exactly equal.
or unfortunate
However bad
it
may
be.
Coffee
cord6n
To
loosen a knot.
To
To
al
sells at
tavos libra.
Correr
la cinta,
que haga
Correr
el velo.
Correr
las
Corre
ti
otra cosa
lazo.
amonestaciones.
al
To
To
of an
cosa.
Correr
The
el afio.
To
To
la palabra.
Correr tormenta.
Correr en
el
affair.
to scud (nau.).
To continue in the
mismo rumbo.
same course
(nau.).
bajel.
Correr
las
mares.
Cortar
desatar,
Magno.
unas con alguno.
dijo Alejandro
el revesino.
To
To
to impede.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Se corta
Cortar
49
The milk
la leche.
To
las alas.
strict
To
turns sour.
down a peg
take one
clip
to
re-
the
wings
to
impose a
restraint.
Cortar
To
To
las piernas.
and elegance.
tijera.
Cortar la hebra.
Cortar
el hilo
Cortar
el hilo.
de
la vida.
sation.
To
To
To
To
Cortar faldas.
Cortar
el
naipe.
Cortar de
Coserse
raiz.
la
boca.
backbite.
refuse to answer
not to speak a
word.
Cosido con
Coserse con
hilo gordo.
la tierra
6 con
la
pared.
To
wall.
Cueste
lo
Nunca mucho
Me
Cost what
que cueste.
Much
cost6 poco.
cuesta tanto.
Cuesta
la torta
It stands
un pan.
The
cuesta.
Other
it
may.
never cost
me
little.
in so
much.
bread
people's
is
dearly
bought.
Lo que
m6nos.
little
is
valued
less.
Costar un ojo.
Caro cuesta el arrepentirse.
Crecer hacia abajo.
To be
La carga andando
Light burdens,
very dear.
Repentance
To
is
retrograde
gaining.
Mientras
la
crece.
yerba crece,
el
caballo
muere.
heavy.
While the grass
is
si
if
is
borne
far,
become
starving.
still.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
50
La marea
crece, 6
The
mengua.
Crecer a palmos.
La mala yerba crece mucho.
To grow
To
very
fast.
weeds grow
Ill
fast.
have implicit
Creer a ojos cerrados.
To
To
Creerse del
To be
to
faith.
believe firmly.
believe without sufficient founda-
tion.
No me
aire.
lo
y cavan.
tu mujer y de tu amigo experto,
no creas sino lo que supieres de
De
credulous.
cierto.
even
from
friend
or
your
may be
mis-
your wife
they, too,
taken.
will
pick your
eyes out.
La
tierra
do
me
criare, de"mela
Dios
is
no moss.
dearest.
por madre.
Came, carne
cria,
y peces agua
fria.
diet of
meat
than one of
To
criticar
pon
la
mano en
jDecho.
Criticar 6 corregir el magnificat.
more
nutricious
Antes de
is
fish.
tu
look to yourself.
Cruzar
las
manos.
Cubrir la cuenta.
Cubrirse con la cola.
Cubrirsele a
Quien
uno
el
coraz6n.
te cubre, te descubre.
To be quiet.
To balance an account.
To make use of frivolous evasions.
To be very melancholy or very sorry.
Excessive secrecy betrays.
To
To
conceal.
self.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Cuida tu
los cuartos,
los pesos
que
51
se cuidan solos.
pounds
will
selves.
Cumplir anos 6
dias.
Cumpla V. por
another's
name.
To
To
To
Cumplir a la letra.
Cumplir un pleito.
Cumplir de palabra.
Cumplir la palabra, 6
mantener su palabra.
voto
el
Eso
se cura
el
expired.
enfermo, que no
Time
is
unguento.
afios dura.
If the
must
De
fulfilled.
danger.
Live wisely, and live long.
That can easily be cured.
te curas, duras.
El tiempo cura
one's promise.
Curarse en salud.
Como
fulfil
non me euro
;
que mis
hacen seguro.
De nuevas no os curedes, que hacerse han viejas y saberlas hedes.
juicios
obras
Dale
al
me
carse ha con
ella.
It
matters
I
they
live carefully.
little
have done
what others
my
say, for
best.
will
will
hang himself.
You. can get no more from a cat
than her skin.
When
Dando
Al villano dale
mano.
Dios da el
el
pi, y
se
tomara
la
will
take an
ell.
frio
conforme a
la ropa.
Da
God
Who
gives
dead,
his
take a
SPANISH IDIOMS.
52
Dar y
To be
ha menester.
tener, seso
liberal, yet
prudent, requires
ability.
To
To
To
its
distinctive marks.
Dar intenci6n.
Dar la pez.
Dar 6 exhalar
el espiritu
6 dar
el
To
To
To
give hope.
be at the last extremity.
die.
alma.
Dar
el
alma
al
To be utterly reckless
Diablo.
to give one's
To
To
To
Dar
To
No
No
gusto.
give earnest-money.
gratify
Not
Not
dar asenso.
dar su asenso.
las
inmediatas.
to please.
To be lucky or unlucky.
To labor or urge in vain.
To move aside to make
To give in charity.
To overwhelm a person
;
way.
with argu-
ments.
Dar gana.
La lectura de
To
ese libro le dara gana
de dormir a V.
Reading
this
book
will
put you to
sleep.
palabra.
To
To
find anything.
self to the fulfilment
bind one's
of a promise.
Dar de mano.
Dar la mano.
Dar barro a mano.
Darse
la
mano una
Dar de si.
Dar el si.
To
To
To
To
To
To
lay aside
to
abandon.
shake hands.
furnish materials.
harmonize.
stretch.
grant anything;
to
consent to
marry.
Dar
mano.
manos a una
Dar palabra y mano.
No
su
darse
cosa.
To marry.
To do anything hastily.
To celebrate one's betrothal.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Dar la ultima mano d alguna cosa.
Dar de manos.
Dar en manos de alguno.
Al hombre osado la fortuna le da la
To
To
To
53
put the
last
touch to a thing.
fall
on one's hands.
fall
into the
power of another.
mano.
To
reject a person at
tion
an examina-
or to refuse a proposal of
marriage.
To make one
Dar canazo.
j
No
Dar vueltas.
Dar una vuelta.
Darse una vuelta.
sad.
tions.
To
To
To
To
Dar a comprender.
Dar paso.
Darse por buenos.
Dar en una tema.
be reconciled.
acquire a habit.
Darse de calabazadas.
me with amazement.
To bow the head in sign of respect.
To nod with sleepiness.
To labor in vain to ascertain some-
Me
I give
Esto
me ha dado
give to understand.
clear the way.
choz.
Dar cabezada.
Dar cabezadas.
thing.
up
it
acknowledge myself
conquered.
Dar
To jump
Me
saltos.
dan por
cierto que.
that
No
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
dar
una plumada.
I will
un abrazo apretado.
en la tecla.
en
pi
la chita.
con bola.
en
el chiste,
en
el busilis,
6 en
6 en
bianco.
el
la
yema.
To
To
To
To
To
To
done.
have
it is
about.
not write a
line.
guess rightly.
hit the bull's-eye.
hit the
mark
on
the head.
Dar en
el hito,
6 en
la dificultad.
To
on the head
to
come
to the point.
Dar en
la vena,
6 hallar
la
vena.
To
to get
SPANISH IDIOMS.
54
To make a trial.
To give upon trial.
To burst out laughing.
To take no trouble to gain an
Dar un tiento,
Dar 4 cata.
Dar una carcajada.
No
He
patadas.
To
end.
tations.
Darse.
To
To
To
To
Dar
To
Darse
al estudio.
bite.
it
up.
cold.
vez.
Dar
Dar
To
To
crdito, 6 fiado.
credito.
ha de darsele credito.
Dar fiador 6 fianza.
Dar cuenta con pago.
sell
on
credit.
believe.
Si
If he
Dar en duro.
Dar censo.
Dar de bandolera,
Dar la bandera.
No
To be at
To have
is
to be believed.
;
ment)
merits of another.
Dar un
a loss
willing to give a
seguir algo.
to attain
Dar a tromp6n.
Darse
No
tres
6 cuatro
how
filos
con alguno.
la
To
To
To
to decide.
a vehement desire
to
be
hand or an arm
it.
give at random.
talk pleasantly with one.
solicit
very earnestly.
venida.
in-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Me
6 conceder invalidos.
arqueadas.
trascant6n, 6 trascantonada.
un toque.
cima.
da
rabia.
Dar poste.
Dar a logro.
55
To
To
lend or borrow
They
let
him go
To compel by
Dar forma.
Dar la sangre de sus venas.
Dar hasta sus entranas.
money on
interest.
place at interest.
free.
legal
means.
He who
To
To regulate or put in order.
To make great sacrifices.
To give one's life for a cause
or for
another's sake.
To
To
To
To
finish
a thing completely.
put an end
to.
die.
give
the
finishing
touch to a
thing.
To destroy a thing.
To make a mistake.
To attain easily.
cosa.
He
No
Not
impecunious prodigal.
had a pain in his side.
dar palotada.
to
thing.
No
negocio.
la ultima pincelada.
Darse un filo a la. lengua.
este terreno se
Dar de
da bien
el
el trjgo.
que prende.
Wheat
To
baja.
si
To give the
To murmur
Dar
En
To do
no
es ruin
finishing stroke.
;
to detract.
recompense.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
56
Dar
No
No
No
me da un
bledo.
higo
me
6 un pepino.
de ello.
den todas.
me da
se
las
despise a thing.
Nada
Ahi
To
higas.
se
To
Darsele poco.
spise
Not
Not
to de-
it.
calentura.
Tanto se
por
lo
da por
le
lo
que va como
He
Not
No
Nothing
to regret.
To
Dado que
Supposing that
se
Dar de
barato.
No
la cara.
To
To
for nothing.
That
dar
all.
que viene.
is
contempt.
(used
in
granted
that
argument).
Dar
Dar
To
To
the cure.
tajos
y mandobles.
la pez.
Quien
te
da un hueso, no
te quiere
ver muerto.
si
Dios
y
la
me
que
las
la
He who
shares what
to those
teje.
cosa.
he has with
To
who
ishment.
To be frustrated in an affair.
To change the subject of conversa-
Dar un
pienso.
To
Donde
las
tion.
Dar prestado.
Darse un refreg6n.
To
To
lend.
they
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Dar
poco
No
To deduce
el viento.
Fortuna
te
de Dios
57
hijo,
que
el
saber
able premises.
Luck is better than wisdom.
te importa.
Not
to
of water.
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
el alma al amigo.
con la carga en tierra.
dado
6 de balde
6 de napa.
sus disculpas.
las cartas.
papilla.
broma.
con
la del martes.
mate.
brega.
candonga, 6 chasco.
con una persona en tierra.
in
wrestling.
capitulo.
la
cara.
Dar grima.
Dar guerra.
To strike with
To wage war
terror or fear.
;
to
torment
to give
trouble.
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
tormento.
por
el pie".
con el pie".
de codo.
una bofetada.
To torture.
To overthrow.
To despise, scorn, make light of.
To elbow to treat with contempt.
To strike on the face to treat with
;
contempt.
To
Darse a perros.
Dar
strike a person.
(used
metaphorically of an unpleasant
announcement).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
58
To
take
show
offence; to
resent-
ment.
To
To
To
To
life.
abuse roundly;
to punish
se-
verely.
la
mal para
el
p'edra en
el cantaro,
me in such a rage
kick against the pricks.
That puts
To
cantaro.
is
To give uneasiness.
To speak rudely, uncivilly.
To persecute one.
To strike or punish.
To strangle.
To consign everything to the devil.
To snap and carp at one another.
To give trouble to make work.
To stare in the face to reproach.
To laugh at.
To tease.
To treat one well, or ill.
To make one laugh, or weep.
To amuse one's self for a short time.
To have a great amusement or pleas-
To whip (a horse).
To kick (said of animals)
To hit against.
To stumble, without falling.
To fall on one's face to
Dar
garrote.
Dar
al
Dars? de
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
las astas.
que hacer.
en cara.
cantaleta.
baya.
ure.
fall
into
error.
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
en
los ojos.
en
el
suelo
consigo en
un
costalazo.
de espaldas, 6
To be self-evident.
To bring anything to the
To fall down.
To fall down.
To fall headlong.
To fall flat to fail.
To fall on one's back, or
ground.
costillas.
side.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Dar en un
Dar calor.
Dar algun
Dar pan y
precipicio.
color.
callejuela.
Dar el mundo un
Dar un estallido.
estallido.
un
To make
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
chillido.
voces.
gritos.
gemidos.
decir.
que
zapatetas.
el pe"same.
los
buenos
las
pascuas.
dias.
to
make a
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
59
a noise or confusion
to
dishonest failure.
utter a scream.
express condolence.
wish one a good day.
wish
Christmas.
To congratulate.
To congratulate on one's birthday.
To greet absent friends.
To share with to Inform.
To get up early.
He is very fond of giving advice.
To procrastinate or delay; to give
;
liberty to act.
full
Nadie
le
di6 la vara,
se hizo al-
calde y manda.
Dar para
alfileres.
To
to give
pin-money.
To
To
Dar raz6n.
Dar raz6n de si, 6 de su persona.
Dar orejas.
Conforme diere el dado.
Dar rienda suelta.
To
To
To
will.
inform
listen.
According to circumstances.
let an animal (or person) go
To
his
Darse a
la virtud.
own
To occupy
at
gait.
one's self in
good deeds.
'SPANISH IDIOMS.
60
Lo que Dios
What God
To have a
What
person.
can't be cured
must be en-
dured.
Dar
To
la tarantela.
sively.
To
Dar margen.
Dar una manta.
Dar zelos.
Dar un vistazo.
Darsele a uno las coplas de
la zara-
banda.
cosa.
To
To
To
give
glance.
treat a
To
furnish
what
ni
Dar 6 tomar
To
us.
taking no
part.
let
things
course.
An
To
Dar de cabeza.
To
da barato.
is
completion of something.
May God not give to our friends so
decided
to
excite suspicion.
them from
Ni juega
cause
to
or inattention.
No
occasion
opportunity.
To toss in a blanket.
take
their
regular
into
misfortunes;
to
lose
one's authority.
Most
To be a miser.
To solve a doubt.
To show that a thing is understood.
To permit trade.
To despair.
To be fed to satiety.
To maintain one at his studies.
To frustrate one's views.
To cheat to deceive.
To heat the iron.
bolsa.
al diantre.
Dar en caperuza.
Dar a uno una dedada de miel.
Dar calda.
Mis ventanas dan al campo.
Dar
Dar
el
nombre, 6
pliego.
el santo.
My
field,
or
country.
give the watchword (mil.).
present a proposal for contract
To
To
with government.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Quien amaga y no da, miedo
ha.
61
He who
threatens
does not, is
To be foolish.
Dar en manias.
Dar puerta y silla.
To
invite
down ;
Dar
el testo.
Darse un repe!6n.
Darse a merced.
Dar filo.
Dar torniquete a una frase.
Dar 6 caer en borrasca.
al traste.
Dar
Dar
al traste
and
strike,
sit
to
into barren
Dar
to
afraid.
To give up
get
ground (mining).
a thing
to lose
to de-
stroy.
al traste
con el caudal.
con sus negocios.
To
To
to be unfortunate in busi-
ness.
Darse mafia.
To
To
to run
away.
Dar pasada.
Dar de reves
No
el viento.
dar palotada.
bring about
tolerate
to contrive.
to permit.
right
thing.
Dame
finished,
accom-
plished.
siquiera
Dar una
To have something
un poquito.
visita.
Dar, 6 echar,
Dar a luz.
luz.
El dar es honor,
el
pedir dolor.
It is
an honor to
give, a misery to
ask.
Darse a jugar.
Dar licencia.
Dar con la entretenida.
Dar de comer.
To be addicted to gambling.
To touch a person to the quick.
To touch to the quick.
Never contradict a
To
To
To
fool.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
62
To hasten.
To send one's
Darse priesa.
Dar memorias.
regards or compli-
ments.
Dar un abrazo.
Dar de presente.
Dar suelta.
To
To
To
Dar cuerda.
To
embrace.
give immediately, promptly.
give permission to a servant or
pupil to go out.
give one an opportunity to talk
on
To prolong an affair.
To wind up a watch.
El
The
reloj da.
Ya ban dado
Al loco y
las
clock strikes.
nueve.
course.
Dar treguas.
Dar alzaprima.
Dar 6 echar dado
falso
6 dar
To
To
To
To
cheat or deceive.
petardo.
te
dara la miel.
The
bitter to endure,
may be
salutary.
To
To
To
To
forebode
ello.
spur a horse.
evil
to be a
To
bad
sign.
it.
to insinuate.
riage.
Darfe.
Dar la fe.
Dar bast6n.
Dar tinta, 6 no dar
Dar un jicarazo.
tu tia
To attest to certify.
To bind one's self.
To stir with a stick.
To write much, or the contrary.
To poison a person.
I am neither willing nor obliged
que
te de"
tinta.
para
libros.
to
The
rience.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
primera azadonada
la
disteis
en
el
To
agua.
Dar el naipe.
Dar bien 6 mal
To
To
el naipe.
63
bling.
Dar
el
To be
thing.
Dar en
To
las narices.
distance.
Dar voces
Me
pierna y
te
fail
Village
in
an enterprise.
for
life
him who
likes
it.
To
To
strike sparks.
give words to the wolf (to preach
in the desert).
al lobb.
Dios
To
He
Be
me
gave
el a!6n.
de ovejas 6
Dar un cuarto
al
To
pregonero.
al
vos.
^
Que
se le
da a Judas de
sin
los
pobres ?
las
Dar
la
you
is
to publish
it
on
hueso no se da sino a
It
is
who
To
roer.
Don
The
many
Bueso.
Dar
to
sion.
el fruto.
tell it
the housetops.
I dislike those who require compul-
To
close
for
Cuando
Losses
fall
have but
heavily
little.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
64
El perro
da consejo.
viejo, si ladra,
When an
gives
counsel.
Dar
el
el
consejo y
vencejo.
To
To
To
thing.
to
make a
is
due
duty.
Cuando
te dieren el anillo,
pon
el
dedillo.
Da
no
Da
i
que
tiene quijadas.
Dios
rir
al
alas a la
mas
me
Daca el
las
gallo,
toma
plumas en
el gallo,
mano
la
dan
No
lo
God
grant
me an
me
el
dan
los
antagonist
who
To cause pity.
God will provide.
quedan
Hands
off
coraz6n a
alguno.
El centinela da arma.
Cuando no
Blessings
understands
opportunities slip).
Prosperity sometimes comes too late
curses.
entienda
for enjoyment.
aina.
me
Dios
When
To
The
campos, no
lo
los santos.
much
Not
in charity.
Dar
la vida.
To be furious.
To attack the enemy from
To encourage to inspirit.
To
To
fire.
Dar
gracias.
Dar un
tiento.
the rear.
To thank.
To beat one's breast.
To make a trial.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Dar pasada.
a la estampa.
forma.
las espaldas.
en que pensar.
palo.
fruto.
tirar
To tolerate to permit.
To surrender at discretion.
To send to the press to publish.
To arrange to put in order.
To turn one's back on the enemy.
To give cause for thought.
To turn out undesirably.
To bear fruit.
To make a pass at a person.
To heat planks (in order to bend
;
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
65
them).
Dar fuego.
Dar un raspadillo a un
bajel.
of a ship
(nau.).
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
de
quilla,
6 tumbar a
la quilla.
una ligadura.
fondo.
el ancla.
Dar remolque.
Dar tumbos por esas mares.
Dar con el tal6n en el fondo.
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
Dar
boga.
Beware of obligations
reguera.
bolina.
la vela.
(nau.).
a la bomba.
barreno.
6 pegar
la voltereta.
al traste
un barco.
en seco.
culadas.
en
bajio.
6 pegar tumbos.
la
rico
metas.
No
quien eres.
to rich or to
poor.
andas, y te dir
Not
to
Tell
me who
will tell
SPANISH IDIOMS.
66
Antes
Tell your
di que digan.
El decir de las gentes.
Segun V.
me
dice.
Asi, 6
por ahi
lo
what you
According
to
It is said
it is
tell
me.
reported.
Without asking leave or license.
His dress betrays his poverty.
To
offer
sake.
No
No
There
There
decir.
No
is
nothing to say.
is
To praise to commend.
To remain silent.
To make an offer of marriage.
;
To
decir verdad.
ha
lo
Lo he de
to tell
To keep
Como
...
or the truth
...
not having told
No
No
the truth
tell
is
iba diciendo de
it
to deaf ears.
a profound silence.
Must
To
gression.
Decir y hacer
6 dicho y hecho.
quiere, oye lo
que
hear what
will
is
not please
him.
.Quien dice lo suyo, mal callara lo
^ageno.
He who
.
tells
hardly keep
own
his
secret,
will
another's.
Decir de nuevo.
To deny to refuse.
To tell over again to
Decir nones.
repeat.
genio.
To
be
To
tell
fickle in opinion.
lesta.
truth
otra.
To
tell
lie
from another.
a
lie.
To
argue.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
More
Eso
That
To
To
Decir
los Jesuses.
La misa
67
properly speaking.
Leave the
digala el Cura.
to say
priest
mass
(re-
de misas.
ent
ill
No wonder
dijeron.
deeds.
that they slander
me
Decir
nombres de
los
la sarten a la
Dijo
alld culinegra
No
rnal
digas
las pascuas.
caldera quitate
j
To
The pot
del
ario
hasta que
Say no
ill
of the year
till it is
over.
haya pasado.
No
mas
dice
la
siente el coraz6n.
No
How
decir.
que
SB"
I tell ?
What does
He
Volver a decir.
To
say again.
Que
Los ninos y
los locos
dicen la ver-
that
mean?
to tell
me.
dad.
Es mucho
decir.
It is
Ello dira.
We
To
ser.
saying much.
shall see.
I said in
my
sleeve.
little
importance.
To be told, or to hear.
To proclaim to tell abroad.
Le gusta
He
Oir decir.
decir.
chooses to say
that.
Decir bien.
Decir de repente.
im-
promptu.
Dieron 6 se encontraron
con
los
los
guardas
coalesce.
matadores.
Di
hace 6
To
te sopla.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
68
el
Dijo
Muchas
gracias
venid
no
The black
spring,
se
pueden decir
Many good
things
cannot be ex-
insulted.
To
give a
flat
denial.
your guidance.
say what you will.
You may
pera ese la
lleva.
lerdo,
off-
Asno
his
To
to
Very much
beetle says
la
tu diras lo tuyo y lo
Know
thyself.
ajeno.
Decir de
ovillejo.
To make
verses extemporaneously.
Without warning.
He who
The appearance
No
coca.
may
injure you.
No
To
To
To
Declarar
La
la guerra.
calentura declina.
The
fever diminishes.
To defend
To defend
To
To
To
interrupt impertinently.
disclose a hostile intent.
him a severe
Dejar a uno despachurrado.
Dejarse veneer.
dead
beating.
to
after giving
self
van-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To
To
Dejarse decir.
Dejar fresco a alguno.
69
to baffle
to
abandon
to ridicule.
To
No
To
To
frustrate another's
To
Not
in doubt.
el
campo
abierto, libre.
competition.
No
To
give
Leave
no quarter.
que quiere.
Dejarse de cuentos.
To come
No
No
No
Not
to let a thing
To
To
destroy
dejar criar
No
No
mucho.
dejar 6
cabeza.
no quedar
titere
con
un clavo en la pared.
dejar piante, ni mamante.
freir
to the point.
be
idle,
or rust.
destroy everything.
everything;
to
spare
nothing.
dejar ni
Dejar
off beating
a uno en su aceite.
To
To
pillage
to strip of everything.
leave nothing
to kill or destroy
everything.
To leave an obstinate person to his
own devices without argument.
To
To
To
strip
one of
his
all.
strip a person.
neglect or disappoint a person
to omit anything.
To
la
pared.
el tintero.
Dejarse caer.
al arbitrio
de
Dejarse
Dejar a uno d la luna.
la fortuna.
employment.
To leave one in the
To
To
lurch.
disappoint one.
humiliate one profoundly;
to
disappoint.
forget or omit a thing.
To
To
To
To
give
up
in despair.
without notice.
To
To
strike
deaf or dumb.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
70
To
Dejar a un lado.
tion.
No
Dejemonos de replicas
No le ha dejado hueso sano.
!
He -did
to
criticise severely.
No
Not
To
to allow
one to
resign one's
slip in
a word.
own opinion
for that
of another.
To
entre renglones.
to forget a
have been
to
said.
Dejar
atras.
Dejar
To excel
To move
He
Nos
to surpass.
To conform
Dejar dicho.
To
To
to usage
out consideration.
to follow with-
no stone unturned
leave
to in-
sure success.
No
No
se deja
dejes
poner
la albarda.
para manana
lo
que pue-
el
pesebre, y
dejara el pellego.
Dejar caer alguna cosa en la conversaci6n.
la
fatal to
To make
a remark in conversation
is
Quien de
Dios
le
who abandon
those
their families.
deja.
Dejarse caer
God abandons
To be
To let
el calor.
very warm.
the pen run on
to write at
great length.
To make
a laughing-stock of a per-
son.
el siglo.
se dejan
One must
not be
discouraged 'by
difficulties.
To
To
enter
on a
religious
life.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
dejar caer en el
cosa, 6
no
suelo alguna
Not
71
to let
suelo.
No
dejarse ensillar.
la
el
dedo.
palabra en la
leave a
one who
boca.
To
To
To
To
la burla dejarla
is
speaking.
it
da.
Cuando
la criatura dienta, la
muerte
la tienta.
Derramar
Derramar
When
is
hacienda.
la
la
gente de guerra, 6 de
To
To
its
teeth,
death
on the watch.
armas.
Derramar lagrimas.
Derribar con un dedo a alguno.
To shed tears.
To knock a person down
with a
fin-
Derribar la capa.
To
Derramar doctrina.
Un solo golpe no derriba un
To
facilitate fighting.
roble.
la cuesti6n, 6 el argumento.
Dios desavenga a quien nos man-
Desatar
tenga.
De
la
mano
a la boca desaparece la
sopa.
Descabezar
al
To
Some
There's
many a
slip "twixt
cup and
lip.
el
sueno.
One
al alguacil,
y acojerse
To
To
To
take a nap.
break a blood-vessel.
escape from the constable and
into the hands of the magis-
fall
corregidor.
trate.
Descalzarse de
risa.
Descansar, 6 dormir en
el
Senor.
To laugh boisterously.
To take the gloves off.
To ground arms (mil.).
To die.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
72
Descargar
la conciencia.
Descargar
el
Descargar
la burra.
To
To
To
anima de alguno.
fulfil
an obligation
execute a person's
shirk
own
one's
to confess.
will.
share
of the
work.
Descargar
mano
la
Descargar
sobre alguno.
c61era, 6
la
la
ira
en
To
To
punish a person.
vent one's anger upon a person.
To
To
To
rain.
alguno.
Descargar
el cielo.
Descargar golpes.
Descomponersele a uno
la cabeza.
strike a person.
(ironical).
risa.
Descreer de Dios.
To
Tu
Do
ninguno.
Descubrir el campo.
disbelieve in
God.
to
To
money
any one.
reconnoitre
to
sound a person
for information.
madera.
Descubrir
la
Descubrir
la veta.
Descubrime a
t\
como amigo, y
Be cautious
in telling
your secrets.
arm6seme comotestigo.
Descubrir
To make known
la veta.
one's sentiments or
designs.
pecho descubierto.
Descubrir su pecho.
En todo lo descubierto.
Descubrir una via de agua.
Descubrir la tierra.
Descubrir
No
la quilla.
descuidarse en
el rascar.
Not
to miss
what one
La
tierra le
Desdoblar
desdena.
la hoja.
He
is
an opportunity of doing
likes.
universally despised.
To resume
a speech or conversation
which had been purposely inter-
rupted.
Desempatar un negocio.
Desempedrar
las calles.
Desencajarse la cara.
To
To
disentangle a business.
frequent the streets.
The
face
becomes
distorted.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Desencapotarse
To
To
el cielo.
los ojos.
Desencapotar
73
rain.
ant.
Desencapotar
To
las orejas.
animals)
To lose one's grip.
To moderate one's fury or passion.
.
Desenclavijar la mano.
Desendiablarse.
Desgajarse
Deshacer un yerro.
Deshace"rse
como
el
humo.
Deshace"rse en lagiimas.
Deshace"rse de una cosa.
Deshacer agravios.
Deshacer la vuelta, 6 media vuelta.
Deshacerse alguna cosa entre
manos.
las
Deshacer entuertos.
To
No
He
se deslomara.
self.
Desnatar
la
Desnudar
Desnudar
hacienda.
la voz.
la espada.
Desollar la zorra, 6 el lobo
mir
6 dor-
la zorra.
el ingenio.
Despabilar
los ojos.
Despabilar
V. le vera despabilarse.
Despachurrar
el
You
To
cuento.
its
conclusion.
i
Dios
te la
depare buena
May you
be successful
doubt as to the
Despedazarse de
Despejarse
No
despintarsele a
sona.
Desplegar
la
To
risa.
el cielo,
el
tiempo.
Despuntar
el dia.
(implying
result).
laugh excessively.
sky, or weather, clears.
The
Not
To
To
To
to forget
a person's appearance.
talk.
dawn.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
74
Quien destaja no
He who
baraja.
binds
stipulates)
(i.e.,
does
not wrangle. 1
To be banished from the world, from
Destrabar
To
society.
la lengua.
move an impediment
Destripar una botella.
En un soplo se desvanecieron todas
To
all
ished.
al nifio
If old
serve
Devanarse
to re-
crack a bottle.
In an instant
sus ilusiones.
to speech.
los sesos.
Dilatar el animo.
it.
to vex.
through
hope or resignation.
To
cially to
tal
discurriera
Quien
Ahora disfruta
i
Who
Now
sus tareas.
one person.
la-
bors.
Disparar a
quema
To fire point-blank.
To kick.
To make a will.
To trim the sails to the wind
ropa.
Disparar coces.
Disponer
Mie'ntras
come
la
primera azadonada
diste
la calle,
el
To
To
To
en
agua.
Distinguir de colores.
Doblar
(nau.).
se
la esquina.
to another.
Doblemos
No more
la hoja.
of that
let
us
change
the subject.
To cudgel a
To round or
"
lated by
John Ormsby.
it is
'
He who
used in a sense
London, 1885,
person.
now
vol. 4, p. 376.
obsolete."
Barajar means
Don
to
Quixote, trans-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Al buen pagador no
duelen pren-
le
An
75
all
in
das.
Cuando
la
los
mi^mbros duelen.
Dolerle a uno la cabeza.
When
To be
in,
all
the
mem-
it.
authority.
El hueso y
carne duelense de su
la
the blood.
sangre.
No
duelen prendas.
mind expenses
to
in
an enter-
prise.
aunque no
El golpe de
duele tizna.
la
sarten,
otro.
Dormir con
cortinas
verdes,
al
To
sleep in the
open
fields.
sereno.
Duerme Juan y
He who
may
rest
at ease.
pace.
Camar6n que
se
duerme,
la
cor-
riente lo lleva.
sobre
ello,
To be
very vigilant
occasion.
to profit
by the
Dormir la siesta.
Dormir a pierna suelta.
Dormirse un negocio.
Dormirels
The shrimp
tomareis
acuerdo.
Think
tion.
To
well.
No
To be
dormir sueno.
Duerme
watchful, sleepless.
hallarse.
Cuando
la
wake
nadie la despierte.
piedra.
tiene
no duerma.
To
her.
One who
be on
SPANISH IDIOMS.
76
To
To
Dormir en Dios.
No
dormirse en
las pajas.
sleep, or rest, in
God.
nities.
Doubt
Echar
To lean backward.
To abandon a matter negligently.
To give the finishing touch.
To set up a carriage.
To be heedless of advice.
To bring coals to Newcastle.
To serve another to meat or vege-
cuerpo atras.
Echarse con las petacas.
el
Echar el sello.
Echar coche.
Echar en saco roto.
Echar agua en el mar.
Echar carne 6 verdura.
nothing,
know
nothing.
tables.
Echar
mnos
Echar de
lo
que
La culpa
alguna cosa.
nueva durale
la vasija
de
To
To
raices.
se
ech6 en
del
asno,
el
resabio
ella.
echarla
la
albarda.
La culpa
del asno
no
se
ha de echar
a la albarda.
Echar
The bad
pack-saddle.
fault of the ass should not be
The
on the pack-saddle.
begin to cut with scissors.
laid
To
To
la tijera.
Echar, 6
take root.
miss something.
tirar, lineas.
devise the
means
for the
accom-
plishment of a purpose.
Echar sobre
las
espaldas de alguno.
To
on to an-
other's shoulders.
Echar
el
Cuando
pelar,
cascabel a uno.
la
echa
la tuya
en remojo, 6 a
remojar.
Hoy es dia de echad aqui tia.
Echar su cuarto a espadas.
We
perience of others.
To meddle
To observe
Echar por
To
el
another.
lavishly.
to intrude.
a person in order to
avoid him in future.
medio.
take unusual
from a
means
to escape
or
to
abandon
difficulty;
Echarse
al
Echar una
No
hombro alguna
cosa.
gallina.
To become responsible
To set a hen.
Not
for a thing.
an enter-
prise.
Echarse a nado.
To
hazard
to undertake boldly.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
77
y otras plantas.
Echar a uno la pierna encima.
Echar piernas.
swine.
of a tree or
valesce.
Echarse con
Echar
carga de
la
la carga.
si.
or tax.
clavo.
To make
him a great
Echar un clavo a
la
rueda de
la for-
tuna.
Echar
fortune.
To
To
la
humo,
gotera y
al
la
vocinglera.
al
Echarse
Echar
el
favor.
To
la regla.
Echar
To
mundo.
mundo.
al
guante.
hommujer
To
To
To
create.
hand
Echar un guante.
Echar 6 arrojar el guante.
to arrest.
lenge.
Echar
al hijo.
To abandon
Echar
pelillos a la mar.
Not
to
a child.
bear malice
to
become
reconciled.
Ano
lluvioso,
chate de codo.
is
neces-
sarily idle.
Echar
Echar
el
pecho
al
agua.
la espuela.
Echarse por
los suelos.
To look after.
To baptize a child.
To neglect to abandon.
To drink to take a dram.
To keep a score in a bar-room.
To drink greedily and copiously.
To undertake a thing resolutely.
To take the stirrup-cup.
To stretch one's self on the ground.
;
SPANISH IDIOMS.
78
Echar
Echar en remojo.
Echarse al mundo.
Las plantas echan floras,
El hambre echa
al
frutos.
To
To
To
fruits.
will
Hunger
walls.
Hoy
echan
la
comedia nueva.
They perform
the
new comedy
to-
day.
Echar
Echar
el cordel.
cartab6n.
el
Se ech6 a corredor.
He became
a broker.
To succeed
To impugn
or
trust
Echar
Echar
Echar
Echar
lanzas en la mar.
en olvido, 6
en remojo.
al olvido.
de baranda.
To
To
To
To
fail
in
an enterprise.
to contradict
to dis-
an assertion.
labor in vain.
forget.
to extol hyperboli-
cally.
To
exaggerate.
quintales.
Echarse a
Echar a
reir.
correr.
Echar
Echar
6 los bofes.
To labor excessively.
To be very anxious
;
duty.
defect.
to strain one's
lungs.
Echar
Echar
los higados.
los
tuously.
To adopt
a profession.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To publish a law.
To impose taxes.
To pass judgment or sentence.
To sentence to the galleys.
To judge or condemn with the
Echar bando.
Echar tributes.
Echar el fallo.
Echar a galeras, 6
Echar
la ley
al
79
remo.
a uno.
Echar d presidio.
Echar el cuerpo fuera.
To
To
Most
ut-
law.
affair.
Echar
barriga.
Echar
carrillos.
Echarse a pechos.
Echar
versos.
Echarla de poeta.
To become fat.
To become corpulent.
To grow fat in the cheeks.
To take upon one's self.
To improvise verses.
To dabble in poetry to be
;
a poet-
aster.
Echar
cata.
Echar un
ojeo.
Echar un remiendo a
Echar
la vida.
To
To
la puerta.
toward
the sportsman.
To take a slight refreshment (food)
between meals.
el cerrojo.
Echar Have a
self.
al
God
The danger
past,
To
To
To
to determine
is
forgotten.
olvido.
Echar cartas.
Echar suertes
Echar d
la
6 c^dulas
buena barba.
6 pajas.
deal cards.
cast lots.
toss
up
who
shall
pay.
Echar cabras d
las cabras.
To
determine by
lot
who
shall
To
To
To
Echarse d dormir.
To abandon a tiling.
To eat or swallow.
To notice.
Echar
al coleto.
Echar ae
ver.
talk nonsense.
talk nonsense.
lie
went
down.
to sleep.
pay
SPANISH IDIOMS.
80
To
To
hint.
it
upon another.
Echar 6 poner garbanzos a alguno.
Echar en corro.
Echar
To
to observe
saetas.
its effect.
tures.
To
To
differ in
To
To
To
spread a rumor.
carry off with a joke.
parte.
misconstrue
to take something
jestingly.
los
la-
To keep
silence
to
keep a
secret.
bios.
Echar la clave.
Echar coplas de repente.
Echar por esos trigos.
Echar a mal.
Echarse con las guias y todo.
Echar calabaza a alguno.
Echar la platica a otra parte.
Echar un jarro de agua a una proposici6n 6 asunto.
Echar a vuelo las campanas.
Echar en
sal.
la tarasca.
To
To
To
To
To
close a speech or an
affair.
To
To
posal or subject.
sense.
Echar
las
puertas abajo.
an
insulto.
palacio.
insult.
To show contempt
for
an
insult.
it
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To
81
ably.
Echarlo a doce.
To make
Echarle a uno
Echarse
el
la garra.
alma a
las
espaldas, 6
a disturbance in order to
or conscience.
atras.
Echar
To
traspies.
supplant by artifice
to live
by
tricks.
To
one's point.
To
encima.
Echar una
To give
row or
Echar coplas a alguno.
To
Echar
Echar
To
To
grief.
malign a person
wound
to
his
pride.
la
la
culpa a alguno.
culpa a otro.
own
upon another.
To throw the blame upon another.
fault
Echar
las cabras,
la
carga a otro.
la
To
manga.
as
las
we
fault
such
ourselves commit.
To blame severely.
To reproach, taunt,
upbraid.
barbas.
cara.
To
To
To
upbraid roughly.
speak impudently.
menace
to
be
du-
threaten
or
hoarse.
ties
la
boca.
lost to
shame.
Echarse un borr6n.
Echar a pase"o.
Echar con cajas destempladas 6 en
hora mala.
Echar a uno de
la casa.
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
82
Echar a pasear.
Echar a alguno a patadas.
Echar cantos.
Echar la soga tras el caldero.
el
alma a
He
spoiled
all.
To go begging.
To answer indignantly.
To make a cat's paw of any one.
To stop interfering.
To bet everything one has on the
table (gambling).
in oblivion.
tierra,
por el suelo.
Echarle una calza a alguno.
Echar
las espaldas.
To bury an affair
To throw down
to destroy.
To
point
out
person
to
be
guarded against.
be deaf to the voice of con-
To
science.
cebollas.
and manner.
Se marcharon echando chispas.
Echando chispas.
Echar venablos.
of anger.
To be enraged.
To get angry to vex one's self.
To be extremely angry to be beside
one's
Echar
la
capa
To
al toro.
self.
expose one's
self to
a great dan-
Echar fuego.
Echar, 6 poner lena
Echar fuego por los
Echar aceite sobre
al fuego.
ojos.
la
lumbre para
rage.
apargarla.
Echar aceite
al fuego,
6 en
el fuego.
To add
fuel
quarrels.
to
flame
to
foment
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Echar
la zarpa.
To
S3
gripe
to claw.
El viento se echa.
The wind
To
To
To
Echar
Echar
Echar
Echar
Echar
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
la corredera.
toda la vela.
en
tierra.
a fondo.
a pique.
Edificar sobre la arena.
Ejecutar guerra.
fails
(nau.).
build
make
war.
embark on an
enterprise without
sufficient precaution.
Embargarse de su palabra.
Embestir como dogos.
To
To
Effects
knowledged or
To become
not.
enraged.
c6lera.
La mina
se
ha emborrascado.
to yield pay-
ore.
To
partly close a
window
to set
it
ajar.
To
La
The
Empenarse.
Well begun
La
Empenarse en algo.
Empenarse por alguno.
Empenar
la palabra.
is
half done.
en casa.
Emplear su
cornadillo.
To
attain
one's
end by unworthy
means.
El prometer no empobrece.
Encajar
la suya.
Encajar bien.
Encajar
las
manos.
To avail one's
To be to the
purpose
the point.
To join or shake hands.
to
come
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
84
Imprudently
Encapillarse el agua.
Encapotar
el rostro.
Encogerse de hombros.
sheep.
rashly.
blo.
Encomendarse a buen
To
santo.
Lo encuentro malo.
Encontrar 6 hallar
la
piedra
filoso-
To
fal.
To meet
Well begun
mucho
mal.
half done.
To repair wrongs
To subdue a bad
He
el ojo
ni
embeoda,
needle.
ni
adeuda.
Enganar
tiempo.
Quien te engan6 te enganara, y
se
ha de
raposa
si
levantar.
ha
de
He who
nor expensive.
ill of
folly was long in
fell
getting cured.
kill time.
la
is
To
el
manana
Water
icating,
Quien
temper.
To endorse a bill.
To be vexed by trifles.
Agua no enferma,
or injuries.
enganar,
cumplele madrugar.
Enganchar la gata en el ancla.
El ojo del amo engorda el caballo.
If a
man
on him
He who
rise
if
twice,
shame on you.
devil must
betimes.
He who
rise early.
To hook
The eye of
the
horse.
Quien
goza.
mocedades
fat
SPANISH IDIOMS.
