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Esta es una tabla de frases idiomáticas del Inglés al Español que es de gran ayuda para entrar en la fase de perfección idiomática del inglés/español. Su estudio y memorización dará como resultado una mejora del proceso de adquirir un nivel de bilingüismo. El conocimiento de frases idiomáticas sirve para comprender mejor la dinámica de un idioma y sus entresijos gramaticales, o al menos en parte.
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Mirasierras
as a matter of fact de hecho
as a rule (generally, usually) por lo general
as clean as a new pin limpio como una patena
as clean as a whistle tener un historial sin mancha
as clear as crystal claro como el agua
as clear as mud clarsimo
as cool as a cucumber ms calmado que un cementerio
as dead as a doornail ms muerto que mi abuela
as different as night and day ser la noche y el da
as dull as ditchwater ms aburrido que chupar un clavo
as easy as pie pan comido
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as far as I know por lo que s
as fit as a fiddle, to be rebosante de salud
as full as a boot/tick ebrio como una cuba
as mad as a hatter ms loco que una cabra
as poor as a church mouse ms pobre que las ratas
as pretty as a picture como de postal
as quiet as a mouse sin siquiera decir "mu"
as red as a beetroot rojo como un tomate
as if to the manner born como si hubiera nacido para ello
as usual como de costumbre
as ugly as sin (very ugly) ms feo/a que un pecado
at a glance (almost immediately) de un vistazo
at a loss for words sin palabras
at ease a gusto
at fault, to be ser culpable, tener la culpa
at first glance a primera vista
at first light al rayar el da
at full throttle a todo gas
at heart (he's a good guy) en el fondo (es un buen to)
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at least por lo menos
at odds, to be en desacuerdo
at once de inmediato
at one time (in the past) en el pasado, en un tiempo
at peace en paz
at rest en reposo
at stake en juego
at the crack of dawn al romper el alba
at the eleventh hour en el ltimo momento
at will a voluntad
at your fingertips al alcance de la mano
beyond a doubt sin duda
beyond comparison sin comparacin, incomparable
beyond measure desmesurado
beyond one's means ms all de los propios medios
beyond question sin duda
beyond recall completamente perdido,
irreversible
beyond reproach irreprochable
by a hair/hairbreadth (very por un pelo, por pelos
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narrowly)
by all accounts al decir de todos
by all means por supuesto
by and by (after a while, soon) pronto, en seguida
by and large (for the most part) en trminos generales
by any means por cualquier medio
by chance por casualidad
by coincidence por coincidencia
by dint of, by means of a fuerza de, mediante
by far con mucho
by force of habit por costumbre
by hand a mano
by heart de memoria
by hook or by crook por las buenas o por las malas
by means of por medio de
by mistake por equivocacin
by no means de ningn modo
by reason of a causa de
by request por peticin
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by the same token del mismo modo
by the skin of your teeth por poco, por los pelos
by the way a propsito
by virtue of en virtud de
by way of, via por va de
down and out en la miseria
down in the dumps(depressed/unhappy)
deprimido/a
down on one's luck de mala racha
down the hatch! salud! (brindis)
down to earth centrado, con los pies en la Tierra
down to the wire hasta el ltimo momento
for a change para variar
for a song (very cheaply) a precio de saldo
for all one is worth con todas sus fuerzas
for better or (for) worse para bien o para mal
for certain con seguridad
for crying out loud! pero, ser posible!
for example por ejemplo
for fear of por miedo a
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for free gratis
for fun/laughs por placer
for God's/gosh/heaven's sake! por el amor de Dios!
for good/keeps para siempre
for good measure por aadidura
for kicks para divertirse
for long por mucho tiempo
for my money en mi opinin
for once por una vez
for openers, to begin with para empezar
for real de verdad
for shame! qu vergenza!
