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At Spark we encourage our students to use authentic Spanish expressions by giving them an “expresión del día” and promoting the use of it throughout the day to gain extra points in the Bursting Bubbles booklet, our innovative Spanish challenges booklet which is designed to help students achieve more during their learning experience.
Have a look below at our list of expresiónes del día to help you Spark your Spanish!:
Arrieritos somos y en el camino nos encontraremos – You may be on top now, but I will have the last laugh.
¡A vivir que son dos días! – To live everyday like it’s your last!
Caerse de un guindo – To be easily taken in.
Chuparse los dedos – Finger Lickin´good!
Coger el toro por los cuernos – Grab the bull by it´s horns.
Comerse la cabeza – To rack one´s brain.
Cortar de raíz – Nip in the bud.
Cuando se cierra una puerta, se abre una ventana – When one door closes, another one opens.
Dar en el clavo - To hit the nail on the head.
Dar mil vueltas a alguien/algo - To run rings round someone.
Dar una vuelta – To look around.
De ‘pe’ a ‘pe’ – From cover to cover.
Echar flores a alguien – To compliment someone.
Echar un vistazo – To take a look.
Estar colgado – Mental mental chicken oriental/to be crazy/wacky.
Estar como una cabra – To be nuts.
Estar como una cuba – To be drunk as a skunk.
Estar con la rueda cuadrada – To have a blue day.
Estar en ascuas – To be on tenterhooks/to be in a state of suspense
Estar en el chasis – To be very skinny.
Estar hasta el cuello - To be in a pickle.
Estar más pa’ ca’ que pa’ llá’ – To be neither here nor there.
Estar piripi - To be tipsy.
Esto pasa de castaño a oscuro – This is beyond a joke.
Esto va viento en popa – This is plain sailing.
Hacer la pelota – To suck up.
Hacer la vista gorda – To turn a blind eye.
Hacer ojitos – To flutter your eyelashes.
Hacer piña – To stick together.
Hoy me he levantado con el pie izquierdo – I got up on the wrong side of the bed.
Irse volando – To be in a rush.
Jugar con fuego – To play with fire.
Le falta un tornillo – He’s got a screw loose.
Llevarse a alguien al huerto – To lead someone on.
Llevarse el gato al agua – To win after persistence.
¡Madre del amor hermoso! - Sweet mother of Mary!
Más claro que el aqua - Crystal clear.
Meter la pata – To put one’s foot in it.
Meterse en un berenjenal – To get into a sticky situation.
Mirar por encima del hombro – To look down on someone.
Montarse una película - To make a scene.
Ni fu ni fa – Whatever!
Ni harto vino - Not in a million years!
Ni me va ni me viene – I don´t care.
No dar pie con bola – It´s not my day.
No hay mal que por bien no venga – Every cloud has a silver lining!
No pegar ojo – To not sleep a wink.
No tener nada que ver con… – Has nothing to do with.
Pasa página – To turn over a new leaf.
Pasarlo bomba – To have a great time.
Romper el hielo – To break the ice.
Sacarle chispas a algo – To make sparks fly.
Ser más bueno que el pan – To be kindness itself.
Ser un cabezota – To be stubborn/big-headed.
Ser un muermo – To be dull.
Ser un rollo – To be a bore.
Ser un sol – To be a great person.
Ser uña y carne – Like birds of a feather/inseparable.
Ser pan comido – Piece of cake.
Taza, taza.. Cada uno pa’ su casa – Time to go home folks!
Tener buena pinta – To look good.
Tener los pies en el suelo – To have one’s feet on the ground.
Tirar la casa por la ventana – To push the boat out.
Tomar el pelo – To pull one’s leg.
¡Vamos al lío! – Let’s get to work!
Venir en son de paz - To come in peace.
Remember to keep checking back every week as we update our list with more expressions!
Do you have an expression to share? Or is there an expression in your language that you would like the Spanish translation of? Leave a comment below!
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