85
Enmendar
To rectify a mistake
la
plana.
to outdo a per-
son.
Ensanchar
el cuajo.
Ensanchar
el
Quien
se
coraz6n.
ensana en
la
boda, pie'rdela
toda.
Ensenar 6 sacar
la pata,
6 sacar su
pata.
Ensenar a uno
Aun no
la puerta de la calle.
ensillamos y ya cabalgamos.
La mas
To
To
Dios
No
No
me
useless
grief.
people
may do
harm.
colodra.
i
The most
entiende
God
entiendo palabra.
entender la musica.
my
is
witness
do not understand
To
God knows
at
pleasant remark.
To return insult for insult
Entenderse en coplas.
same
in the
A mi entender.
Eso no se entiende conmigo.
That
Entenderse alguno.
To
No
It is
In
all.
to repay
coin.
opinion, or judgment.
my
no
is
affair
of mine.
does.
lo
entendera Galvan.
an
To comprehend
Lo mismo
The same
se
debe entender
esto.
a thing.
it.
is
to
be given
to this.
To
certain business.
Ya
te entiendo.
know your
Entenderse dos.
To
Yo
I think
intention.
would be
No
Not
it
He who
better.
has need of
much brains.
know anything about
it.
1
entender abece
To
to
molest
SPANISH IDIOMS.
86
Entenderse a
Solo
me
si
To comprehend
mismo.
he entendido con
61.
one's
self.
to,
or
corre-
To
To
be
To
skilful in anything.
take the charge or management
of an affair.
magistrate) .
Enterrar en
To
To
el olvido.
Enterrarse en vida.
bury in oblivion.
withdraw from the world, from
society.
Contigo
me
With you
entierren.
pression of happiness
niality)
<:
Donde
in
entierra V. ?
conge-
victims?
(irony to a braggart).
Entoldarse
el cielo.
No
Ahora entro
To
Entra a reinar.
vestido.
el
on others
to mass, but
do
so.
begin to reign.
So much cloth
is
needed
for
capture a city.
Diseases come in by the yard, and
go out by the inch.
river empties into the sea.
To mingle in quarrels.
To meet for the discussion
Entrar en disputas.
Entrar en bureo.
a dress.
To
The
mar.
to
I begin.
The book
calls
Now
yo.
El
To become cloudy.
The bell does not go
of a sub-
ject.
Do
entra
Lo que
el
beber, sale
el saber.
la mortaja.
Entrar en temor.
Entrar bien alguna cosa.
Entrarse por un libro.
When
the wine
That which
is
is in,
the wit
is
out.
learned in infancy
is
never forgotten.
To begin to fear.
To come to the point.
To absorb one's self in a book.
To insinuate one's self adroitly.
To deal with a person.
To enter suddenly and familiarly.
To accept or refuse the proposal
another.
of
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Entrar dentro de
mismo.
Entrar en
si,
6 entrar en
si
To
87
reflect
in order to
la clase
de
los caballeros.
To
To
improve it.
be counted a gentleman.
take charge of a farm.
campo.
Entrar y
To be
salir.
tion.
No
la
comida.
to believe
repugnance
Entrar en recelo.
Entrar en una
partida, de
trigo,
a thing
for
a profession.
to have
it.
To begin to suspect.
To purchase a quantity of wheat, wool,
etc.
lana, etc.
To communicate by signs.
To reconcile disputants.
To prevail upon a person to do
Entrar a mates.
Entrar de por medio.
Entrar a uno.
as
we
of
desire.
Entrar a cantar.
Entrar en calor.
Entrarse por las puertas.
Entrar con el pid derecho, 6 con
buen
an enterprise.
To attack, sword
pie".
Nunca me
To
in
hand.
tro.
Entrar
Entrarse
su casa.
To fit loosely.
To be too familiar in another
person's
house.
To
place.
Pajaro traguero, no
'entres
cheat an expert.
bird
shall enter my grathieving
It is difficult to
en mi
No
nary.
granero.
Entrar, 6 meterse en la danza.
To
La
letra
con sangre
entra.
with a
el pi-
will.
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
88
To grow old.
To come into play.
To defend one's self in court.
To hold a conference.
To be' one of a class or party
Entrar en edad.
Entrar en juego.
Entrar en voz.
Entrar en consejo.
Entrar en docena.
for
special purpose.
To
To
To
Entrar en suerte.
Entrar a
la parte.
take part in a
raffle.
reflection.
mantener campo.
Entrar por fuerza en alguna cosa.
Me entr santamente en la casa.
To
fight
a duel.
To
I
mony.
To
To
To
Entrar en la estacada.
be an actor
in
a comedy.
other.
Entregar
al
To
who
Hambre y
frio
entregan
al
hombre
a su enemigo.
Entregar alguna cosa
No
will destroy
one can
resist
it.
cold.
al silencio,
To
To
die.
al olvido.
te
Al que yerra
mas no despues.
Errar
el tiro.
Errar
el
Pardon the
to
Errar la vocaci6n.
To
To
El mas diestro
The
golpe.
fail
ployment or
la yerra.
cleverest
calling.
person
makes a mistake.
sometimes
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Ave de
nunca
An
89
is
yerra.
Errer
el
To
camino.
fria
huye.
To
tabla.
to have a
Not
to notice
To
a thing.
not be said.
Si
mas bodas
esta
tal
me
escapa, nunca
me
If I
may
will
cubrira
capa.
To
To
Escarbar
la conciencia.
To
Escarb6
el
Escapar
el caballo.
fast.
in anger.
right.
gallo,
y descubri6
cuchillo.
el
Inquisitive people
sometimes learn
unpleasant things.
take warning by another's mis-
To
Escoger como
To
To
To
fortunes.
entre peras.
Escribir en bronce.
Escribir en la arena
6 en polvo.
oblivion.
Escribir en la ceniza.
To
resolution.
Escrito de molde.
Written
in
characters
resembling
print.
con sangre.
Quien escucha, su mal oye.
Escribir
To
Listeners never
themselves.
To mix
No
Not
To
in a conversation.
to disdain a thing.
face.
Escupir sangre.
To
boast of nobility.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
90
To
spit
Escupir doblones.
Escupir en corro.
conversa-
tion.
Escupir
al cielo.
Escupir
las estopas.
To
To
act rashly.
clear the seams of a snip from
oakum.
take French
To
To
To
Escurrir la bola.
Espantar
el sueno.
Espantar
la caza.
leave.
prevent sleeping.
startle
the
game
to injure
by
overhaste.
loss
little
frightens, a great
one
tames.
Al espantado
la
sombra
le
espanta.
The
terrified
Espero
la calentura.
Le espero por
by shadows.
Esperar en alguno.
horas.
I expect
To hope
Le espet6
He
one.
De
He who
fuertes razones.
nesses.
waiting
is
weary work.
Esquilmar
la tierra.
He who
fares
trusts
but
too
much
to others
ill.
To
tain crops).
Estacar
mano 6 a pata.
mano sobre mano.
Estar a
Estar
la zalea.
;
To die.
To be quits.
To be idle.
The
affair is in
To
To
To
be in the
good hands.
be respectably connected.
have accomplished one's object.
grain).
blade
(applied
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Estar vendido.
Estar
como
91
vendido.
company.
Estar de vena.
Estar 6
Estar
al
ir
de complimiento.
yunque.
tune.
To
To
Estar
muy pagado de
si
mismo.
'self.
Estar en muda.
Estar de espera.
El asunto esta en vado.
The matter
is
settled.
To argue.
To be in suspense.
To favor any one.
To comprehend what is said.
To pay attention to everything.
To be in its infancy.
To be satisfied with one's fate.
To be most brilliant.
To be struck dumb.
To be piqued, and desirous of show-
Estar con
To be
Estar a raz6n
6 a razones.
Estar en su centre.
Estar hecho un cielo.
Estar herido de mutismo.
ing
el
pelo de
la
dehesa.
The
it.
a boor, a clown.
roso.
To be
To be
To be
as bitter as gall.
Ahl esta
There
lies
La
el
toque.
consulta esta arriba.
The
It is
Estar
To
To
To
To
To
To
Estar a la mira.
Estar con
las espuelas,
espuelas calzadas.
6 tener
las
in order.
the difficulty.
is laid before the
king.
business
be high
in office.
keep watch.
be on the lookout, on the watch.
be booted and spurred ; ready.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
92
Estar sobre
las
armas.
To
To
To
be under arms.
be on duty ; to be in waiting.
be obliged to hear and submit. to
Estoy en que
Ya
estaba yo en eso.
Me
I retain my opinion.
To hold an opinion with tenacity.
To be of the same opinion with
another.
Esta
muy pagado de
si
mismo.
He
entertains
high opinion of
himself.
Estar en caja.
Estar bien 6 mal conceptuado con
To
To
am
a
gato.
esta ausente todos los males
Quien
stand well or
any one
alguno.
Yo no
ill
in the opinion of
cat.
The absent
suffer
and
fear every
ill.
tiene y teme.
To be
Cuando
ni
el villano esta
conoce a
Donde no
en
dios, ni al
el
mulo,
mundo.
turns the
head
of a foolish person.
When the cat's away, the mice will
duelo.
En
anxious.
play.
Estar fuera.
Not
Asi
la
tardanza esta
me
el peligro.
It
estoy.
is all
the
same
to
me.
To be at one's disposal.
To be in complete humiliation (under
Estar en un
To be on
tris
.,
on the
point of ...
Estar 6
salir
a todo.
To
answer
for the
consequences.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Estar de bote en bote.
Estar en
el tablero.
Estar en la enfermeria.
Estar a cordel.
Estoy en ayunas.
Estar en berlina.
Estar de por medio.
Con que no
estd
en
la cartilla
is
(that
Estar sobre
93
To
si.
be
proud,
tranquil,
!).
on
one's
guard.
Estar en
si.
Estar alcanzado.
Estar 6 no estar en
el caso.
al
an
Estar 6 quedar impuesto de alguna
thing.
To be
business.
cosa.
To
be dexterous in conducting an
affair.
To
ment.
Estar sobre un negocio.
Estar en barras.
To
To
be on the point of
settling
an
affair.
Estar en panales.
Estar en los apices.
To
To
To be
have
thing.
anxious concerning a
affair.
Estar de hocico.
To push an affair.
To be at one's ease.
To be at variance.
critical
SPANISH IDIOMS..
94
Estar de inteligencia.
Estar metido en caponera.
Estar de pi ; 6 en pi
6-levantado.
6 derecho
To
To
To
be in accord.
To
To
To
stand up.
stand erect.
be locked up
in jail.
stand.
be in a hurry.
That
is
proper, or improper.
stocked.
To be well
To be yet
to
come
to pass
to
be
doubtful.
Estar de ver.
Estar a la vista.
To be worth seeing.
To take care of to be on the lookout.
To be ready for service or travel.
To be resolved or disposed to do
;
anything.
Estar a la puerta.
Estar por puertas.
No
esti desnudo.
Estar en
vilo.
Estar 4 todo.
Estar
como una
balsa de aceite.
To be about to happen.
To be reduced to beggary.
To be very busy.
He
To
To
To
To
To
To
be in great suspense.
be a defaulter.
be one too many.
talk about an affair.
live
very poorly.
be disgusted, discontented.
Let us consider
To
To
this.
of a crowd).
Estar con
el
agua a
la boca.
To
To
remain to be done.
That
is
To be
To be
He
Estar curtido.
To be
No
Estar
al
embocadero.
out of
my
inclined to
reach, or power.
do a
thing.
in a state of infancy.
foolishly.
accustomed, inured.
I should not like to stand in his
shoes (in his skin).
be on the point of attaining any-
To
thing.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Estar en autos, 6 en los autos.
iEsta V.?
Todavia no estan de vuelta.
aqui, 6
yet returned.
court the rising power.
To
^Estamos
95
en Flandes, 6 en
Francia ?
proper remark).
salvo esta el
He
que repica.
in safety
is
who
He
Estar de plant6n.
Estar al caer.
Estar de n6n.
has
become
the laughing-stock
of the world.
free
from debt.
To be deeply in debt.
To be overwhelmed with
business or
trouble.
Estar en arabigo.
Estar debajo de
la
palamenta.
To
To
be incomprehensible.
at the beck and call of any
be
one.
No
estar
en
el
mapa.
To be
out of the
He
is
aware of
To
live at one's
common
way.
that.
own expense
(said
of students in college).
Estar escriturado.
To be under articles.
He lives on what he earns.
de viento.
Estar a diente
como haca de
bolero.
To be
Estar a diente.
Not
To be penniless, insignificant.
To live gratis in another's house.
When the iron is hot, then is the
Cuando
el
banco de
la paciencia.
to
time to
strike.
It
To
back.
it
was
to
be
so.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
96
He
is
Estar en percha.
Estar la mar en leche.
turity.
To lack experience.
To have a large family
To be very busy.
Peter
John
6 bueno esta lo
is
to support.
mayor.
getting old.
is
Enough
no more.
The room
To
art or science.
Esta de Dios.
It
is
To be
Unaccustomed
Hell
gas, las
is
very hot.
be a tyro in an
is from God ; it
inevitable.
utterly foolish.
management.
is paved with good
intentions.
bras.
Aquel
Estar
es rico
muy metido
is
urgent business.
near a person.
la obra.
money
La mitad
mano
viene
el
la
agua.
Estar una cosa en el estado de la
inocencia.
Por
la
puente, que
To be always
Work is dry
Estar a la oreja.
Seca esta
Virtue
To
To
To
To
To
esta seco.
after
Well begun
is
work done).
half done.
When
gather on the
the
rain
soon falls.
mountains,
An affair or business which has made
the
clouds
no progress from
Look to your ways,
best.
the beginning.
.and choose the
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
en
los
esta
en
The house
la cartilla.
mundo como
cuernos en un costal,
punta.
Estar hecho una
6 ponerse a
To be tipsy.
To be as happy
is
horns in a bag,
treinta.
El que esta en
crafty as well as
todas de
lia.
ganos.
La casa esta por acabar.
Cosa que no
97
mire no caiga.
all
as a lord
que el jub6n.
Estar a cuento.
(elated
with wine).
To be very drunk.
Let him
who
thinketh he standeth,
Mas
awry.
fall.
Blood
is
To be
priate.
Estar con
No
el pi
estar 6
en
To come
to the point
able to the occasion.
To be
el aire.
no venir en estado un
The
to
be
suit-
unsettled.
lawsuit
is
postponed.
pleito.
To
No
Rivalry
estan
makes
trouble.
puerta.
Not
to
To be unselfish
To be on sale.
To be on sale
stands much
Estar de saca.
Estar de venta, 6 en venta.
without self-love.
(said
at
of one
who
a window to see
and be seen).
Ella esta siempre colgada de la ven-
She
is
tana.
Estar en
el tablero.
donde
la gallina
SPANISH IDIOMS.
98
el pi
en
el estribo.
This news
is quite fresh.
the point of starting on a
journey (to have one's foot already
in the stirrup).
To be on
To
be wrapt up in a person.
sona.
Ya estamos en
El lobo esta en
We are about it we
A traitor is among
ello.
la conseja.
understand
us
it.
(a wolf in
sheep's clothing).
To be in suspense.
To have great authority or
To be in a remote and
Estar en tabletas.
Estar en grande altura.
Estar en los quintos infiernos.
fortune.
secluded
place.
He
visto.
Estar, 6 quedarse
de asiento.
Estar de sobra.
Estar en edad.
otra puerta
que
esta
no
is
or
is
not respected.
To be within cannon-shot.
To settle in a place.
To be one too many.
To be under seven years old
se abre
of horses).
The burnt child fears the
To be
Be
(said
fire.
off to
This water
is
boiling.
To be
To be
To be
of business).
To be about to cause a great sensa-
besieging a city.
riddled.
in a critical condition
(said
tion.
Estar
como una
espina;
estar
To be
extremely thin.
hecho un cart6n.
Estar
como
To be
el naipe.
sobre espinas.
6 encontrarse
To be a mere bag of
To be upon thorns.
To be upon thorns.
bones.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
No
estar
muy
Not
cat6lico.
amagado de
fiebre.
como en un
good
health.
Estar
to be in
99
potro.
sciousness.
Estar, andar 6 verse entre la cruz
To
agua bendita.
Estar con el credo en la boca.
To be on the
To be dying.
To be dying
el
el
(to
1
in the hospital ).
tales.
Estar con un
brink of eternity.
pie"
en
la sepultura.
in the grave.
or,
there are
many
To
Estar en capilla.
inals).
6 de su
To
be insane.
To be sane.
To be expiring
To be dead and
to understand
pletely.
is
buried.
com-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
100
Estar
como
el
pez con
el
To
agua.
live
comfortably (like a
fish in
the water).
Estar
como un
To be
reloj.
in perfectly
good health
(reg-
To be in good health.
To be in good health
or circum-
stances.
Estar hecho un
parecer un
abril,
abril.
To be
To be
Estar de casa.
Estar, andar, 6
salir
de
trapillo.
in dishabille.
in dishabille
to be negligent
in dress.
To be
Not
Estar en quinolas.
Estar con el pelo de la dehesa.
To be
to
ish.
(i.e.,
in rags).
He
ir
Estar 6
ir
hecho un brinquino.
siempre en bandeja.
Le
esta
arracade?.
la
gui-
is
tarra.
To be
artistically
or
fashionably
posed.
No
estar
con sus
No
No
estar alguno
estar el
en su
caja.
pasteles,
to
To be
To be
alfileres.
horno para
para roscas.
Estar 6 ponerse
Not
alfileres.
He
is
be
in
in a
muy
ancho.
bad humor.
not in a favorable
speak of
good humor.
mood
this.
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Estar
ponerse
de
cuernos
alguno.
Estar uno mal guisado.
No estar gracia en casa
con
6 no estar
101
To be on bad
To be
To be
disgusted, discontented.
an
in
humor.
ill
To
pout
to put
on an ill-humored
expression.
Estar de esquina.
To be
To be
To be
Estar sentido.
cuas.
He
Estar cenudo.
estar
a great passion.
in
Estar a merced.
No
is
To be overcome by passion.
To be in a rage.
To look black grim.
To live at another's expense.
Not
to
be
an obliging temper.
in
To be very resolute.
I am not in a laughing mood.
To agree entirely with a person.
To be on good terms with a person.
To be happy.
To be doing something with great
Estar hecho de
To
Estar
muy jaque.
No
pleasure
sal.
en
el
o retozar
full
to
be perfectly
satisfied.
of grace or elegance
Heaven
To be
To be
to
Not
Estar de gaita.
Estar de bulla.
como unas
castanuelas.
Estar de garita.
Estar como una pascua.
merry.
Estar
be gay, facetious.
To be very near laughing.
cuerpo.
No
be
To be
To be
To be
To be
To be
To be
To be
in
in
good humor.
good spirits.
merry, in high
gay and
spirits.
joyful.
very gay.
very merry.
as
merry
as
a cricket.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
102
To be mad
6 en tus
camisa?
tu
Are you
in
with joy.
your senses?
cinco sentidos?
.
you
To be
Detras de
la
Are you
lelo?
cruz est
la cruz al cuello,
el
el
diablo
diablo en el
The
The
are saying?
in spiritual retreat.
cross
cuerpo.
Estar en Babia.
To be
absent-minded, heedless,
in-
attentive.
To be very watchful.
To be on the watch
for
an oppor-
tunity.
Estar
Estoy en
vivo.
vilo.
To be in a great fright.
I am in great anxiety.
To be perplexed, at a loss how to act.
That
ponas.
Estar como
To be an
el
alma de Garibay.
never do.
will
irresolute,
undecided per-
son.
To be
una cosa.
El can6n esta apuntado muy
The gun
something.
bajo.
is
depressed (mil.).
Estar d la trinca.
To
el
cabo de San
Vincente.
La mar
Estar
el
estd
muy crecida.
buque muy boyante.
canvas (nau.).
have a sharp lookout (nau.).
The vessel is off Cape St. Vincent
(nau.).
sea runs very high (nau.).
The
The
ship draws
little
water (nau.).
To be
The anchor
(nau.).
Estirar la pierna.
Estirar las piernas.
is
sea (nau.) .
atrip (nau.).
To esteem highly.
To die.
To take a walk to
;
SPANISH IDIOMS.
103
To stand up.
To make a great
effort to attain a
thing.
Do
El onceno no estorbar.
their business.
le
con uno.
Estrujar el dinero.
diligencia.
Quien
testigos.
Excederse a
No
mismo.
si
excederse en un atomo.
moco de
Excoger algo i
Extender
la
him
helps
la pierna hasta
The
best
armor
absence
is
from
danger.
To take the testimony of a witness.
To surpass one's own actions.
ligro.
Examinar
God
To become discouraged.
To poach eggs.
To fall out with a person.
To be avaricious, covetous.
To finish an affair.
ammo.
Estrellar huevos.
Evacuar una
as
to do.
ayuda.
Estrecharse de
Estrellarse
candil.
donde
llega
sabana.
te extiendes
tabla.
Facer muestra.
sin tiesta d alguno.
fraile
que
faltar
si,
ni
off.
No
thy sway
te faz, fazle.
Sin faltar un
is
To banish a person.
To do justice.
To give a banquet.
To feign, or pretend.
To cut a person's head
To do wrong.
Facer
how potent
Facer derecho.
Facer 6 hacer
O, flattery,
It
sentinels
is all
complete.
Without an iota wanting.
un no.
Not
en un cabello.
to
be wanting
in the slightest
particular.
le
Nunca
falta
without
fire
(a rattling
le falta
find
a friend.
sido.
No
No smoke
falta.
sino sarna
que
rascar.
He
desire.
can
SPANISH IDIOMS,
104
Faltara
la
madre
al
hijo
y no
la
niebla al granizo.
Faltar a la palabra.
Words cannot
Faltan palabras.
Faltar a la verdad.
tell.
To lie.
To become suspicious, or afraid.
To trust one's secrets to another.
No
le fiara
un saco de alacranes.
would not
as a
Quien
6 promete, en deuda se
fia,
mete.
He who makes
To
persist in
Here
finca el punto.
Fingir negocios.
Finarse 6 desperecerse de
Ni
him with
so
much
a promise thereby
contracts a debt.
Aqui
trust
bag of scorpions.
risa.
To
To
an opinion.
the difficulty.
affect the man of business.
lies
laugh excessively.
6 calendarios.
Lightening a ship by throwing the
cargo overboard (nau.).
Alijo forzado.
Franquear
la casa.
To
Freirse de calor.
To
To
To
Al
The proof
Franquear una
carta.
Freirsela a alguno.
freir, lo vereis.
be excessively hot.
of the pudding
is
in the
pass judgment.
build argument or hope
upon
eating.
Fulminar
la sentencia.
Fundar en
el aire.
To
To
insufficient grounds.
Ganar
Ganar
calzas.
la
voluntad de alguno.
To
thing.
To
To
To
same
Ganar
el
juego.
To
time.
defeat another
SPANISH IDIOMS.
105
Ganar
To
lee,
Jews.
Ganar
To
el viento.
of the
game
pleas-
the
to
get
lee
(hunting).
la
To
boca a uno.
opinion.
Con
paciencia se gana
el cielo.
may be
itself
To gain by inches.
Rome was not built in a day.
To gain heaven by the use of another
person's rosary (to rob Peter to
pay Paul)
Ganar de barlovento.
Gastar
el
calor
natural
en alguna
than
cosa.
De mala
To get to windward.
To pay more attention
Of
a thing
to
deserves.
it
a poor
article,
take as
little
as
possible.
la p61vora en salvas.
Gastar palabras.
Gastar alegremente la hacienda 6
Gastar
To work to no purpose.
To waste words.
To squander one's fortune
in
amuse-
ments.
caudales.
To
to
spend
thoughtlessly.
To do
Gloriarse en Dios.
something
for the
glory of
God.
Gobierna
tu
boca segun tu
bolsa.
Regulate
purse
your
or, cut
by your
your coat accord-
appetite
Gobernar
el
tim6n.
Gozar de Dios.
Grabar en hueco, en bianco, 6
Grabar al agua fuerte.
relieve.
relief.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
106
Seca
la
Miel en
la
The dry
May God
me
Guardar
Quien
la cara.
guarda su
mucho
puridad
escusa
mal.
El ano seco
draught of wind.
secret avoids
late"!
Guardar
el
To
sueno.
is
not dis-
turbed in sleep.
Beware of risk, or punishment.
Guardarsela a alguno.
To
delay vengeance
till
better
opportunity.
bati-
To
anticipate
To
protect
and avoid
difficulties.
deros.
Guardar
las espaldas.
one's
to
self;
avoid
giving offence.
Mi padre
las
My
guardara.
reproach those
who
(used to
it
leave to others
Guardar
la casa,
Guardar
la
Quien
6 la cama.
boca.
se guarda,
Quien guarda,
Dios
le
guarda.
Guardarle a alguno
el aire.
'
Guardar
la ropa.
Guiar
la
danza.
Guiar
el
agua a su molino.
a peligro de caer en
He who
halla.
el
ambos van
hoyo.
To be
himself.
saves, finds.
To humor a person.
To ward off bodily harm.
To involve another in difficulties.
To bring grist to one's mill.
If the blind
lead
the
blind,
both
Gustar salud.
To
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
me
Dios
con
haya bien
esto,
As God
aquello.
j
tion)
lo
ha dicho
107
wills
(expressing
resigna-
reza.
honest.
;
Hay mucho
i
This
diablo aqui.
haya el diablo
Mal
Bad
No
No
hayan
acabe, ni
tiempo no
dolor que la muerte no
el
perplexed.
all
other
things.
No
money, no paternoster.
he repent
it
evil thinks
affair is bedevilled,
May
alia se lo
him who
Evil to
things.
consuma.
No
No
No
There
is
no
There
is little
There
There
is
de
la en-
ni
not be
is
hope.
a remedy for everything.
no bed too hard for a tired
man.
jalma.
No
may
la
that
No
evil
turned to good.
To be despaired of.
manana.
Para
el
fuerte.
Haber buen
Un
siglo
No
To
siglo.
ha que no
le
veo a V.
henir.
rest in peace.
hacer.
No
hay atajo
miel sin
Como
sin trabajo
hay vinas.
los manos.
Haber a
6 no hay
No
hiel.
As sure
as fate.
To
find
SPANISH IDIOMS.
108
No
No
hay rosa
sin espinas.
hay placer
sin
hiel,
6 no hay
What
Que hay ?
No
No
No
No
No
No
is
no such thing
Impossible
6 tales carne-
There
is
in disorder.
is
Everything
There
cosa.
6 no hay
the matter?
tales borregos,
hay
is
hay
ha lugar.
ros
it is
cannot do
no such
thing.
tal.
Hubo un tiempo.
No ha mucho.
Poco ha que.
Afios ha esto.
Rato ha
false.
it.
Lately
Some
6 ya ha rato.
To
time ago.
has been gone a long while.
consider valid.
Hemos
We
Hay
Hay buen
It looks as if
He
The walking
6 mal piso.
it
would
rain.
good, or bad.
This year there is plenty of wheat.
Farming has its advantages and dis-
No
There
Two
is
advantages.
hay
is
nothing
can
eat.
never agree.
liga.
fault
bazo.
Come
olla.
here
you
will find
something
pleasant.
No
hay buena
olla
con agua
sola.
to
produce
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
hay
109
is
Nothing
perfect
when an
essential
(Also a reproach
is
part
lacking.
to those who harp continually
on
one subject.)
Donde no hay
estacas,
no hay
toci-
Be prepared
nos.
No
there
is
bacon).
Every hook has not
its flitch.
estacas.
No
En
There
is
In the season of
no one remem-
figs
Prosperity
is sel-
fish.
No
la del
mismo
There
Habiendo pregonado
venden
vino,
vinagre.
Jurado ha
el
After having
cried
wine, they
sell
vinegar.
Natural characteristics are unchange-
bianco.
No
is
alienated friend.
palo.
able.
hay numen
sin
demencia.
Genius
is
Without
He
contest
there
no
is
vic-
tory.
lision.
When
love
tus
perro viejo no hay tus
Entre ruin ganado poco hay que
An
excoger.
En casa del ahorcado no hay que
worthless things.
Do not talk of a rope in the house
mentar la soga.
Derecho apurado, tuerto ha tornado.
No haber 6 no quedar lanza enhiesta.
old bird
There
is
is
little
of a
between
to choose
hanged.
No
always
bear the
blame.
Mas
De
dias
aqui
hay.
no
There
is
Many
hours
haste.
to-morrow.
runs
not to
no
En
SPANISH IDIOMS.
de antano no hay paja-
los nidos
Time must be
seized
by the
forelock.
ros hogano.
palo-
la aldehuela
que
There
more mischief
is
in the village
se suena.
Que
hay;
la dificultad
es encontrarlos.
them
is
to
(ironical).
No
To be at variance, or to quarrel.
To have violent and angry disputes.^
To have serious disputes and con-
Hay un zafarrancho.
There
Hubo
tentions.
is
squabbling.
toros y canas.
Haber
la
de mazagatos, 6
de San
la
Quinten.
Haberlas, 6 habe"rselas con alguno.
No
narrow.
Do
algo hay
la villa.
hay
que no tenga su
cobertera.
fight.
real.
en
have a great
No
Del bien
To
avenga
alia se las
alia se
campaneen
There
is
in the
wrong, as you
will see.
alia lo veras.
No
Not
Everything has
Haber menester
To be
tutor.
to
be
in
any
difficulty.
its difficulties.
affairs.
How
he exaggerates
It is difficult to correct
acter, or to excuse
a bad char-
bad
actions.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
Ill
De
The
him.
rico a soberbio
no hay palmo
lo
lo
is
but
compra.
Haber a uno por confeso.
Gifts
To
No
Do
the
end.
se
No
a short one.
entero.
si
no
es
confess by implication.
Nothing
is
ill
said, if
it
be not
ill
taken.
verdadera.
There
is
no worse
jest
than a bitter
truth.
Aun no ha
y ya
tiene presunci6n.
No
No
hay que
Do
irse atras.
tapar tantas
not flinch.
One cannot
bocas.
Donde hay
No
oir.
quiere
Haber grado.
To
No
There
6 han
give thanks.
is no secret which will not be
known sooner or
later.
mudado de sem-
blante.
le
bra
la costilla.
To
se le antojan.
Mal haya
el
su bord6n.
The
Haber 6 sobrar
tela
de que
cortar.
To
hay
arbitrio
of
thing.
No
ill
his staff.
6 no hay esperanza.
There
is
no chance.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
112
Dos
"
el
No
Have n'ts."
It is
diffi-
culties.
No
Hubo una
Poverty
Not
to
is
no shame.
know a
person.
concourse
of
people.
Haberla mala.
To
No
There
fail
will
There
agua.
tial
6 hay mar
There
There
There
No
There
de
afuera
leva.
an enterprise.
in
no stone so rough
not smooth it.
that use
is
is
there.
(He
is
rich.)
is
(nau.).
No
is
is
of parents.
la
que arde.
is
see.
No
En
esto.
It
No
No
hay regla
sin excepci6n.
there
or,
it.
raz6n.
mundo
el
del
mismo pano.
Haberle quitado a uno los mocos.
No hay camino tan llano que no
tenga algun tropez6n 6 barranco.
el que invent6 el sueno.
To
There
have stumbling-places.
Bien haya
Blessings
Hay un
There
juicio.
is
sleep.
a confused multitude of
persons or things.
Haber nacido
To be
tarde.
deficient in
knowledge or
in-
telligence.
caballo presentado
no hay que
Never look a
gift
mirarle el diente.
He
de hacer un largo
viaje.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
hay cenadura
si
de oro
es
la
There
ganzua.
There
bueno que
hay
que no tropiece.
El no haber novedad es buena
caballo, por
sea,
noti-
is
A man
No
not open.
will
No
is
113
no accounting
not wise at
is
news
is
for taste.
all
times.
good news.
cia.
Cuando
la
He who
must stoop.
agacharse.
No
wonder.
To be
We
penniless.
inevitable.
acierte.
que
haber mas que pedir.
Se han dado palabra.
No
It leaves
nothing to be desired.
They
The term
El plazo se ha cumplido.
(for
pired.
Haya buena
cuenta,
y blanca no
parezca.
No
No
feos.
los
ojos y
One needs
admire.
mirar.
No
el
amigo
The
best mirror
is
the face of an
old friend.
viejo.
fea.
No woman
is
ill
-looking
if
well
dressed.
liso
Hablar
al
y llano.
alma.
Hablar en globo.
Hablar al caso.
Hablar en
Hablar
No
al
plata.
oido.
hablarse.
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
fearlessly.
speak summarily.
speak to the
speak
clearly,
point-.
without ambiguity.
whisper.
refrain
rel).
To
To
To
Ni hablar,
Not
ni pablar.
speak alternately.
to
open one's
pletely silent.
lips
to
be com-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
114
Cada uno
habla,
como quien
es.
to his
lights.
Hablar desde
Hablar entre
To speak with
To commune
la talanquera.
si
6 consigo.
security, impunity.
to
reflect silently.
Hablen
We must
have
less talking
and more
doing.
Hablar en romance.
To speak
Hablar lobos.
There
quien no habla, no
le
God
oye Dios.
is
out
to speak plainly.
risk in
it.
To
Hablar de mecha.
hombre que no
de can que no ladra.
Librate de
habla,
speak in
Beware a
man, or a
silent
dog.
To make
jest.
crafty
gestures.
Habl6
el
" mu."
buey, y dijo
When
when
fools
talk,
"moo "
sense.
Hablar de oposicion.
To
To
Hablar de talanquera.
Hablar con lengua de
Hablar
al gesto,
al
paladar.
speak
flatteringly.
way.
plata.
Hablar de
To
volateria.
talk in
by
bribes.
a wandering, desultory
manner.
Hablar de vras.
Hablar en Vascuence.
To
Hablarlo todo.
To
Hablar desde
mucho
la
hablar,
ventana.
mucho
errar.
sense)
speak
Spanish unintelligibly,
brokenly (as in Biscay).
tattle
to gossip
to speak with-
out discretion.
Hablar de
vicio.
To be
loquacious, an
empty
terer.
al aire.
To
To
To
speak to no purpose.
talk on an endless subject.
speak idly or vaguely.
chat-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Hablar por hablar.
Hablar por las coyunturas, 6 por
los
To
To
115
talk excessively.
codos.
Hablar gordo.
Hablar recio.
To talk indiscriminately.
To speak at random.
To talk without reflection.
To speak or act without reflection.
To speak without reason.
To speak without rhyme or reason.
To speak rapidly and indistinctly.
To gabble.
To mutter to mumble.
To stammer.
To speak in a sing-song tone.
To jest, or mock.
To boast bluster speak thickly.
To talk loudly, pompously.
Hablar en comun.
Hablar a destajo.
Hablar de memoria.
Hablar u obrar a humo de pajas.
Hablar de cabeza.
Hablar a tontas y a locas, 6 a ciegas.
Hablar a borbortones.
Hablar de
hilvan.
Hablar danzante.
Hablar en cadencia.
Hablar de
De
la
la
Eso
burlas,
6 de chanza.
se
Not
to deign to
speak to a person.
To
Practice
He
hecho venir
al me'dico.
begin a thing.
makes
The meal
serted
pesos.
eaten, the
(i.e.,
company de-
perfect.
found to elude
it.
dol-
lars.
Lo que de noche se
aparece.
hace, a la mafiana
What
covers
murder
will out.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
116
No
hace tanto
la
Hacerse pedazos
Hecho un Adan.
un ano
zorra en
To
el vestido.
Hacer la barba.
Hacer mal de ojo.
haz cuenta que no tiene
sal,
In tattered clothes.
Hacerse pedazos.
Olla sin
Craft
hora.
To fall to pieces.
To tear to rags or pieces.
To cut or break into small pieces.
To break into fragments.
To destroy to break into fragments.
To break to pieces.
To destroy.
To be too indulgent.
To shave.
To fascinate.
;
little
use.
manjar.
Hacer
Hacer
To
To
la salva.
de aplausos.
Hambre y esperar hacen
salva
rabiar.
Hacer sed.
Hacer las once.
Hacer la costa a alguno.
Ese te hizo rico que te hizo
To
To
To
el pico.
induce
exasperate.
thirst.
lunch.
cosa.
pascua.
por
la vida.
agua
la
boca.
plato.
Hacerle a alguno
la alforja.
visions.
Hacer mochila.
Hacer la cuenta
Hacerse
Hacer
la
sin la
huspeda.
tortilla.
mafiana.
To
To
To
To
To
as a pancake.
into consideration.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Hacerse cargo de un negocio.
Hacer
Hacer
apartadijos.
cala y cata.
Se hizo
el
117
The
per cent
Hacer
inquisici6n.
Hacer
el
To examine books
or papers in
order to burn some of them.
diablo a cuatro.
No
To make
at
great cost.
Hacer romana.
To
Useful things
unused.
grado.
Hacer
Hacer
las
Hacer
la
veces de otro.
las partes.
To
To
balance.
become
worthless
if
son.
cama a un negocio.
Hacer milagros.
Hacer juego ; 6 hacer eco.
Hacer plaza.
Hacer barato.
Hacer buena alguna cantidad.
Hacer areas.
Hacer la pela.
Hacer gasto.
Hacer resto.
To
to
be
won
Hacer fortuna.
Hacer hombre a alguno.
Hacerse
Hacer
la
rico.
cuenta de
Hacerse 6 ser
la vieja.
el gallo.
me hicieron
blanca me era.
Duelos
Hacerse
Hacer
sal
sala.
y agua.
negra, que yo
or lost (gambling).
acquire money or position.
To
To make one's fortune.
To become rich.
To reckon on one's fingers.
To become the leader of a meeting
or body.
Troubles weigh heavily upon one, no
matter how strong he may be.
To
To
tendance.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
118
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
buena
travesia.
cuarentena.
venta.
pie\
correrias.
la maleta.
calle.
rancho.
pro-
vision.
Hacerle
cama
la
a alguno.
Hacerse tarde.
Hacer hofa.
Hacer tiempo.
Hacer la pacotilla.
Hacer la ventana.
Hace ocho
dias.
It will
Be
Hacer
Hecho
Hacer
tiempo.
To chop
rajas.
La mujer
workmanlike way.
Roughly made.
a machete.
la
rain or shine.
it
To
acechona.
algarera nunca hace larga
scrutinize
gossiping
to
be
inquisitive.
woman works
but
little.
tela.
Hacer a pluma y a
:
To
pelo.
que
me
escribo
deben, y borro
lo
que
The
selfish care
own
interests.
debo.
los
Fools
letrados.
El necio hace
al fin lo
que
el dis-
The
fool
wise
crete al principio.
A la mujer y a la vina
el
must do
man
did at
at last
what the
first.
hombre
la
hace garrida.
is
visible in the
appearance of a
wife or a vineyard.
Quien bien
te morira.
te hara,
6 se
te ira
6 se
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Hacer
las
Donde
To do
fuego se hace,
humo
things at random.
there is a fire there will surely
Where
sale.
119
be smoke.
Hacer
el
Not
sueco.
or stupidity).
Hacer pucheros.
hiel hace amarga mucha
Poca
To
miel.
snivel
to fret.
little
a great deal of
honey.
To remain behind one's company ;
to introduce improper subjects
Hacer soga.
in conversation.
No
To do nothing rightly.
To prove a thing.
To be still worse than
is
Haz de
To
gallo, azotallo.
known
another,
who
to be bad.
Hacer cola.
Hacer algo arrastrando.
Madre ardida hace hija
Quien ha
las
To be
To do
las sospe-
chas.
vifia,
He who
Hacer
frio,
Hace un valiente
Hace sorna.
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
el
in a
cold, or
poor
soil
cannot
harvests.
warm.
It is excessively cold.
frio.
caballo al fuego.
frente.
la
sows
expect good
To be
6 calor.
all.
something unwillingly.
Over-industry in the mother causes
tolida.
hechas tiene
the last of
encerrona.
ister
Hacer
To
tijera.
purpose.
grind the bit between the teeth
(horses).
Hacer un bodijo.
Hacer una de pdpulo bdrbaro.
Hacer San Juan.
Hacer retroceder.
Hacer de alguno cera y
To push back.
To turn a person round one's
pabilo.
fingers.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
120
la es-
To
relinquish
all
hope.
peranza.
Hacer
costilla,
To
costillas.
Hacer
To
corrales.
loiter
to suffer.
school time.
To bring an
To protect
Hacer causa.
Hacer sombra.
action (legal).
to
impede
to obscure
to outshine.
He
hecho prisionero.
No
Me
To do everything wrong.
To act well or ill.
He has played me an ill turn.
To be fit for anything.
To form an opinion to be an
Hacer a todo.
Hacer opini6n.
au-
thority.
Hacer
Hacer
To select.
To have the eyes dazed.
To consider one as present
distincidn.
los ojos telaranas.
to place
To
Hacer madeja.
Hacer cuerpo presente.
part in
De
escarmentados se hacen
dos
de
los
los arteros,
conoce
el
Lo que no
los avisa-
escarmentados nacen
el
escarmentado bien
vado.
se hace a la boda,
no
se
If
Hacer
taking
it.
castillos
en
el aire.
To
build
castles
in the air,
or in
Spain.
To
Hacer impresi6n.
or heart.
De menos
The
difficult
Hecho
No hacemos moneda
No
hacer
moneda
of attainment.
d torno.
falsa.
falsa.
well-formed person.
Our conversation is not private
you
SPANISH IDIOMS.
121
Hacer punta.
Hacer punto.
Hacer merienda de negros.
Hacer palacio.
to dis-
close
To
To form a new party.
To accomplish something
Hacer corro.
Hacer corro aparte.
Hacerse alguna cosa
sin desgracia.
success-
fully.
La coz de
la
al
potro.
To bend and
Hacer combas.
distort the
body from
side to side.
To
Hacer papel.
cut a figure
to personate
to
Hacer 6 poner de su
Hecho
Hacer
Hacer
parte.
