(1) MUERTO DE CANSANCIO This expression is used to indicate that someone is extremely tired, and may be translated as follows: Estuve trabajando todo el día. ¡Estoy muerto de cansancio! I’ve been working all day long. I’m dead tired! (2) MUERTO DE ENVIDIA This expression means that the speaker
Cuestión de vida o muerte: a matter of life and death. Dar muerte a algo / alguien: to kill something or someone. De mala muerte (colloquial): lousy, crappy. De muerte (col.): (susto) terrible; (fantástico) fantastic, terrific, out of this world. Debatirse entre la vida y la muerte: be fighting for
Always say “cambiar de idea” o “cambiar de opinion”. When we talk about altering one’s opinions or decisions, the correct equivalents are “cambiar de idea” and “cambiar de opinión”. “Cambiar de mente” is a literal translation from the English expression “to change one’s mind” that would only make sense in
¡A la/su orden!: At your service! You’re welcome! (Conceder) la orden de: (to grant) a military or civil honor for services rendered. Del orden de: approximately. El orden del día: items to be discussed at a meeting or assembly. Estar a la orden del día: to be in vogue, something
Buena obra: a good deed. Estar en obras: to be under construction or under repairs. Cuerpo de la obra: main part of a book, brochure, pamphlet. Cerrado por obras: to be closed for repairs. Manos a la obra: let’s start (doing something), let’s go. Mano de obra: workforce, labor force.
There are many colloquial ways to talk about “estar borracho” (“to be drunk”) that may vary from country to country; here we have some frequently used ones: Estar ebrio: this is the most educated or formal way of expressing “to be drunk”. Estar/ir mamado: in several countries, this is one
Echar fuego por los ojos: to be angry, furious. Echar leña al fuego: to add fuel to the fire. Estar entre dos fuegos: to be caught between a rock and a hard place. No hay humo sin fuego: where there’s smoke there’s fire. Pedir fuego a alguien: to ask someone
I love you (care for you): Te quiero I love you (more serious): Te amo I (female) am in love: Estoy enamorada I (male) am in love: Estoy enamorado You are beautiful (to a female): Eres guapa You are handsome (to a male): Eres guapo You make me happy: Me
En un beso, sabrás todo lo que he callado. (Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) Poeta chileno.) With one kiss, you’ll learn everything I’ve kept to myself. Amor con amor se paga. You repay love with love. El amor entra por la boca. The way to someone’s heart is through their stomach. El amor es
How well do you know the “lengua espanola”? Test your knowledge with these phrases featuring the word “lengua”. Buscarle la lengua a alguien (colloquial): to try to pick a quarrel with sb, be spoiling for a fight/an argument Con la lengua fuera (col): to be out of breath, panting, dog-tired Darle