To
try
to endeavor.
espaldas.
dorrnir.
To
al trabajo.
bring about
sleep
to put to
sleep.
Hacer un sueno.
Hecho una sopa de agua.
Hacerse una zarpa.
Hacer la vista gorda
Hacer raya.
.
To dream.
Wet through to the skin.
To get very wet.
to connive at ...
To wink at
to outshine
To be remarkable
.
others.
Hacer
Hacer
fuerza de remos.
clavo.
To
To
pull
set (applied to
mortar or plas-
ter).
Haz por
venir.
Hacerse a un
lugar.
"
Hacerse
to
Try
atras.
come.
wall bulges,out.
To muse.
To wait to be urged.
To make one's self
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
To
To
To
Hacerse de rogar.
master of a
subject.
calceta 6 malla.
labor.
labores.
knit.
sew.
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122
Hacer cabeza.
Hacer bando &.
Har
lo
To be the leader.
To dissolve a connection.
parte.
I shall
do
just as I please.
He
Hacerse d
To accustom
las
armas.
called us in.
one's
self
do a
to
thing.
To
Si hiciera la
trampa.
excite admiration.
To
To
To
To
To
strike off a
Hacerse memorable.
Hacer
el cuerptf al
agua.
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
penetrar.
de todo.
bodoques.
besamanos.
lugar.
de escribano.
saber.
^)
<-- \
'
'
leisure.
thousand copies of a
book.
chazas.
Hacerse
it.
afiicos.
thing.
Hacer almanaques.
Hacer saltar chispas.
Hacerse de una cosa.
Hacer niebla.
<jQue resta que hacer, 6 por hacer?
No hagas caso 1
i
of
animals.
Hacer
las diligencias
de
cristiano.
vieres.
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123
To make
Hacerse conocer.
one's self
known
to put
Hacer
Hacer
To exceed
To await an
ventaja.
to surpass.
antesala.
audience
to
dance
at-
tendance.
Two and
two make
The wind blows.
To make hay while
four.
To smoke.
To cause to be made
to order
thing.
Hacer
venir.
Hacer
saber.
Hacerse
To
W-
*-*
atras.
order a thing to be
oblige one to come.
To inform.
sent
to
pucheros.
To despise a thing.
To make a blunder.
To fall into an error
Hacer hacienda.
Hacer cerrada.
a fine job
(ironical).
or palpable
mistake.
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
burla.
de alguno.
plato de alguno.
fisga
Hacerse
Un
el
tonto.
He
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
124
Hacer
Hacer
To make a
To fondle
fiesta.
fiestas.
holiday.
to flatter
to cajole
to
fawn.
of success.
Quien
hace
te
nester
fiestas,
te
ha de me-
Hacer ceribones.
Hacer la zala.
Hacer saber alguna cosa.
Hacer bajar los ojos, 6 las
Too much
hacer
orejas.
alto.
too
much
craft.
humble one.
Hacer vanidad.
Hacer alarde de ; hacer de persona.
Hacer gala.
Hacer de garganta.
Hacer gala del Sambenito.
El buey bravo en
manso.
No
courtesy
sal.
tierra ajena se
hace
authority.
To
To
To
pluck up courage
to bluster.
agree or disagree.
be unpunctual ; to disappoint
be necessary.
to
Hacer
Hacer
flatillo.
orejas de mercader.
Fulano me ha hecho una jiba.
Hacer extremos.
To
To
To
caress
pleasure.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Hacer llevar poste.
Hacer mala vecindad.
No hacer carrera a un
125
ciego.
to
lost
ser-
to
it.
vicios.
To
el ajo.
Hacer morisquetas.
Hacer agua de cerrajas.
To play a trick.
To throw a wet
Hacer
la
hopes.
To take counsel of one's pillow
consider carefully.
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
Hacer
la serafica.
cuenta con
almohada.
la
despatarrada.
mortecina.
la
que
se hace.
la
blanket on one's
to
muerta.
Hacer 6
levantar figura.
Hacerse de nuevas.
Hacer
Hacer
la
temblona.
gracias.
Hacerse alcanzadizo.
Hacerse chiquito.
To feign forgetfulness.
To remind to put in mind
Hacerse olvidadizo.
Hacer memoria.
to re-
member.
Hacer misterio.
Hacer de tripas coraz6n.
Hdgase
el
milagro,
hagalo
is
not lessened
diablo.
Hacer mesa
el
To make a mystery.
To pluck up heart.
The merit of a deed
gallega.
To
win
all
a person's
money
iit
gambling.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
126
No me
Hacer caer.
Hacer cerrada.
Hacer guerra.
Hacer campo.
close
combat.
Hacer
Hacer
To face an enemy.
To wound in many places.
To receive an unexpected blow
cara.
carniceria.
Hacerse
las narices.
in
the face.
Hacer
la
To make
mostaza.
bleed with a
the nose
blow.
Hacer huir.
Hacer salir 6 brotar.
Haces mal, espera otro
tal.
To
put to
To
strike out.
Sow
flight.
wind.
To contract a debt.
To spend one's fortune
Hacer prenda.
without pay-
or security for
debt.
No
Hacer bancarrota.
Hacer estudio de alguna
cosa.
To
To
fail
to
become bankrupt.
craft.
Hacerla a alguno.
Hacer
del Iadr6n
Quien hace un
fiel.
us.
will steal a
Hacer
ojo.
Hacerse
ojos.
Hacer del
ojo.
To
To
To
pound.
overbalance
to outweigh.
be very vigilant.
have a secret understanding
to
wink.
Hacer
eco.
To
accord or agree
remarkable.
to
do anything
SPANISH IDIOMS.
127
To raise or aggrandize
To do what is right
Hacer su casa.
Hacer la raz6n.
one's family.
to pledge in
drinking.
Hacer
To
valer.
tion.
To honor
To confer
To treat a
To caress
To oblige,
to esteem.
Kacerse de miel.
Hacer extremes.
Hacer placer, 6 por hacer placer.
La boca y la bolsa abierta para hacer
honor, or employment.
or please.
casa cierta.
many
liberal actions
make
friends.
To show
error.
favor
To
great emotion
refused.
to grant
first
give to a person
to
do a kind-
ness.
to prejudice.
mickle.
to settle in a
place.
Hacer
Hacer
To try to
To try;
save one's
to
self.
endeavor;
to
take
measures.
To
Mas hace
el
el
que
put in a claim.
there's a will there's a way.
Where
puede.
El que hace lo que puede, no esta
obligado a mas.
It is
No
no man's duty
to
do more than
he can.
success can be attained without
labor.
ser.
Haz
bien, y gudrdate.
El dinero hace al hombre entero.
Be kind, but
Hacer
To do
The
temptation,
virtud.
well.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
128
Arms and
make a
literature
family
illustrious.
copete.
Hacer rostro.
Arco de tejo y curena de
cuando disparan hecho han
Hacer presa.
To
serbal,
el
mal.
To
it.
Imperfect
living
thing.
To do good to a person.
To join an association.
Haz
lo
he
taraste
Hacer
To
la barba.
Hacer
Hacer
To make love.
To turn over a new
amor.
libro nuevo.
one's
and
shave.
faithfully,
esteem you.
will
I will
help you.
leaf; to
improve
or habits.
life
breeding by one's
actions.
To be
if
by
magic.
Ni hagas cohecho
ni
pierdas
de-
on dues.
recho.
No
la
hagas y no
La boca hace
Hacerse
la
Do
temas.
juego.
lugar.
Hacer milagros.
Hacer por llegar a tiempo.
Hacer, 6 no alguna cosa al
caso.
no
evil,
and
fear
no harm.
or not to be pertinent.
Every hair casts its shadow.
To pay
respect to
to
heed a
person.
Hacer de necesidad
La necesidad hace a
To make
virtud.
la vieja trotar.
a virtue of necessity.
No
Hacer
la
apacheta.
boca del
To
for the
mouth
ass.
succeed
to
make
a fortune.
SPAAVSH IDIOMS.
129
to gratify his
wishes.
Hacer gente.
Hacer ejercicio.
Hacer posta.
Hacer campo.
Hacer ciaboga.
To
To
To
To
To
Caballo hecho
al fuego.
take exercise
to drill troops.
stand sentry.
clear the way from a crowd.
turn back
to
be routed.
Hacer estrados.
Hacer estatutos.
Hacer testigos.
Hacer a dos palos.
To
To
To
To
He who
give a hearing.
enact laws.
call
or sources at the
golondrina verano.
El buen vecino hace tener
ni
una
not
make a
rule,
hombre
He who would
serve himself.
aliiio.
cosa.
To
by expectant heirs.
a mountain of a
To make
an elephant of a
elefante.
To
caracoles.
will.
los caballeros.
time.
no one.
ningun.
mal
same
molehill,
flea.
way;
to
prance (horses).
Hacer de
cuesta.
cosa.
No
hacer
To
care very
little
for
a thing.
cosa.
Jurado ha
el
bianco.
los
is
Hacer noche.
Ss hace noche.
The
Hacerle
To
Lo que
la
la
loba hace,
al
lobo
cruz a alguno.
le place.
night falls.
avoid the company of any one.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
130
No
que hacer.
cannot
tell
what
to do.
To
Hacerse una
To love to excess.
To make an impression on
Hacer
jalea.
mella.
the
mind
by reproach or advice.
Dios
me
peda
hus-
la
me
husped
haga
algo, el
Commend me
hostess
n6n.
to the
care of the
than to
rather
that
of
the host.
Del dicho
al
Hacer rosca de
galgo.
There
chance' to be.
may
Cada uno hace de
su capa
un
sayo.
cirio
likes with
pascual.
Many
make a mickle
make a heavy purse.
littles
gains
light
Hacer
To
quaintance.
intend ; to mean.
intenci6n.
He
JHacer caravanas.
To
Mucho
must
rise early
who would
satisfy
everybody,
Custom makes
law.
take various
means
to obtain the
same ends.
comen
Hacer presente.
Hacer pensar.
Hacer acordarse.
Hacer las veces de otro.
Esto no hace con aquello.
;
Hazte
alia
Hacer
la
se vaya
mar.
vela.
Hacerse a
Daub
will
Haga V. que
Hacerse a
lo
la vela.
that.
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131
Hacer zafarrancho.
Hacer fuerza de vela.
Hacer cabeza.
Hacer poca vela.
Hacer el bastardo.
To head (nau.).
To carry easy sail
To veer or tack
action (nau.).
to "carry on"
(nau.).
(nau.)
El que
falta
achaque.
The wrong-doer
is
never without a
pretext.
He who
is
yace.
Quien hace
lo
lo
He who
does what he
likes,
does
que debe.
Hacer alguna cosa arrastrando.
los hijos
caballeros.
Halagar con
will.
la
To
flatter,
yet strike
to
be
false.
la cola.
No
hallar
agua en
la
mar.
To
be blind to what
in
plain
among
stran-
is
sight.
To
find
good
friends
gers.
To
find out
how
to
do something.
cosa.
Bien hallado.
Welcome
Mal
Uneasy
hallado.
To
No
Not
hallarse
en un
lugar.
No
I
hallar vado.
Lillarsc:
6 meterse en todo.
Hallar
la
horma de
su zapato.
be
contented.
; easy ;
constrained ; unwelcome.
satisfied with.
to like a place.
To be sad or ill.
To be at a loss how to act.
To meddle.
To be in possession of.
To be content.
To meet with one's match.
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132
Hallar con
To be
el diablo.
me
Se
My
hard enough to
freezes
It
split
stone.
Helarsele a uno
<;
el
To be
coraz6n.
very
Did you
Heredastelo 6 ganastelo ?
much
astonished.
inherit your
money
or
make
Quien
lo hereda,
no
lo hurta.
parents.
La
sangre se hereda, y
el vicio se
Blood
pega.
La
aquista.
Henchir 6
llenar la
cabeza de viento.
casco de un navio.
Herir
el
Herir
las letras.
el aire
hiere Dios
6 lamentos.
No
vol-
is
untary.
Herir
is
God
hands
both
To
Mai
herido.
Herir
To speak
la dificultad.
Poco a poco
hila,
siempre
to the point.
mala camisa.
trae
Hincar
To
To
To
la rodilla.
kneel down.
self ; to
Hinchar
No
holgar la
madera.
H6nreme V. con
su asistencia.
mo
To be excessively irritated.
To work incessantly.
Pray honor me with your presence.
las narices.
si"
mis-
deshonra.
He who
acude.
dishonors himself.
he who
also
when
fights
to avoid risk,
to incur
Huir de
los vicios.
To behave
it
well or
ill.
or,
lives
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Huir de la quema.
Huir del fuego, y dar en
6 en las ascuas.
Huir
el
Huir 6 hurtar 6
falsear el cuerpo.
la dificultad.
Al enemigo
la
fire.
avoid or decline.
Beware
la cara.
Huir de
shun danger.
Out of
To
cuerpo.
Huir
To
las brasas,
133
danger
To avoid a person.
To dodge a blow.
To evade an answer.
Make a bridge of silver
for
a flying
enemy.
la tangente.
dexter-
ously.
Hurtar
el
por
pie's
Dios.
el viento.
Hurtar
el
No
importa un clavo.
Incorporarse en la cama.
It is
arriba.
Ir tras la corriente.
Ir contra la corriente.
rio
va
The
alto.
Ir cuesta arriba,
river
is
swollen.
To go up or down hill.
To decline to decay.
To deteriorate.
To decline gradually;
6 abajo.
Ir cuesta abajo.
Ir
of no consequence.
To sit up in bed.
To incur the imputation.
To work up the river.
To go down the stream.
To swim against the stream.
Incurrir en la nota.
El
rumbo.
Igualar la sangre.
agua
Hurtar
Ir
To
en decadencia.
Irse muriendo.
to
die
inches.
Vamos
Vamos
i
al caso.
claros.
Ir
de rocin d
Ir
de vuelo.
ruin.
To
To
Ir al traves.
Va de
disappear quickly.
go, not intending to return.
He
luto.
The
Kl vaso se va.
!
is
in
mourning.
vessel leaks.
by
SPANISH IDIOMS.
134
Many
Tan
presto se va el cordero
carnero.
como
el
The lamb
The
never
fuente,
que
el
cantarillo a la
al fin se quiebra.
6 venir de contrabando.
6 andar tras
Ir
alguno,
sobre
alguno.
Ir a la raspa.
Irse
uno
la
little sail.
come
singly.
The
de boca.
Irsele a
spit
Not
Ir
go to the
Whither
To
hay.
Tantas veces va
as sure to
Adonde mas
mal?
vas,
is
as the sheep.
<jA donde
come back
shorn.
quilados.
mula.
ness or anger.
Ir
To
be
crestfallen
to decline in for-
tune or credit.
Irse los ojos tras
de una persona, 6
To
cosa.
Si
da V. en
dera
Ir
Ir
ir,
el juicio.
To conspire.
To move quickly and
de manga.
zumbando.
El se fu
He
went
screaming
violently.
through
the
house.
Irse la
Ir
el
coraz6n.
en ruina.
Irse
por
el
mundo
adelante, 6 por
esos mundos.
ruido.
el
rio,
hace
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Un
135
When one
evil
is
another
gone,
comes.
por
Do
duras con
las
Vayan
las
las
maduras, 6
maduras.
take
tinta
no vayas
con quilma.
Alia vayas rayo en casa de Tamayo.
tu
Do
<;
do
little.
No mode
ira el
whom
con
tu padre fu
To
of
life
is
without
its diffi-
culties.
Irse 6 caerse
Ello va en la comadre, 6
la
No
pare.
To walk awkwardly.
Good luck and favor sometimes
avail
With
se
more than
time
merit.
health
diminish.
de hermanos,
Ira
de diablos.
ira
An
evil
Do
not
flatter
astray.
todas.
No
se
alabando, 6 no te
ira
iras
alabando.
Hoy me
escape punishment.
ir, eras
me
Procrastination
is
mantendre.
f rsele a uno
la
To
cabeza.
mind
to
To
alguno de vencida.
begin to be conquered
to
be
half done.
Ir fuera
To act erratically.
To be guided by the
de camino.
Ir al hilo del
mundo.
opinion of the
world.
Le va en
ello la vida.
<iPorqu
va
moneda ?
la vieja
Por
lo
His
a la casa de
que
se le pega.
life is
Why
at stake.
woman go
For what
mint?
(Imputation
of
she
to the
can
get.
mercenary mo-
tives.)
<;
Adonde
ira el
the ox go where he
have to plough ?
To escape from one's memory.
To work or conduct one's self badly.
Whither
shall
shall not
Irse
de
Ir fuera
la
memoria.
de
trastes.
Irse a chitos.
To
That
Ni
eso voy.
va, ni viene.
Indecision
want of resolution.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
136
Eso
me
ni
me
va, ni
viene.
tia.
To
a frivolous manner.
in
El se mete en
que no
lo
le va, ni le
He
Nada me va en
y
in
cern him.
viene.
Ir
meddles
ello.
Ir por justicia.
have no concern in
To revolve a thing
To go to law.
venir.
do quieren
reyes.
The
it.
in one's
mind.
To go on
verse.
ir
gran
a mas
ir.
To
Ir pasando.
ter
To be
Ir
mejorando.
El enfermo va bien.
The
convalescent.
invalid improves.
con alguno.
Quien no va a Carrara, no sabe nada.
To
Vamos
Ir
al
He who
of the busi-
ness.
Ir sobre seguro.
amor
Ir al
del agua.
Ir
en
Ir
de apuesta.
la delantera.
Irse a leva y
Ir caballero
monte.
en burro.
Van de mascara.
They
Voy de
Ir
de campo.
Ir a
campo
paseo.
travieso.
Ir a una.
harmoni-
ously.
Ir
To go on
en bonanza.
a
Irse
No
se ira
tres
por pies.
va
las tres
Ir alguno
con
el
prosperously
wind.
to sail with
de buro.
Ir a escucha gallo.
fair
It is quite sure
la
The
vencida.
compas en
la
mano.
To
it
cannot
-'
fail.
fails.
tion.
self.
and modera-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
buen viento va
la parva.
polio
como
137
is full
of
is
Lo que no va en
en
lagrimas, va
Vaya en gracia
Vaya bendito de Dios
Very good
is
spent in another.
suspires.
;
What
all right.
I do not wish
do with you
God be with you farewell
Be off clear out
I forgive
you
anything to
Alia va eso
!
\
alia
va
lo
que es
Alia se va.
It is all the
it
amounts
to the
Ir al encuentro.
Ir a la labor.
voy.
de vuelo.
Irse a misa,
same
thing.
Ir lado a lado.
Ir
otro.
Ir al grano.
Ya
have
to
y venirse a nona.
late.
sin ser
Do
not go into
To
company
uninvited.
llamado.
Irse
Do
todo en humo.
va
la
mar, vayan
las
ondas, 6 las
arenas.
Ir a pie.
Ir
a ta!6n.
Ir
derecho
como una
vela.
Ir a los alcances.
Ir
Ir
desempedrando
la calle.
smoke
con
tiento.
Ir adelante,
6 por adelante.
to
be of no
consequence.
not risk the least where you have
lost the most.
Do
To walk.
To go on foot.
To go in a straight line.
To pursue very closely.
To walk exceedingly fast.
To go on tiptoes.
tillas.
Ir
To go on
To go on
softly.
;
to proceed.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
138
To
al
si
fuerte.
No
6 no quedarse en zaga.
Ir a medias ; a la par ; 6 a la parte.
ir
Ir pagando.
<i
For donde va
some
Buena va la danza
Buena va la danza, y da
el
granizo
con
con Dios.
Vamos
a la
mu
God's power.
is
the wind
little
(ironical).
how much
sees
blow?
on ?
will cost
his present
him.
el
resist
amusements
Irse a ojeo.
Irse
He
la albarda.
im-
is
time.
en
what
How
i
slip.
danza ?
la
Nothing can
After
Ir,
or to
slide,
possible.
ira
Yendo
bano,
Go
to sleep
(addressed to chil-
dren).
Mucho va de Pedro
en demanda de
Ir
d Pedro.
Ir
<:
Van
There
is
a hundred
...
pistoles that
it
is
true.
;
Vete a espulgar
Va
Yo
declinando
Ir,
correr, pasar
fui alia
el
galgo
el dia.
de un
Go
to the devil
It is
aliento.
eye.
como
To
de apuesta.
Ir d la
No
ir
ing coals.
sas.
Ir
mano
tirar
a alguno.
a ninguna banda.
To
Oraci6n de perro, no va
An
al cielo.
Not
to
self in the
one's
wrong.
ungracious request, or a surly
act, gains
no
favor.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
For
de "despues"
la calle
se
va a
la
"
casa de nunca."
Vanse
los gatos,
y estiendense
los
ratos.
139
By
When
play.
Ir d perdidas
To
y ganancias.
risks of a business.
To
To
Ir perdido.
Ir
con
ir
sonda en
la
mano.
sordo.
Iba con su
j
la
Vaya
Silently
Don
quietly.
Atanez.
el
be at a disadvantage.
To
lover.
meanness
(in-
Vaya
el
Ir a la guerra, ni casar
no
se
ha de
ference.
aconsejar.
Ir
de un extreme a
otro.
Ir d caballo.
Irse
el chorillo.
por
Ir contra viento y
marea.
Ir derecho.
To
Ir velejeando.
Sailing
Ir contra
marea.
con
proa a
Ir
la
sail in
a straight
line (nau.).
mar.
la
(nau.).
tide.
sea, or
seawards
(nau.).
Ir,
irse
a pique
6 por ojo
6 a
To
founder
to
go to the bottom.
fondo.
Jorobar la paciencia.
Jugar una pieza.
la voz.
Jugar de lomo.
Jugar
el lance.
Jugar
los anos.
Jugar d
6 Ie6n.
castillo
its
fall.
Jugar d cara 6
Jugar
al
lis.
desquite.
To
To
at
SPANISH IDIOMS.
140
Jugar de balanzas.
the loser.
Jugar hasta
la
camisa.
Jugar sucio.
Jugar limpio.
deal
fairly.
Jugar en
Jugar a
Jugar a
To gamble in stocks.
To deceive a person with vain hopes.
To play with a ball.
To gamble for heavy stakes.
To fail in a promise.
To think of and arrange a thing.
To unite interests.
la bolsa.
la
la pelota.
Jugar
Dios
y ellos se juntan.
a
los
buenos, y seras uno de
Juntate
los cria,
ellos.
To
To
otro.
el
perro y no
me
arbitrates
friends, loses
We
all
between
two
one or both.
To coin money.
To brand an animal.
To confuse subjects
or
terms
in
speaking of them.
Ladreme
He who
bite.
To be
muerda.
hungry.
Threats known to be empty are of
no
Sin padre ni madre, ni perro que
me
am
avail.
entirely independent.
ladre.
Larga
las
brazas de la gavia.
Let
the
go
maintop -sail
braces
(nau.)
All sails set (nau.).
Up tack sheets (nau.).
.
Toda
vela larga.
Larga
Largar
ojo.
el lof.
el
To pay
(nau.).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To
To
To
To
To
To
Lavar a uno
Lavar
los cascos.
la
141
brush up
flatter
No
To
manos.
las
lo lavara
lleva
investigate an affair
To
To
si.
unmask
to
Leer para
to
faults.
whole
el rio.
Leer de oposici6n.
to clean.
flatter.
a person's
Lavarse
to cajole.
read to one's
self.
for a professorship.
Leerle a uno la
cartilla.
Levantar.
Levantarse.
Levantar
el
cerco.
Levantar
el
campo.
Levantar un
sitio.
Levantar tropas.
Levantar banderas.
No
Levantar
Uno
la caza.
Thou
las
cosechas.
liebres levanta, a
ninguna mata.
Levantar los manteles, 6
Levantarse
The dog
la
mesa.
el viento.
To
hares
alto.
el vuelo,
many
catches none.
Levantar
To
To
los vuelos.
to rouse
to anger.
SPAXISII IDIOMS.
142
Quien
ni
se levanta tarde, ni
come
oye misa,
carne.
many
blessings.
Levantar
los ojos.
Levantar
el estilo.
Levantarse a
las
6 a
estrellas,
las
To
To
To
look up.
use eloquent language.
be lifted up with pride, or ex-
nubes.
To cause a
To be very
great pain.
fortunate.
Levantar
el
To
pensamiento.
heroic.
Levantar 6 alzar
las
manos
al cielo.
Levantar velas.
Levantar 6 arrancar
la casa.
To supplicate to pray.
To abandon one's residence.
To break up housekeeping.
To praise a person to the skies.
;
To
invent something.
To
cosa.
Levantar 6 alzar
Levantar
la cabeza.
to take
courage.
extol one's self; to be elated.
To
To
la cerviz.
Levantar de cascos.
to
To
fill
sions.
Levantar fuego.
Levantar una cantera.
Levantar 6 alborotar
la caza.
To promote dissension.
To cause disturbance, commotion.
To make a disturbance by unwise
words.
To
Levantar polvareda.
raise a dust
to excite disturb-
ance.
i
De
de Senor, y de alboroto de
pueblo, te libre Dios
ira
God
in
Librarse de buena.
j
me
Dios
libro
libre
de hombre de un
power
book
of one
To
buen librar.
Del agua mansa libreme Dios, que
bien, 6 a
de
la
brava
me
guardare" yo.
ill.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To
To
Con
viento limpiaran el
con
vicios
el
Sanan
llagas
los
Do
by punishment.
not rub your eyes.
oido.
To
y no malas palabras.
el
vices
castigo.
trij>o,
143
codo.
to natter.
La mala
llaga sana,
la
mala fama
A wound may
La
a bad reputation.
mata.
llaga se indigna.
irritated,
01
inflamed.
Llamar a
To knock
la puerta.
Llaman.
Some one
Quien llama ?
Llamar por los nombres.
Llamar 6 dar voces para que
Who
se
haga
To
To
is knocking.
there?
is
thing done.
alguna cosa.
Llamarse andana, 6 antana.
Dinero llama dinero.
To
Se llama Francisco.
His name
Llamar
To
la
parada.
at the door.
retract
to contradict obstinately.
Riches attract
is
riches.
Francis.
hold the
game
in
check (hunt-
ing).
Llamar
la
causa de
la sed.
la
enfermedad.
Liberty
Iglesia
me
llamo.
thirst.
To convoke parliament.
To remove the cause of disease from
am
(/>.,
called
criminals
names).
Cuando
la puerta.
One
Call
ill
calls
me
up another.
not fortunate
till
me buried.
To deny a thing.
Do not be too familiar in
of others.
you see
the houses
SPANISH IDIOMS.
144
Mi padre
se llama
me
To
llamarle a
To
die.
Hogaza, y yo
muero de hambre.
Llamar Dios a alguno, 6
The wind
hauls
forward, or veers
aft (nau.).
No
llegar.
Llegar y besar.
Lleg6
el bajel
No
short
be
to
inferior.
la calza.
First
The
llega a la rodilla.
llegar uria
fall
No
The
de arribada.
La capa
To
persona 6 cosa a
otra.
come,
served.
first
Acabo de
llegar.
Llegar a entender.
El gasto Ileg6 a cien pesos.
No
llegar a
Me
llega el turno,
uno
camisa
la
al
cuerpo.
6 mi vez.
My
hom-
bre a su derecho.
Llegar a oir.
Llegar a las manos.
Ha
llegado
Llegar
No
No
tiempo.
poder.
llegara a colmo.
Esto
Me
al
el
me
terrified
and anxious.
turn comes.
To find out.
To come to one's
Llegar a saber.
Con un poco de
To be
to a hun-
dollars.
knowledge.
In order to get our rights we must
sometimes bear insults.
To hear.
To come
To come
to blows.
The
To come
It will
into power.
not
That goes
come
to
to perfection.
my
heart.
To be
in
fair.
to
my
neck.
no respect equal
to an-
other.
cajos.
As soon
To
as the
arrive at a
news
arrived.
banquet when
it
is
nearly over.
Llegar a
las
inmediatas.
las
zapato a otro.
telas del corazbn.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
145
The time
time to do something.
The last hour, or the hour of death,
has come.
6 llegar
la
ultima hora.
No
Not
come up
to
in
any
To
Llena
The moon
la luna.
manos
Hombre
llenas.
it
is
approach one
confuse a question.
is full.
Liberally; abundantly.
learned man.
lleno.
Llenar a uno
line.
to or
come
la
To
cara de dedos.
fist.
Llenar
la esperanza.
terms.
Papo a papo
llena
la
el
gallina
Little
by
little
the hen
fills
her crop.
buche.
Llenar
Mas
To
la sacristia.
caballo que
me
me
lleve,
que
gormandize.
me,
derrueque.
To
Llevar la carga.
self.
Llevar y conllevar.
Llevar por cortesania.
Muchas veces
hombre a
lleva el
su
casa, cosa
vicio.
Llevar un plant6n.
Llevar una cosa por sus arcaduces.
Llevar la
mano
ligera
6 blanda.
To wear a decoration.
To dance attendance.
To conduct an affair properly.
To treat kindly, indulgently.
To have a gentle touch.
To support to protect.
To carry on one's shoulders to
;
tain
of
sus-
to support.
argument.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
146
Llevarse la mapa.
Llevarse en el pico.
To excel to outshine.
To excel another in doing a thing.
To have a dowry (said of a woman).
To deserve the respect of the public.
To come off victorious.
To prove victorious.
To bear five per cent interest.
To carry one's head high to be
;
Llevar dote.
Llevar la gala.
Llevar lo mejor.
Llevar de vencida.
elated.
Lo
el
diablo
soon
lost.
To
Vizcaya.
Llevar los soldados a la carga.
Llevar lo mejor, 6 la mayor parte en
To
To
well.
be victorious.
un asunto.
Llevarse el dia, 6 la palma.
Llevar lo peor, 6 la peor parte en
un asunto.
To be peculiar
To wait a long
time.
No
in source or origin.
camino.
Llevar en peso.
Lleva una casaca a la francesa.
or reason.
in the
French
fashion.
Llevar
Yo duro
lo
y vos duro,
quien llevara
maduro?
Llevar d la rostra.
Le
llevo
To drag
To keep
along.
am
he.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
I
Cuanto
me
lleva V.
147
How much
por esto ?
do you charge me
for
most secure
not
this?
That which
is
is
beyond danger.
Llevar 6 no lltvar
el
est6mago alguna
cosa.
An
To
Llevar
la palabra.
z6n
to flight; to
tripas.
el suelo.
To
To
pluma a alguno.
Llevarse el dia en una cosa.
Llevar
many people
put
scatter a crowd.
hombres.
la
thing.
Llevar
En
A
le
a palacio.
el
dark
soil is
generally rich.
diffident
man
should not go to
court.
To
compas.
silla.
Llevar al degolladero.
Llevar calabazas.
Llevarse petardo.
Llevar mosca.
sion.
clemasiado
adelante
la ira.
una
To be insulted, affronted.
To get a blow.
To become enraged.
To carry a jest too far.
chanza.
Llevar a mal.
Llevar recado.
To
To
manded.
or to be repri-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
14S
Llevar azotes.
To be
Llevarselo la trampa.
Llevar 6 pasar a cuchillo.
It is entirely spoiled.
To
To
Lo mas encomendado
lleva el gato.
whipped.
To show
cuerpo.
Llevar 6 traer la vida jugada.
Llevar una unidad de cada decena
To be in danger of death.
To carry one (arith.).
May
!
to put
on
airs.
la co-
Palabras y plumas
authority
All
is lost
it
To be
in danger of arrest
committed.
for a
crime
To
or return.
take a person away against his
will.
No
We
do not agree
well together.
Llevarse petardo.
To carry unsafely.
To be disappointed.
To be disappointed.
To make a mistake
pointed.
To get a fall, or to be a disappoint-
Llevar en
vilo.
to
be disap-
ment.
Llevarse calzones.
la artesa,
que yo
cedazo que pesa como
To
To
el diablo.
Llevar salida.
Llevar
la
Llevar
las velas
Llevar
proa
al
nordoeste.
a buen viento.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To
149
have the
sails
top-gallant
set
(nau.).
To
To
carry easy
sail
(nau.).
coraz6n de mante-
Llevar
^De qu
lloras,
quilla ?
Llorar lastimas.
de sangre.
nino llora, acallelo su madre, y
no quiere callar, dejelo llorar.
L16rame solo, y no me llores pobre.
Llorar con un ojo.
Si el
si
Llorar con
Llora
No
ambos
ojos.
and
yo sus duelos.
boca cerrada, y no dar
cuenta a quien no se le da nada.
llorar^
Friendlessness
is
who
loss.
at sunrise
falls
weeps.
He will have
not
business,
To affect grief.
To lament a great
Do
own
others alone.
let
The dew
la aurora.
Llorar
very bitterly.
Let each one mind his
many
or,
Aurora
misfortunes.
help you.
Como
To
rain in torrents
and dogs.
Now
it
rains
pack-saddles
(said
un-
expectedly.
Llueva, 6 no.
Lluova para mi Abril y Mayo, y para
ti todo el ano.
Rain or shine.
Let the rains but come during April
and May ; the rest of the year is
of less
Luchar contra
la corriente.
Luchar con
muerte.
la
onsequence.
long in
dying.
Lucirlo.
\A luce
el trabajo.
I.ustrar pnprl.
frio.
To
dash away
He
to sport.
To hot-press paper.
To hammer cold iron
to labor in
vain.
le
ayuda.
God
helps those
selves.
who
help
them-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
150
Sol que
dura.
little
endur-
ance.
maduran
su tiempo
las uvas.
Mamar
To misspend life.
To pretend ignorance,
el
tiempo.
dedo.
el
there
is
Malograr
in their season
Grapes ripen
or difficulty
in
No mamar
el
To
dedo.
ceived.
mama
Oveja duenda
a su madre y a
Courteous
estimation.
la ajena.
Mamarlo en
To imbibe something
la leche.
in one's
in-
fancy.
Lo que en
la
leche se
mama, en
la
mortaja se derrama.
Manchar
Manchar
till
papel.
el
alma, 6 la conciencia.
To
To
last
death.
write
soil
guilty.
Mandar a coces.
Mandar a baqueta.
Mandar a alguno a punta
pies,
6 a
To command harshly.
To command imperiously.
To have a complete ascendency
or
zapatazos.
Manda
To
ship with
many
to go to the
captains is sure
too many
;
bottom
little.
Manda
ninguna.
Mandar
En
manda
Riches make
women
arrogant.
ella grita.
En
To
hacer.
la
Manifestar
la herida.
la
mar.
Mantener su palabra.
Mantener campo.
manda
To probe
a wound.
ship that
works
freely (nau.).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Marcar una
To
vela.
151
La cosa marcha.
The
To be
affair is
making progress.
siping.
gala.
Marear
las velas.
Mascar retama.
that
is
in another's hands.
at
swords' points.
Matar de un golpe.
To fight.
To be at drawn daggers.
To knock on the head.
Matalas callando.
By
silence,
crafty
or
underhand
la larga el
To
distress
sistence.
Porfia
mata
Constancy overcomes
la caza.
difficulties.
To be saddle-galled (a horse).
To break one's heart.
To make great efforts for a thing.
To put out the light.
He who kills with the sword, dies by
El mata
He
Matarse un caballo.
Matar d pesadumbres.
Matarse por alguna cosa.
Matar
la luz.
the sword.
la gallina
que pone
el
huevo
de oro.
No mata
la
carga,
sino
la
sobre
Que me maten
si
no
es verdad
al
rabia
asno.
lays
the
mat6
He
la perra.
cuerdos, y no
me den
vida
necios.
Matad vacas y
carneros,
cornado de bofes.
dadme un
back.
wreaked
first
Matenme
that
I'll
ass's
De
the goose
that kills.
carga.
;
It
kills
golden eggs.
is not the load, but the overload,
his
ill
humor on
the
have
my
that
tid-bits.
Mat.ir
el
polvo.
To
Todos
la
matamos.
We
are
by
all guilty.
sprinkling.
may
SPANISH IDIOMS.
152
To be
Matarse de hambre.
self necessaries.
El hijo de
la
The
cat's
son
is
sure to
rats
kill
Mas
Matar
el
kill
toads
dustry)
i
Dios mediante
God
no mediara su respeto
Medir d dedos.
Medir por un rasero.
Medir
Medir
Medir
said of
it
in-
or
measure to everything.
To contend ; to compete.
To
armas.
las
trifle
lanzas.
to
willing
Were
(/.<?.,
idle
Si
robbed him.
To
sapo.
killed as well as
They
fight.
To
sus fuerzas.
it
A farmer who
De
fond of luxury, or
is
God's help.
Mellar
la
honra.
to turn over a
Menear
Menear
Menear
las
manos.
las
munecas.
Menea
por
la cola el can,
el
no por
ti,
sino
se
pan.
ha de mentar
his
tail,
No
at cards.
To fight or, to
expertly.
To work rapidly to labor hard.
To threaten chastisement.
To strike a person.
el zarzo.
Menear, 6
hand
work
The
la
soga en casa
del ahorcado.
will give
him.
tide ebbs.
Do
To
His
lie
impudently.
lies
outnumber
his words.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
He
153
more
tells
than he gives
lies
A
la
mitad
gross falsehood.
To
lie
boldly, impudently.
Travellers' tales.
No me
To
call
upon another
what one
they
tell
when
the truth.
No
To be
merece descalzarle.
as witness to
says.
fish
one must
exercise care.
utterly unworthy,
even to untie
He
am
indebted to
my
brother for
that honor.
honra.
la
pena
6 valer
To be worth
while.
pena.
Merecer
To
estatua.
merit a statue
praise)
Meter
el
montante.
6 en oficio
(expression
of
To meddle
To meddle
in a quarrel.
in other people's affairs
to gossip.
ajeno.
To meddle
Meterse en docena.
in the
affairs
of one's
superiors.
Meterse en
la renta del
To meddle
excusado.
ness.
Meter baza.
Meter su cuchara.
Meterse en banasta
meter
el
bast6n.
To
ness.
Meter en cuezo.
Meterse en
le
va ni
lo
que no
le
toca, 6
no
To
To
intrude.
intrude impertinently.
le viene.
Meterse donde no
le
Meterse en honduras.
llaman a uno.
the con-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
154
No
Not
meterse en dibujos.
to
affairs
Meter
mete a V. en
le
libros
de
dedos.
los
Avoid meddling
in family quarrels.
What
in everything.
are you interfering with ? that
caballerias ?
Meter
other people's
in
to relate simply.
To meddle
hocico en todo.
el
<:Quien
meddle
;
to
Meterse en todo.
pump a person.
To pull the wool over one's eyes.
To be an intruder ; to be a jack-of-
Meterse en enredos.
To become
Meter
dedos por
los
los ojos.
all-trades.
involved in intrigues, or
perplexities.
Meter
To sow
zizana.
ance.
To
To
To
Meterse en barajas.
Meterse en un berengenal.
Meter en
la
danza.
seek a quarrel.'
involve one's self in difficulties.
involve another in an
affair,
or in
a dispute.
le
arillo.
de
el sol.
Meterse soldado.
mano
a la espada.
a hierro
a saco
en
fruta
affair.
put him to
his trumps.
pafio.
Meter
Meter
Meter
Meter
To go headlong into an
To make mischief.
To be a busybody.
To corner a person to
frio.
6 a sacomano.
la huerta,
de
Meter a
y no dar de
la
it.
ella.
la pella
a alguno, 6 traerle
To
ridicule or
annoy a person.
a la pella.
Meter broma.
Meter la cabeza en
el
puchero.
To be verbose.
To equivocate
to
opinion obstinately.
maintain
an
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Meter
Meter
ripio.
en
cabras
las
el
corral
short in argument.
alguno.
Meti
en mi
gallo
hijo
155
cillero, hizose
mi
received a pensioner
y mi heredero.
my
into
house,
possession.
Meter en
la
To
To
cabeza.
Meter
la pala.
Meti6
los ge'neros
cleverly.
Meter 6 hincar
por
He
alto.
To
la una.
price.
To
To
Meterse d sabio.
Meter
No
fagina.
Not
Meter en
affect learning
talk
priesa.
much and
and knowledge.
at random.
word.
el pais.
To
Meter fuego.
hurry or hasten
to cheer
up
to encourage.
Meter en
calor.
Meterse en
el
juego.
Meterse a caballero.
Meterse en trinidades.
known.
Meter
la
mar en un pozo.
Meter bulla.
Meter a bulla.
Meterlo d
bulla.
No me meto
en nada.
al caballo.
To
that.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
156
Meter
el
agua.
la letra.
Meterse en aventuras.
las trencas.
Meterse hasta
las trencas
en un ne-
gocio.
Quien en
la plaza
d labrar se mete,
diras
No
meterse en teologias.
Meterse en si mismo.
He who
Not
To
revolve in the
mind
to follow
own
one's
opinion.
To subject one's self to treatment
for a chronic disease.
Meter en cuenta.
Meter en labor
To
To
to those already
given.
la tierra.
Meter 6 poner en
pretina.
Meter
el
To be
coraz6n.
affection.
Meter paz.
To
To
Meter en freno.
Meterse en un cenagal.
To restrain a person.
To be engaged in an
Meter mientes.
consider.
mediate, or
people.
unpleasant
affair.
To
Meter en camino.
to put
one
Meter
las
manos hasta
alguna cosa.
Meter
las ceras.
Meter en escrupulos.
los
codos en
To
devote one's
self earnestly to
an
affair.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
157
To
To consider.
To catch to grasp.
To tell truths in a jesting way.
To look askance.
To look askance at any one.
To look askance to regard disdain-
something.
Mirar de reojo.
Mirar de rabo de
ojo.
fully
To
To
To
Mirar de capa.
Mirar sobre el hombro.
Mirar de zaino, 6 a
lo zaino.
to dissemble
by a look.
look sidelong
to cast insidious
glances.
Mirar de
To
traves.
To
look
with
scorn.
desprecio.
Mirar de hito en
hito.
an-
other.
pobreza riqueza, y a
las
laganas
perlas.
Mirar
las telaranas.
Mirar
a,
Sin
To examine
6 pensar en,
mirar,
reparar
las
musaranas.
6 tropezar
en
Not
to
secrets.
be paying attention.
barras.
No
la
To be
To be
To be
sombra.
Mira para
queda.
cavil at
my success,
my labor.
mindful of
Mirarse a
mirar
You
lo
conceited.
Stop that
se
He who
left
to play at cards.
do
that
behind.
is
SPANISH IDIOMS.
158
Mirad
To
los pies.
los oficios
que
mudan
las
costumbres.
Mirar 6 ver
los toros
Take heed
ners.
desde talan-
To
To
To
Mire a quien
se lo cuenta.
than yourself.
Look
Mirarse en
ello.
Mirar a
la cara a alguno.
Mirarse a los pies.
que
te escriban.
To
To
To
reflect seriously.
careful
whom
what you
say,
or with
you speak.
Avoid writing a
burn one.
letter,
Mojar
la p61vora.
To
Mojar
la oreja.
To have conquered
and never
person.
or defeated a
person.
Moler a
To
azotes.
rnolino.
lash
to whip.
will
not turn
the mill.
To
huevos, que
no largos dedos.
Montar en cuidado.
Montar, 6
Practice
makes
perfect.
To be on one's guard.
To wind a watch or clock.
reloj.
Montar en
Montar un
No
pelo.
rifle.
Montar
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Montar
Montar
159
la guardia.
la trinchera.
trenches
(mil.).
Montar un navio.
Montar el cabo ; 6 doblar el cabo.
Montar el tim6n.
Mi comadre la andadora, si no en
My
co-godmother, or gossip,
is
gad-about.
los
dientes.
Morderse
(nau.) .
you cannot
If
your
To
la lengua.
do not /show
bite,
teeth.
refrain
is
tempted to say.
To be revengefully angry.
To
openly.
Morder en un
confite
con
To be hand and
otro.
intimate
me mordi6 el sapo,
me
hinch6 el papo.
gano
Antano
y ho-
te
Your proposition
muerda.
cause)
Esa
familiar.
is
declined
your
intentions understood.
Morder
Morder
la tierra.
el freno.
straint
re-
between
one's teeth.
Dos potros
un can, bien
le
mor-
Two
deran.
El
con
perro
rabia,
su
amo
muerde.
A mad
dog
will bite
even
his
mas-
ter.
To
To
Morir vestido.
Morir por alguno.
be
exceedingly fond
of
any
one.
tristeza.
muerte
Muert6
se
le
sabe.
el perro,
acab6
muerta
la rabia.
He who
enjoys
la rabia,
Remove
disappear.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
160
la
deuda
The debt
is
the debtor
To
To
To
To
No
The
lives.
perish with
be
or with cold.
thirst,
very
suffering
much from
hunger.
retire
God
Death
que.
die of fear.
permits.
is
certain,
surprise.
Morir en
la
To
demanda.
last
extremity.
Uno muere de
y otro se
atafea,
la
What
is
is
another
man's poison.
desea.
Mosquear, 6 palmear
Mostrar la una.
To punish to flog.
To show one's faults
las espaldas.
show the
to
cloven foot.
Mostrar
To
las unas.
be inexorable, or
difficult
of per-
when
angry,
suasion.
Mostrar
el
To show
estuche.
Mostrar
las suelas
Mostrar dientes a
Mostrar
de
los zapatos.
los dientes.
los colmillos.
one's teeth
a dog.
like
el lugar.
dertaking a thing.
Mustrame
marido
tu mujer, decirte he
se
vientos.
muda, Dios
le
Show me your
ayuda.
cielo,
6 de
and
I will tell
helps
Mudar
wife,
tien.
Moverse a todos
Quien
que
To change
cielo.
the
air,
himself.
the
roof,
the
ceiling.
Mudarsele
el cielo
3.
To become
uno.
the wind.
el viento.
Mudar
aires,
6 de
Al viejo mudale
pellejo.
sad or worried.
To change
aires.
el aire
y darte ha
el
It
is
climate.
change
their climate.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Mudarse a cualquier
Mudarse el aire.
Mudar
161
To be changeable.
To change one's luck.
To change one's customs and man-
aire.
el pellejo.
ners.
las
teeth, but
mientes.
El hijo borde y
la
se
mudan.
in acts or aims.
Mudar la guardia.
Mudar de semblante,
6 de color.
To relieve
To show
guard.
a change of feelings in
one's face.
Mudar 6 tomar
To
estado.
become a
(i.e.,
to
priest; or to be mar-
ried).
Nacer de cabeza.
Nacer de
To
Al bobo, mudale
el fuego.
one's mouth.
pies.
be born with a
silver
spoon
in
one's mouth.
To
El poeta nace, y
el
orador se hace.
poet
becomes such.
hombre venturero
la
hija
nace
No
paces.
Desnudo
for
his first-born.
primero.
To
escape from
peril.
Association
is
relationship.
naci,
desnudo
me
hallo, ni
pierdo, ni gano.
To
Rice,
Se
me nadan
Nadar
los pies
sin calabazas.
en
los zapatos.
flatter
Gambling
fish,
and
cucumber require
My
Not
others.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
162
Nadar, nadar, y a
To
la orilla ahogar.
Una
A
A
fail when
very near success ; to
drown near land.
bad season begins with much rain.
guilty conscience needs no ac-
cuser.
fiscal.
Taberna
vieja
no necesita rama.
needs no
Quien todo
lo niega,
todo
lo confiesa.
Too much
sign.
fession.
al
El hierro obedece,
En
to another.
and he
devil,
will
ap-
la sondalesa.
tiempo.
Talk of the
pear.
Obedecer
el
acero no.
He
pulso.
God's power
is
or place.
aire.
la
boca chica.
Oye
Oigase
Oiga
ti
!
j
will
ing that
!
will
it
be refused.
do you hear
!
attention
(Exclamations of surprise.)
Hear hear
A word with you
justicia.
own
Silence
palabras
ruin.
To make
I say
oigamonos
Oigan
Oye
Oye
Oigame V. dos
!
Oiga V.
own
la altura.
Ofenderse del
their
and pleasure.
sus narices.
Observar
To
To
To
We
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
j
Dios
lo oiga,
el
163
For
oir
The
al gallo cantar,
y no sup6 en que
haber oido
fulfilment of duty
To make
can never be
muladar.
No
be
superfluous.
perdio Jornada.
Oy6
devil
la
To be ignorant, or
common things.
campana.
Quien no oye mas que una campana, no oye mas que un sonido.
Oler la casa a hombre.
unobservant, of
A man
sides.
own
house.
al
The cask
holds
known by
Oler A chamusquina.
To come
No
It
of the
smells
liquor
a man's character
it
may be
his actions.
blows.
el
Con
la
To
To
To
d mi la bolsa, y hidate a
have a premonition of
smells of heresy.
Give
boca.
deserve to be hanged.
savor of imposition or fraud.
He
hereje.
Huelame
ti
The neck
poste.
Huele a
a suspicious affair.
of loss (said of an enteror
prise
game).
is
It smells
me my pleasures, and
ill.
let
repu-
tation go.
las glorias se
olvidan las
me-
The
memories.
morias.
To
venge.
To trim a
la bolina.
forget a
wrong
is
the
best re-
sail (nau.) .
close-hauled ship, or by the wind
(nau.).
Esto se origina de
tal cosa.
Otorgar de cabeza.
To
Love repays
that.
assent.
Pagar
se paga.
el afecto.
To
To
love.
return affection.
give satisfaction.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
164
Pagar a uno en
la
misma raoneda.
To pay
man
in his
revenge one's
lo
Paga
,lo
que
tienes.
Pagar de contado.
Pagar un
la
Pagar
beneficio.
peonada.
Pagarse.
Pagarse de alguno.
Bien con bien se paga.
los azotes al verdugo.
Pagar
own
pagar de mi dinero.
el
Pagar
poso.
to
will
To pay promptly.
To return a favor.
To give like for like.
To be pleased with one's self.
To take a liking to a person.
One good turn deserves another.
To return good for evil to furnish
;
coin
self.
guarantee
To
self.
that.
ing an office.
Haughty
Pagar un
To
To
To
To
delito.
doble.
Pagar
la
Pagar
el palo.
Pagar
la farda.
Pagan a
el pellejo.
las
dores.
Pagar
la ropa.
Papenle duelos.
be pleased.
fault.
the
unjust.
People
gossiper.
To return a visit.
To pay so much per head.
To be confused, irresolute,
plexed
double punishment.
suffer
an
Pagar con
difficult to
suffer for
to
per-
be near death.
To keep
ful.
without delay.
Sin parar.
Instantly
No
poder parar.
Ir a parar.
Parar
el golpe.
En que
What
To
will
be the
result of this ?
SPANISH IDIOMS.
An
No
To
Esto
al
is
tangle
honey upon
ass with
a better
Al parecer.
For el bien parecer.
Parece que
and not
figure than
To
to
all
appearance.
save appearances.
My sisters
trampa.
make a
charming.
Seemingly
se parecen.
lo quiso la
tangle,
fritters.
woman
Mis hermanas
upon
a pack-saddle.
have an elegant appearance.
Las damas
This
165
It
it
so.
suyos se parece.
Se parecen los cascos a la
el
olla.
como un
agua.
Children
Parece que
le
Judas.
Parlar de balde.
mano.
Parti r abierto.
Partir la diferencia.
Partir el c6mico.
Partir el camino.
Partir la tierra.
La mar que
their
parents
an unpleasant sense)
To appear
ex-
pected.
is not
likely to stir the waters
of
one who does not show
(said
He
(irony
directed at an indolent person).
She looks as if she had been nursed
by a witch
thin)
resemble
(used in
talent)
their
parents in character.
She looks
To be
(i.e.,
very pale
and
like
a witch.
in tattered clothes.
To talk nonsense.
To have a sham fight.
To desist to abandon.
To uncover a beehive for a swarm.
To split the difference.
To split a hair to be niggardly.
To meet half way.
;
little
ones.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
166
Oficio de
manos no
le
parten her-
manos.
Partir peras
Ni en
skill in
some-
thing.
con alguno.
en veras con tu amo
burlas, ni
To
treat
Be
To
To
To
To
To
To
a person familiarly.
partas peras.
Partir
de carrera.
Partirse el alma.
Partir las amarras.
Partir el puno.
Pasar de largo.
Pasar el charco.
Pas6
el rio
la
gripe (nau.).
pass by a place.
cross the seas.
He swam
a nado.
empleos de
die.
The
all
the offices
in the Republic.
Republica,
Pase V.
Pasarse.
To remove from
other.
El papel se pasa.
Las frutas se pasan.
The paper
To
To
To
recollect something.
To
catch cold.
Pasarle a
blots.
Fruits decay.
al sol.
la
cabeza.
Pasarsele a
uno
la cabeza.
me pas6 por
Pasar en bianco, 6 en claro, alguna
Se
alto.
I forgot, or omitted,
To
something.
cosa.
It
To send
word.
To make more
are needed.
To
To
To
La enfermedad
The
Pasar un
libro.
se pasa.
This
To
To
thread a needle.
is
un animal.
Pasar una hebra por
aguja.
el ojo
de una
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Pasarse con poco.
Este vestido puede pasar el verano.
To be
167
This dress
will last
mer.
Pasarse sin alguna cosa.
Pasar por una cosa.
Pasar la comida.
To
To
To
John excels
Peter
is
Peter.
satisfied
with mediocrity.
pasar.
Pasar
la
moneda.
Pasar
el
dinero.
To
To
re-count money.
coin passes in the
false
dark
Pasa a
la vuelta,
al frente.
This sum
To
To
is
sift.
boil eggs.
Cuando pasan
Improve
Ajo crudo
One should be
rabanos, comprarlos.
y vino puro pasan el
puerto seguro.
Pasarse de bueno, 6 de corts.
Pasar por todas
las
aduanas.
all
opportunities.
well fed
in
order
To be over-good or
To undergo a close
over-polite.
examination.
To
cian.
Pasar
To
To
la c61era.
Lo pasado pasado.
Un buen
pasar.
good way of
living.
Ya
te
comodamente.
he pasado muchas.
have
forgiven
already.
To
Pasar plaza.
is
Pasar
las
Pasar nor
por
las picas.
picas.
not.
Pasar 6 traer la
Pasar
el
mano por
el cerro.
To
To
cajole
to flatter.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
168
Pas6 6
mam6
el
He
tramojo.
en
6 de claro
To smuggle.
To pass the night
without sleeping.
claro.
is
no
appeal.
testamento, pasa
por codicilo.
is
in the
sometimes done by
other means.
Como
lo
How
pasa V. ?
To
To
To
To
la
do you do?
die.
call the roll (mil.).
on the forbidden.
Pasarse al enemigo.
Pasar por las armas.
Pasar a cuchillo.
Pasar
al filo
de
la espada.
Pasar un cabo.
Pasar
el
Pasear
virador de combes.
la calle.
in the
street.
Pasear
las calles.
Pasear
la capa.
Vayase V. a pasear
Quien peca y se enmienda a Dios
encomienda.
En
area abierta
el justo
se
salir
con
el
me-
himself to God.
To
To
To
the grateful
he
Abad de
y pedis
Carcuela, comistes la
la cazuela.
Pedir cuentas.
Pedir ctfenta.
Pedir por una cosa.
peca.
To loiter about.
To go to walk for amusement.
Go along be off
He who sins and repents, commends
olla,
man
give
more than
asks.
To
To
To
call for
accounts.
a person to account.
set a price on a thing.
call
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Se
beg
Pedir gollerias.
Cuando
amigo pide, no
tu
le
hagas
Fraile
pedir de boca.
pidas perdon antes de la acusapidas de grado lo que puedes
there be
According to desire.
Never ask pardon before you are
No
pedir peras
Pedirselo d uno
To be
Pedir zelos.
Pedir
let
accused.
ci6n.
No
floor.
To wish unreasonably.
When thy friend asks,
receiver.
dos.
No
it
no to-morrow.
esperar.
of you as a favor.
pido a V.
la palabra.
lo
Pido
169
olmo.
al
el cuerpo.
6
justicia,
pedir en juicio.
jealous.
al
campo.
To challenge.
When peopfe
ous
when
indifferent.
queremos.
Pegar un petardo.
Pegar mangas.
No
los ojos.
Not
Esa ya no pega.
Pegar una tostada a alguno.
Pegdrsele a uno la silla, 6 el
Pegdrsele a uno las sdbanas.
That
Pegarla de puno.
Pegar una ventosa.
pegar
Pegar
la
Pegarse
boca d
la
la
lengua
pared.
al paladar.
asiento.
to
is
be able to
sleep.
an absurdity.
No
peinar canas.
Peinar el estilo.
No
las olas.
Pelarselas.
To
To
be young.
To
To
a proposal of marriage.
execute a thing with vigor and
reject
efficiency.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
170
Pelarse de fino.
Pelarse alguno las barbas.
actions.
This water
When
very bad
is
it
boils.
their
depen-
dents.
When
con
To
el
fall
out,
the
nail,
might and
thefts
to light.
fight tooth
and
main.
Piensa
thieves
come
los hurtos.
The
by himself.
su condici6n.
Donde menos
se
salta
piensa
la
liebre.
Con
starts.
facilidad se piensa, y se
De
acomete
dificultad
Cuando
Sin pensar.
On
An
al cielo.
There's
and the
sopa.
lip.
que se ha de perder,
ban de nacer.
Prosperity
bocado pierde.
The sheep
pajarillo
Oveja que
its
alillas le
deliberately.
Unexpectedly thoughtlessly.
try an impossible thing.
Al
purpose
To
Pensar en lo excusado.
to accomplish.
ella.
caso pensado.
Una
It is
bala,
to
its
sometimes disastrous
is
possessor.
that
bleats
loses
its
gathered morsel.
No
perder de vista.
Perderse de vista.
Not
To
excel;
to
be magnificent; to
good thing
lost is
a good thing
appreciated.
Perder
la
ocasi6n
el lance.
mucho
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Hombre que
An
Un
se pierde de vista.
bien nunca se pierde ; o haz bien
y no mires a quien.
Perder
la ensalada, ni la pierdas,
ni sea aguada.
Quien
He who
silla.
pay
would
due
it
He who
Perderse.
To
La manzana podrida
pierde
compania.
Por un Iadr6n pierden ciento en
mes6n.
Perder
su
has an
hanged.
throw one's
ill
self
name
half
is
away.
good
manners.
el
When
a crime
suffer
To
el respeto.
is committed, many
from suspicion.
Perder
To
To
la vergiienza.
perder punto.
No
must
attention.
No
good wine.
a Sevilla, perdi6 su
fu
astute man.
good deed is never thrown away.
To
La vez de
171
in
my
shame.
lose all
to neglect
nothing.
Carelessness leads to loss.
You do not
much
fallen
lose
much by
not doing
this.
la hal-
Here
lost
shall find
lare.
it
who, having
prise,
He who
se le antojan.
Pierde
el
mes
lo suyo,
perdieron los
daron
pero no
el
anillos,
aqui que-
los dedillos.
Perder
failed
an enter-
in
persist in it).
is
always
bells.
ano.
Si se
still
la tierra.
hearing
farmer may neglect his land for a
month without utter failure ; but
Do
rings, if
you
still
its
own pun-
To be banished.
To lose with a good hand
in obtaining one's right.
to
fail
SPANISH IDIOMS.
172
Lo
ello
For
falta
For want of a
nail the
shoe was
lost.
herradura.
Perder
la chabeta.
No
Perder
<[
Que
la
quiere V. perder ?
La marea
El
tramontana.
The
The
pierde.
rio se pierde.
tide
falls.
ground,
or sinks.
To
To
No
No
No
perder
sino
por
have
Quality
Not
que
to lose.
is
tity.
ripio.
se pierde todo lo
much
lose time.
esta
en
All
is
is
in danger.
peligro.
Perder
el habla.
Perder
la
cabeza.
Ganar 6 perder
capitulo.
Perder terreno.
Perderse en
el bosque.
Perdido por una persona.
Donde
To be speechless.
To lose one's presence of mind
be at a loss how to act.
To carry or lose one's point.
To lose ground.
To lose one's .way in a wood.
To be very deeply in love.
Faint heart never won fair lady
to
try
again.
Not
Perder cuidado.
Perdonar
el bollo
por
el
coscorr6n.
to fear
Some
to
make
things cost
worth.
el
agua.
Perecer de hambre.
Perecer de
risa.
The
To
To
Sea
como
el
hacha que
Be
them.
good
for evil.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
le
Pesa
le
pese.
sino de la
is
proud of
In spite of him.
mnos
No me
No
He
Mai que
173
le
qued6.
Bad
hard to overcome.
To
a mere nothing.
habits once contracted are very
It is insignificant,
be of very
little
weight or conse-
quence.
Pesarle a uno la cabeza
mas que
los
He
is
top-heavy, drunk.
pies.
No
El
To
sol pica
del
Quien
sombra
Picar
muy
le
Picar
el
pion,
espanta.
is
its
la berza.
Evils of one's
be borne patiently.
To seek a mean advantage.
Picome una
shadow.
pez.
Picar un dibujo.
Picarla de poeta.
Picar
scorches.
alto.
Picar la vena.
The sun
He who
arafia,
y ateme una
sa-
Much ado
about nothing.
bana.
Picar la came.
To chop
No
Not
pillar fastidio.
to
the meat.
borrow trouble
to
be
easily
vexed.
Quien
Pillar
pilla, pilla.
all
on
his
lobo,
No
pintan.
Pintarse solo.
Pisar de valentia.
Pisar las cuerdas.
Pisar el sapo.
Pisar las tablas.
Pisar el umbral de la vida.
Pisar
como
lo
The
lion
not so brave as he
is
is
represented.
To excel all others.
To
To
strut.
To rise late.
To embark to go on board ship.
To be born.
To be good or bad tempered.
;
SPANISH IDIOMS.
174
Plegue d Dios
que
j
plegue d Dios
God
Please
or
God
grant that
God
we hoped
well as
may
turn out as
How
propagate by
To
To
Que me place
Plantar de rama.
!
Plantar en la carcel.
To
He
Como
As
Poder
remediar, se
se
ha
puede
de aguantar.
Desde que uno puede acordarse.
A lo que puedes solo, no esperes d
No
lo
Si
En
al
agua, pero
casa de Gonzalo
que
What
its
by
own
its
own
light,
excellence.
can't
dured.
One cannot
ring
the
A man
can lead
his
chimes, and
ass
(i.e.,
do
to water,
than strength.
Skill is better
fuerza.
To be
el
mas puede
la
If I
To
ser el cuervo
is
el gallo.
No
puede
gallina
discovered by
virtue
is
procesi6n.
No
fire is
so
do
otro.
For
slips.
to Versailles.
To occupy
leer cdtedra.
Lo que no
I like it
mas negro
las alas.
que
Poder vender en un buen mercado.
be above criticism.
its
wings
the worst
To be more
blacker than
is
over.
sagacious and
astute
than others.
No
Not
to
be able
to bring a person to
reason.
lo que no puede
comer, dalo por su alma.
El abad de bamba,
To make
others
a parade
that
ourselves.
which
of
is
giving
to
useless
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
poder hincar
diente a una
el
To be
175
cosa.
Tu que no puedes,
lleVame a cuestas.
To
who
is
him-
self
No
Se
To
One might
le
trust
gold.
the
difficulties).
Si
La
poda en
abril.
If
like,
like
The
care.
No
To be
poder parar.
He
El no puede contenerse.
No poder tragar a alguno.
Ponerse en
los huesos.
Poner
las orejas
Poner a uno
Ponerse
la
coloradas.
ceniza en la frente.
como una
grana.
el pie"
sobre
el
pescuezo.
grow
fat.
ears.
humiliate by reproaches.
blush up to one's eyes.
show anger
in one's face.
humiliate one.
in your demands.
have brought him to reason
pacified him.
hoja,
dos
thin or
become sunburned.
become pale.
make one blush to his
Ponerse a razones.
.
become emaciated.
Be moderate
P6ngase V. en la raz6n.
Lo he puesto en la raz6n.
Ponerse en caso de
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
uneasy.
has no command over himself.
To
is
or
of ...
twice wetted
all.
grasp
all,
SPANISH IDIOMS.
176
edificio.
To
To
To
To
in
relief;
describe
to
graphically.
To
To
Ponerse a trabajar.
Poner huevos.
Sobre un huevo pone
la gallina.
lay eggs.
The hen
egg
is
To
To
escrito.
Ponerse a
escribir.
sits, if it
a nest-egg, or a start in
articulo.
life,
needful.
set
one up
in business.
To
exaggerate
cheapen, an
end
Poner en precio.
Poner cedulones.
Poner su firma.
Poner por
work.
set to
writing.
carta.
Ingle's, etc.
To write a letter.
To seal or stamp a letter.
To translate into Spanish,
English,
etc.
Poner en musica.
Poner en verso.
Poner punto final a una cuesti6n.
Poner a asar.
Poner toda la carne en el asador.
To set to music.
To versify to put in verse.
To put an end to a question.
To roast.
To put all the meat to roast at once
;
to hazard
Ponerle
el
cascabel al gato.
Poner en escena.
Poner en prensa.
Ponerse bien 6 mal con alguno.
Poner a uno como un guante.
To
To
To
To
To
to propitiate.
to insult a person.
Poner
Poner a almanta.
all.
the
fire.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Ponerse de acuerdo.
Ponerse a
reir.
Ponerse a
llorar.
triste.
Poner dinero a
interes.
Poner manos a
la obra.
Poner la mesa.
Poner a votaci6n.
Ponerse en acuerdo.
Poner una cosa en alguno.
Ponerle a uno una casa.
eso.
pongo en V.
Ponerse frio, 6 caliente.
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
to
hija.
work.
doubt.
undertake anything.
on a thing.
put in practice.
I leave
lo
gambling.
put out money at interest.
Poner en duda.
Yo
To agree unanimously.
To ridicule to laugh.
To weep over anything.
To cheer up, or to grieve.
To set the arms akimbo.
To appoint a person as minister.
To put the sea between.
To protest to make clear.
To change one's clothes.
To take a fancy to a thing.
To give one's^ self up to drinking,
;
Ponerse alegre, 6
Ponerse en asas.
Poner en
177
it
to you.
con-
dition.
Poner delante.
To remind
Nada
se le
Poner a raci6n.
Ponerse a
la carga.
Ponerse
el sol
Ponerse
al frente
Poner en
el sol se
efecto.
Poner en lista.
Poner un negocio
alguno.
pone.
de un negocio.
en manos de
to suggest.
To take refuge.
To put a thing in a safe
To put on allowance.
To be ready to receive
place.
cargo (said
of a ship).
The sun sets.
To
To
To
To
be the principal
in a business.
carry out.
place a
put an
name upon a
affair in
list.
charge of another.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
ITS
To
one names.
call
There
is
thing.
Poner piernas
To
al caballo.
to spur one's
horse.
No
nubes.
las
estrellas.
extol
stars.
Poner espuelas.
Poner A raya.
Ponerse en pies en
estar en, 6 sobre,
Ponerse hasta
To
la
la dificultad
mano
la dificultad.
del amirez.
los cascos.
To
To
To
incite, or
urge on.
restrain.
seize
difficulty lies.
Poner en su corazon, 6 en
de alguno.
el
coraz6n
To move
much.
To
other.
Poner en limpio.
Poner en claro.
the river on
To
Poner en pico.
set
fire.
secret.
El
me ha
He
puesto un hierro.
has laid
me
tions.
Poner en astillero.
Poner uno de su parte.
Poner coto.
Poner uno toda su
Bien puesto.
Poner en plato
fuerza.
Well dressed.
;
6 poner
uno.
Puesto en
el
plato 4
To
afford
tunity.
el borrico.
Determined
thing.
to
accomplish
some-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
179
He
Ponerse
To become
serio.
Poner en observancia.
Ponerse bien con Dios.
Poner
el grito
en
One who
all his
powers.
serious.
promises,
perform.
To execute orders punctually.
To make one's peace with God.
To
el cielo.
put forth
cry to heaven
to
complain
bit-
terly.
Poner nombre.
Ponerse en gracia.
Poner a prueba.
Poner complacencia en
Poner los ojos en algo.
algo.
Ponerse a pensar.
Poner bien
los
dedos en
el instru-
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
baptize.
expiate by confession.
put to the proof.
on a
thing.
mento.
Poner a caballo.
Ponerse bien en un caballo.
Poner los puntos muy altos.
Poner en libertad de alguna obligaci6n.
Poner a
To
costa.
much
devote
time or
money
to
an object.
Be
industrious, diligent.
To do something
one's
Se ha puesto
muy
hueco.
He
has
another
for
own expense.
become very vain and
at
osten-
tatious.
Ponerse de
puntillas.
To
ion.
La
gallina
pone que
que la mia.
Poner tacha.
Ponerse grave.
Poner pies en pared.
My
To make objections.
To assume an air of importance.
To put one's foot down to be ob;
stinate.
como un trompo.
mismo que el sol puesto.
Ponerse
Ser
lo
To pout.
To eat and drink to satiety.
To be worth nothing.
To hazard to expose to danger.
;
SPANISH IDIOMS.
180
Ponerse derecho.
No
stand upright.
Not to allow one's self to be mal-
Poner 6
Ponerse en ocasi6n.
Poner en
peligro.
se deja
poner
la albarda.
to
treated.
To look unpromising.
To wear the breeches
as.
(said of over-
bearing wives).
Pone'rsele a uno.
Poner
con cabeza.
la
nuca.
Poner en prenda.
Al mozo mal mandado, ponerle
la
stimulates even
people to diligence.
constrain a person to do some-
idle
To
thing.
algo.
Poner
heels.
To
urge, or
his will.
To find fault.
To make difficulties.
Poner defectos.
Poner
dificultades.
molares
nunca
in
family dis-
putes.
Beware interference
6 hecho un
To
To
To
To
To
perro.
Ponerse furioso.
Poner en
el suelo.
To become furious.
To throw down.
To reprimand severely.
To lay violent hands on a clergyman.
To humiliate a person, by word or
action.
Poner peros.
Poner como un Cristo a alguno.
Quien se pone a ello ?
Poner sal a alguno en la mollera.
<;
To
To
find fault
to
make
difficulties.
To
bring
him
to his senses.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Poner de
patitas
en
la calle.
To
181
Ponerse en
la calle.
De
To be ostentatious.
Do not trust one who
not meet
will
your eye.
To
To
lay violent
strike
the
cara.
To
To
Poner a saco
To
hands on one.
fist.
sion of a criminal.
6 meter a saco, 6 a
plunder
to loot.
sacomano.
To
threaten
with
public
punish-
ment.
Poner en un palo.
Poner a la sombra.
Poner a uno en
la jaula.
Poner demanda.
position.
Poner centinela.
Poner cerco.
Poner en fuga.
Poner un
Poner
bajel d nado.
las velas
en facha.
Poner
la proa al rumbo.
Ponerse en caza.
To post a sentinel.
To besiege.
To put the enemy to flight.
To launch a ship (nau.).
To lay the yards aback; to
brace
aback (nau.).
To stand on the course (nau.).
To manoeuvre to escape another
vessel (nau.).
Poner
las
Ponerse a
vergas en cruz.
la capa.
To
To
To
estro abuelo
no
lo sabe.
have a toothache.
good
To
life is
who
are
SPANISH IDIOMS.
182
Si preguntais
for a
If
un garbanzal.
tiene
my
cabbage,
temptuous retort
is no answer).
Prender muerte.
To
No
That
Prestar paciencia.
Prestar atenci6n.
He
which
get killed.
is not where the difficulty lies.
fastened
Imperfectly
together ;
pinned together.
tado.
le
presta
el
aguij6n.
barbas mesa.
A man who
lends
money must do
it
cautiously.
Quien
presta
al
amigo, amenudo
cobra un enemigo.
El amigo que no presta, y el cuchillo
que no corta, que se pierda poco
importa.
Prevenirsele a uno alguna cosa.
Privarse de juicio.
who
friend
knife
will
that will
not cut,
may
as
well be lost.
To occur to
To become
one's mind.
insane
one's
to lose
mind.
To
Privarse de raz6n.
Prob6 a
levantarse,
y no pud6.
Me
To
vestment
Probar
To annoy
la paciencia.
with me.
an
to risk
in-
to venture upon.
tience.
Probar
las
To
armas.
of
arms.
Probar mal
To
la tierra.
climate).
Prueba
al
lo ne-
cesites.
Quien
mnos
He who
received.
It is
is
over-anxious.
Procurar
el
camino.
To open
the
way ;
best
a mistake to be
to facilitate.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Mas produce
el
ano que
el
campo
the
bien labrado.
Prolongarse a
183
To
la costa.
or
coast,
range
shore
along
(nau.).
nada a
la
To make
great promises.
al-
fulfil.
manana.
To
Propasar la estima.
Se ha propasado a decirme menti.
ligious order.
To outrun the reckoning (nau.).
He had the audacity to tell me that
to enter a re-
I lied.
Publicar armas.
Purificarse la condici6n.
obligation.
Good
tura.
el
Quebrar
Quebrarse
To
To
To
To
carazdn.
la
cabeza.
Quebrar amistad.
Quebrar
Quebrar
lanzas.
el
to dispute
impediments.
To do that which
ojo al diablo.
is
to
best,
remove
most
just,
and reasonable.
La mujer honrada
la
pierna que-
brada, y en casa.
la
The
respectable
at
woman
should keep
home.
la
An
la
Habit
evil habit
must be overcome.
pierna.
la pierna,
is
no excuse
hueca.
lo
mas
delgado.
at its
weak-
quarrel, the
Quebrar
la
Quebrar
la
condici6n, 6
To
ised.
Quebrar
el hilo.
el natural.
temper.
To break the thread
to interrupt.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
184
No
Quebrme
i
el
la cabeza,
Quebrasteme
untas
el
casco
me
y ahora
good.
You have broken
La verdad adelgaza y no
quiebra.
The
truth
may
my
run
but
fine,
not
will
break.
No
mal
Mas
hilado.
vale doblarse
Andar de
que quebrarse.
To be on
pi6 quebrado.
the decline
to
be
in nar-
row circumstances.
Tantas veces va
que
cantero d la fuente
el
al fin se quiebra.
The
To be in good health.
To become surety for any one.
To agree, or compound, with any one.
The
1.
business will
not
fail
on
his
account.
Queda en
Quedar
limpio
Something remains
limpio.
money
Quedar en hacer una
Quedar bien 6 mal.
los amores,
y quedan
be done.
los
do-
purse
no
left.
To agree
To come
cosa.
or
Vanse
to
To retain something.
The net profit is ...
To have but an empty
to
do anything.
off well or
ill
to succeed
fail.
in its train.
lores.
To
To
Ahi
I trust
cessfully.
te
quedan
las Haves.
quedar por
He who
corta, ni
mal echada.
To
affairs
(my
keys) to you
be sure
queda.
No
my
will
remain behind.
effort to
accomplish a purpose.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
El
Quedar
No
No
el
victorious.
left,
notwithstand-
he has
nothing left.
To be even with a person.
To have to walk farther.
Quedarse para
have a fortune
oido.
el
To
185
To become an
old maid.
genes.
Quedarse a
To remain
la espiga.
till
Quedarse en agalla.
Quedar de n6n.
To
To
To
To
To
To
Not
el
est6mago.
Quedar inm6vil.
Quedar debajo.
be
reticent.
naked.
strip
be struck motionless.
get the worst of an affair.
be deceived in one's hopes.
matter.
To be inferior.
To lose all one
atras.
Quedarse
Quedarse a espadas.
No quedar titere con
cara,
6 ca-
has in gambling.
destruction.
Complete
beza.
To
The
difficulty
still
remains.
pie.
To act
To be
Quedarse en descubierto.
Quedarse d oscuras ; a buenas noch-
wisely in an
was beginning
es; 6 en bianco.
to lose
left in
To
affair.
to enjoy.
(lit.
or
to fail to obtain
fig.)
to
be
the lurch.
be disappointed.
Quedarse soplando
darse fresco.
Quedarse asperges.
las
unas
6 que-
To be
6 que-
To
disappointed.
fail
to
be disappointed,
dis-
gusted.
To be
tations
SPANISH IDIOMS.
186
They
are
alike disappointed.
all
iguales.
To be
To be
To be
yerto.
astonished, thunderstruck.
astonished, thunderstruck.
petrified with fear or astonish-
ment.
Quedarse
To be
frio.
ment.
To be
To be
Quedarse en pulsos.
Quedarse muerto.
dispirited, discouraged.
surprised and grieved by sud-
den news.
Quedar abochornado.
No ir, 6 no quedarse en zaga.
Quien a mi me trasqui!6, las
le quedaron en la mano.
en
Quedarse
la
To
feel mortified.
Not
tijeras
be
el
campo.
No quedar gota de sangre en
To be
me
and can do
defeated
battle-field;
el
any one.
inferior to
clipped
scissors,
en
estacada;
to
He who
to
be
to
To be overcome
it
again.
die on
the
killed.
with terror.
cuerpo.
Aun queda
el
The
el
cu-
To
To
evil is
is
to
the worst
come.
pocket an
insult.
erpo.
To be completely destitute.
To be armed.
To clamor against.
To complain without cause
Quedarse en la calle.
Quedar armado.
Quejarse de.
Quejarse de vicio.
ado about
El galgo y
por
el
gavilan no se quejan
sino porque es su
Low people
to
make
trifles.
la presa,
el
agua.
To come
is
quema
balago.
Quemese
To
when
the house
to be too late.
be
regretted.
Quema que
Quemarse
el
with water
burned down
rabia.
las cejas.
la casa
y no saiga humo.
It is horribly hot.
To
much.
If you must
noise.
quarrel,
oil
to study
do so without
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Quemarle a alguno
j
se
Quemadas
la estatua.
vean
tus palabras
187
(re-
for malice).
Quemarse
sangre; 6 pudrirse
la
la
proach
To be subject to constant vexations.
el
Guardians should be
sangre.
quema
el
There
pan.
Como
Como
,1
faithful to their
trust.
is
many a
cup and
slip 'twixt
lip.
asi
me
As I choose ;
As you like.
lo quiero.
V. quisiere.
quieres boca? 6 a pedir de
qu
just as I desire
it.
boca.
Que mas
quiere ?
bien
Quien
quiere, tarde olvida.
Quien quiere a Beltran, bien quiere
;
a su can.
He who loves
The
Quien todo
Pintar
chasten you.
will
If
mismo.
you
yourself.
lo quiere,
como
todo
lo pierde.
He who
To
querer.
self.
Sin querer.
Quien bien quiere, bien obedece.
Unwillingly
With good
undesignedly.
will,
one
can
always
please.
Mas hace
el
el
que
puede.
Si bien me quieres, tratame cotno
sueles.
Que
Si
quieres empobrecer,
que no has menester.
compra
lo
que
cuando
We
wishes, even
our own
lece.
He who
is
mad.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
188
No
ready shelled.
He who has but
study so
El comer y
el rascar
que empezar.
La raz6n no quiere
no quiere mas
el villano
el
talent
little
must
its
indulgence.
can? dale
the
dog
follow
you ?
feed him.
Cuando Dios no
no pueden.
Mai me quieren mis compadres porles
digo
las
If
God
Unvarnished truth
is
often unwel-
come.
verdades.
saiga el toro.
No
her nuts
the harder.
pan.
que
much
like
Reason must
fuerza.
<;
bell.
it
al
be dangerous.
Old people
suppers.
te quiero,
Aqui
escopeta
buena fama, no
cama.
Si quieres
en
De lo
la
Now
te
el sol
fiesta?
If
is
the
moment
(for escape).
Even small
favors should
fully received.
Having so much,
be grate-
why should he
sin tacha,
andese
a pie\
No
Si quieres engordar,
y bebe a vagar.
Quien peces
bre,
He who
If
a person.
you wish to grow
fat,
eat
when
mind a
Quien bien quiere, de lejos ve.
Querer 6 intentar algo por su bella
cara.
wetting.
well-wisher sees from afar.
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Quien no quiera ver
vaya a
lastimas,
que no
to be injured
la guerra.
Cuando Dios
189
quiere,
con todos
aires
When God
all
winds bring
may
rain out of a
wills,
rain.
llueve.
God
If
pleases,
it
clear sky.
las
Quien mas
mas
tiene,
quiere.
le
paneros.
cueste.
en
He who
sombrero.
Querer contar
To
las estrellas.
try to
count the
stars
to
attempt
the impossible.
He
Tanto quiso
To
injure
He
would not
el
listen to
him.
by indulgence.
les
No
le
If I
quiero.
pay
have
the best.
Bien
no
te quiero,
te
olla
la
la
del
cobertera
uno no
dos
quiere,
no
Querer atar
Two
cannot quarrel,
choose to do
barajan.
He who
able himself.
la suya.
Cuando
Fair-weather friendships,
doy mi dinero.
las
poner puertas
la
casa
lenguas
al
campo.
es
le
dar.
sube.
querer
He who
Quiera Dios
The lucky
give.
if
so.
God
grant
SPANISH IDIOMS.
190
Cuando
At any time.
quiera.
To
Querer mas.
iQue
Como
that
mean?
quiera.
Querer
prefer.
What does
decir.
To
Quitarse la mascarilla.
al
hombre
Method
fatiga.
To
ished plan.
Nutritious food conduces to vigor.
la
arruga.
To deny
another.
la
Quien quita
ocasi6n,
quita
el
To
ni quita ni
temptation avoids
abolish a tax.
No
avoids
sin.
pecado.
Quitar un tribute.
Eso
He who
pone.
To
To
Quitar la paja.
taste the
another drinks.
En
quitarme
For quitame
No
Not
quitar pinta.
quitar.
Quitarse un tajo.
Quitar las barbas.
Quitado
to differ at
all.
To wash away.
To be on the point of finishing.
Of short duration.
To parry a stroke in fencing.
To get shaved.
Quitar lavando.
Estar al quitar.
Very quickly.
For little or no reason.
esto.
Excepting
Get
Quiteselo V. de la cabeza.
Quitar el cabestro.
To
To
Quitarse de cuentos.
this.;
besides
this.
the halter.
neglect
the
details
of an
af-
fair.
i
Yo
te quitarre los
mocos
I will give
y di^ronlo a
To
To
Quitaronlo a
la tuerta,
la ciega.
otro.
upon another.
it
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Eso
como
es
To
191
ful thing.
To
Quitar la voluntad.
pose.
de
la
To
dissuade a person.
To unmask.
To cheat a person
Quitarse el embozo.
Quitar a uno el pellejo.
out of
all
he has
to pluck a pigeon.
Quitar a uno
To
a paseo.
el ir
alia
Quita
Quitar
la
Te
To
To
al pastel.
hojaldre
la capa.
la
quitar
suppress an office.
Get out of
Be off go
Quitar a uno
i
do wheat no good.
To
Quitar un empleo.
Quitate de ahi
crisma
that
!
rob a person.
break your head
To
kill
extravagantly, depending
on generous
Refrescar los viveres.
Refundir infamia.
regana dientes.
registrar.
El sano
al
friends.
No
a person.
To spend
I will
nonsense
como
dijo
un
ciego a otro.
other.
To laugh immoderately.
To giggle.
Reir a carcajadas.
Reirse por nada.
Riese el Diablo cuando
da
el
hambriento
al harto.
Reirse de
Pujo de
Relevar
dalesa.
turno a la
laughs
when
the poor
man
reir.
el
The devil
bomba 6
son-
To
An
To
laugh at ...
irresistible desire to laugh.
spell
(nau.).
the
pump
or the
lead
SPANISH IDIOMS.
192
Relucir
To
la espalda.
to
Relucir
No
To be
el pelo.
es oro todo lo
Remachar
que
reluce.
All
is
fat.
To add
el clavo.
error to
glitters.
error;
to
make
Remacharle
las narices
To
a uno.
flatten
blow.
Rematar un
Rematar en
To
To
ajuste.
el
mayor
poster.
strike a bargain.
sell
or knock
down
to the high-
est bidder.
Rematar a
Lo que no
presidio.
se
puede remediar,
se
ha
de aguantar.
en-
dured.
mendado.
Remienda tu pano, y pasaras
el
re-
ano.
Be
and they
espada.
Rendirse sin condici6n.
I detest
Remojar
la palabra.
Rendir marea.
Rendir
la guardia.
Rendir
las
Rendir
la
armas.
a lazy animal.
tiene siesta.
las
Avoid those who natter when present, and injure when absent.
Rinen
las
When
las
comadres, y se dicen
verdades.
Renovar
tell
bit-
ter truths.
To
la llaga.
revive a painful
remembrance
to increase a sorrow.
Renovar
la herida.
To remind
another of a sorrowful
fact.
Renovar
la
memoria.
Renunciarse a
Reparar en
si
mismo.
pelillos.
Reparar
el
tim6n.
Reposar
la
comida.
To
To
To
To
To
To
refresh the
memory.
helm (nau.).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
No
No
He
He
resol!6.
respir6.
193
lips.
No
Not
donde
tener por
respirar.
us.
Esta retentado de
to
He is
la gota.
be able
to
keep a
secret.
of gout.
Retenir
las orejas.
buen
Retirarse 6 recogerse a
vivir.
habit
to
reform.
No
el
huye
se retira,
que
dijo-Don
Quijote.
Retozar con
Retozar
Una b6veda
retumba.
Reventar de
risa.
To
To
la
mina.
todo reventar.
Reventar de envidia, de
uno
not to
Don
said
fly,
did
vault resounds.
is
la risa.
Reventar
retreat
Quixote.
I confess that I retreated, but
not fly.
verde.
el
To
el
celos.
diablo
el
demonic.
Revolver
el hato.
Revolver
las tripas.
Revolver
la feria.
Revolver
el ajo,
To promote discord.
To cause great disgust.
To disturb the course of business.
To revive disturbances and disputes.
To offer much, and do little.
6 caldos.
quiere
rain.
When
To be
ostentatious.
Rodearse de
fausto.
Lo rodean domesticas
satisfacciones
6 hijos amantes.
Me rodean tantos cuidados.
Ruede la bola
Rodar mundo 6 ver mundo.
Rodar la fortuna d alguno 6
!
la
fortuna a alguno.
soplar
He
possesses a happy
loving children.
don't care
To travel.
To be lucky.
let
it
go as
home and
it
will
SPANISH IDIOMS.
194
Roer
Roer
el
To
To
anzuelo, 6 el lazo.
los zancajos.
gossip
tantos.
Rogar
al
el tranco.
To
gency
To make
la valla.
Romper
a beginning
to
exceed
bounds.
Grasp
all.
est point.
delgado.
No romper
lose
all,
The cord
Romper
Romper
la voz.
las oraciones.
To be of a peaceful disposition.
To train the voice for singing.
To disturb a conversation imper-
Romper
los cascos.
To
tinently.
Romper un camino.
;
Rompe
galas
to
weary with
close study.
To build a road.
Beware of injury
your dress
to
Con
To
salud le rompa.
Saber
la carta
de marear.
No
saber
el
congratulate one
new dress.
To know how
To know how
el diablo.
paradero de alguno.
To
who
has on a
to behave, or to act.
to act.
Not
to
of
him.
No
saber de
To be overwhelmed with
si.
reza.
occupation.
It has
a strong
taste.
He
is
very
skilful.
No
tinta.
que.
To know
I
know
something.
pronto es cazado.
To manage
easily caught.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Las migajas del
fardel,
a veces saben
Unconsidered
bien.
La
The
sometimes do
first
point in business
is
to avoid
loss.
la ropa.
No
trifles
service.
good
195
To proceed
saberlo la tierra.
in
any
affair
with great
secrecy.
Saber
To
vidas ajenas.
las
Mucho
la
mas quien
The
toma.
fox
is
more
is
so.
Quien
understands.
Mas
sabe
el
cuerdo en
el
aprieta el
le
zapato.
que
el otro
6 es a saber.
el
valor de
un peso,
pidelo prestado.
knows more of
fool
his
own
Si quieres
The
la ajena.
es guerra,
vaya a
his
own shoe
pinches.
It is better to be lucky than wise.
That
If
is
to wit.
To
ella.
Hacer
saber.
Sabe Dios
No
como
j
Ave-MarL.
el
Sabelo Dios
se sabe.
To make known.
To have a thing at one's
God knows
not known.
It is
To know
They
No
No
No
saber
el Jesus.
Not
mucho
Saber de
No
Latin.
carretilla,
saber la
de memoria.
cartilla.
Saber d no dudarlo.
Todo
se sabe hasta lo
exactly.
will
whom
el Cristus.
sabe ni
tongue's end.
de
la callejuela.
to
know even
the alphabet
to
be quite uneducated.
To be very ignorant and unobservant.
To
To
To
To
To
be well informed.
know by
heart.
be extremely ignorant.
know
Truth
for certain.
will out,
though hid
in
a well.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
196
No
No
No
No
Not
He
el
is
about.
his duty.
The
knows
ass
well in
whose
face
he brays.
rebuzna.
Bien sabe
las culebras.
Saberselo todo.
Bien sabe
to
at sea.
el
el
The
man knows
wise
ignorant ; the
himself wise.
To know
To make
one's
that
h*e
is
ignoramus thinks
weak
side.
Sacar sangre.
saca sangre.
is
undesirable.
al
luz,
6 dar a
luz.
tablado.
Sacar a la plaza
6 a relucir
6 d
volar.
al sol.
uno de
Sacar mal
la
sus casillas.
cuenta.
Sacar de la puja.
or address.
Obra saca
obra.
Sacar de gntre
las
manos.
le
Sacar
el
To make
rather not.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Sacar
To
lengua d pasear.
la
Sacar
insist
we
dislike to hear.
un secreto a alguno.
buche d alguno.
Sacarle
197
el
secrets.
To'
To
To
make
upon
Sacar
la
To
lengua a alguno.
la
cabeza.
pecho.
Sacar la espada por alguno.
To
To
la
Sacar
el
espada.
of any one.
rescue a person from the grasp
of another.
raise
tion.
To
To
Sacar
nos
el
;
alma
el
las tripas
coraz6n
;
los
tuta-
las entraiias
To
extort
money
from, or to injure
another.
alguno.
Sacar tajada.
Sacar astilla.
Sacar
al
campo.
Sacar a la verglienza.
Sacar apodos.
al
bad teacher
is
hijo siniestro.
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
198
Sacar a
To
bailar.
conversation.
La
gallina
To draw
la polla.
nino de
on
fire
la escuela.
Sacar la nina de
a prise.
Sacar
chickens.
polios.
Sacar
la labor.
Sacar provecho.
Sacar un fuego con otro fuego.
tables
To
to
Ad6
al
hondon.
Sacar agua.
Sacar agua de
las piedras.
To draw water.
To derive good
from what
most
is
unpromising.
la
sacar agua?
Do
first
complish a
effort?
tres
No
lo sacara
Sacar pajas
de
tres tirones.
albarda.
difficult task
at the
to ac-
without
To
He
will
not obtain
To draw
to
it
easily.
do easy
things.
Difficult things
cannot be done by
everybody.
caballo limpio.
Sacar fruto.
the
To
reap the
fruit
of one's labor
to
get a
la capa, 6 su capa.
Sacar en limpio.
Sacar
good result.
To deny a charge successfully.
To clear up doubts to come
;
conclusion
mal ano.
Sacar pelotas de una alcuza.
Sacar
el
vientre de
to transcribe.
To satisfy hunger.
To be very clever,
or ingenious.
to a
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Sacar grano de una cosa.
No se saca arador con
To
pala de
199
azad6n.
Sacar
la
cabeza.
in
such a way
provoke discussion.
draw a bill of exchange.
as to
To
To know a person by his resemblance.
To identify a person by some mark.
To sell at auction.
To make a statue.
To make verses.
To present one's self by proxy.
To carry one out feet foremost to
Sacar alcalde.
bury him.
To elect a magistrate.
Sacar una
letra.
Sacar por
Sacar por
el rostro.
la pinta.
Sacar versos.
Sacar
la cara.
To
To
cently.
Sacar aparte.
Sacar a volar d alguno.
Por el hilo se saca el ovillo.
To extract a tooth.
To call aside.
To bring one forward in public.
From seeing the beginning one may
To remove
el vicario.
rental authority.
Sacar
To
unas.
las
means
in
an emergency.
Sacar por
la
una
To
al Ie6n.
infer
something from
slight
prem-
ises.
To make almond
Los pedantes
sacan
todo
cuanto
Pedants
tell all
oil.
they know.
saben.
Saca
y mete muertos.
sacado buen tiempo.
sillas,
Hemos
Sacar de
pila.
No
al rostro,
6d
la cara.
la espina.
pigas.
He
is
We
an understrapper.
fine weather.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
200
dificultad.
difficulties.
To relieve distress.
To rescue one from misery.
To obtain part of what one demands.
To haul a vessel ashore (nau.).
To whip severely to beat out the
Sacar de panales.
Sacar el pi del lodo d alguno.
Sacar raja.
Sacar
el bajel
Sacudir
el
a tierra.
polvo.
Sacudir
el
To
feet, in disgust.
patos.
Sacudir
el
balandran.
Sacudir
el
jugo.
por alguno
Salir
de capa de
salir fiador.
stand
security.
To
raja.
to better
one's fortune.
Me
sali6
good
This
Este negocio
situation turned
affair
up
for
me.
me.
Ya he
salido
cian.
Salir
Salir
Le
To be brimful, complete.
To obtain anything.
taz.
con su pretensi6n.
con la suya.
sali6
Salirse
He
To
one's
Salir
Salir
to
have
Todo
own way.
The whole
saldrd en la colada,
affair will
be brought
to'
light.
Salir a salvo.
mar.
Salir
Salir
d volar.
la
Salir d la causa,
6 d
salgan a
To end well.
To put to sea.
To make public to expose.
To defend one side of a question.
Jest in such a manner that it may
la
ve d
demanda.
ellas
que no
ve'ras.
te
At once
immediately.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Salir
To
de su padre.
201
dianship.
a su padre.
Pronto saldre de hijo de familia.
Salir
To
Salir
I shall
To
de mantillas.
pone
The
early
presto.
soon be of age.
good
things
and
sets
late
and
come
go soon.
Salir
de
Salir a
El sol
Al
At
del sol.
salir
del suelo.
El bien y
To be enraptured.
To say a thing sincerely.
The sun
sale.
salir
No
si.
el
mal a
la cara salen.
rises.
sunrise.
To be very small.
Good or ill health
*
is
shown
in the
face.
Be
it
fish
pouch
Salir el verano.
Del monte
sale
con que
se arde.
The
One
or be
it
it
goes.
summer ends.
own
misfor-
tunes.
Del
monte
sale
monte
el
quien
The
injuries
near
Donde humo
Salirse
cabo
de una
salir
con
Salir
a una cara.
Salir
Salir a gatas.
de
is
smoke
there
la dificultad.
en tu
The
must
order.
in sixty dollars.
la orilla.
there
fire.
To go through.
To quit a religious
religi6n.
Salir
suffer
us.
Where
be
Salir al
from which we
que ma.
face.
lips falls
culty.
Salir a
Salir
nado.
To
To come
sound.
to
SPA.VJSff IDIOMS.
202
Salir
Salir
To
To
de un cenagal.
de alguno.
Sale
The
Sale la mancha.
Salir
de
de compas.
aftair.
spot disappears.
la plaza.
Salir a luz.
Salir
To
To
tino.
fail
duty
to act errat-
ically.
To
Salir calabazas.
be plucked
to
fail
an exam-
in
ination.
Salir
Me
To
alguno calabaza.
the
disappoint
expectations
formed of one.
That speculation has turned out unfortunately.
Salime
al sol, dije
mal y
oi peor.
Gossip
is
hearing.
To go
Salir al encuentro.
gneros
ingleses.
To
barato
lo
barato
blush.
The
best
is
sale caro.
Sali6 a colado.
It
Ese
Salir
barril se sale.
Salir al atajo.
Salir
La
To
por
la
suggest something.
The attempt
Salir
To
He
failed.
an enterprise.
broke the
To be
ventana.
in
fail
rule.
turned out
to violate a con-
tract.
Salir
de algun oficio.
de esta vida, de este mundo.
Salir
de barrera.
Salir
To
To
To
leave a position.
die.
expose
one's
self
to
censure.
Salir al
camino
Salir a la causa,
salir al
6 a
la
encuentro.
demanda.
To meet or assault
To be a party to a
a person.
lawsuit.
public
SPANISH IDIOMS.
con
Salir
El
To
pleito.
de
salir
la
es la
posada
mayor
203
win a lawsuit.
Well begun
half done.
is
Jornada.
Salir
por
la
To
fly
ishment.
Salir
con un domingo
Salir
a campo.
siete.
Salir herido.
wounded.
To go to the war.
To come off guard.
To go off with flying
a campana.
Salir
Salir
de guardia.
Salir
who
troops
Salir
de
Salir
de sus
To
To
militar.
casillas.
colors (said of
capitulate with honor)
.
personate a soldier.
act
inconsistently
with
one's
habits.
To go away
Salir atestando.
de
Salir
las
in
a passion.
into the
fire.
brasas.
de
Saltar
la
sarten,
y dar en
las
Salir
Salir
el
i
out
sales
the
frying-pan
Saltarse la tapa
de
que
Unfortunate
pawn
la
of
fire.
the brook.
arroyo.
Andar a
To jump
into the
brasas.
coat
never
out
of
Constant debt.
los sesos.
-
salta.
life.
Saltar
de
la
mata.
de gozo.
Saltar
Por do
que
la
of
mama.
Salta
tti,.y
damela
tu.
Saltar
i
en
tierra.
Salte gente a la
banda
The wind
To land
Man the
to disembark.
ship's side
(nau.).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
204
Saludar a
To
la voz.
mujer barbuda, de
la
lejos se la
Salvarse en
una
To
tabla.
lo
bras.
que sana
lo
el
higado, enferma
The wounded body heals more readily than the wounded reputation.
Important things are not
To
lightly
ob-
He
hopo.
tained.
bearded
What
la bolsa.
el
of a
society
man's poison.
adolece.
Con
to huzza.
the
woman.
saluda.
Con
cheer
Avoid
el hilo.
saying.
To
science.
Seguir
el
To
To
pend6n de alguno.
Quien
siembra
abrojos,
no
ande
enlist in the
army
He who
barefoot.
descalzo.
He who
Como
As you sow, so
siembres, segaras.
Sembrar en arena.
To
Cuando
Sembrar 6 meter
Sembrar de sal.
(mil.).
silence.
zizafia.
only on
useful
things ; judiciously.
To sow discord.
To sow
ishment
He who
you reap.
labor in vain.
for traitors).
takes
proper means,
will
Sembrar en mala
Poda
errares
Como
To be
tierra.
tardio y siembra
temprano
si
sembraredes, cogredes.
Quien vientos siembra, tempestades
coge.
early,
As you sow,
He who
whirlwind.
SPANISH
205
Sentarse la obra.
Sentar
ILIOA1S.
.
el real.
king's tent.
Sentarse a
Sentdos
mesa
To
puesta.
majagranzas,
adonde
que
Sit
The load
Sentarse la carga.
burden)
estuvi-
We
To enlist as a soldier.
To be bigoted.
To assimilate the food
well.
(nau.).
To be
With
and caution.
silence
keen,
clever.
Esta casaca no
me
sienta bien.
This color
i6n.
No
le
is
fit
me
becoming
well.
to her
com-
plexion.
6 expli-
carse.
To mark
stone.
To
a person as blame-
out
point
worthy.
Dios es grande
Cristo sea el masinero
God
God
As
help us
help
Como
God
merciful to us
surely as there
be so
;
God be
me
is
a God,
this will
willing
de Dios.
is
the child of
God's blessing
abundance)
It is
God.
(gratitude for
SPANISH IDIOMS.
206
To
la pila.
To be a priest.
God forbid
May the devil be
Ser de corona.
i
Fuera de Dios
of
Ese
No
No
That
es el diablo.
diablo que . . .
ser muy diablo, 6 gran diablo.
sea
el
Ahi sera
deaf
words or
ill
ill
(deprecation
luck).
the difficulty.
is
Not
to
Now
el diablo.
est danger.
To be
To be
Ser de rigor.
Ser de esencia.
To be
To be
Es
It is the
Of
before maturity.
Experience is the mother of science.
a limb of the
devil.
son.
Ser
la
indispensable.
essential.
quintessence of a thing.
news
Ill
is
To be an
la ruda.
sure to be true.
many
die
son.
Lo mejor de
los
dados es no jugar-
The
let
los.
best thing to
them alone.
do with dice
He
He
So then,
Ama sois,
mama
ama,
is
to
live quietly.
is
a dexterous swordsman.
is
a keen blade.
true.
it is
whom
they
ni nada.
manana
sera
Human
lana
There
lasting.
ceniza.
iQue
es del libro?
la
is
little
to
choose between
them.
It is
Where
To
is
the
be able
book?
do a thing
to
safely.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Cual es
la
es la bada-
tal
campana,
jada.
Cuando
mal de
no digas
las seis
Media vida
la otra
tu enemigo.
of others in public
ill
places.
Son
207
en punto.
es la candela,
pan y vino
fire
the
dis-
media.
P6n
Opinions
differ,
often diametrically.
es negro.
No
es
moco de
It is
pavo.
not a
may
El que es enemigo de la novia, no
dice bien de la boda; 6 <;como
dira bien de la boda?
;
Buena ganga
No
es esa
Este
mundo
Como
redondo
se va al
es la gracia
es profeta
disinter-
It is
tabla.
Not
es golfo
no sabe nadar,
ested persons.
To
Es una cosa de
We
trifle
think.
de V.
; quien
hondo.
6 todo
el
a matter of course.
Be prudent
this
world
is
an abyss,
No
en su
pais.
mujer
es poco,
country.
El consejo de
la
el
woman's counsel
he who despises
There
is
is
it is
fusion.
Si
no
que
If not to-day,
it
will
be to-morrow.
se fleta.
Ser de la oposici6n.
To belong
opposing party.
This man is absolutely a speaking
la
vaca hasta
la
cola le es abri-
la cola
SPANISH IDIOMS.
203
No
To be
es ni su sombra.
mer
Ser
mas
repe!6n
6 que
6 que el
un
cuarto.
prstame
sarna
la
que
viejo
y no se coci6.
Es un trasunto de su padre.
Vieja
fiie",
Cada uno
Todos somos
Quien ruin
hijos
es
To
What
No
si
el
buena, una
es
To be
He
fu
en mi ano, no
fu
come
will
flesh.
dia de alguno.
es nino.
Lo que no
is
out in the
Sevilla.
Aceituna una, y
docena.
hills.
ruin es en
villa,
We
de Adan.
en su
To
de sus obras.
es hijo
for-
self.
en
mi dano.
es mancha de judio.
Ser una cosa de consecuencia.
Es muy extrano.
Eso no es de la incumbencia dc V.
Fraile que fu6 soldado, sale mas acer-
No
no longer a
is
What
child.
can't be
dured.
but a
It is
trifle.
To be
important.
very odd or strange.
That is none of your business.
It is
He who
the
tado.
in the
convent.
No
ser cojo ni
To
manco.
for
doing a thing.
Lo que
fu6 y no
hubiera sido.
es,
es
como
si
no
not,
is
as
if
To
Aquf fu Troya.
be an old
member
of a corps, or
oociety.
Lo que
es
bueno para
am
I will
el
higado, es
What
man's poison.
He
is
man
of
few words.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Tan buena
como
es Juana,
su her-
209
They
mana.
No
ser 6
no tener
To
arte ni parte.
to
part in
No
es
e"l,
Donde
ni su semejanza.
fuiste caballero,
la batalla
fue"
no seas escu-
cuando no
es-
cap6 nadie.
Ser 6 estar de buena hebra.
That
son
para
Truths
)e
re-
vealed.
dichas.
No
none
escape.
>
Ser de alguno.
No todas las verdades
it.
dero.
Renida
nothing to do with an
have neither art nor
have
affair;
noche todos
When
all
cats
are grey.
La muerte
es roida, y
llamar a
las
vida, siempre
Cada uno
cuando
puertas
va de
es artifice
llega,
When
de nuestra
excuses.
all
prisa.
de su ventura.
Every
man
is
the
maker of
his
own
fortunes.
el
idolo
de un
de un'j6ven.
viejo, que
Del sabio es cambiar de consejo ; 6
la esclava
la
La necesidad
es
madre de
la
inven-
wise
his
mind
fool, never.
Necessity
is
ci6n.
Nunca
It is
Un
continuado.
Mas
la
el
hdbito
is
Much
al
lobo
It is
su pareja.
.No es
late to repent.
a continual
feast.
Necia es
never too
contented mind
wool
(more
que hace
al
monje.
It
is
friar.
Each one
thinks his
man's house
Learn
is
own
the best.
his castle.
to creep before
you run.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
210
La costumbre
es otra naturaleza.
Esa
No
soy costal
6 no tengo boca de
Habit
That
I
is
is
second nature.
cannot
tell all
at once.
costal.
closed book.
ser mucho tiempo
comi^ncelo
hacer presto.
viejo
Quien
quisiere
be old
in youth.
He
Ser 6 vivir de
To be
la hoja.
live to
a swordsman
to
be a brag-
gart.
The
del alma.
the
eyes are
mirrors
of the
soul.
She
He
He
is
is
is
perfectly beautiful.
a great painter.
a servant, after a sort (tol-
so so).
erably good
That does not please me.
;
Esto no es de mi agrado.
Ser
To be
al caso.
Se porta
como quien
He
es.
que acabo de
entrar.
To be
To be
I
To be
Es una arafia.
Es un berengenal.
Ser una gotera.
He
No
juicio.
de colores.
En tierra de ciegos
It is
Among
colors.
is
si
por zaranda no
veo.
Cuan
tela
Ser
muy
de casa
time to be prudent.
es el ciego el
an industrious man.
a labyrinth.
Constant repetition.
Ser un juicio.
La pluma
is
It is
tiempo de tener
es
as pliable as wax.
as clear as possible.
Ya
to the purpose.
behaves as he should.
muy de
adentro.
man
king.
to see
To be
To be
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Es flojo como una vedija de lana.
Pedro es un ave.
Es una pimienta, 6 una chispa.
Es una p6lvora.
como
Ser vivo
No sea que
Como quiera que
.
Sea
as restless as quicksilver.
is
Lest
sea.
However
Be that as
as a rat.
very quick.
be as quick as lightning.
To be
que fuere
lo
is
sal.
weak
as
is
Peter
To
la p61vora.
Es un azogue.
Ser un terr6n de
.
He
211
at
it
any
rate.
may.
Erase que
Desde que
Ya no
No
mundo
el
es lo
ser
otro.
6 se era.
que ha
mundo.
es
From
de este mundo.
-To
not
It is
sido.
live retired
to
Ahi serd
Una
ello
vez que
Tal cual
Lo que
Si
6 ahi fuera
e.so
ello.
Then we
shall see.
Since that
es asi.
Such
es.
What
Were
fuere sonara.
yo fuera que V.
is
so.
as he, or
it, is.
in
your place
had
your
means.
Visto es
Eso
6 visto
es bien, 6
Todo
It is evident.
esta.
mal
That
visto.
es uno.
Una no
is,
To
es ninguna.
John
is
Es de mi
It is
my
No
plato.
not, proper.
lo
de me'nos.
ser rana.
Es muy mio.
Soy mio.
No ser uno dueno de si.
Buenas son mangas clespues de pas-
same.
is
pardonable.
just himself.
greatest pleasure.
So much the
cua.
is
transgress once
or
better.
To be as pretty as a picture.
To be soft, sweet, delicate.
To be gentle and docile.
I am entirely yours
yours very truly.
;
He is very friendly to
I am my own master.
Not
to
me.
good things
SPANISH IDIOMS.
212
Si
le
But
habrian
matado.
Eso
es
me
for
him.
de N.
That
He
He
He
right, to a
is
be
just as
it
should
a matter of course.
Es hombre de brio.
Es un ingenio divino.
Es hombre de obligaciones.
Ser hombre de su palabra.
Ser muy hombre.
Ser poco hombre.
Es un buen chico.
Es un Undo chico.
Es muy trucha.
He
He
He
No
ser zurdo.
Ser
mozo de buen
To be
To be
Es un buen
recado.
He
sugeto.
To
ser capaz 6
un
hombre de
is
a fine lad.
is
very clever.
very clever.
a youth of good conduct.
who
cat.
categoria.
docto
gato.
is
Ser en grado.
No
is
como
fulano es
man
of mark.
were but as
If I
saintly as
he
is
wise
Es un estuche
6 es un estuche de
and
Peter
is
He
He
a prodigy.
a very clever fellow.
is
is
industrious
thrifty.
habilidades.
S6 padre de
de
No
las virtudes,
Be a
y padrasto
es la primera zorra
que ha deso-
This
La pobreza no
es virtud, el sopor-
con animo,
La pobreza no
To
and a
step-
not the
cuando no
first
indicating
skill.
That
is
Poverty
it
si.
es vileza,
Es menester
is
skinned
llado.
tarla
father to virtues
father to vice.
los vicios.
the best
is
gem
in his crown.
bravely
is
one.
no disgrace, if it be not
the consequence of bad habits.
The cross and the candles are necesPoverty
is
is
gained
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Es una admiraci6n.
It
To
El amigo en
adversidad es amigo
la
213
is
need
friend in
is
a friend indeed.
en realidad.
Ser de viva.
To
Show your
nes.
En tiempo de
Any
de bestias
It is
is
port
good
in
by
a storm.
es bueno.
De hombres
es
perseverar en
errar;
el error.
humanity
las
horas
de comer.
Al cabo de cien
afios,
human
todos seremos
He
to err;
it
man
salvos.
Es una comedia
6 paso de comedia.
beneath
is
to persevere in error.
It
is
life.
Voluntad es vida.
There
No
own way.
It is not much to bestow the leg of
a chicken upon one who has given
is
one's
es
mucho que
a quien te da la
de
una pierna
ella.
To be
hom-
If a
como
To be
bro.
To
it
perfectly clear.
thing.
TO be
easily pleased
Patience,
am
or the reverse.
not a gun
(as
Fu
quickly as I can).
To be full of admiration for some-
Es de buen comer.
It is
I,a
mejor
hambre.
El
ama
salsa
del
mundo
es
el
The
best
sauce
in
first
time.
the
world
is
hunger.
judicious
housekeeper prevents
foolish waste.
Es menester que
en
el
suyo.
el
que ve
la
mota
He
mote
in another's
beam
in
SPANISH IDIOMS.
El pi del dueno estiercol es para
heredad.
la
manana
de hacer
el
cosa?
tal
temerario en ver-
Es mas
el
is
manure
for
gon mean
rain
To
dar
facil
owner
Ser servido.
Es mas
From
sol seran.
(jSera V. servido
foot of the
the land.
The
please
to deign
to grant.
cobarde.
It
is
liberal
be
prodigo.
Todavia es consuelo en
las
desgra-
There
El sueno es
alivio
de
las miserias
de
pathy.
Sleep
hombre de
pleito
claro,
good general
To be
To be
To be
cure
the best
for
waking
is
army.
To be well matched (in marriage).
To be a bosom friend.
eje'rcito.
No
En
is
troubles.
los
Un
is
pe!6a.
no
menester
es
close friends.
just reasonable.
letrado.
En
zantes.
En
Where
will
todos son
Where
dance.
the father leads, the house-
albogueros.
Ser alguno hijo de la nada.
To
a higher posi-
tion in society.
The
El coraz6n no es traidor.
Ser
el ojo
To
derecho de alguno.
heart
is
no
traitor.
to another.
To be
To be
apoyo de la vejez.
Primero es la obligaci6n que
To be
solation.
Ser
el
la
de-
voci6n.
La cuenta
es cuenta.
Business
is
business.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
La Bolsa
es
bar6metro del
cre"dito.
215
The Exchange
is
the barometer of
credit.
Ese
That
es el cuento.
is
the difficulty
there
is
the
rub.
To be
To be
Ser
mucho
Oro
es lo
cuento.
Gold
worth what
buy ; the
what it will
will
it
worth of a thing
is
bring.
Mi
El buen pagador es
seilor
My
de
lo
word
as
is
as
good
my
bond.
always has
credit.
ajeno.
To
Ser en cargo.
be as good as
Ser en carga.
Ser alguna cosa de ciento en carga.
Ser todo matas y por rozar.
To trouble to tire a
To be of little value.
No
Not
ser virtud.
6 ser
No
ser
dueno de alguna
No
ser
hombre de pela.
La
diligencia es
ventura.
La ociosidad
es
el
todo.
To be
buena
madre de todos
los
affair.
la
of
person.
To
madre de
(i.e.,
complicated business.
to be so good as appears.
Not
cosa.
gold
management
of great enterprises.
Industry is the mother of success.
Idleness
is
the root of
all evil.
vicios.
6 tener un coraz6n
de bronce.
Ser de bronce, 6 de
Temprano
Una cosa
hierro.
prometer, y otra es
cumplir.
hard-hearted
to
be able to
cuarto ahorrado
indefatigable.
are very ready to ask.
It is
Honesty
los ladrones.
ganado.
obstinate.
To be
You
Un
lazy.
es noche.
es
To be
To be
To be
is
necessary even
among
thieves.
es
un cuarto
penny saved
is
a penny gained.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
216
Time
El tiempo es dinero.
Cuando
necio es acordado,
el
el
mer-
cado es ya pasado.
Ser capaz de sacar los dientes a un
ahorcado.
is
While
money.
fools
hesitate,
opportunity
passes.
To
of a
a
Ser hombre de buenas narices.
Ser un Argos,
6 estar hecho
un
Argos.
Ser dura, 6 hacerse dura alguna cosa.
skinflint.
To be
To be
very vigilant.
To be
to
difficult
or
believe,
to
bear.
He
de
viste
<j
<j
A como
A como
La
To
de vaca, y
fino.
How
es el cafe ?
plaza de Madrid es
muy
socor-
quality.
What
es eso ?
rida.
Tanto
fond of gain.
is
be of good or bad
is
is
well sup-
is
plied.
es
de mas como
lo
lo
de
Ni mio
es el trigo, ni
cibera,
Eso no
too
mia
es
la
es
de
la
incumbencia de V.
los
That
much
is
or too
not
my
little.'
corn or
let
my
business.
my
will
hopper,
none of
may be weighed by
it
is
the
En
la
boca del
discreto, lo publico
is
reticent toward
the public.
es secreto.
En ano bueno
ano malo
el
grano es heno
en
la paja es grano.
like grain.
Cuando
el
verano es invierno, y
el
Manana
no es
harina.
lo
bianco
When
year
All
is
glitters.
luck.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
hombre por
los pies,
que por
huevo,
sino por
el
217
When among
rogues,
run than to
las
it
is
better to
fight.
manos.
No
es
el
por
el
It
is
fuero.
Ese no es
el trato.
in the
agreement
you
flinch.
This contract
is
and void.
null
efecto.
Buena queja
es
mejor que
mala
paga.
No
estas discor-
el ser
de
proposici6n.
de
Ser,
than bad
tions.
la
me
not for
it is
dias.
En
better
is
pay-
mio sentenciar
es
good claim
la
position.
To
cuerda de otro.
Esto esta en su
be of another's opinion.
ser.
To be
deeds.
Todo
At
eso es paja.
Ahorcado sea
tal
wealth soon
this rate
flits
(ad-
dressed to spendthrifts).
This is all chaff, is worthless.
barato.
price.
Si el
venciera
el
le
dinero.
It
to
difficult
is
resist
pecuniary
temptation.
al
He who makes
rich soon
He
undue haste
comes to grief.
Yo me
False excuses
Ser de provecho.
No hay tonto para su provecho.
Ruin sea quien por ruin se tiene.
To be
to be
make
matters worse.
useful or profitable.
himself mean.
No
es
todo
There
el sayal alforjas.
Los dedos de
la
mano no son
igua-
no
Even the
>
fingers
not equals.
les.
Quien
is
sirve
Esta es
la
no
es libre.
He who
That
is
serves
is
not
free.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
218
Es hombre de
He
arraigo.
man
is
of considerable landed
property.
That must
also
be added.
The
Cristo.
dertaken.
Have a
care
the
con dano.
comes
vintage
is
precari-
ous.
da por peso.
an
If
article is
worth weighing,
it is
worth something.
La pobreza no es
ramo de pereza.
vileza,
mas
es
Poverty
parientes.
Por
los
no aren.
People are very careless where personal interests are not concerned.
Troubles are more bearable
not also poor.
be qualified to vote
if
one
is
To
Ser voto.
to
be com-
petent to judge.
Esto es mio.
Lo mejor
sera.
Juan
es del consejo.
<;Como me eso?
What did
It is
To
What
Here
Even
brasa.
member
is
How
Que
occur?
lost.
John
Aqui me ello.
De buena casa, buena
,;
really
labor
is all this ?
it
happened.
crumbs of wealth have
the
their value.
To be an
expensive or comfortless
place.
Ser de
manga ancha, 6
tener
manga
To be
To be
To be
unimportant, immaterial.
fit
for anything.
unscrupulous.
ancha.
i
Fine
this
man
is
good
(ironical
for nothing).
i.e. t
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
es villano el
que hace
de
la villa, sino el
219
villain
not a
is
who does
la villania.
upon words)
Es una quinola.
Ser un pedazo de alcornoque.
Es un bolo.
La paloma
deeds (a play
very vexatious.
It is
Es una muerte.
Ser una porra.
Es la vida perdurable
but one
villager,
villainous
To be
He
He
is
is
To be
falcon.
Ser franco
como un
To be
gavilan.
as
hawk
To
generous as a sparrow-
(ironical).
be useless
to discourage
to
be
a wet blanket.
La mucha
calana.
It is
discrete.
He
familiaridad es causa de
mas
necio, 6
more
Too much
tempt.
menosprecio.
Ser un hazmereir.
Ser
a bad thing.
is
mas
ruin que su
To be a laughing-stock.
To be more stupid than
very
zapato.
Es un burro cargado de
With
letras.
mean and
his
all
an owl
low.
he
learning
is
but a
clown.
Es un solemne bobo.
He
is
Ser un cascabel.
To
have
El bobo,
tle-brained, cracked.
If a fool holds his tongue, he
si
tonto.
Son lobos de
little
judgment
to
be
rat-
may
reputado.
Ser un cesto.
Es un indio
a downright booby.
He
neither
is
more nor
less
than a
fool.
la
misma camada.
Es como un oro
patitas y
todo
They
!
same den
scorn)
The wolf and the vulture are of
in
same mind
the
wicked
alike.
tin-
think
SPANISH IDIOMS.
220
Este nuestro
hijo,
Don
Lope,
ni es
He, or
it,
ni es carne, ni pescado.
You
use-
(i.e.,
less)
To be
is
and cunning.
will sing
a different song
when
Un
An
idiot is the
a fop
el
is
work of
nature,
and
that of vanity.
To be
To be
Ser de caj6n.
Es un buen sastre.
Es un corto sastre.
Es un caj6n de sastre.
He
He
He
is
is
Ser de bulto.
a matter of course.
is
silly fellow.
bler.
He
a plagiarist.
is
The book
is
good, notwithstanding
those faults.
To be
all
leaves
and no
flaco,
There
todo es pulgas.
always an
unfortunate.
si
son
is
To be mere
Entre
little
ill
fruit (i.e.,
thought)
word
for the
trifles.'
flores.
them.
Al gusto dafiado 6 extragado, lo
dulce le es amargo, 6 el gusto
y has amor
<;
que haras
One who
is prejudiced by passion
not heed gentle reproof.
will
To be
To be
Bad
cuando .mayor ?
fond of good
living.
To be
difficult to
extract anything
from one.
Es un
baile
de candil.
It is a
people.
i
Es un verdadero ramo de
ortiga
He
is
is
Es una atrocidad
que
Fraile
lo
que come,
lo
He
human
nettle
his character
unbearable.
eats, or works, excessively.
trabaja.
modesto nunca
fu
prior.
will
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Este proceder no es de hombre de
bien.
221
This proceeding
honest man.
not that of an
is
liar
oso.
que tronaron.
Ser aficionado
De
las
al
zumaque.
peor es
el
rabo, lo
They
ures
They
The biter
is
liars.
often bit.
Drunkenness
is
fatal vice.
el jarro.
Es una mala
It is a
shameful thing.
To be
ill-tempered, or ill-natured.
Es un alquitran.
Es un bamboche.
Ser, 6 parecer, un coco.
Es una bruja, 6 parece una
Ser como un puno.
He
He
vergiienza.
To
a passionate man.
is a fat, short, red- faced
person.
be very ugly, a bugbear.
is
She looks
bruja.
To be
like
a witch.
miserly, close-fisted.
There
To
La noche
The
es
capa de pecadores.
To
He who
be double-faced.
throws the blame of his
on others
faults
Esa
es otra.
He who
cannot
is
own
fool.
resent
an
affront
same kind.
Ser
el
To be
dado malo.
a scapegoat
to get
all
the
blame.
Ser
muy
infierno.
el
To be
ances.
These
are
unseemly pretensions
(irony to one who asks for a trifle
in a formal way).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
222
To be
as equivalent to ill-disposed).
To be
To be
a sorry,
pitiful
world.
creature
good-for-nothing.
a man of bad principles
To be
to
be weak-minded.
Ese hombre
es para todo,
6 es para
That man
nada.
Nunca
lo
bueno
What
mucho.
fu
Para
el
Palabras
es sabio.
Every one
en cada
bit-
Quien de todos
pobre, 6 es
muy
como
el
que
yerra.
es gran
fool
is
He
mejor de
is
los
The
let
jugarlos.
an
el
who com-
Latin.
and nobody's
same thing.
friend
the
is
it
ass
who
is
brays at an ass.
half done.
best
Cheap
friends.
Well begun
barato es caro.
Mayo
is
who have
as great as he
is
Everybody's
friend,
dados es no
friend
it.
knows
tonto.
El mejor lance, 6
everybody's
rich
They are
The fault
mits
nunca
is
the mischief
He who
rico.
es el yerro
when
es amigo, 6 es
muy
wise
is
done.
If folly
Lo
plentiful.
not ward
will
is
Abril y
ano.
is
To-morrow's remedy
amargas.
Tonto
he
ter.
Tan grande
for everything, or
is fit
for nothing.
is fit
is
to
them).
Amor de
demas
Parental love
is
the deepest of
all.
es aire.
Between
friends
and
soldiers
com-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Buen apunte
Such
es fulano.
223
an
one
is
a nice
creature
(ironical).
Hombre
Pedro es un borrico.
Luego es verdad
!
Esa
i
al
hard.
is
Then
it is
true
es la cosa.
Ojo
poor
Peter
To
be a good-for-nothing
Es un estuche.
Ser de poco mas 6 me"nos.
He
Todo
To
agua de cerrajas.
es
No
He
Ella es
It is
To
Ser un perdido.
Es una buena maula.
i
She
es ftada.
a huzzy
(used jocularly)
nothing at all, nothing serious.
is a poor scrub.
is
It is
He
Es un pobre petate.
Ahi es un grano de
anis
Here
a grain of anise
(a sneer
unimportance of a thing).
is
at the
En
fellow.
is
When
husband
the
is
a ne'er-do-
He
To
Es un despachurrado.
No
No
ser
cosa.
is
se tiene.
will
Albricias
el
padre, que
Obispo
es
chantre.
Donde Dios
es servido.
Sirvase Dios
Please
con todo
Be
not be respected.
God
God
!
as
done
Servire'
I will
Sirva de gobierno
No
6 de aviso
Sirvase V. decirme.
de toda broza.
un rico empobrecido, y no
a u n pobre enriquecido.
Servir
Sirve a
wills
God's
will
be
No man
factorily.
Let
this
be a warning to you.
To be good
Pray
tell
for nothing.
me.
poor man.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
224
Sirve a Senor, y sabras
de dolor.
It is
erful.
To
Servir el vientre.
Mas
no que
falte.
It is better to
to
hubo
falt6 ni
harto.
Sobreponerse a
Socavar
la salud.
Socavar
la tierra.
be
be
to
have too
much
than
in want.
much nor
Neither too
too
little
the
To
To
To
root
Soltar la capa.
animals).
To take off the cloak
Soltar el reloj.
To make
Soltar la deuda.
To
To
To
to
to dodge.
mark
Soltar
gluttonous.
take undue advantage of a person's need.
Ni sobr6, ni
habitually
To
por hambre.
Sitiar
much
eat too
una especie.
forgive
up
to vice or
bad
habits.
The end
To
To
To
Soltar la carga.
Soltar la palabra.
to
Lo que
Bien
son6
lo
dijo.
la cantada.
que
What
fuere, sonara.
me
To divulge to publish.
To run through one's fortune.
When the river roars, the water rises.
;
Soltar la perra.
Mai me suena
do not
Little
Good news
flies.
is
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Sonaba
el
lo
que queria.
Sondar la bomba.
La
fortuna
le
con porvenir de
gloria.
la
musa.
Soplar
la
dama.
Sosegarse el aire.
Sosicguese V.
Subir al trono.
la
consulta
Subir
To sound
sonrie
Soplar
225
Compose
yourself.
al rey.
Subirse a mayores.
Subirse de talones.
Subirse en zancos.
for-
tune.
To be
superiors
Subirse a predicar.
Subirse el vino a la cabeza.
Subir
la
cabeza.
Subir de punto.
Subir el calor.
El
rio,
la
marea sube.
The
la
Subir
como
Subir
el estilo.
espuma.
La oraci6n breve
sube, 6 penetra al
cielo.
Subir
To be violently irritated.
To fly into a passion.
To mount to the head (wine).
To become intoxicated.
To hold the head erect.
To improve to increase.
To raise or heighten the color.
river or the tide rises.
Short
prayers
heaven.
their
find
el te!6n.
way
to
the worse.
nubes, 6
polio
:il
raise
or
an
increase
article.
prices
very
much.
nubes.
l-'.l
To
To
^allinero.
el
padre
in cold
weather
in hot.
to a
hundred
SPANISH IDIOMS.
226
suba
se
Aunque
al
6 A
cielo,
las
a barjuleta.
Suceda
lo
Sucedi6
It
Sudar
la
gota gorda.
sufrir pulgas.
Siifrase
tiempo
my
in the clouds.
filcher
que sucediere.
asi.
la prensa.
young
it
ber.
Sudar
No
seek
have
I will
nubes.
penas
quien
tiene,
tiempo viene
tras
que
happened
so.
better
mas
no ventanera.
Suffer that
you may be
No
sufrir cosquillas,
6 morisquetas.
Not
al
To
yugo.
and
wise,
possess.
be
Sugetarge
may
to
easily offended.
submit to the
will
or
command
of another.
Suppressed by enemies.
apply for a new trial.
To
To
Suplicar de la sentencia.
Supuesto que
Suspenderse
el caballo.
Suspender
los pagos.
Suspender
el fuego.
oficio,
sus-
. .
office.
aspire after
command.
on hopes.
Educate your children without undue luxury.
live
make long
Short accounts
Es
Tachar a alguno.
Tachar testigos.
country.
To
To
accuse one of
levity.
challenge a witness.
friends.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Tajar
las telas.
Tantear a alguno.
Tanar de occisa.
Tapar 6
227
Taparse de medio
To
To
boca a alguno.
cerrarle la
ojo.
Tardar un
all
women
(as Eastern
To be dilatory, unpunctual.
To tax to rate at ...
To champ the bit to show
siglo.
Tasar judicialmente.
Tascar el freno.
impa-
tience.
Temblar
To
la barba.
undertake a
difficult
enterprise
cautiously.
Temblar
las carnes.
Temblarle
No
la
contera a uno.
sale
con
el
agua.
easily
Los perros de
Zarita,
no teniendo a
can
be cured.
other
dian.
Templar
gaita,
Tenderse a
6 la gaita.
la bartola.
To calm or soothe an
To wait and take what
angry person.
the gods pro-
vide.
Tender
Tender
Tender
el
pano de
puipito.
la raspa.
las redes.
Tenderla.
a dis-
pute.
Tender
To pave
las velas.
the
way
for the
attainment
of an object.
once.
de
He
Tener
No
la
cabeza a
las
juicio.
common
No
Not
sense.
To
No
be very stupid.
Not to have common sense.
to
tener seso.
Tener seco
No
el
crdneo.
To
de
He
tiene migaja
Tener
letras gordas.
juicio.
To be
completely ignorant.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
238
Tener avellanas en
To
la cabeza.
have
be
6 cascos a
la
To
head
in one's
filberts
to
frivolous, brainless.
jineta.
Not
No
He
tiene meollo.
to
quito, or of a sparrow.
has no brains.
Not
Tener
Not
to understand clearly.
To
be very credulous,
to
thing.
cataratas.
de-
easily
ceived.
To
To
6 muchas
To be
To be
well or
gavetas
mucha
delude by
wheedle.
tiene
un adarme de memoria.
los ojos.
glare"
con
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
to
cajole,
spoken of
ill
in one's
He
Be
cobwebs
in one's eyes).
you
iQue
be credulous.
No
to
absence.
Tener cascabel.
Tener telaranas en
flattery
letra.
cias.
No
una nube en
el
coraz6n.
zorra.
mala condici6n.
6 poner en condici6n.
la
sangre caliente.
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
grief.
be melancholy.
be of a peevish disposition.
hazard ; to expose to danger.
have one's blood up
to
be tho-
roughly aroused.
No
i
tener juicio.
Le tengo a V. rencor, senor
Have
at you, sir
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Tener
An
vuelta.
229
article.
To be inconstant, fickle.
To trample under foot.
To harass, torment to amuse
los pies.
vain promises.
To be versed in tricks
refranes.
and
with
villa-
nies.
Tener pachorra.
Tener 6 hacer oidos de mercader.
Tener a me'nos, 6 en mnos.
Palabra y piedra suelta no tienen
vuelta
6 palabra de boca, piedra
To be phlegmatic.
To lend a deaf ear.
To depreciate anything.
de honda.
To
No
No
tener pepita.
Not
No
tener atadero.
To
He
is
mince matters.
Have many
cos.
friends.
No
tail.
extravagantly vain.
tener remedio.
tra-
To be tiresome, troublesome.
To be guilty or blameworthy.
To be unavoidable.
To dispute with a person.
barse de palabras.
Tener el agua d la garganta.
To be
No
It is
tener hechura.
prestigio.
To
To
in imminent danger.
not possible, practicable.
forebode good or evil from an
affair.
Tener por
dar en
Tener
6 tomar
la
flor
la flor.
one).
To be wrong.
tuerto.
Hombre
ni
flor
Lazy people
camis6n curado.
Tener
los papeles
mojados.
To
tell
brings
is
unfounded or
false.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
230
No
tener cabo, ni
cuerda alguna
cosa.
confusion
It is all
To be
To be
intoxicated.
at
some persons).
Tener algo en
la
punta de
la lengua.
To
tip
of
one's tongue.
cannot
To
warn you
To
remember
To be
To be
He
is
That
He
He
so
many
years old.
very aged.
old.
is
news.
stale
is
is full five
feet high.
Hold
own
near akin.
To be
She
Tener en mucho.
Tener
his
shoe pinches.
To have nothing to do with one.
stop
gaznate tendido.
Tener casa y tinelo.
Si el caballo tuviera bazo,
hiel,
at once.
la estruja.
loma
tell all
la
pay
toda la gente se aven-
is
not
pleasing in society.
dria bien.
Quien
tome
them
Quien
no morira
Parents
hijo,
tuviste,
madre no
temiste,
mal despereciste.
Tener sueno.
Tiene mucha 6 buena retentiva.
Tener presente ; 6 tener en la memoria.
willingly
deny themselves
ahitado.
Padre no
well.
To
be sleepy.
He
To
bear
in
mind.
for
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
tener en olvido.
Tener
la carrera.
Tener puntos de
Tener narices de perro perdiguero.
Tener lugar.
En buen ano y malo, ten tu vientre
.
231
To keep in mind.
To continue on one's way.
To know, or have a little of ...
To foresee what is to come.
To take place.
At
all
ing.
reglado.
To
To
Tener hambre.
Tener buen diente.
be hungry.
be a great eater
to have a
good
appetite.
Mozo de
no tiene manos.
El general tiene buena mesa.
The
Tener mesa.
To
mozo
el
las
mafias de su amo.
Tener
invite a certain
The
de, 6 en coraz6n
6 de me-
To know by
heart.
moria.
Quien
no llame a
We
must
beware of
otro Iadr6n.
blaming
we may
in
pos-
sess ourselves.
la
locura que la
more
followers than
discretion.
discreci6n.
Such an one
To
To
To
Pedro no sabe
lo
que
la bolsa.
tiene.
is
granted.
rich.
have a competency.
have plenty of money.
have money.
tajada.
To
post.
Quien
He who
has
much.
Pues no
le
To
To
cess.
Sr,L\7SII IDIOMS.
232
To have
was hanged
to
(i.e.,
man
have good
luck).
look well or
(speaking of
ill
business).
Tener pinta de
La cosa tiene buena pinta.
El tiene iguala con Pedro.
Tener que obedecer.
.
Quien
To
que atienda.
tiene tienda,
To
The
He
To be
obliged to obey.
Keep
keep thee.
Tener copete.
To be fortunate.
To assume an air
I shall
Tener
Tener
estrellas.
have a
dred
de comercio.
los libros
It is
To
of authority.
more than a hun-
little
dollars.
difficult.
very
have
difficulties.
camino.
Tener mundo
mucho mundo.
Such an one
To be
is
acute,
very acute.
not easily deceived
have experience.
be quick-sighted ; not easily im-
to
Tener
To
colmillos.
posed upon.
Tener ojos de
lince.
To be
lynx-eyed
Tened y tengamos.
To be on the eve of
To be indefatigable
I'll
stand by you.
Tener sangre en
el ojo.
To be prompt and
filling
lo tendr
crisis.
in business
to
be stubborn.
bronce.
Se
a V. en cuenta.
I shall
honorable in
ful-
engagements.
make
it
good
to you.
To be profitable, or advantageous.
To have one's house well stocked
Tener en caro.
To estimate highly.
To be experienced;
with provisions.
Tener garrones.
ceived.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Eso no
Eso no
233
emboque.
of truth.
Tener 6
La mentira
To
mala cabeza.
ser
el
es suyo.
campo
Tiene muchas
paga
lo
lo
que
tienes.
Quien poco
tiene,
lie
covered).
has no
He who
To be
nada pierde
tiene,
soon
dis-
shame cares
for
(i.e.,
is
nothing.
is full of stratagems.
That wrong cannot be corrected.
largas narices.
Quien nada
He
alicantinas.
Tener
He
He
on one's guard.
debt, out of danger ; or, pay
cautious,
Out of
He who
poco teme.
possesses
little
will
has
know
to
little
fear.
To be
No
Not
brazen-faced, impudent.
to be easily
Tener
sus miras.
To
Quien
He who
may
get a
liv-
ing anywhere.
Tener pelos en
el
To
coraz6n.
ous in action.
is a very generous man.
Peter has a great deal of business
Peter
Tiene empeno en
He
on
que
su
amigo
his hands.
is
saiga bien.
Tener
To
at
el pi
en dos zapatos.
los
command.
To
one's side.
Tener
el
mando
el
palo.
To have
thing.
absolute
SPANISH IDIOMS.
234
No
tiene guarismo.
It is incalculable.
To
To
To
To
in
landed property.
titles.
nobility or merit.
To
cosa.
To
To
Tener a
To
have a solid
basis.
hands.
cuestas, sobre
si.
other's expenses.
Tener, 6 llevar a
las
To
ancas.
Tener
el
padre alcalde.
expense.
To master or control another's
To lead a
To enjoy
own
will.
man
in power.
Tener de la oreja.
Tener ventana al cierzo.
Tener a mnos hablar a uno.
Cuando tuvieres un pelo mas que
Pelo a pelo te pela con 61.
Tener voz ajena.
Tener mal pleito.
61,
yourself.
To
To
or probable success)
No
tiene, d barato,
Cada
modo de matar
VieYnes.
his
One
in
which there
is
to other people.
sopla.
Tiene pluma.
No saber en donde
To
pulgas.
Quien
He
la palabra.
cual tiene su
He who
sophistry.
Tiene
pride.
speak to one.
Avoid lawsuits with one richer than
to deign to
se tiene la casa.
He
Not
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Tener muchas candongas.
Tener una cosa buen 6 mal
presti-
To
To
235
be very
artful.
good or
foresee
from an
evil
affair.
gio.
To
talk
secrets.
El mal
pajarillo, la
An
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
To
To
To
To
a uno de su mano.
a
la
mano.
tongue
la
is
like
a two-edged
propitiate a person.
refrain.
que hacer.
en
evil
sword.
cuchillo.
manga.
To
To
to gain a
footing.
Tener sentada
To
la mollera.
able.
To
Tener
To be
edge of a place.
raices.
Cosa que
tiene
muchos
quilates
de
well grounded.
merito.
Tener como en
la bolsa
alguna cosa.
To be
quite
certain
of getting
thing.
Tener
la
To
^No
have
all
own side.
To have consequences.
Every man has his superior.
This
affair will
have many
results.
tiene ojos?
To
attend to a thing.
ano.
Tener en poco.
Tener precisi6n de hacer
To
To
algo.
le
pone-
on a
thing.
be obliged to do something.
Counting one's chickens before they
are hatched.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
236
Quien
Tener
No
las riendas.
pains,
no
gains.
thing.
iQue mas
tiene
Tener consigo.
No
parte en alguna
tener arte, ni
cosa.
Tener
No
ter.
To
junta, 6 consejo.
tener pr6jimo.
tiene entranas.
Tener
callo
en
hold a meeting.
There
tiene quite.
No
No
Why
el
To be
To be
To be
To be
To be
He
is
no help
for
it.
incompetent.
mentally indolent.
a miser.
very dear, expensive.
unfeeling, hard-hearted.
coraz6n.
Tener
ca-
lamity.
No
Not
No
to
say a thing.
alguna cosa.
le llueva.
Not
To be afraid.
To be white-livered, ill-disposed.
To be ashamed.
To be lazy.
To be extremely poor (to have nothing
rain
can
fall).
No
tener
mas que
To
el pellejo.
No
No
No
tener uno
mas que
la
capa en
el
No
tener
mas que
To be
hombro.
No
su cuerpo gentil.
To
have
no fortune
to
possess
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
Tener
No
No
No
No
237
To be utterly impecunious.
To have plenty of money.
To have neither money nor friends.
To have neither house nor home.
To be destitute of aid or assistance.
To be absolutely penniless.
He
To
To
labor under
many
afflictions.
have no protector.
Great poverty brings great care.
todos es deudo.
No
To have
erty.
To be
La necesidad
Trabajo tiene
a grilles.
Cada
la
zorra cuando
andi
always unfortunate.
Necessity has a hideous aspect.
Only the needy will work for a pittance.
his
own burdens
to
bear.
To have reason
am compelled
To
To
To
to
complain of one.
to
do
it
in spite of
myself.
Tened de
ahi
be accustomed to good
be affable and polite.
bear wit or
society.
raillery calmly.
Stop
To be frank, open, candid.
To have permission to do what one
!
labios.
likes.
<{Tenemos
Tener
hijo,
6 hija?
el tapial.
Cada semana
Has
Tengo
its
Sunday).
SPANISH IDIOMS.
238
To
Tener pecho.
have patience
to
endure with
firmness.
No
tener hiel.
persona.
Tener en
No
person.
esteem.
precio.
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
cura.
gana.
gana de fiesta.
gana de rasco.
Tenerse
tieso,
tene"rselas tiesas.
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
be curable.
have a mind, an inclination.
provoke another to a quarrel.
be in a playful mood.
know something of a
science.
cosa.
in
anything.
Tener
sus miras.
Tener raz6n.
No
tener pero.
uno a raya.
Tener
Tener
siete vidas.
have seven
To
Tener apego.
i
Que
caidas tiene
How
la
mano.
(to
lives).
droll
To have
to
be
he
all
is
fully
{i.e.,
equal to another in
strength).
Tener chispa.
Tener a su favor a uno.
Tiene un alma muy bella.
Tiene un alma como un cantaro, no
sabe hacer mal a nadie.
To be keen, witty.
To have a person on one's
He has a sterling heart.
He
a
is
harmless
side.
fly.
have
it
on good
authority.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To watch to observe.
To spend a pleasant day.
To keep on foot to stand.
To be a good walker.
To have feet (said of one who
Tener vigilancia.
Tener buen dia.
Tenerse en pi.
Tener buenos pies.
Tener
pies.
fast)
Tener
No
pelos.
Ella tiene
muchas
gracias.
To be intricate, entangled.
To speak one's mind openly.
She has many accomplishments.
a graceful mien ; to be a
To have
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
To
buen oido.
buenas bigoteras.
vista.
buenos cuartos.
garabato.
buen 6 mal cerca.
runs
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
Tener
239
good-looking woman.
be young and inexperienced.
That
is
old news.
be a good singer.
have a good voice.
have a quick ear.
have a pleasing face.
be beautiful or showy.
be well made.
be fascinating.
look well or
ill
from a short
dis-
tance.
No
poderse tener en
pie.
definite
symptoms.
Tener malas
trazas.
No
To look ill.
To be despaired of in
To be hypochondriac
illness.
;
to
be
rest-
swift
less.
el
las corazas.
vado.
Tentar cerrojos.
To
try all
to suc-
ceed.
Tentar
la paciencia.
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
240
Puerta abierta
Tentarse
santo tienta.
al
To
la ropa.
the saint.
a thing.
Quien no
He who
Tentar
la ropa.
Tenir en rama.
Terciar 6 cruzar
Terciar
la cara.
Terciar
el
las castas.
bast6n, 6 el palo.
trae soga,
de sed
se ahoga.
is
gencies
Tesar
To
To
To
To
las jarcias.
Tesar un cabo.
Tirar
como
a real de enemigo.
Tirar a deguello.
may come
all
emer-
to grief.
person.
Tirarse en tierra, 6 a tierra.
Tirar un canonazo.
largo,
6 de
To
To
To
To
To
To
throw one's
fire
fire
on the ground.
to
largo.
self
a gun.
at random.
spend
lavishly.
Tirar la barra.
To spend extravagantly.
To kick to rebel.
To be insane.
To sell as dearly as possible.
To try to obtain something.
Tira y
Tirar
la calle.
a.
Tirar coces.
Tirar piedras.
Tirar alguno la barra.
afloja.
boy's play).
Tirar a la mar.
Tirar sueldo.
Take
Turn
Tire V. a
la
derecha.
Tirar un peri6dico.
todo
tirar,
6 a mas
tirar.
no alcanzarse
la otra.
No
To
To
this road.
to the right.
print a newspaper.
the utmost
To be
in great
at most.
doubt
to
be disap-
pointed.
Not
The
to
make any
invalid
is
difference.
puiimg through.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
La cabra siempre
tira al
monte.
amarras y escotas.
las
To
To
Tirar al vuelo.
Tiramollar
241
is.
To
To
Tiramollar un aparejo.
Tocar de cerca algun asunto.
subject.
To be interested or concerned.
To be nearly related.
To hurt one's feelings to wound
cosa.
to
the quick.
Lo que
lo
te
ha tocado por
tengas por
suerte,
no
fuerte.
One
Tocar a
To
No
Not
la puerta.
tocar pelota.
on good luck.
rap at the door.
to touch the root of the
diffi-
culty.
Tocar
Tocar
Tocar
Tocar
Tocar
Tocar
Tocar
6 zurrar
la
pampana.
la solfa
a alguno.
en una
tecla.
a laudes.
a alguno.
Tocar a vuelo las campanas.
To threaten chastisement.
To cudgel or flog one.
To move cautiously in any
To praise one's self.
To play or sing at sight.
Always
To tempt
To ring a
;
business.
a thing.
to stimulate.
ously.
Tocar a rebato.
Tocar a Sdnctus.
before the
canon.
Tocarle a uno
Tocar de
Tocar en
la china.
oro.
lo vivo.
Tocar a alguno en
la herida.
To
To
To
To
fall
one
No
to one's lot.
is
very sensitive.
To do no injury at all.
The rich are impatient
of obstacles.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
242
No
Not
tocar pito.
Tocar
have a share
to
pieza.
Tocar generala, 6 a
las
discuss a subject.
beat of the drum which calls to
armas.
arms
(mil.).
Tocar la diana.
Tocar a degiiello.
Tocar la retirada.
Tocar en un puerto.
Tocar d mudar
a thing.
in
To
la guardia,
(nau.).
Tocar a
la
To
bomba.
pumping
ship
(nau.).
The
The
El barco ha tocado.
To
To take part with
To gather strength.
To learn by heart.
To reflect, deliberate.
To take a doctor's degree.
To feel the pulse to sound
Tomar a pechos.
Tomar partido por
Tomar fuerzas.
Tomar de cabeza, 6 de memoria.
Tomar acuerdos.
Tomar la borla.
Tomar el pulso.
.
No
To
To
a pulso.
el paso ; 6
tomar en boca
el portante.
;
6 en
la
son
Tomar
Tomar
artfully.
Not
boca.
a per-
to
mention a thing
not to mur-
mur, or slander.
Tomar la manana.
Tomar de atras el agua.
To
To
To
Tomar
To
Tomarse
la licencia.
las
very early.
begin to tell a thing from the
very beginning.
cover a building during
aguas.
its
con-
struction.
i
Le tomo a V.
la palabra
Tomar la manta.
Tomar a alguno las medidas.
Tomar la muerte a alguno.
Tomar 6 coger la ocasi6n por
los
To undergo salivation.
To form an opinion of one.
To die a natural death.
To take time by the forelock.
cabellos.
Tomar
el asiento,
el lugar, la
cha.
Tomar
las
dere-
To
SPANISH IDIOMS.
1
Mas
vale
te
dare
243
bird in the
hand
worth two
is
in
the bush.
Tomar la voz.
Tomar lengiia, voz, 6 senas.
Tomar la Iecci6n.
Tomar por escrito.
Tomar el chorrillo.
Tomar el cielo con las manos.
To continue a subject.
To seek information.
To hear a recitation.
To make a note of a thing.
To fall into a habit.
To be transported with joy,
Tomar pi.
anger.
To take root in a place
lish one's self.
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
To
To
To
To
To
To
aires.
el aire.
el fresco.
el sol.
pipa.
la puerta.
take a walk.
take the
las
Tomar
huelga.
el aire
a una
air.
to
res.
de Villadiego.
be
of
out
get away; to go
To run away.
To follow the
To make a
el trote.
to estab-
rusticate.
house
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
grief, or
the
off.
flight
or
escape.
Tomarle a uno
Tomar
el sueiio.
estado.
marry
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
partido.
partido de
to
become a clergyman.
su puesto.
el
or
a resolution.
.
to
make
up one's mind.
Tomar a cuestas, 6
Tomar una obra.
Tomar prestado.
Tomar perfiles.
sobre
si.
To
To
To
To
borrow.
trace a drawing
to
make
r.n
outline.
cosa.
To do a thing frequently.
To get nearer to the bottom
thing.
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
las
duras con
cuerpo.
entre manos.
las
maduras.
of a
SPANISH IDIOMS.
244
Se tomaron
las
manos.
other's
hands.
To examine accounts.
To take something on account.
To undertake a thing with too much
Tomar cuentas.
Tomar a cuenta.
Tomar a pechos.
zeal.
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
a alguno
las
medidas.
warmly.
Tomarse la muerte 6
mano.
Tomarse con Dios.
mal por su
el
To
imperil one's
fare against
To
las
armas.
las
health, or wel-
God.
fear of
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
life,
good advice.
to misconstrue.
Tomar
Toma
mujer.
casa con hogar, y mujer que
sepa
hilar.
Tomar
asa 6
asillas
de alguna cosa.
To
marry.
cheerful hearth
make
health
happy
life.
To
doing some-
thing.
Tomar conocimiento de
Tomar algo por distribuci6n.
Tomar un numero de otro.
.
an-
other.
Tomar
la delantera.
Tomarse
mano.
la
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
rabano por
el
muerte 6
el
mal por su
las hojas.
tiempo.
el hilo.
To
To
excel another.
injure one's self.
horse.
to take
up the thread.
Tomar
Tomar
la taba.
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
medida.
el
medio, 6
los
medios.
To
To
To
measure.
take measures.
take
SPANISH IDIOMS.
To obtain practice.
To impersonate to feign.
To become afraid.
To surprise to take unawares.
To become a nun.
Tomar platica.
Tomar figura, 6 traza.
Tomar temor.
Tomar por sorpresa.
Tomar el velo.
Arbol de buen
natio,
toma un palmo
y paga cinco.
Tomar a merced a alguno.
Tomar raz6n.
Tomar de mas
245
good
is
tree occupies
little
land,
and
very valuable.
una
alto
historia.
very beginning.
take up the defence of another.
To
To
Tomar una
ing another.
To take a thing on
cosa a prueba.
Tomar mosca.
Tomar a uno
entre
cejas,
6 entre
To
To
To
trial.
dientes.
Tomar
Tomar
Tomar
dientes.
c61era.
a person.
tema.
satisfacci6n.
la estrella.
(nau.).
Tomar viento.
Tomar rizos.
Tomar rizos en la mesana.
Tomar puerto.
Tomar por avante.
Tomar tierra.
La
The
dificultad topa
en esto.
Strike
tia.
where
it
may
Torcer
la Have.
Torcer
la
cabeza.
Torcer, trocar, 6
mudar
las palabras.
To
To
To
to lock.
get sick.
distort the meaning of another's
words.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
246
To
To
del
Tornar 6 volver
Trabajar atrozmente.
la
defend
to
be attentive.
to protect.
To
deavor.
las espaldas.
Trabajar un caballo.
La ventura de la barca, a
consider
mocedad
The
storm (nau.).
To
To
To
To
To
To
Trabar ejecuci6n.
Trabarse de palabras.
Trabar conocimiento.
Trabar conversacidn.
Trabar amistad.
Trabarse
la lengua.
distrain
to seize judicially.
become angry
in
a dispute.
scrape acquaintance.
engage in conversation.
become friends.
stammer to speak with
;
hesita-
tion.
Trabar
platica.
Trabar
batalla.
El buey traba
el
arado,
mas no de
su grado.
Traer d la mano.
To fetch or carry.
To have something in hand.
To keep a thing carefully in
al
To chatter together.
To combat or fight.
Work is not always pleasure.
sight
to
Traer entre
To
ojos.
watch a person
not
la frente.
whom we do
trust.
To show
in one's face.
To
To
be
Traer consigo.
Trdigalo V. consigo.
To
Traer
la
barba sobre
el
hombro.
Que
aires le traen a V.
Traer delante.
alii,
6 de
por acd ?
motion.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Traer a cuento.
To
Traer a consecuencia.
To
247
point.
El ano de
la sierra,
no
le traiga
Dios
la tierra.
Buena
to
long.
con
malas cartas.
Traer autoridades.
a claim.
To cite authority.
To be always harping on something.
To censure, or speak ill of a person.
To distrust, trouble, vex.
To be a tale-bearer.
To vex to treat with scant cere;
mony.
Traer a
la
To compel one
melena.
to
will.
Por aqui
He
Traer a uno
Traer bien
al retortero.
la
Traer 6 tener
espada.
la
cuerda
tirante.
Tratar verdad.
como unas
Tratarse
verduleras.
como cuerpo
trastejan.
del rey.
las puertas.
248
SJ'.-hVIS//
Trocar
IDIOMS.
To
los frenos.
displace things.
lawsuit ruined
The
To
him completely.
be
(to
easily thwarted).
Tropezar en
tin
To make mountains
garbanzo.
of molehills.
Tropece y
di
un baquetazo.
I tripped,
and
fell
violently.
Inconsiderably.
To be intoxicated.
To flatter a person.
los cascos
a una.
To bribe.
To exercise one's own right.
To act in an underhand way.
To give vent to one's feelings.
To talk too much.
Good God bless me
God preserve you
el costal.
como
Vaciarse
costal.
Valgame Dios
Valgate Dios
Vale Dios
Mas
cilia
Mas
mancha en
mancilla en
Vale
man-
en coraz6n.
vale
la frente,
que
coraz6n.
el
pena de
la
Fortunately.
Better the shame of confessing than
remorse in concealing.
Better be ugly and good, rather than
handsome and bad.
To be worth
the
of
trouble
worth while.
He
Eso
come what
will.
como plata.
como decir
vale tanto
is
To be
.
That
worth
To be
as
is
its
much
weight in
as to say
silver.
.
one's eye.
Mas
vale,
6 mas valiera
si
...
It is better,
or
it
would be
better.
if...
En
el
vale
A como
No
No
vale
la
crisma.
de agua.
in the use of
It is
vale la fanega ?
nada fuera de
must be judicious
what we have.
To
Hacer valer.
Eso vale su precio.
I
We
worth
its
price.
What
is it
He
He
is
a worthless fellow.
is
a good-for-nothing.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
No
valer
un
To be
diablo.
249
very despicable
not worth
an execration.
No
No
Not
Not
poderse
to
know how
be incapable.
to
No
to
That
se
me da
dos chitas.
Vale
No
No
No
No
mnos
vale
vale
vale nada.
las escotas.
mi que
las
It is
for nothing.
quite worthless.
watch by one's arms.
It is
Velar
It is
It is
good
It is
To
To
who
There
vendo.
know.
El que nos vendi6
No
vendas
He who
el galgo.
la piel
very
not
sold us the
Do
sell
(i.e.,
the
of).
the bear's skin
haberlo muerto.
dog
man we spoke
your chickens
till
you
do not count
before
they are
hatched.
Vender cara
Vender
To
la vida.
one's
sell
life
desperately.
To be ostentatious
juncias.
dearly;
to
to boast of
fight
what
To
Vender humos.
smoke
sell
(to
trade on pre-
tended influence).
De
per-
son's house.
echara.
To
liebre.
sell
in the quality of
Vender
al
To
contado.
la vuelta
6 a
la vuelta lo
tinto.
venden
where
(expression
dulity)
Vender a plazo.
Vender por mayor.
cash.
sell for
Go
To
To
sell
on
sell at
credit.
wholesale.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
250
To
To
sell at retail.
sell at
Good
a good
cloth
case
is
profit.
sold while
still
in the
puffs.
To
To
Vender
To retail wine.
To make one's self cheap.
To be difficult of access.
To betray a person.
To be or appear very robust.
To suit or fit exactly.
everything.
with the privilege of repurchase.
ramo.
al
Venderse barato.
Venderse caro.
Me
viene de molde.
Esa chaqueta no me viene.
quien
le
venga
el
guante, que
sell
sell
It fits
se lo
me
like
a glove.
fit
If the
on.
cap
fits,
put
it
me.
plante.
No
viene
el
son con
la castaneta.
The
castanets
do not
click (said of
Vengamos
al caso.
Venir a me'nos.
To show
The
patient shows
God only
To decay
bad symptoms.
Venirse durnu'endo.
Venirse d buenas.
To
Tras
De
yield
to submit.
had no hand
Con
Venga
<;
lo
que
viniere.
am
constant to
Si a
mano
viene.
my
Misfortunes seldom
friend.
come
singly.
does
Venir pi con bola.
Vengo en ello.
in the affair).
it
amount
Neither too
I
agree to that.
Perhaps.
to ?
much nor
too
little.
SPANISH
Venir a
la
To be
romana.
En
perilla.
Venir a pelo.
Viene como pedrada en ojo de boti-
To
instant.
inopportunely
to be un-
awkward
time.
He
cargas
arrive at an
Como
an
If
vinieres.
in
welcome.
Venir a deshora.
no
as .Peter comes.
To come
To come
To come
To come
cario.
Si
251
of just weight.
As soon
Venir de
IDIOAfS.
le
Venir angosto.
Venir el cuervo.
manos en
el
seno.
a uno
Venirle
mano
la
alguna
To
He
cosa.
Vino d conseguir
la plaza.
embargarse de su palabra.
El se mete en lo que no le va, ni lo
He
Venir rodado.
Venirse
la
caza a
las
manos.
falsete.
Venirse abajo.
Venir a las manos.
Venir
muy
Cuando
meddles
in
cern him.
viene.
ancho.
viene el bien,
mtelo en
tu
casa.
To
Venir en conocimiento.
some knowledge of
become acquainted with
acquire
to
To wish to desire.
To make an impertinent request.
To bring an unfavorable answer.
Venir en coraz6n.
make
knocks,
in.
hard.
We
till
trifles
is.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
252
Lo que no
a toda hora.
It
De
The
Dios viene
el bien,
y de
las
abe-
vienen
polvos
aquellos
estos
is
blessing
lodos.
past errors.
Venirse d
To
boca.
la
El vino se vuelve.
De
are
us.
whatever means
jas la miel.
De
who
is
kind to
taste unpleasantly.
authority in
echard.
Ventar d rachas.
To break or transgress
To rain very heavily.
Do not despair times
To fall to the ground.
To blow furiously.
To blow in gusts.
Ventear
It
tiempo viene.
Tiempo
tras
Venirse
al suelo.
Ventar bramando.
fresco del nordoeste.
muy
a law or
will
rule.
change.
Dios ve
Ya
Dios y veamonos
las
se ve
Farewell
trampas
ya entiendo
God
!
;
Verse entre, 6 en
we
Yes, forsooth
To
Ver
el pleito
meet
!
again.
(a warning) .
understand
of the bull
Ver
shall
to be in the greatest
danger.
see the ears of the wolf; to be
To
in great danger.
mal parado.
Verse entre la espada y la pared.
ya no
Si te vi,
i
A
A
mas ver
ver
me
acuerdo.
Out of
sight,
Farewell
out of mind.
Let us see
danger.
is it
not so ?
Al ver.
At
sight.
In
my
No
No
To show anything.
To be short-sighted.
To be very short-sighted
mi ver.
Dar a ver.
ver siete sobre un asno.
ver gota.
opinion.
Ver por
vista
de
ojos.
To
own
eyes.
to lack
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Ve mas que un
No
He
He
aguila.
ve pizca.
is
253
eagle-eyed.
cannot see at
all.
To
se ve.
Ver venir.
Es de ver ; 6
es para ver.
To
Verse negro.
be
afflicted,
at.
embarrassed
to see
le
No
Ver
Ver
You
vera despabilarse.
bien
He
la vi6.
tierra
ver mundo.
el cielo
will see
por embudo.
of
the world.
Ver
el
Ver y
To know
To
To
Verse pobre.
Ver a hurtadillas.
Ya
that a business
bad
in
is
te veo, besugo,
que
tienes el ojo
be reduced to poverty.
look over some one's shoulders.
claro.
one.
i
Ya nos veremos
Ojos que
las caras
vieron
le
ir,
no
le
veran
venir.
We
To
shall see
have
a great difficulty in
doing a
thing.
Ver
No
To
visiones.
te veras
en ese espejo.
air.
Ver
Ver
Ver
el cielo abierto.
el pleito.
el pleito
mal parado.
To
To
To
To
To
be in great embarrassment.
consider ; to weigh mentally.
see a great opportunity.
look into
see the
to consider a case.
weak
points of a case.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
254
Harina alabada, no
vea suegra
te la
Do
ni cufiada.
rivals.
Hacienda, tu dueno
te vea.
It
is
own
interests.
Al
freir
de
You will
regret your
you see
Ano de
brevas nunca
Cuando
la
When
le veas.
crops often
echa
lar,
la
Vestir bien.
Aunque
mona
viste,
fail.
la calle lo
He who
borrowed
wears
plumes
risks exposure.
mona
la
en
When you
tuya a remojar.
Al que de ajeno se
desnudan.
their consequences.
se vista de seda,
se queda.
vestir
Dress a
monkey
as
you
will,
re-
it
otro.
flowers.
I>a
Vestir
el
Vestirse
As
proceso.
una turca
The
el
logro de
tal
objecto.
Vira
Vira
began
way,
I shall
go on
cherrily
Virar el cable.
(nau.).
To haul taut (nau.).
avante.
To
To
pious purpose).
Live righteously ; God
Virar, 6 virada,
Vive Dios
de bordo.
at-
(nau.).
tomando por
law.
Virar de bordo
so.
Heave
this
To
To
fields.
go about (nau.)
each altar (for
before
pray
tack, or
God
is
my
witness
ship
will
some
guard you.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
;
Ojala que
Vivir en la
el
viva
memoria de
sus concui-
dadanos.
To
To
To
Si
como un
quieres
of his fellow-
citizens.
Vive
255
sano,
or act discreetly.
upon one's income.
live
and
live
let live.
To
patriarca.
vivir
live
hazte
viejo
live like
you would be
If
temprano.
Vivir apresuradamente.
Vivir con regalo.
To
difficulties
possess
wish
Casa en que
am
To
Vive de su trabajo.
Vivir por sus manos.
He
Vivir de invenciones.
To
To
Quien vive ?
Vocear a un bajel.
To
el
very
Landed
La burla
everything one
could
for.
much
obliged to you.
or property,
security,
is
bebas.
Vol6
or dangers.
61.
golondrino.
al hilo
Volar
la
Volar
las escotinas
live
live
Who
se volvi6 contra
Volar
del viento.
mina.
de juanetes.
goes there ?
a ship (nau.).
hail
The
The
jest
bird has
To
To
sheets
(nau.).
Vomitar sangre.
Vomitar veneno.
Hacer vomitar.
Volver
Volver
la hoja.
las tornas.
Volver a
la carga.
To
To
To
To
force
one
and blasphemies.
to disclose a secret.
turn over a
new
leaf; to
change
one's proceedings.
To return a favor ; to compensate.
To return to the charge ; to insist.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
256
To
To
To
To
To
turn upside
Volverse
la tortilla.
Volver a
la
Volver a
las
same kind of
return to the
down
life.
to invert the
to be frus-
Volver
las injurias.
Volverla
al
cuerpo.
Le ha vuelto a coger la gota.
El barco se volvi6 patas arriba.
Volver
la cara.
Volver
la
No
cara al enemigo.
Volver
atras.
Volverse
injuri-
osas.
guage.
Volver a
Volver
la
atras.
Volver a
To
To
la
el rostro.
Volverla
al
Volver pies
cuerpo.
atras.
run away.
Volver casaca.
Mandar
volver
Volver
el
hopo.
Volver
el
saludo.
Volver
la puerta.
6 hacer volver.
To become a turncoat.
To call one back to recall.
To escape to run away.
To return a salute or bow.
To shut the door.
To look to another for help
;
to
tion.
Volve'rsele la
cabeza a alguno.
To
begin to speak.
He rejoined.
To resume the
To tell
To be
thread of a discourse.
To become
crazy,
giddy;
to lose
one's senses.
Hay
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Volver a uno loco.
Volver a uno tonto.
Volver en su acuerdo
6 volver en
si.
257
cabeza.
Volver de rabo.
To
They
Volver ciego.
Volverse ciego, sordo, cojo.
Volver por si.
To strike blind.
To become blind, deaf, lame.
To defend one's self.
To reflect on one's self; to make
Volver sobre
si.
deny
up one's
Volver
alma
el
al
To
cuerpo.
it
again.
losses.
regain courage
to
become
tran-
quillized.
To
To
Ya no veo
Volver
las espaldas.
la
hora de volver a mi
country.
To revive a
patria.
Volver
las
nueces
long anxiously to
al cdntaro.
supposed
to
agua a su
el
el
Time
return
to
my
or argument
be already settled;
dispute
to
round
again.
cubil.
puerta cerrada,
el
diablo se vuelve.
If the
door
is
away.
En
area de avariento,
el
diablo yace
dentro.
The
box of
the miser.
Zurcir voluntades.
Zurrar
la
badana.
Zurrar
la
pavana.
To
To
To
To
To
inflict
SPANISH IDIOMS.
258
Ablanda breva
Down
The
6 ablanda higos.
lee
(nau.).
useless person.
En abreviatura.
De cuando aca ?
<;
Since
One
Briefly
expeditiously.
when?
Without more ado.
of the appointed number of
academicians.
Excessively dear.
Favoritism.
De
acuerdo.
realm.
For adarmes.
Very
Aferramiento de
Aguas
las velas.
Neap tide.
Of little or no importance.
chifles.
De agua
y lana.
Aguador del
sparingly.
real.
sutler.
As sharp
De por
ahi.
Anything
common
himself cheap.
Ahora
Well
bien.
;
granted
Just now.
Ahora, ahora.
nevertheless.
Por ahora.
i
Hasta ahora.
Desde ahora.
From
Aire de taco.
Graceful, elegant
En el aire.
De bueno 6 mal
Quickly in an instant.
In good or bad humor.
Muchos
Hitherto.
this
aire.
los
It is difficult
fairs at
the
to attend to
many
af-
same time.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
259
Dientes de ajo.
Cloves of
Ajuste de cuentas.
For alambique.
Sparingly
in a penurious manner.
;
but
the dawn (ironical reNothing
to
those
who ask what they
ply
sino al alba.
No,
garlic.
liquidation of accounts.
Albala de guia.
Albarda sobre albarda.
passport.
Needless
in
repetition
writing
or
speaking.
juicio.
The
first
child).
The
ci6n.
Alfrez de navio.
Midshipman
Alferez mayor.
The
ard of a
Con
todos sus
alfileres.
in the navy.
officer in
a royal visit.
be dressed in one's best.
To
Algod6n en rama.
Alguacil de campo, cojo 6 manco.
Raw
Bailiffs
ers.
Where
mercado.
;
Buena
are
authorities
careless,
thieves abound.
alhaja
fine jewel
(ironically applied to
a rogue or very shrewd person)
!
Alia
en mis mocedades.
Formerly
in
my
Beyond the
seas.
Su alma en su palma.
Con el alma y la vida.
Retribution
is
Alma de
caballo.
youth.
certain.
feeling remorse.
Alma de cantaro.
Alma mia
Almud de tierra.
!
A fool.
My love my
!
About
De
From above
For
i
lo alto.
Alto ahi
privileged altar.
By
alto.
darling
stealth.
Stop!
from heaven.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
260
De
From head
alto d bajo.
to
foot
from top to
bottom.
At
estas alturas.
Amen
de
Besides that.
eso.
Amigo
viejo, tocino
Amigo
y vino anejo.
the better.
De amigo
a amigo, sangre en
el ojo.
A good
Do not
An
del asa.
Amigo
muerte
sin amigo,
sin testigo.
faithful friend.
intimate friend.
without a witness
taza
de vino.
means death
in
friendless
friendless in death.
life,
Amigo de
who
call
Vida
and
sponger.
claros.
and
ingenuousness are
testigos.
Amor
Frankness
por
Love
is
sometimes perverse.
otro.
Amor de
The
love of a
little
child cannot be
very deep.
Amor de
An
which shows
affection
itself in
troublesome ways.
De
los
amores y
Love
is
strongest
when young.
tradas.
Al amor de
A
i
la
lumbre.
Ancha
Castilla
Tantas en ancho
Ancora de
Close to the
At ease
Be more
sus anchas.
como en
largo.
la esperanza.
largo andar.
fire.
at leisure.
frank,
Completely
Sheet anchor
and
free of action.
satisfactorily.
or anchor of hope.
in the long
;
The
fisherman's
seal,
with which
vanities.
Animo a
las
gachas.
Courage
overcomes
Try again
As soon as possible.
!
Cuanto
antes.
difficulties
SPANISH IDIOMS.
De
De
antuvi6n.
Cual
antes.
Antes que
Unexpectedly.
As
En ano
261
May
evil
come
to
him
dazo claro.
In the course of the year.
Entre ano.
al sol,
Ano y
The days
El ano de cuarenta.
Ano
Land
vez.
but
6 a buen
Al ano tuerto
el
huerto
Aparajuelos.
Aparajuelos de portas.
Aparajuelos de rizos, 6 de
socaire.
Apartador de ganado.
Apartador de metales.
Apartamiento de ganado.
Apartamiento meridiano.
Aprendiz de todo, oficial de nada.
Aposentador de camino.
Reef
Jack of
An
officer
who goes
idence.
Apuntador de comedias.
Aranador de dinero.
Arb61 pagano.
Area de agua.
Area de
Area
No.
c6rdis.
Prompter
A
A
at the theatre.
Reservoir; cistern.
Lumber room.
The pericardium.
The frame of a
The frame of a
bedstead.
vicissitude.
building.
table.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
262
Carbon de arranque.
Arranque del caballo.
Arreadador de plomo.
Red
The
By
En
arteria,
dinner ; a banquet.
unnatural means.
de birle-birloque.
Arterias de la madera.
arte
Aspera
A bore.
A grand
For
los diablos.
For
6 traquiarteria,
asas.
The windpipe.
Arms akimbo.
Asadura y asaduria.
bastante, 6 asaz.
Muy
toll
Asi como.
Quite enough.
In the same way as
Asi asa.
So
Asi
como
^Como
Hombre
So
;
asi
que asado.
cattle.
as soon as.
so.
Any way
asi.
Asi que.
Asi que asd
trees.
of a horse.
start
by
it
all
means.
that.
Any way
makes no
difference.
How is that?
A prudent man.
asi?
de asiento.
The abutment of
a drawbridge.
Enlistment of soldiers.
Asistencia continua.
Assiduity.
Asistencia de Sevilla.
Asma de
caballo.
su tamano.
his
equals.
Al asno muerto,
la
cebada
al rabo.
To
horse
is
stolen.
primer aspecto.
Asta de bandera de popa 6 de proa.
Asta de tope.
At
Astas.
Horns of animals,
En
asunto de
first sight.
Ensign
staff,
Flagstaff.
In the matter of
to
as bulls, etc.
.
in
regard
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Atadura de galeotes y prensas.
A train
to
Ata-el-gato.
Pedazo de atun.
An
Nay.
be conducted to the
Eager
gloria.
for glory.
On good
Ayuda de parroquia.
Ayuda de costa.
Chapel of ease.
Town
barbor todo
De babor
at first sight.
or bad terms.
hall.
At once
primera azonada.
Azotes y galeras
la
A gratuity.
A valet de chambre.
Ayuda de camara.
Casa de ayuntamiento.
i
Ave zonza.
galleys.
miser.
sin disculpa.
Avaro de
263
Hard
aport
(nau.).
a estribor.
Baculo de Jacob.
Baculo pastoral.
Baile
A
A
Baile general.
Bajeza de animo.
Bajeza de nacimiento.
Weakness of mind
With immense
Bishop's crosier.
rustic dance.
fancy
ball.
Obscurity of origin
In danger
balanzas.
Balsa de sangre.
royal domains.
lowness of spirits.
base extraction.
velocity.
in doubt.
reservoir
col-
Banco de ahorros.
De banda a banda.
Savings bank.
From
party to party
to the other.
la barata.
Mala
Confusedly
barata.
Con mas
barba regarda.
en
la barba
;
barbas.
in a disorderly
manner.
la
barba
;
prodigality.
heavily bearded man.
A
A
Profusion
A
;
en sus
respectable person.
Abundantly
lavishly.
To
in his presence.
his face
SPANISH IDIOMS.
264
Barba d barba.
Face
Barba
belida.
to face.
Barba cabosa.
Barbas de ballena.
Whalebone.
De
We
tal
and education.
For barba.
Per head
;
per individual.
Rather marry your daughter to a
sensible old man than to a young
Como
fool.
en un barbecho.
Costado de barlovento.
The weather
The weather
Fairly
Costa de barlovento.
barras derecho.
De
side (nau.).
without deceit.
barra a barra.
Base
shore (nau.).
salificable.
i
to the other.
Between ourselves
Entre bastidores.
without
pub-
licity.
A scholarship.
A sinecure.
A beast of burden.
Beca de merced.
Beneficio simple.
Bestia de soma.
Gran bestia
La bestia caballar
You
The
De
cierra.
bien d bien.
Kindly
is
willingly.
Encumbered inheritances.
The possession simultaneously
Bienes heridos.
Bigamia
are a jackass
horse
espiritual.
of
Billa limpia.
Billa puerca,
sucia.
la birlonga.
Blanco como
ampo de la nieve.
Mas blando que una breva.
De
el
b6bilis b6bilis.
White
Brought to reason.
Without trouble or care
foolishly
at another's cost.
A boca de costal.
A boca de invierno.
A boca de canji!6n
a boca de
fuego.
jarro.
The muzzle of a
firearm.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Boca de
Boca
Boca
Boca
Boca
Boca
lobo.
The
de
risa.
boca
De
llena.
boca.
De manos a
boca.
smiling countenance.
An
de oro.
de taco.
de gacha.
Pertrechos de boca y guerra.
The
265
eloquent tongue.
person
who mumbles
Unexpectedly.
From a
A
A
large mouth.
truthful,
boca de noche.
At
To
bocados, 6 bocadillos.
sin hueso.
liar)
nightfall.
have
to face.
Calumniator.
applied to a
A
A
his words.
each
Piecemeal.
Bocado
A sinecure
Con
bocado en la boca.
buen bocado, buen grito.
el
may
his share.
an
office
without trouble.
the wrong,
now
take
the punishment.
Perrito de todas bodas.
One
continually
vitation
De
tales
Those who
Boda de bongos.
Bodeg6n de puntapie\
A
A
Boga arrancada.
Sudden
coming without
in-
a crooked sixpence.
live
poor wedding.
stall where cow's heels and black
puddings are sold.
departure
violent
sally
De boga
Bolsa de Dios.
Bolsa de hierro.
Avarice
Bolsa rota.
Spendthrift.
Juego de bolsa.
Dealing
arrancada.
covetousness.
in stocks.
the oars.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
266
Bomba
Listen
bonete
tente
hasta
tente
Abundantly
excessively.
bonete.
Bravo bonete
An
6 gran bonete.
De
De
De
Vagrants; tramps.
In haste ; quickly.
bote y botes.
botones adentro.
Inwardly.
bot6n gordo.
Brava cosa
Coarse
rough
brazo partido.
ungraceful.
What nonsense
idiot.
gladly.
abiertos.
De
De
buenas a buenas
Al buey por
Willingly.
At
el
cuerno, y al
hombre
first
sight
la palabra.
por
Buey
6 d buenas.
buenas a primeras.
He
derecho.
viejo, surco
bulto.
examination.
De
In
burlas.
jest.
Burra de palo.
Al cabal ; por cabaL
Any kind
of sailing-vessel.
Exactly
perfectly.
To
Caballo de apariencia.
Caballo de regalo.
A
A
One
regards food.
On horseback.
caballo.
stately horse.
fine saddle-horse.
Caballo bianco.
foolish fellow
cards
Cabeza de
Cabeza de
An
chorlito.
Hare-brained
6 a todos cabos.
6 hasta
el
obstinate
To
postre
al
;
cabo
6
al
al
cabo de
cabo y a
la Jornada.
la
cheated at
frivolous.
Extremely ; to the
By no means.
cabo
is
man.
last
degree.
mundo.
Al cabo
who
a pigeon.
hierro.
todo cabo
del
After
all
at last.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Cabo de
casa.
las
mujeres).
vina, cual la
madre
tal
la
hija.
;
267
there
is
no
haste.
Con
With
cachaza.
Caja de ahorros.
Cafe de la sultana.
self-possession.
savings bank.
An
coffee.
Caf
An
cetrino.
infusion
from
unroasted
the
coffee.
Calamo
Off hand
currente.
Por calculo.
las
in haste.
Never.
calendas griegas.
At
De camino.
De un camino, 6 de una
via,
that time.
If
dos
On
the
way
To
kill
mandados.
Camino de Roma,
bolsa
ni
mula
coja, ni
Count
floja.
A moco de candil.
Una bala cansada.
Una vista cansada.
En capa de
By
Cara apedreada.
A
A
Cara de cart6n.
cara descubierta.
At
impaired eyesight.
pretext of ...
wrinkled face.
Openly
plainly.
pale,
puny
first
sight.
face.
Bless
me
good gracious
carga cerrada.
Inconsiderately
cargas.
Abundantly plentifully.
Why ? for what reason ?
,1
Carga
concejil.
beginning
Under
primera cara.
Cara de hereje.
before
cost
is difficult.
An
Cara deslavada.
Caracoles
the
what
Royal
tax.
Municipal
office.
without thought.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
268
Cargaz6n de tiempo.
At
carrera abierta.
Carrera de Indias.
Tren de una
speed.
Letters of marque.
Household furniture.
Houses where the officers of the
royal household must be received
and lodged.
casa.
Casas de aposento.
Alegre de cascos
full
6 cascos lucidos.
Barrendo de cascos.
En
It is
For
caso negado.
el
mismo
Caso que
En caso de
.
In case
difficult.
very
caso.
In that case.
eso.
Caso apretado.
An
A new broom
Hasta
To
En
las cejas.
Privately
6 acerca de
From
cerca.
Around
por
los cerros
de Ubeda.
Tax formerly
la reina.
One
Chico
on oc-
little
and
big.
Without exception.
pleito.
Chispas
levied in Spain
Charretera mocha.
round about.
Cerro enriscado.
Como
stealth.
of that.
In regard to ...
a short distance.
cerca.
Chapin de
by
No more
'
Cepos quedos.
De
En
sweeps clean.
the utmost.
In a secret way.
celada.
cencerros tapados.
Cerca de
urgent case.
trifling
matter.
ure.
la chitacallando.
Por
que
cierto.
raja cincha.
By
stealth
la tierra.
very quietly.
Nothing
shall
So much so that
Surely
At
full
certainly.
speed.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
De
claro en claro.
Clavo de
Tablas de
Cle"rigo
Clearly
269
openly.
Tacks small
Thin boards.
chilla.
chilla.
de misa y
An
olla.
unlearned
nails.
priest.
fashionable, frivolous
woman.
From
diminutive size).
is
Variety
pleasing.
pig's
ear).
De
Backward
la cola.
behind.
A dull color.
A drama of
Ancho de
requiring scenery.
An unscrupulous conscience.
conciencia.
Estrecho de conciencia.
En
De
conclusi6n.
contado.
De
not
scrupulous person.
In short.
Instantly
contento.
Fino como un
affairs,
immediately.
Al contado.
every-day
Satisfactorily.
Adroit
coral.
corazon.
sharp
astute.
Blando de corona.
By return mail.
To go forth on horseback and
correo tirado.
person
news.
who
turn on a
rico.
donkey
re-
to begin pros-
Corrida de toros.
De
Quickly
corrida.
Corriente y moliente.
la corta, 6 a la larga.
Cortapicos y callares
Corte de cuentas.
bull-fight.
;
rapidly.
Cortes constituyentes.
Fuerte cosa.
Constitutional convention.
There
su cosa.
balance.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
270
Cosas de acarreo.
Goods transported
<iQue cosa?
Costa acantilada.
An
accessible coast.
A
A
By
dint of ...
costa de
as freight.
is
it?
Regardless of expense; at
all
haz-
Costa firme.
Mainland.
Costa de sotavento.
Lee
Costa a costa.
gifts.
toda costa.
ards.
bodigo.
shore.
In a short time.
Every moment.
credo.
The
The
Puro como un
Irreproachable
pure.
Not for the world
crisol.
Ni por un Cristo
la cruz
La cruz en
At the
pechos, y
el
diablo en
que
few
Much
Cada
Each one.
cual.
el
cuervo,
tal
alike
Surprise
at
seeing something
When
Cuando
At
As
shall I see
to
regarding
Cuarto a cuarto.
Meanly.
De tres
Mas de
Of little moment.
More than four
persons, or times
Familiarly
pan y
a.gain ?
least.
Besides.
you
At most.
Cuanto mas.
al cuarto.
un-
usual.
I Hasta cuando ?
Cuando mas, cuando mucho.
cuchillo.
the same.
me'nos.
the
much
Perico, 6 Marica
cuanto a ...
at the criti-
hypocrites.
sus huevos.
con guantes?
De cuando en cuando.
En
so so.
Provided that
deeds
devil in one's
Tal cual.
tal
moment.
los hechos.
Con
critical
a la fecha.
los
upper-servants.
;
A tiempo.
A punto crudo.
De
under-servants.
habitually.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
En
resumidas cuentas.
In short
Cuentos de prisioneros.
Cuento de viejas.
En
En
cuento de
cuento.
cuento de
An
old
prisoners.
woman's
Any way
number of ...
means.
all
by
tale.
to the
Numberless.
Sin cuentos.
a word.
in
Thousands of
In place of
todo cuento.
271
To
the point
On
. .
to the purpose.
condition that
provided
that ...
Cuento de horno.
Cuento de cuentos.
For debajo de cuerda.
Familiar conversation
fireside tales.
Complex details.
Under the rose.
To add insult to injury.
To
is
not one's
own.
En
i
La
cuerpo y en alma.
ida del cuervo
Totally; entirely.
He's
Up
On
cuestas.
Culpa
lata.
Culto de hiperdulla.
De ilustre 6 humilde cuna.
off
hill
(expression of gladness)
down
or
hill.
the shoulders.
At the cost of a
Other people's
certain person.
affairs
are
easily
neglected.
Absence of the simplest precautions.
Worship of the Virgin Mary.
Of
illustrious or
Dues or
Teniente cura.
Vicar.
Teniente de cura.
Rural dean.
Debajo de mano.
Decretos de caj6n.
Privately
humble
family.
fees of a clergyman.
an underhand manner.
in
Common
Decuri6n de decuriones.
Degolladero de bolsas.
Cut-purse
extravagant
prices
are
or dishonest
dealings.
Dejado de
la
mano de
Dios.
Abandoned by God.
To
noyances are
Delia con deilo-
Reciprocally
come.
Demandas y
respuestas.
Haggling.
trials.
as they
SPANISH IDIOMS.
272
A
A
dentelladas.
Snappishly; peevishly.
derechas.
Right
tuertas 6 a derechas.
Right or wrong.
Hecho
y derecho.
Perfect
En derecho de derecho
Con desagrado.
;
complete
without doubt.
to law.
According
Salvage money.
.
By
right
of ...
in the direction
Descarga de aduana.
Ungracefully ; ungraciously.
Clearance at the custom house.
navio.
En
descargo de mi conciencia.
Descorchador de colmena.
For the
satisfaction of my conscience.
Como un
la
descosido.
descubierta
into the
hive
to
the honey.
steal
Excessively.
al
descubierto.
Openly
;
clearly ; manifestly.
Confidential communications.
Studiously careless
a dissembling
carelessness.
Desde luego.
Desde ent6nces.
Desde nino.
A medida del deseo.
Therefore
From
From
Fuga deshecha.
A
A
In single
la deshilada.
Un
dia
immediately.
;
ever since.
one's childhood.
According
Borrasca deshecha.
to one's wish.
violent tempest.
precipitate flight.
file
steadily.
alternate day.
Every
The wheel of fortune turns
often.
tremo.
Como
el diablo.
An
el
diablo por lo
el diablo.
Diamante en bruto.
Lo
dicho, dicho.
Otra
al
Dicho de
las gentes.
in excess).
Ill-gotten
nuestro.
Mas que
(i.e.,
Most
unwillingly.
rough diamond.
What I have said,
That
is
abide by.
Gossiping.
Hunger
is
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Valiente por el diente.
El
itself in
attacking food.
The grinding of the teeth.
de dientes.
crujir
De
De
273
diestro a diestro.
diestro a diestro el
mas
presto.
skilful,
A
A
un
diferencia.
diestro y a siniestro.
diestro,
un
Right or wrong.
Quickness is sometimes better than
presto.
skill.
En
With a
In spite of
.
despecho
Despues de Dios.
Despues aca.
.
Al despuntar del
in defiance of
...
Ever since.
At break of day.
dia.
By
activas
Under God.
destajo.
Deudas
difference.
In haste.
diligencia'.
deudas pasivas.
the job.
Assets
liabilities.
Deuda comun.
Death.
Dia de viernes.
Dia de besamanos.
Court day.
Fast- day.
Dia pardo
dia pesado.
Entre dia.
In the daytime.
Never.
Dias y ollas.
Dias ha.
De
Some
It is
dias.
At daybreak.
I will never do
Al ser de dia.
No
en mis
dias.
Cash
In coin
dinero
tante
al
dinero
A dinero con-
it.
ready money.
;
in ready
money.
a dinero seco.
Dinero y no consejos.
Buen
sired advice).
De
dinero.
dinero y de bondad,
la mitad.
la
mitad de
safe debt.
The popular
the
SPANISH IDIOMS.
274
los
hechos en
Man
A la paz de Dios
Dios delante.
will.
El dedo de Dios.
That
God
is
is
right
over
as
all
it
Ay Dios
A
A
I give
buena de Dios.
it
for lost
up
Candidly
At
Dios y a ventura.
De Dios en ayuso.
En
when doubt-
of success)
Expression of pity, pain, or
Dios mi dinero
la
should be.
(said
ful
God what
he
Dios.
iright.
in all truth.
all risks.
Dios y conciencia
6 en Dios y
mi alma.
En amaneciendo Dios.
In very truth
When
God knows
dawns
it
it is
true.
the
day
when
breaks.
Forever.
God
God
Dios y ayuda
A manta ; 6 a manta de Dios.
!
de
Compania
dos,
compania
help me
help us
Copiously
de
Two
God be
with
me
plentifully.
Dios.
Despues de Dios a
Of all temporal
la olla.
needs, hunger
is
the
greatest.
Have
faith,
but be diligent.
calle.
Dios
!
;
Dios con
la
Good by
God
be with you
Farewell
discreci6n.
disgusto
At
adieu
or
the will
God
help us
of an!
discretion
other.
Disparate craso.
In spite of ...
Egregious nonsense.
A
A
distinci6n.
In contradistinction.
la dobla.
to the
charge.
An
Tierra doblada.
la dobladilla
Docena de
docenas.
fraile.
al
doble.
Doubly; repeatedly.
baker's dozen.
Abundantly
in
good
quantities.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
275
Domingo de Lazaro.
Domingo de ramos.
Domingo de resurrecci6n.
Domingo siete.
Passion Sunday.
Don de gentes.
Don de acierto.
Don de errar.
Don Preciendo.
Don Guindo.
Palm Sunday.
Easter Sunday.
An
absurdity.
A knack of erring.
A poor man who boasts
One who
of riches.
Don
Donde
<j
Lindo.
For donde ?
Hacia donde ?
donde bueno?
<;A
bueno ?
De donde
6 <de
donde
Wine of a mild
dos por
dos por
Where is he going ?
he come from?
or where does
diere.
Vino doncel.
the contrary.
Pino doncel.
En un
dandy.
On
no.
flavor.
In a twinkling.
tres.
tres.
Inconsiderately; audaciously;
sud-
denly.
Dos
Twice double.
Between you and me.
tantos.
Abundantly.
Small copper coin.
Moneda de duendes.
duras penas
Peso duro.
6 a duro.
With
and
difficulty
hard dollar
Durillo revelante.
Bombast.
Avanzado de edad.
Advanced
Menor edad.
.Legal minority.
En
In fact
efecto.
Empenadura de
las consejas.
labor.
a dollar in coin.
in age
old.
in truth.
6 de
la cara.
The
An
aspect
Amongst
De
At the
primera entrada.
appearance.
arbitrary law.
Import
evils,
choose the
least.
duties.
Burglary.
The beginning
first effort.
SPANISH IDIOMS,
276
Entranas empedernidas.
Ermitas de Baco.
Escaso de bienes.
Far from
Taverns
Escaso de luces.
wine-shops.
rich.
Uneducated.
olla
Good
at
first.
Espada blanca.
Espada negra.
Espada de d caballo.
Sword.
Primera espada.
The head
Out of
Foil.
out of mind.
sight,
Treacherously
sence.
como
el
iglesia.
esparrago.
At my expense.
At the back part of the church.
As lonely as asparagus each stalk
;
by
itself.
The
Especies sacramentales.
Espectaculo sangriento.
most moving
Espejo ustorio.
burning-glass.
As
In durance.
estaca
6 a
la estaca.
de
tierra.
As
Buena estampa.
clean, or bright, as a
Para
En
En
estas,
estas
6 per estas
y en estotras.
figure
(generally applied to
swear by
this
(either while holdthe
or making a cross
beard,
ing
with the hand).
!
In the meanwhile.
Estatura atroz.
At this time.
Enormous stature.
Estilo castizo.
Estomago aventurero.
One dependent on
esto.
correct style.
another
er-on.
la estrecha.
Al estrecho.
new penny.
good
horses)
i
sight.
Friendly.
Necessarily
perforce.
a hang-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Con
A short
estrellas.
277
time after
nightfall, or before
daybreak.
Estudios mayores.
The
Juez de estudios.
higher sciences.
vice-chancellor in
some Spanish
universities.
An impeachable
De
En
Falsely
falso.
Sin
i
Without due
falso.
falta
de
al
security.
In want of
falta.
Favor
witness.
deceitfully.
rey
6 favor a
la justicia
want of ...
for
F de
Errata.
erratas.
Enfe.
De buena f ; 6 a
De mala fe\
A f mia ; 6 por mi f.
Poseedor de buena f.
f<
Consequently.
Truly
F6haciente.
sincerely
cunningly.
honor.
Deceitfully
Upon my
The
4
in earnest.
rightful possessor.
Authentic
Ferias.
Fairings
Fianza bancaria.
Bank
manifestly true.
gifts
from a
fair.
security given in
Rome
works)
on
(to
eccle-
de balanza.
The weigh-master
Fiel
de balanza de
Fiel
de romana.
Fiel
la
romana.
magistrate
who
at the
mint
the
inspects slaughter-
En
de muelle.
fiel.
Equal weight
Fiesta de p61vora.
Por
Wharfinger.
modo de
fiesta.
In jest
In order that
En
fin
6 por
fin.
of short duration.
de ...
even balance.
for fun.
Figura de proa.
Alfin.
fin
Something quick
will
never
Figure-head of a ship.
last
Finally
at length.
.
lastly.
Flor de cobre.
Verdigris.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
278
Flor de azufre.
Flowers of sulphur.
Water-level.
la flor del
agua,
Flor de viento.
Point of compass.
Flor de mano.
Artificial flowers.
Flor de harina.
Superfine flour.
Mace.
Hombre de
Fondos
fondo.
fondo.
Fondos.
El fondo de una pintura.
De forma que
.
En forma.
En debida forma.
En toda forma.
Hombre de forma.
deeply.
picture.
.
completely.
Forma de zapatero.
Forma para los quesos.
la
ability.
Perfectly ; completely
Life annuities.
Fondos vitalicios.
Fondos de un navio.
Fortuna de
and
State securities.
publicos.
A pack of cards.
A man of talents
mancha.
distinction.
In front
frente.
a line
in
obverse
of
coins.
En
Frente de batalla.
Dinero
fresco.
Ready money
Pintura
al fresco.
Painting in fresco.
frente.
Fruta nueva.
Anything new.
Fruta de tiempo.
Fruto de benedici6n.
Fruit in season.
A
A
To
Legitimate children.
injure a person gradually.
fuego lento.
fuego y sangre.
Fuego de
artificio
cash payment.
artificio
de
Severely; unsparingly.
Fireworks.
fuego.
Fuera de
De
Absent-minded
si.
On
fuera.
Fuera de
beside one's
Out of ...
Fuera de eso.
Besides
Fuera de
Short of this
esto.
the exterior.
moreover.
;
besides
this.
self.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
279
Fuera de que.
Fuero externo.
Besides
Fueros.
De
la
fuero in-
fuerza.
The
With force
fuerza.
En
fuerza de
by
right.
violently.
In virtue of ...
mano.
must be made
Animo a
las
gachas
On
!
Al primer
to sing.
Fulano y mengano.
A gachas ; 6 a gatas.
j
tribunal of conscience.
By perseverance.
Of course ; necessarily.
fuerza.
Por
conciencia
6 interno.
terior
De
civil law.
According to law
fuero.
Fuero de
this.
Canon and
gallo.
all
fours.
Cheer up
like
take courage
a cat in a strange garret.
!
Shy
At midnight
;
of the cocks.
Pata de
An
gallo.
De buena gana.
De mala gana.
De su gana.
De gana.
artful device.
At an inconvenient hour.
With pleasure ; willingly.
;
Of
accord.
his
own
Designedly
Horned
Ganado mayor.
Ganado menor.
with reluctance.
Unwillingly
purposely.
and mules.
cattle
Smaller
as
animals,
sheep,
goats,
asses.
Ganado de
Swine.
cerda.
An
Cuenta garbanzos.
;
Cinco, y
la
garra
avaricious person.
Stolen goods
The
last
wine
no
topsails.
pressed from
the
grapes.
La
gata de Mari-Ramos.
One who
tries to
Gata del
ancla.
Cuadernal de
la gata.
la gata.
Enganchar
gata en la ancla.
ciencia
6 gaya doctrina.
;
Gaya
la
Cat-tackle (nau.).
Cat- fall (nau.).
Cat-block (nau.).
To hook
Poetry.
it.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
280
De
From one
gente en gente.
lungs.
to another
from genera-
tion to generation.
Well-educated people.
Gente de trato.
Gente de bien 6 de buen proceder.
Gente de capa parda.
Tradesmen dealers.
Honest people.
Notaries
attorneys.
Fashionable people.
Nobility or gentry.
People of property.
Villagers
rustics.
Butchers.
The
la
vida
debauched
set of people.
airada.
Gente perdida.
Que infierno de gente
Gentil necedad
j
People without
ment.
Gentil-hombre de manga.
Gentil-hombre de camara.
Vagrants ; vagabonds.
What a crowd what a hubbub
!
Como
As any one
buffoon.
else.
De
De
Without premeditation.
golpe y porrazo.
golpe y zumbido.
Golpe de pluma.
Golpe en vago.
Golpe de fortuna.
El golpe del reloj.
golpe, 6 de un golpe.
Golpe de mar.
De
Golpe de musica.
Golpe de remo.
Duro de gorra.
fair
run of business.
Household.
Unexpectedly
gota.
unawares.
A
A
fortunate event
The
its
aim.
a jump.
tick of a clock.
Suddenly
all
at once.
Stroke in rowing.
He who
first.
Gota d
Gentil-hombre de placer.
gentil-hombre.
or employ-
trade
Drop by drop.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Gota
coral.
Epilepsy.
El gozo en
el
pozo
My
Que" gracia
su bella gracia.
De
De
En
gracia
Navio en
Gratis
thing indeed
for nothing.
la
grada.
4 Dios.
Grado
Ni grado,
gracia de
Grada de construcci6n.
.
have vanished
!
6 de balde.
illusions
281
Unintentional
ni gracias.
deeds
no
deserve
thanks.
De
De
grado
6 de su grado.
Willingly.
grado en grado.
Gradually.
In spite of him.
Mai su grado.
Mai de su grado.
Unwillingly.
En grado superlativo.
Con su grano, 6 su granito de
Excessively.
sal.
With a grain of
sails}
En buena
By
guerra.
guia
A guisa
6 en
de
tal
la guia.
guisa
en
tal
guisa
Habas.
I
my
gloves.
lawful means.
guias.
En
(cum grano
grito herido.
El grueso de un ejrcito.
Salvo el guante.
salt
Qu6 acA ? 6
<i
que"
ac& morena ?
Hacia adelante.
Guiding.
In such a manner or way that
White and black balls used in voting.
.
To what
parte.
6 hacia su pais.
Real hacienda.
Ministro de hacienda.
Hacienda publica.
Secretario de hacienda.
Hither; hitherward.
Homeward.
Royal exchequer.
Chancellor of the exchequer.
Public treasury ; finances.
Secretary of the treasury.
Hacimiento de
rentas.
The
la tierra.
On
Thanksgiving.
act of selling real estate, or a
by public auction.
the face of the earth.
lease,
la faz
sobre
faz.
de
purpose ?
Haciendas apalabradas.
Hacimiento de gracias.
Sobre
Forward.
,5
Hacia casa
Apparently
at first view.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
282
En
En
De
A
A
faz
6 en
In sight.
la faz.
haz y en paz.
esta hecha.
From
this time.
hecho.
Incessantly
caso hecho.
Purposely.
indiscriminately.
Tiempo hecho.
Viento hecho.
Hecho y
lo
derecho.
Perfect; complete.
must make the best of what
We
hecho, pecho.
is
already done.
De
hecho, y de derecho.
By
act
and by
Hermano de leche.
Hermano politico.
Brother-in-law.
Medio hermano.
Half-brother.
Hermano
right.
Foster-brother.
carnal.
full
brother,
father
having
the
same
and mother.
Hermano
consanguineo.
Hermano
uterino.
En
The shoemaker's
to
gorrero.
father,
children are
bound
go barefoot.
Hidalgo de gotera.
Hidalgo de bragueta.
One who
La hez
del pueblo.
nobility in
enjoys the
privileges
of
consequence of being
the father of seven sons without
nobility, in
Hieles.
an intervening daughter.
Calamities ; misfortunes.
Males higados.
Hasta los higados.
To
Los
Members
hijos
Ill will.
de Mari-rabadilla 6 Mari-
sabidilla,
the heart.
always agree.
dilla.
Muchos
con
hijos y
afan.
tion.
el huerto.
lost
seldom
returns.
ill
fortune.
for
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Hijos de tus bragas, bueyes de tus
We
283
is
our
own.
vacas.
(i.e.,
Hijo
sin dolor,
madre
amor.
sin
We
us
little.
The
A lucky
To hang on
Hilo de acarreto.
danger.
Pack-thread.
Direction of a current.
mother.
Hilo a
hilo.
fellow.
Drop by
hilo.
tido.
to
be in great
one
after another.
Directly; instantly.
grown man.
Forewarned is forearmed
prepared
drop.
Successively
De hilo.
Hombre hecho y derecho.
Hombre apercibido nunca comba-
a thread
is
to
be
half victory.
de peso.
A man
Hombre de tamano.
ments.
Hombre de
Hombre de
capricho.
copete.
and
influ-
ence.
Hombre de chapa.
Hombre de coraz6n.
Mucho hombre.
Hombre de pelo en pecho.
Hombre de pro, 6 de provecho.
Hombre de buena capa.
A sensible man.
A brave and generous man.
A man of great talent and ability.
A brave, daring man.
A clear-headed, upright man.
A decent man.
A person of no profession.
A learned man.
One who
lives
comfortably and in
good repute.
lleno.
Hombre de
calzas atacadas.
A conservative man
of old customs.
a rigid observer
SPANISH IDIOMS.
284
A man
sastre.
ability.
A
A
A
Hombre de ve"ras.
Hombre de a caballo.
Hombre liso.
Hombre mayor.
Hombre de un siglo.
truthful, earnest
good
plain, truthful
man.
An aged man.
One who
age
Hombre de
Hombre de
man.
rider.
is
A man
A respectable person.
A man remarkable in the
hecho.
circunstancias.
of which
we
Hombre de campo.
Hombre bianco 6 mujer blanca.
Hombre de chaqueta.
Hombre cerrado de barba.
Hombre de est6mago.
A
A
El hombre perezoso, en
lazy
la
fiesta
line of life
are speaking.
farmer.
his neg-
acucioso.
lected
Hombre arrebatado.
Hombre de intenci6n.
Hombre al agua, a la mar.
A rash,
A dissembler.
A man who gives
provement
Hombre de mala
digesti6n.
He who
no hope of im-
in health or conduct.
expression.
Hombre baldio.
Hombre para poco.
Hombre de bajos principios.
Un hombre de mucho arranque.
Hombre bellaco tres barbas a cuatro.
Hombre menudo.
Hombre de dos caras.
A close man
A hypocrite.
Ni hombre
That which
tiple, ni
mujer bajon.
Vagrant; vagabond.
A coward a good-for-nothing.
;
is
a worthless man.
unsuitable
is
also un-
pleasing.
De
6 sobre
los
honra y provecho.
licentious
man.
Shoulder to shoulder
hombros.
On
cheek by jowl.
the shoulders.
quali-
ties.
A
A
hora.
la hora.
At once immediately
At the nick of time.
;
just
now.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
j
En
En
hora mala
Be
Be
hora buena
a la hora de
hora de esta;
la
off
Now
so
it
285
it is
well
ahora.
moment.
Hora menguada.
Fatal
At a seasonable time.
buena hora.
For horas.
Sefior de horca y
cuchillo.
criminal
jurisdiction
within
the
Horma de zapatero.
Horma de sombrero.
Horma 6 pared horma.
Shoemaker's
last.
Hatter's block.
To
Hoy
dia
hoy en dia
6 hoy en
el
Nowadays.
dia.
Hoy
por hoy.
Antes hoy que manana.
De hoz y de coz.
La hoz en
el
haza, y el
hombre en
caza.
The work
waiting,
idling.
Huecos de
Un
Headlong.
la
las olas.
The trough
To
invalid.
Huevo de
juanelo.
difficult,
but
is
For a
huevo.
trifle
Boiled eggs.
A humo de
A hurto.
In haste
pajas.
Idas.
igual
No
tiene igual.
de
without reflection.
stealth.
Briefly
promptly.
Departure, never to return.
;
Frequent
En
a low price.
By
at
visits.
Instead of
He
in lieu
less.
Sin igual.
Not
to
be equalled.
of ...
he
is
match-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
286
De
la
To be inexperienced.
Transient impressions.
primera impresi6n.
Impresiones peregrinas.
De primera instancia.
Al instante.
For
Instantly
instante.
Jaque mate
Jaque de aqui
de
interest.
continually.
from here
Good God
To appear
A
A
impulse.
avaunt
In an instant.
decir Jesus.
Jesus mil veces
la gala del nino Jesus.
Al
Incessantly
Away
En un
i
first
Compound
Checkmate
on the
to ex-
Immediately.
Interns de interns.
i
Rome
Papal commission at
amine books.
At the end
la Jornada.
For jubilo.
Falto de juicio.
Rarely
To be
at last.
injudicious, unwise.
In
Juego de bochas.
Juego de prendas.
A bowling alley.
A game of forfeits.
A nest of small boxes.
A pun a quibble
Juego de cajoncitos.
Juego de palabras.
jest.
Ninepins.
a play upon
words.
Juego de manos.
Juego de pelota.
Juggling
feats
of dexterity.
tennis court.
Juego de coche.
Juego de velas.
Juez pesquisidor.
Coroner.
A juicio
de
peritos.
de por junto.
mas no por mi casa.
Por junto
Justicia,
Running gear ;
En justos, y en verenjustos.
En justo, y en creyente.
En justos, y en creyentes
Campo de labor.
!
Al lado.
i
De
un lado
lado.
Lago de
complete
suit
of
sails
(nau.) .
Rightly or wrongly.
At once
immediately.
It is positively true
cultivated field.
Incidentally.
leones.
shafts.
den of
lions.
at
hand.
SPANISH IDIOMS,
Lagrimas de San Pedro.
Pebbles
287
or
thrown at
stones
any
person.
Lagrimas de
Poca
lana,
la
Aurora.
y esa en
But
zarzas.
little,
and
(Aurora's tears).
little with much
that
tribulation.
costa de lanas.
De
From
lance en lance.
time to time
to another.
A
.
A
A
pocos lances.
De
lance.
little
labor.
Cheap
laudes.
punta de lanza.
all
one's
might.
Lanzas.
in lieu of mili-
tary service.
Lanza en
vista.
Slowly
Toda
Largo de lengua.
Leche de viejos.
a la legua
lengthwise.
Old wine.
Leche de tierra.
Como una leche.
;
at length
largo a largo.
A legua
vela larga.
la corta, 6 a la larga.
De
for action.
Ready
la larga.
Magnesia.
a leguas
desde
Very
soft
Very
far.
and tender.
media legua.
Lengua de aspid.
De
From mouth
lengua en lengua.
Lengua muerta.
Lengua
Lengua de tierra.
Media lengua.
Mala lengua.
eloquent person.
tongue of land.
An
dead language.
An
fardida.
A la letra.
A letra vista,
A ley de caballero,
slanderer.
Imprudently
talkative.
Literally; exactly.
At
de Cristiano
sight.
Upon my word
on the word of a
gentleman, or a Christian
Ley
del
embudo.
Libertad provisional.
Liberation on
bail.
indulgence
for
SPANISH IDIOMS.
288
Libertad de estado.
The unmarried
Ligero de dedos.
Light-fingered.
Lightly
la ligera.
De
expeditiously.
Rashly;
ligero.
Limpio de polvo y
easily.
Clear of
paja.
state.
all
charges.
net price.
;
En
limpio.
Lisa y llanamente.
In substance
Openly and
la frente.
tontas, y a locas.
frankly.
Lugares de un combate.
Lugares comunes.
Lugar de behetria.
Commonplace
topics.
A
A
lumbre de
Very
pajas.
On
lumbre mansa.
Ni por lumbre.
A buena luz.
Carefully
La
luz
de
la
Ambiguously
raz6n.
At daybreak
la liana.
Simply
De
Everywhere
llano en llano.
Totally
la cinta,
el
perro en
Key
tras Have.
6 de lleno en
sin cuerda.
master-key.
key.
palm's breadth.
Full to the brim.
way.
sincerely.
Llave maestra.
De
completely.
a parade of care, whilst
Spiritual power.
Debajo de Have, 6
Llave de la mano.
light.
evidently.
in every
candidly
To make
la cocina.
Llaves de la iglesia.
Llave capona.
Madeja
a double sense.
in
primera luz.
todas luces.
Las Haves en
due consideration.
after
Reflected or borrowed
luz.
A
A
A
fire.
By no means.
dos luces.
Luz de
swiftly.
a slow
lleno.
Entirely
Confused
utterly
;
totally.
disordered.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
media madera.
Maderas de cuenta.
2S9
The
a ship.
Madera de respeto.
Madera del aire.
Madre patria.
Madre del tim6n.
Madre de
la
etc.
Horns of animals.
Mother-country.
Main piece of
Gallows-beams (nau.).
Madres.
Maestre mayor de
Maestre de plata.
la maestranza.
First master-ship-builder.
Maestre de raciones.
El mal del milano,
las alas
quebra-
Purser (nau.).
A boasting coward.
Mal haya
De mal en
Confound him
Worse and worse.
!
peor.
Mal de animo.
Mal que bien.
Mal por mal.
Heart-sore.
Del mal
The
el
In whatever manner.
me'nos.
Mal de mi grado
6 de
su,
6 de tu
less
of two
better.
evils.
grado.
De mala
De
mala.
in
silken
purse
ear.
an underhand man-
ner.
De manera; 6 por
En gran manera.
manera.
Hurricane
Maniobras
Upper
altas
6 bajas.
whirlwind
Extreme breadth of a
piquet of grenadiers.
or lower rigging (nau.).
Maniobras de carena.
Maniobras de combate.
Preventer rigging.
Bear a hand to work
Manos a
Mano en
la
el
obra
juego.
dos manos.
Mano
a mano.
waterspout.
ship.
Deal
in
Willingly
readily.
In company
Slyly
a game.
familiarly.
secretly.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
290
A manos llenas.
A mano salva.
Manos
Manos
Liberally
Without
libres.
muertas.
abundantly.
risk.
A mano salva.
A la mano de
i
The
liberal
Never
good.
Without
Dios
To
gives freely.
risk.
the protection of
Manos de vaca.
Manos de carnero.De mano d boca.
Cows'
man
fear evil
God
heels.
Sheep's trotters.
Suddenly
manteniente.
unexpectedly.
Manto
caballeroso.
A cloak
Manto
capitular.
orders
when assembled
chapter.
In the morning.
De manana.
Hombre de manana.
Muy de manana.
procrastinator.
early in the morning.
Very
Maquina de arbolar.
De mar a mar.
Baja mar.
Low
Mar
llena
6 plena
Copiously ; excessively.
water ; ebb tide.
6 plenmar.
las maravillas.
High water
Uncommonly
For maravilla.
Very seldom.
De marca.
Hombre de marca.
De mas marca.
A man
Palos de marca.
Sobre
la
marcha.
largas marchas.
Excellent of
high tide.
well
its
exquisitely.
kind.
of eminence.
With
on the
spot.
celerity.
Marea parada.
Mareas vivas.
Spring
Mari-sabidilla.
blue-stocking.
stay-at-home traveller.
Slack tide.
tides.
in
SPANISH IDIOMS.
271
lo marinero.
In a seamanlike manner.
martillo.
With strokes of
De
martillo.
macha martillo.
mas ni mas.
lo
Wrought
Firmly
strongly.
Sin
hammer.
the
metal.
heedlessly.
At most.
mas.
Ni mas, ni mnos.
Exactly
more
neither
nor
less
equally.
mas de
Mas que
; 6
mas de esto.
Sin mas aca, ni mas alia.
De mas a mas.
Mas si.
Mas que.
A mas correr.
A mas tardar.
A mas y mejor.
.
More than
Besides
Without
or ands.
still.
even.
Greatly
highly
at best.
figure-head of a ship.
halves.
In the middle.
medio.
For medio de
Medico de apelaci6n.
.
By means
of ...
consulting physician.
According to one's wishes.
To
By degrees
same time
in proportion
at the
as ...
Much better.
When least hoped.
To a wish.
cual mejor.
De memoria.
By
Flaco de memoria.
A
A
Hombre menudo.
heart.
forgetful
man.
Menudos.
For menudo.
A la menuda.
Merced de tierra.
Minutely
By
By
A
A
if.
Although
ifs
Perhaps
The
medias.
but
Mascar6n de proa.
En
this.
by
retail.
retail.
grant of land.
thanks for your kindness.
Many
A
A
pretty mess
scanty table.
Table d'hote in a hotel.
Servants' table.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
292
Mesa
Cross-table
traviesa.
Mesas de guarnici6n.
the
in
of a
refectory
Main channels
(nau.).
Mesilla corrida.
Fore-channels (nau.).
Landing-place on a staircase.
Miedo
Great timidity.
cerval.
Lo mio, mio
small instalments.
By
migajadas.
Vida y milagros.
Mina amparada.
and behavior.
mine upon which the assessment
work has been done.
What is mine is mine ; what is yours
Life, character,
lo
tuyo de entream-
bos.
is
La mitad y
otro tanto.
The
ours.
half,
and
as
much more
(twice
much
as half).
Used to avoid
a direct answer as to quantity and
as
number.
La mitad
De
Without any
In print
molde.
Moliente y corriente.
Molino de sangre.
visible
means of
liveli-
hood.
;
published
to the purpose.
Al momento.
Por mementos.
Momento de buen tiempo.
An
Mondo
Pure
y lirondo.
Successively ; continually.
interval of good weather.
;
without admixture.
Moneda de vel!6n.
Moneda sonante.
Copper coin
Casa de moneda.
Moneda de duendes.
Mint.
Monte alto.
Monte bajo.
Monte de piedad
Montes hiemales.
A lofty forest.
A copse or grove.
A government pawn-broking
token money.
Specie.
6 monte pio.
office.
Mont6n de
Mont6n de
gente.
tierra.
montones.
De mont6n
A crowd.
A very old
6 en mont6n.
tinction.
dis-
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Sobre
ello,
morena.
do
If you
you
not,
will
be punished.
Color mortecino.
Mosca en
293
leche.
dressed in
white.
Mosca muerta.
viejo d beato.
The young
Mozo de garabato.
Al mozo alcucero amo
De mozo palacio, de
&.
love
amusement
the old,
virtue.
mozo amanado,
la
mujer
al lado.
An
industrious
marry
Millstone.
Muelas de
As
En una
gallo.
early.
toothless as a cock.
In intolerable pain.
A good end ; a contrite death.
muerte.
Buena muerte.
Bajo pena de muerte.
muerte, 6 a vida.
On
Housekeeper; or woman
varonil.
A
A clever,
Mujer de bigotes.
Mujer de estado honesto.
A man
da senora.
La mujer y
at all risks.
commanding woman.
spinster.
galga en la manga.
la
skilled in
feminine pursuits.
masculine woman.
casa.
Mujer
pain of death.
Kill or cure
little
first.
woman and
the best.
La mujer y la
sardina de rostros en la
ceniza.
De
la basta.
munici6n.
The fireside
woman.
God
protects a virtuous
death.
Musica ratonera.
Harsh
Con
Dismissing a person
But no ; not so.
music
voices)
la miisica
d otra parte.
Pues no.
En
me"nos de nada
Nada
6 en una nada.
Ventanas de
la nariz.
woman.
A sudden
(of
who annoys
In an instant.
Much
The
badly.
or
instruments
cry and
nostrils.
little
wool.
one.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
294
En
derecho de
las narices.
la sepultura.
own
interest.
hard to change.
Navio de aguente.
Navio de media garra.
A
A
Boda de
(nau.).
noisy rout and confusion.
negros.
Ninos de la doctrina.
Ni
al
nino
el bollo, ni al
Santo
el
Charity children.
Never leave a promise unfulfilled.
voto.
Desde
j
Que
la
From
What
nino.
nino envuelto
noche chichirinoche, y a
la
manana chichirinada.
La noche de mafras.
Noche buena.
Noche toledana.
Noche y dia.
Nombre de pila.
Buena 6 mala
nota.
El nuncio
la
infancy.
foolishness
Inconstant.
Christmas.
restless night.
Always
; constantly.
Christian name.
Obenque partido.
Obra de Romanos.
Anything which
is
very
accomplishment.
Work which fails to attain
Por ocasi6n.
By
is
difficult of
its
object.
very long in
doing.
De
En
oculto.
Incognito.
oculto.
Oficial
Secretly.
Chief clerk.
mayor.
Oficial retirado.
Half-pay
pro-
it
oidas.
By
Ojo de gallo.
Hasta los ojos.
Ni los ojos a las
a
officer.
vecho.
De
chance.
hearsay.
To
cartas, ni las
manos
the utmost.
las areas.
Ojo marginal,
al canto,
al
margen.
marginal note.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
i
Ojo a la margen
ojo de buen cubero.
!
$. ojos vistos.
A
A
Visibly
clearly
openly.
de alguno.
the quantity.
Face to face.
de
At sight.
Out of sight, out of mind.
By
ojo.
los ojos
Al ojo.
Cuan
295
lejos
z6n.
For onzas.
Las oraciones.
The Angelus
the Angelus
la
Con
oro y azul.
oro en pano.
We
Como
i
Orza 4
orza
la
barba
Hard-a-lee
(nau.).
Luff! luff!
Otro que
attention.
Horned
orejas.
la orilla.
De
vespers.
At early candlelight.
With great care and
oraci6n en punto.
Animal de cuatro
Another such.
til.
Like seeks
su pareja.
like.
Small
profit
by them.
persons look
younger than
they are.
Mi padre
Nuestros padres 4 pulgadas, y nosotros a brazadas.
!
los hijos
pulgadas.
De padre
No, indeed
What
never
squander.
Good
children.
hijo gastador
hijo
Un
hijos para
hijos,
un padre.
y no cien
The
dren
dren
En
children.
desprendedor.
tres pagas.
Late
SPANISH IDIOMS.
296
En daca
las pajas,
6 en alza
alia esas
The speed
pajas.
;
(ridicule of pretension).
Corta pala.
Slow
De
dull
awkward.
Palabra de rey.
An asseveration
palabra.
security) .
la
media palabra.
primera palabra.
With
half a
word (denoting
facility
of persuasion).
Buenas palabras.
The
soft
wrath.
Palabras mayores.
Palabras de presente.
Palabras de matrimonio.
Palabras de oraculo.
En
Palabras f6rmulas.
promise of marriage.
Oracular or enigmatical words used
in quoting
ver-
batim.
Palabra pesada.
An
De
Words
palabra en palabra.
insulting word.
lead to
dis-
pute.
Palabras de la ley.
Palabras asperas.
Actionable words.
Palabra picante.
Palabras al aire.
Palabra prenada.
Hard,
bitter words.
stinging, sharp
word.
Medias palabras.
Words
Palabras libres.
De paleta 6 a pelo.
En dos paletas.
Un palmo de tierra.
Shortly; briefly.
span, or very small
intentionally
mumbled.
Opportunely.
amount of
land.
Palmo a palmo.
Inch by inch
SPANISH IDIOMS.
A palos.
De
tal
astilla
mismo palo.
Pan de la boda,
del
297
Forcibly; violently.
chip of the same block
duces
Wedding cake
pan y cuchillo.
'A pan y man teles.
Pan de perro.
Pan bazo.
Del ruin pano nunca buen sayo.
like pro-
like.
;
honeymoon.
silken purse
of a sow's ear.
Pafios calientes.
En
In
effort.
panos menores.
dishabille.
A small pamphlet.
A pamphleteer.
De
Wide open.
Papel volante.
A
A
A
par en par.
la par.
Jointly; equally.
pairs ; two and two.
Near ; joining ; like . .
By
pares.
par de
Numeros
Round
pares.
Pares y nones.
Sin qu ni para que .
Odd
or even numbers.
or even.
Para con
el,
no vale nada.
Para eso.
Paro en uno.
;
Para esta
Para entre
I
Para qu
You
los dos.
Why?
Para conmigo.
Al parecer.
Compared
Por
To
el
bien parecer.
Pared de
De ocho
cal
y canto.
; to all appearance.
save appearances.
wall of rough stone and mortar.
Within these
On
De
De
De
parte A parte.
From
parte.
By
orders
On
the
pasada.
Paseante en corte.
buen
pasar.
with me.
Seemingly
Un
hands
all
on
all sides.
way
One who
by command.
;
in passing.
has neither
SPANISH IDIOMS.
298
Be
Santas pascuas
Al paso del buey.
Mas que de paso.
Very
A
A
Fast; quickly.
it
so
Quickly
buen paso.
cada paso.
Vista de paso.
slowly.
in haste
hastily
Frequently.
cursory view.
Al paso que
Pasta ; 6 buena pasta.
whilst
At the same time that
Excessive meekness and mildness.
A
A
pasto.
Abundantly
todo pasto.
plentifully.
prescribed diet.
Pastor universal.
The Pope.
Plainly
pata la liana,
tation.
On
pata.
foot.
Patas arriba.
Upside down.
Patas de perdiz.
la
pata coja.
El pato y
el
al
asador.
Cockswain of a boat.
Pasos de pavana.
A
A
A
Bandera de paz.
Gente de paz.
Unseemly pretension.
grave, steady gait.
flag of truce.
friend
(answer to
"Who
goes
there?").
En
En
;
haz y en paz.
paz.
clear.
Quits
Sinner that I am
;
Pecador de mi
In the stomach.
Numerata pecunia.
Pedazo del alma
Pedrada 6 pedradas
My
dear
You
deserve to be stoned
Ready money.
sobre peine.
Muerte pelada.
Pellizco de monja.
Pelo arriba
pelo
Gente de
De medio
al
6 a contra-pelo.
pelo.
pelo.
pelo.
my
love.
!
Lightly; slightly.
Baldhead (a nickname).
lozenge ; a sugar-drop.
Against the grain.
middle
class
of
SPANISH IDIOMS.
En
Barebacked.
pelo.
medios pelos.
Half-seas over.
Pelos y senates.
Pena
aflictiva.
Corporeal punishment.
As soon as.
With complete
penas.
Ni pena,
ni gloria.
An
Cuenta pendiente.
Deuda
With
pendiente.
pend6n herido.
pensamiento.
balance unpaid.
all
Quickly; immediately.
Ni por pensamiento.
Not even
On
peonza.
Como
indifference.
unsettled account.
En un
299
pera en tabaque.
in thought.
foot.
De
The drawbacks
oficio.
pe"rdida.
Con
campo
em-
Under
perd6n.
perilla,
office or
raso.
De
an
ployment.
In a hazardous, perilous manner.
One who becomes a vagrant.
Pan perdido.
Perdices en
to
To
6 de perlas.
excellently.
Perro viejo.
clever, experienced
man
(an old
dog).
Todo
como
junto,
al
The day
in
cencerro,
A tragala perro.
A otro perro con
i
Mai que
le
peso.
pica seca.
Pico de oro.
ese hueso
plata,
tail
between
his
legs.
Forcibly
!
pese.
peso de oro, de
En
6 de dinero.
with violence.
In spite of him.
To succeed by means of money.
In the air.
Quite empty unoccupied.
With great labor, and without
;
A man
utility.
of great eloquence.
fluke of an anchor (nau.).
Pico de un ancla.
The
Pico de viento.
in the face.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
300
Exactly
El
the master
essen-
is
tial
neither too
much nor
too
little.
pi
de
la obra.
At your
At once
Al pi
de
la letra.
Literally.
los pies
Al
de V.
pi
En un
pie"
de
Siete pies
pie"
En
mano.
de tierra.
la
Al pi
without delay.
Tenaciously.
In an instant.
pie" juntillo.
Del
service.
Very
shortly.
la hora.
Instantly
de
The
tierra.
Motionless
quedo.
without delay.
grave.
without trouble.
Constantly;
pie.
firmly;
up-
erectly;
rightly.
1
ante pie .
Pi
A
A
pi
Step by step.
firme.
Steadfastly.
On
pi6 llano.
diously.
1
Pie a tierra
A
A
piedra y a lodo.
Hermetically sealed.
piedra perdida.
To
Ni por pienso.
A moda de pierna de nuez.
pierna en
el lecho,
el
brazo en
pecho.
pierna suelta, 6 a pierna tendida.
We
el
care-
obliquely.
lobes of a walnut.
lessly
The
One
La
At one's ease
without care
com-
fortably.
;
Buena 6
gentil pieza
Pieza de leva.
fine fellow
The gun
fired
(sometimes ironical).
by
vessels
on
setting
sail.
de
altura.
Piloto practice.
Coast
Como un
To
pino.
pino de oro.
minutely.
be upright, elegant.
Upright (applied to
bells
which are
SPANISH IDIOMS.
301
Al mas pintado.
To
Piojo pegadizo.
Como
An
pique
piojo en costura.
de arz6n.
Cuando
pitos flautas,
cuando
flautas
little
by
driblets.
Horse-pistols.
Events are sometimes the reverse of
expectations.
pitos.
intruder.
Litth by
pistos.
Pistolas
placer
With the
greatest pleasure
at one's
pleasure.
Copied word
plana renglon.
for
word
arriving just
in time.
Plantas.
Boasts.
De
Anew
planta.
las plantas
En plata.
Como una plata.
De platica en platica.
En publica plaza.
Briefly
servant.
without circumlocution.
Shining like
From word
silver,
to word.
In public..
On
pie i to.
de tu mano
el
condition.
It is well to
side in a lawsuit.
escribano.
de V.
plomo.
A
A
Buena pluma.
Golpe de pluma.
good penman.
stroke of the pen;
a dash with
a pen.
Plumada de
tinta.
penful of ink.
notices the poor.
Nobody
Poco a poco.
De poco tiempo
Latterly.
Hombre
A
A
Gently
acd.
para poco.
gado.
Polio con espolones.
Polvos de
softly
coward
little
by
little.
a pusillanimous man.
in a short time.
;
Immediately
poco.
Gente de
polvillo.
la
madre
Limpio de polvo y
Celestina.
paja.
To
when they
A man
Day
Any
are older.
laborers.
secret
or miraculous way of
doing a thing.
Free from all charges.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
302
Un
polvo.
ni
por qu
sin
que
snuff.
much.
About midsummer.
By hook or by crook.
Here or there.
pinch of
For that
for so
In vain.
ni
If by chance.
Without rhyme or reason.
para que.
i
por cierto
Si
De por
Yes indeed
By
si.
Por tanto.
certainly
itself.
Wherefore.
Por cuanto.
Whereas.
Por
Through.
entre.
Porci6n c6ngrua.
Money
priest.
In an obstinate manner.
porfia.
Posada con
asistencia.
Posibles.
posta.
Por
la posta.
la postre.
Por
fin
y postre.
Potencias.
Lo
ultimo de la potencia.
Potencias de una pieza.
Means
wealth
Designedly
With
all
income.
on purpose.
speed
in haste.
at last.
Finally.
Predio urbano.
Casa de prendas.
Prendas.
Endowments
Juego de prendas.
A game
La
These presents
Predio rustico.
presente.
now
of
accomplishments.
forfeits.
(i.e.,
the paper I
De
Prestigio de la elocuencia.
De
De
Promptly ;
All at once
prestado.
presto.
buenas a primeras.
am
writing).
swiftly.
;
rashly
without reflec-
tion.
Primes.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Primo hermano.
En pro.
Hombre de
In favor
Buena pro
first
pro.
303
cousin.
of.
worthy man.
Ahead of us
it
do you
(nau.j.
De
pronto.
Without premeditation.
Un
pronto.
Por
el
pronto.
sally.
Provisionally.
moment.
Primer pronto.
Propio marte 6 ingenio.
Al propio.
Properly.
First
By
own
one's
efforts.
trios.
Conformably
proposicidn.
proportionally
as
far as.
On
prop6sito.
Fuera de prop6sito.
Hombre de provecho.
i
Buen provecho
the by
By
prop6sito.
De
purpose.
Untimely inconveniently.
A useful man.
;
May
it
meals)
(used at
Auto de providencia.
A prueba de bomba.
Bomb
prueba y
estese.
prueba
de prueba.
Firm
Provisional judgment.
proof; satisfactorily.
despatched.
A
A
A
solid.
puerta cerrada.
Secretly.
De
puerta en puerta.
esotra puerta.
las
puertas de la muerte.
me
Derechos de puertas.
Entry dues.
Puerto habilitado.
port of entry.
pues?
Pues si
<iY
Yes indeed
to the contrary.
Why
Puesta de
Sunset.
sol.
(ironical).
<iPues y due"?
SPANISH IDIOMS.
304
pujos.
Slowly
pulso.
Puntada de costado.
De puntillas.
Hombre 6 mujer de
with difficulty.
To do
Softly
A man
punto.
gently ; on tiptoe.
or woman of distinction.
Punto crudo.
The moment
happens.
Late ; inopportunely.
punto crudo.
Punto de apoyo.
in
which something
The fulcrum of a
lever
the point
The theme
Punto de meditaci6n.
or topic of a speech or
dissertation.
Punto en voca.
Punto menos.
Silence.
trifle
smaller.
Opportunely
Al punto.
Al punto que.
buen punto'.
Punto por punto.
pufiados.
De
for point.
just in time.
Exactly
with certainty.
Plentifully
abundantly.
puro.
Extremely
by dint
A quema
close
contiguous.
Very
ropa.
Fuera de quicio.
Quiebras del terreno 6 de la
Violently
tierra.
of.
unnaturally.
or
the contrary.
Rabia de hambre.
Desperate hunger.
Filo rabioso.
A wire edge.
A scanty allowance.
A ship easy at her anchors
Raci6n de hambre.
Buen
De
radero.
raiz.
From
the root
Bienes raices.
Landed
Courageously
raja tabla.
Raja broqueles.
De rama en rama.
En
rama.
Ramillete de Constantinople.
(nau.)
entirely.
property.
;
vigorously.
Braggart.
Changing continually.
Raw
material
pyramid of
crude
fruits
served at table.
stuff.
and sweetmeats
SPANISH IDIOMS.
rapa terr6n.
Entirely
305
from the
Boca rasgada.
Caballero raso.
Soldado
A common
Ojos rasgados.
raso.
private gentleman.
soldier
Clear weather
Al raso.
In the open
Al cabo de un rato.
After a
little
Buen
while.
De
A
A
6 a
good
From time
ratos.
a private.
air.
time.
to time
occasionally.
In leisure hours.
ratos perdidos.
Farewell
Raya muy
clear sky.
Canopy of a bed.
rato.
rato en rato
root.
He
alto.
till
stands
another time.
in
very high
his
pro-
fession.
Razon de
An
de banco
pi
absurd reason
motive
groundless
an unsatisfactory expla-
nation.
Razon adelantada.
A precocious
For raz6n.
Consequently.
Want
raz6n de catorce.
En
real
of punctuality in accounts.
raz6n.
Con mi
Un
mind.
y mi pala.
Real de ajma.
the
of a real, similar to a
size
miner's inch.
De arrebato.
Campana de arrebato.
En un arrebato.
En rebeldia.
De rebozo.
recado
a buen recado
Suddenly.
Alarm
At the
By
bell
tocsin.
first
impulse.
default.
Secretly.
;
mucho
Well guarded
recado.
attention.
Mai recado.
In a destructive manner.
red barredera.
bad or mischievous
and reason.
Al rodapelo.
Against
all
De
Anew
once more.
A
A
refresco.
rule
with reluctance.
regafia dientes.
Reluctantly
regla.
Regularly
prudently.
action.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
306
Order
Heaven's
is
more
first
law
Commonly;
generally.
Relaci6n de ciego.
De
De
relance.
Fortuitously
remate.
Utterly
juracla.
by chance.
irremediably.
Por remate.
Finally.
Sin remedio.
Without
A
A
A
A
remiendos.
Piecemeal.
remo y
remo y
sin sueldo.
Labor
vela.
Very
fail.
in vain.
expeditiously.
repe!6n.
By degrees
By the way
repeso.
repelones.
De
De
the
Standard.
Regla fija.
For lo regular.
Relaci6n
little
by
little.
in haste.
force,
moral or
physical.
De
Extra
repuesto.
Memoria
De
of precaution.
; spare ; by way
treacherous memory.
resbaladiza.
resba!6n.
Erroneously ; unsteadily.
great crime which none but a
Caso reservado.
En
De
resoluci6n.
In short
respeto.
For ceremony's
in
a word.
sake.
Al respeto.
Relatively
Responsabilidad solidaria.
Joint responsibility.
Una
respuesta agria.
En
reve"s
Reves de
Al reves
A
A
A
me
media
medalla.
la vesti,
y andese
asi.
Quickly
todo
If the worst
rigor.
rio revuelto.
rio revuelto
in exchange.
upside down.
fast.
comes
to the vrjrst.
At most.
rigor.
At half speed.
rienda.
in return
rienda suelta.
En
ganancia de pesca-
dores.
La
limit.
Conjointly.
On the contrary
del reve"s.
la
reply.
In revenge
revancha.
revuelta.
Al
keen
Without
resto abierto.
respectively.
by confusion.
An
hysteric laugh.
profit
SPANISH IDIOMS.
El pi!6n de
Romeria de
la
307
The
romana.
ca cera.
drop-ball of a steelyard.
Pilgrimages are often pretexts
diversion.
Rompe esquinas.
De rompe y rasga.
Rompe galas.
Bullies.
Parte de rosario.
Rosca de pan.
Rosca de mar.
for
Undaunted.
One who
tens.
A
A
Sea
biscuit.
without exception.
roso y villoso.
Totally
rostro firme.
Resolutely.
De
rota
Rueda
Rueda
6 de rota batida.
The spread
round
of a peacock.
of salmon, or other
tail
slice
fish.
Mas
More
and
Dos
al saco,
el
saco en
tierra.
much
cry
wool.
little
Between two
stools
one
falls
to the
ground.
Sacristan de amen.
De sacudida.
Con su sal y pimienta.
One who
blindly
adheres
to
the
opinion of another.
Resulting from.
difficulty
with in-
The supreme
Mil y quinientas.
Lentiles.
of appeals in
court
Spain.
De
salto
Salto
de un
salto.
de trucha.
On
a sudden.
played by contor-
tricks
Tumbling ;
Salto de viento.
Salto de coraz6n.
Palpitation
A
A
By
By
salto
saltos.
Por
de mata.
salto.
saltos
Seiior
de
sudden
leaps
salva.
By
foreboding.
of punishment.
by jumps.
Irregularly
y corcovos.
fits
and
by
turns.
starts.
Salvo ende.
Except.
A
A
su salvo.
To
sangre y fuego.
one's satisfaction.
fire
mercilessly.
SPANISH IDIOMS,
308
Sanguijuelas del estado.
Carta de sanidad.
Casa de sanidad.
En un santiame'n.
Directly
The keeping
Shun temptation.
it).
of health.
Health
office.
instantly.
of holidays.
canto.
Santo y bueno.
All right
well,
well!
santo tapado.
el santo dia.
Cautiously
Todo
The whole
Santo de pajares.
Santo var6n.
All-saints' day.
la banasta.
Saya
The
last shift
last
expedient.
in a friendly
Without ceremony;
manner.
satisfaccidn.
Chinese
Saya saya.
clandestinely.
day.
Hypocrite.
harmless simpleton.
Con
A dress
entera.
Of
su sayo.
silk.
with a train.
one's
own accord
in one's
own
mind.
A la saz6n.
A secas.
Then
Alone
En
seco.
singly.
Unexpectedly.
Secretary of state.
Secreto a voce"s
at that time.
An open
secret.
concealment.
rimias.
The
Seda de candongo.
up
into small
skeins.
Segi'm y c6mo.
De 6 por segunda mano.
La segur, 6
La segur, 6
la cuchilla
la
guadana de
buen seguro.
Al seguro
De
seguro.
de
en seguro.
Just so.
At second hand.
la ley.
la parca.
The
The
Certainly; indubitably.
Securely ; in safety or security.
Assuredly.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Sobre seguro.
Compania u
309
Confidently.
oficina
de seguros.
Insurance company or
office.
Semillero de vicios.
week day.
By no means
Heavy blows.
Famous things.
Sendas cosas.
;
nothing of the kind.
hot-bed of vice.
With
cinco sentidos.
In
attention
all
my
As a
En
In proof of ...
senal
very carefully.
opinion.
stronger proof of
still
Senales de broma.
Fog
The
signals (nau.).
feudal lord
who had
En
In existence
ser.
Al sereno.
Por
si,
it.
right of
life
his serfs.
in being.
6 por no
si
acaso, 6 por
si
If;
by chance
at
any
rate.
acaso.
Si bien.
Un
si
Although.
no
es
es.
De
por si.
Hasta la consumacidn de
los siglos.
The
ever.
Buen
Eternal
eternal bliss.
Siglo
siglo.
Silla
de manos.
Silla
de posta.
Hombre de ambas
Sedan
sillas,
6 de todas
silla
So
Face to
silla.
information; a
Notwithstanding however.
Without method or order.
;
Penniless.
Not only
sino no.
It
sitio.
color.
face.
sino.
Real
chair.
clever fellow.
Sin qu ni para qu
Sin embargo.
No
No
life
A post-chaise.
A man of general
sillas.
De
so.
cannot be otherwise.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
310
De
De
Conjointly
Sobre
si.
Selfishly
at
After dinner.
Sobre manera.
Excessively
Suddenly
sobre viento.
socapa.
sol puesto.
Soles.
A
A
A
A
irregularly.
unexpectedly.
socapa.
El socorro de Espana.
De
superfluously.
Secretly.
Al
carefully.
Sobre comida.
De
one time.
so uno.
sobra.
sol a sol.
solas.
Alone
sus solas.
Quite alone
solape ; 6 a solapo.
la soldadesca.
In a soldierly manner.
unaided.
Furtively
in solitude.
secretly.
Pobre de solemnidad.
A decisive resolution.
A poor man in real distress.
Ni por sombra.
; 6 sombras
By no means.
Dance behind a
Resoluci6n solemne.
Sombras
invisibles.
curtain, to
show
in sharp points,
worn
only shadows.
Sombrero acantilado.
Hat cocked
En
almshouses in Spain.
In such a manner ; apparently.
in the
s6n.
Sopet6n de molino.
De
Suddenly
que" s6n ? 6
<;
a s6n de que ?
A
A
sopet6n.
la sordina.
lo
sordo
Secretly; privately.
a la sorda
a sordas.
Sorpresa de una
carta.
sotavento.
Banda de
sotavento.
Costa de sotavento.
De
tres
6 cuatro suelas.
Tonto de cuatro
Suelda a
libra,
Silently; quietly.
Dolor sordo.
in oil.
without warning.
suelas.
6 por
libra.
dull pain.
letter.
downright
Rated
Sin suelo.
To
The
at so
excess
rest
fool.
much
per pound.
without bounds.
of a stirrup.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
311
Suelto de lengua.
Ni por sueno.
Without care.
By no means, not even
El sueno de
sueno suelto.
De
la
la liebre.
misma
in
a dream.
suerte.
Suerte y verdad.
Appeal
De suerte.
Suma del frente
De surtido.
So that
from players to
for justice,
spectators.
6 suma de la vuelta.
Sus de gaita.
Any
En
Briefly
sustancia.
Sutileza
Tabla
la vaca.
thus.
thing
light, airy
whiff.
summarily.
Manual
de manos.
Tabla de
so as
Brought forward.
In common use.
dexterity
slight-of-hand.
rasa.
ing.
Dinero en
la tabla del
Tabla de
Cash
tabla.
mundo.
rio.
ready money.
To
Tabla de cuentas.
The
Strongly
raja tabla.
multiplication table.
vigorously
with
one's
whole strength.
Tablas
Por
Backgammon
reales.
tablilla.
table.
Indirectly.
Tablilla de mes6n.
Sign of an inn.
Tablilla de santero.
Tal para
tit
Every one with his like
a Roland for an Oliver.
cual.
Worthless
Similar
for tat
of no importance.
very
much
alike
equally
worthless.
A
A
medra
talla.
Carelessly ; perfunctorily.
Beating the drum.
tambor.
Tanto que.
As much
Tanto monta.
It is as
as.
good
as the other
the same.
al tanto.
At the same
price.
it is all
SPANISH IDIOMS.
312
Tantos a tantos.
Equal numbers.
En
Proportionally.
su tanto.
La mitad
Algun
En
The
y otro tanto.
whole.
otro.
tanto.
It
is all
little.
the same.
In the meanwhile.
For lo tanto.
Tanto cuanto.
Ni tanto, ni tan poco.
De
De
De
As much
as.
Neither too
tapadilla.
tapaditas.
Now
tarde en tarde.
much nor
and then
little.
occasionally.
Teas maritales.
Hymeneal
De
In a natural order.
Early or
too
late.
tejas abajo.
Tejado de un
el
rato, labor
para todo
torches.
Hasty work
calls for
Without a
Cada
long repairs.
ano.
tema.
Al temple.
Teneduria de
Emulously
trial at
law.
his
hobby.
obstinately.
Painted in distemper.
libros.
Teniente de oidos.
Book-keeping.
Deaf; hard of hearing.
Extremely
tente bonete
excessively.
nete.
Tercero en discordia.
Umpire between
En tercio y quinto.
En buenos terminos.
En terminos habiles.
To
disputants.
surpass another very much.
In plain terms.
On
reasonable terms
so as not to
injure another.
En qu terminos ?
En terminos terminantes.
In definite terms
punctuality.
Bn un
te'rmino
medio
6 en tanto
On
an average.
proporcional.
rough average.
with propriety or
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Medio
te'rmino.
Medios
313
Any prudent
step, or
taken to
an
settle
middle path
affair.
te"rminos.
avoids a
disagreeable subject.
Malos
Ua
Rudeness
te"rminos.
A
A
terno de diamantes.
Terno
sal.
rapa terr6n.
En
casa de
Tiempo
En
Cual
tia,
mas no cada
dia.
tiempo,
great wit.
The
winter season.
Act
according to
with judgment.
tal el tiento.
Tiempo de Maricastana; 6
empo de
fortune.
hdbil.
tiempo.
el
discourtesy.
Entirely; completely.
We must not wear out our welcome,
even in the house of a relative.
aquilonal.
tiempo
Con
diamonds.
seco.
Terrenes.
Terron de
set of
del
ti-
That
circumstances,
is
Maricastana.
Cada cosa en
Everything at
its
own
time.
en adviento.
tientas.
Tierra yerma.
Tierra de sacamanchas.
Obscurely; doubtfully.
Uncultivated ground.
Fuller's earth.
Tierra pingiie\
Tierra limpia.
Fertile land.
La
La
La
tierra
Flat country
clear land.
primera, y esa en
Failure in the
tierra.
first
live
thing
com-
that
one
undertakes.
En cada
su uso, y en cada
tietra
When
casa su costumbre.
Tierra de ano y vez.
in
Rome, do
as the
Romans
do.
Land under
cultivation in alternate
years.
Como
tierra.
Tierra a
Abundantly;
tierra.
Tieso de cogote.
Buena tijera.
De buena tinta.
De una
tirada
good
tailor
Efficaciously
6 en una tirada.
lavishly.
Cautiously; securely.
Stiff-necked ; vain ; obstinate.
At one
stretch.
a good eater.
ably.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
314
The
de piedra.
Casi a tiro de flecha.
tiro
de
Pistola
A
A
About an arrow's
tres tiros.
flight.
three-barrelled pistol.
tiro
de escopeta.
Within gunshot.
tiro
de
At a great distance.
At once ; at one stroke.
On pretence ; under pretext.
De un
shaft of a mine.
ballesta.
tir6n.
titulo.
De
todo en todo
todo
6 en todo y por
Altogether
absolutely.
6 en un todo.
Todo el mundo
Todo un Dios.
i
abajo
(nau.).
God
of
(used to
Con todo
En un
eso.
Notwithstanding
todo.
Together
in all
however.
its
parts.
As most.
todo.
Del todo.
Entirely
En
Wholly
Toldo del
quite.
absolutely.
Principally
alcazar.
specially.
Toldo de combes.
A
A
topa tolondr6n.
Inconsiderately
tolondrones.
Precipitately
Toma
de raz6n.
Una toma de
Toma
De tomo
(nau.).
rashly.
giddily.
Entries in account-books.
quina.
dose of quinine.
There
what
Of weight
y lomo.
well
of importance.
Without motive or cause ; without
Tonto de
rhyme or reason.
A
A
capirote.
tontas y a locas.
tope
great fool
Foolishly
al tope.
Junction
an
idiot.
madly.
union ; conjointly
con-
tiguously.
Hasta
De
el
Up
tope.
Toque
point to point
end.
d muerto.
Toque de
Torno de
From
tope a tope.
The
The
The
from end
passing-bell.
last
first
luz.
Light in a picture.
hilar.
Spinning-wheel.
to
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Torno de
En
315
Windlass.
aspas.
Round
torno.
about.
These are
what is
come
who complain
Paso de tortuga.
A
A
tragos.
By degrees
un
snail's
in
trifles
to
comparison to
to those
(said
of small things)
pace.
slowly
gently.
traitor
treatment.
Deceitful
adelante.
Trampa
procrastination
borrow-
;
by no means.
Imminent danger.
todo trance.
Resolutely
Trance apretado.
En
dos trancos.
Briefly
Un
transporte de c61era.
todo trapo.
Con un
Tras
tras.
Trastras.
trasmano.
For
el
In haste
trancos.
trapaso.
trasquilones.
swiftly.
;
To
be in extreme poverty.
Repeated strokes or noises.
The last but one (in boy's play)
Out of the usual way.
For the good will.
Irregularly
head or
Trastos de cocina de
fierro.
Trastos excusados.
rudely.
;
without
tail.
Hollow kitchen
utensils.
Useless lumber.
Useful arms.
Trastos.
For
el travel
de
For
el travel
de Margate.
De
Sin trastes.
Viento por
in a trice.
of anger.
With all one's might.
fit
el
las barbas.
travs.
traves al travel.
Por
el travel.
Por
la
Por
la
popa
del traves.
Wind on
the
beam
(nau.).
beam
beam (nau.).
Before the beam (nau.).
Abaft the beam (nau.).
On
(nau.).
the
la trinca.
Trincas de baupres.
A la trocada ; 6 d la trocadilla.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
316
A
A
i
Helter-skelter.
trompa y talega.
trompa tanida.
Pobre trompeta
Tropa de marina.
Marines.
En
De
tropa.
In crowds
tropel.
Tumultuously
without order.
in a throng.
tropezones.
Arde Troya
Trozo de madera.
Trozo de abordaje.
devil
in
action.
A
A
A
tuertos, 6 tuertas.
A
A
trueco
tii
por
6 a trueque de
So that
provided that
tii.
tuertas, 6 a derechas.
Right or wrong.
Ambitious persons are unscrupulous.
hasta el techo.
Al tuerto tuerto,
Hasta
la
cabra y
el
los tuetanos.
huerto.
to
the
quick.
Tumbo
Tumbo
Tumbo
de
olla.
What remains
in the
de dado.
meat is taken
Imminent peril.
de mar.
The breaking of
out.
shore.
De
turbio en turbio.
Sleepy
night).
Tumo.
By
Por su turno.
In one's turn.
Tutela dativa.
Tuyos.
turns.
addressed.
Por ultimo.
ultimos del
mes 6 semana.
Lastly ; finally.
At the latter part of the
month
week.
Una
Uno
Uno
Uno
y no mas.
Never
dijo.
It
a otro.
a uno
was
no more.
said.
One another;
One by one.
reciprocally.
or
SPANISH IDIOMS.
Uno que
Uno tras
otro.
317
few.
In succession.
uno.
With
una.
one
accord
in
sympathy
jointly.
At
Largo de unas.
Unas de
De
la
gran
unas a unas.
Unas
del ancla.
Ropa
usada.
all
By
events
at
any
of exchange.
According to custom.
certainly.
thief.
Cast-off clothing.
The date fixed for
Elk's hoofs.
bestia.
Al usado.
uso
rate
turns.
al USD.
payment of
bills
Lady-bird.
Vaca y
to
applies
supplied was
be a wealthy
establish-
ment.
De
Ni
En
vacio
al
en vacio.
vado, ni a la puente.
Unsteadily; unsettled.
vago.
Voz
vague report.
Scabbard covering only one- third of
the sword, that it might be easily
vaga.
Vaina
abierta.
drawn.
De
vaina abierta.
Hastily; boldly.
Vale real
Hambre y
valentia.
poverty.
Mnos
A las
valer.
valias.
Valido de favor.
Landmark.
Valiza terrestre.
Hasta
el valle
de
Valor recibido
Valor contante.
price.
Confident of favor.
Josafat.
.
Day of Judgment.
For value received.
Until the
Cash
value.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
318
To
vacias.
speak much to
little
purpose.
luz.
1
Tuberoses.
The
Santo var6n.
Var6n de Dios.
Buen varon.
Var6n del tim6n.
A
A
las
Rudder pendent
At times
vegadas.
las veinte.
En
(nau.).
turns.
by
Unseasonably.
Vigilantly; without sleep.
vela.
la vela.
Juego de
shafts of a carriage.
Prepared
velas.
Aferramiento de
The
las velas.
ready.
of sails (nau.).
furling of the sails (nau.)
;
full suit
Vencimiento de plazo.
Al vencimiento del plazo.
La ventura de
Misfortune (ironical).
Con muchas
garcia.
veras.
The day
Very
Oaths
Verdad de perogrullo.
Verdad desnuda.
A mala verdad.
En
late.
angry expressions.
tnith.
Deceitfully ; fraudulently.
Strange or absurd ideas.
Without
;
too
self-evident truth.
The naked
Vericuetos.
credit.
earnestly.
Verbos.
Vestido y calzado.
la vez ; 6 por vez
on
sale
6 a veces.
vez.
labor.
Successively
Instead of
.
by
;
.
turns.
in place of ...
Una que
Sometimes
Tal vez.
otra vez.
mala vez.
De vez en cuando.
De una ria dos mandados
every
now and
then.
6 de un
To
kill
la via el
tim6n
Word
ship
Viaje redondo.
Vicario de coro.
of
!
SPANISH IDIOMS.
319
One who
Vicario pedaneo.
trict only.
De vicio.
De mala vid, mal
By
habit, or custom.
Evil
sarmiento.
cannot
things
produce good
results.
i
Vida mia
6 mi vida
My love my darling
A life surrounded by comforts.
A person's deeds (generally
!
Vida canonical.
in
bad sense).
Gran
vida.
De
comfortable
For
one's
all
life.
life.
Viejo verde.
A
A
Cosas de vientos.
Against
singer
who has
common
wind and
Al villano con
la
An
man.
sense
(against
tide).
ill-disposed person
must be co-
An
En
In the
vilo.
Vino de dos,
tres,
6 mas hojas.
ill-bred,
air
Wine of
clownish person.
insecurely.
two, three, or
more
years
old.
Wine of a sharp
The church.
Vino de agujas.
La
Como
Traga
virotes.
acid taste.
Easily; freely.
Varita de virtudes.
A starched coxcomb.
A juggler's wand.
Visi6n beatifica.
Celestial bliss.
Visitador de registro.
Viso de
altar.
dos
En
visos.
visperas de
On
Visperas Sicilianas.
Sicilian vespers
punishment).
In the presence of ...
vista
de
Vista de un pleito
6 dia de
la vista
for a lawsuit.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
320
En
de
vista
In consequence of
eration of ...
escala vista.
Las
Openly
Bridal
vistas.
The
Al vivo.
To
Copia
Viva voz.
in consid-
without defence.
the
life
By word of mouth.
Cal viva.
Quicklime.
Ni muerto
ni vivo.
By force
viva fuerza.
En
Facsimile.
al vivo.
gifts.
Considering that
Visto que . .
La viveza de los ojos.
an
effort.
In a twinkling
Papeles volantes.
Short,
disseminated writings
Sello volante.
andas y volandas.
easily
in
instant.
De un volo
De voluntad
Quickly
at
Willingly
one
stroke.
with
pleasure
grate-
fully.
Voto en Cortes.
Voto a Dios.
Voto d tal.
deputy
An
An
in the Cortes.
oath of menace.
oath indicating disgust and ven-
geance.
Good gracious
By summons from church
Voto a chdpiro
voz de apellido.
!
or assem-
bly.
En
voz.
Verbally.
voz en cuello
a voces
d voz en
In a loud voice
shouting.
grito.
A una voz.
In a low tone.
media voz.
Voz vaga.
Voz
Voz
argentada.
The
activa.
vuelo
al
vuelo
de vuelo
right to vote.
en un vuelo.
A
i
Otra vuelta
A vuelta
de cien pesos.
At the
cast of a die
at a great risk.
of
Again (expression
impatience at
to
do
a
having
thing again).
;
About a hundred
dollars.
SPANISH IDIOMS.
321
About Christmas
uary.
On
la vuelta.
La
vuelta del
Muy
Directly ; in an instant.
severe beating, flogging.
Vuelta de podenco.
Unwelcome
humo.
vuestro.
Entirely yours.
Vuestra Senoria.
Your
Ya que
Ya si
Since that
alado.
Yema de dedo.
En la yema del
while
if
Helmet with a
torneo.
in
Yelmo
When
Yelmo de
return.
visor, formerly
used
tournaments.
plumed helmet.
invierno.
Yentes y vinientes.
Comings and
And more
otras yerbas.
goings.
yet (used after several
adjectives).
Ancient hermit.
Engana-yernos.
Baubles
Ciega yernos.
A zaga ; 6 en zaga.
Barbas de zamaro.
Showy
Behind.
Zancas de arana.
Shifts
By
Zapata de un ancla.
Zapata de la quilla.
Zapateria de viejo.
The shoe
The false
Sedal de zapatero.
Zapatero, a tus zapatos
Como
tres
en un zapato.
trifles
gewgaws.
ragged beard.
;
evasions
subterfuges.
extraordinary means
or by crook.
A
A
trifles.
of an anchor (nau.).
keel (nau.).
cobbler's stall.
shoemaker's waxed-ends.
Are zonza.
Caldo de
zorra.
false appearance.
Let us be quick and
none may outdo us.
Cencerro de zumb6n.
Bell
cepas 6 parras.
zurdas.
Zutano y fulano.
last
active,
that
or mule.
Zumo de
by hook
The wrong
wine.
way.
Such and such an one.
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