for sure seguro
for that matter en realidad; adems
for the asking a pedir de boca
for the fun of it por placer
for the hell of it porque s
for the love of por el amor de
for the moment por ahora
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for the most part en la mayor parte
from bad to worse de mal en peor
from day one desde el primer da
from hand to mouth (in poverty) con lo justo
from head to toe de pies a cabeza
from hunger (very mediocre) muy mediocre
from rags to riches de mendigo a millonario
from scratch desde el principio
from side to side de un lado al otro
from soup to nuts (from beginning to
end)
de principio a fin
from square one desde el principio
from stem to stern de proa a popa
from the bottom of one's heart de todo corazn
from the cradle to the grave durante toda la vida
from the frying pan into the fire (tojump)
de Guatemala a Guatepeor
from the get-go/word "go" desde el principio, desde el
"vamos"
from the sublime to the ridiculous de un extremo al otro
from this day forward/onde hoy en adelante
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from time to time de vez en cuando
from way back, from far in the past desde hace tiempo
in a good/bad mood de buen/mal humor
in a bad way en mala forma
in a bit en un momento
in a dither/confused/nervous, to be muy nervioso
in a fix/jam en un aprieto
in a fog confundido
in a jiffy en un santiamn
in a lather histrico/a
in a long time en mucho tiempo
in a manner of speaking, so to speak por as decirlo
in a nutshell en resumidas cuentas
in a rut en la rutina
in a sense/way en cierto modo
in a stew, to be sudar la gota gorda, estar en una
situacin difcil
in a tight corner/spot en aprietos
in a while en un rato
in abeyance, in reserve en suspenso
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in addition adems
in advance de antemano
in agreement en acuerdo
in all probability sin duda
in good/bad faith de buena/mala fe
in good/bad shape en buenas/malas condiciones
in black and white; in writing por escrito
in brief, concisely en breve
in broad daylight a plena luz del da
in bulk al por mayor
in case por si acaso
in charge, in control of sth a cargo, responsable
in check; under control bajo control
in circulation en circulacin
in clover, to (pasarlo) a lo grande, vivir a
cuerpo de rey
in cold blood a sangre fra
in deep trouble en serios problemas
in default of a falta de
in dire straits en serios aprietos
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in drag vestido de mujer
in dribs and drabs; bit by bits poco a poco
in due course a su debido tiempo
in earnest en serio; de veras
in effect en efecto
in escrow (in trust as an escrow) en depsito
in fashion de moda
in force vigente
in full en su totalidad
in full swing en pleno apogeo
in good conditions en buenas condiciones
in good hands en buenas manos
in good spirits de buen nimo
in good time a su debido tiempo
in half por la mitad
in heat en celo
in heaven's name en el nombre del cielo
in high dudgeon, furiously hecho una furia
in hock; in debt endeudado/a
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in hot water; in trouble en un lo
in keeping with, in harmony with de acuerdo con
in league with, in cahoots with confabulado/a con, en
connivencia con
in love enamorado/a
in mint condition en perfecto estado
in no time en muy poco tiempo
in no uncertain terms claramente
in one ear and out the other entrar por un odo y salir por el
otro
in one fell swoop, at once or all
together
de un solo golpe
in one's blood en la sangre
in one's good/bad books caerle bien/mal a alguien
in one's mind's eye;
in my mind/imagination
en la imaginacin
in one's own right por derecho propio
in one's own world en su propio mundo
in one's right mind en su sano juicio
in order to a fin de
in other words en otras palabras
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in passing (while going by)
in passing (incidentally, by the way)
al pasar
de forma
in phase sincronizado/a
in plain English hablando sin rodeos
in plain view a la vista de todos
in play en juego
in point of fact de hecho
in print impreso
in progress, going on, under way en desarrollo
in reach en el alcance
in/with regard to sb/sth en cuanto a
in retrospect retrospectivamente
in return a cambio
in search of en busca de
in season en temporada
in seventh heaven en el sptimo cielo
in short order en poco tiempo
in short supply escasear
in sick bay en la enfermera
in someone else's shoes en la piel de alguien
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in stitches morirse de risa
in store de reserva
in the altogether; in the buff en cueros
in the back of one's mind en un rincn de la mente
in the black en nmeros negros
in the buff en paos menores
in the clear inocente
in the clink en la crcel
in the cold light of day con la cabeza fra
in the doghouse en desgracia
in the doldrums deprimido/a
in the driver's seat; in control llevar las riendas
in the eye/face a los ojos/la cara
in the family way embarazada
in the flesh; in person en persona
in the hole, in debt en deuda
in the know enterado/a
in the lap of luxury como un duque
in the limelight en el candelero
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in the long haul/run a la larga
in the main, for the most part en general
in the meantime mientras tanto
in the money; wealthy forrado en dinero
in the mood de humor, con ganas
in the nick of time justo a tiempo
in the picture al corriente
in the pink, to be rebosar de salud
in the pipeline; in process en trmites
in the public eye en la mira
in the red con nmeros rojos
in the right tener la razn
in the same boat en la misma situacin
in the same breath, at the same time simultneamente, al mismo
tiempo
in the same league a la altura
in the soup (in a bad situation) con el agua hasta el cuello
in the throes of, to be (estar) de lleno en
in the twinkling/wink of an eye En un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in the wrong equivocado
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in this day and age hoy en da
in touch en contacto
in tow a cuestas
in the prime of life en la flor de la vida
of a kind/sorts por as decirlo
of age mayor de edad
of benefit beneficioso
of consequence de importancia
of course por supuesto
of few words de pocas palabras
of late; lately ltimamente
of note notable
of old de antao
of one's life de su vida
of one's own accord espontneamente
of the essence de vital importancia
of two minds indeciso, sin saber qu hacer
off and on de cuando en cuando
off base/beam equivocado
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off color indispuesto
off duty no estar de servicio/guardia
off guard desprevenido
off key desafinado
off one's chest desahogarse al confesar algo
off one's head; out of one's mind mal de la cabeza
off one's high horse (get down offone's high horse)
bajar los humos
off one's rocker (out of one's mind) chiflado
off season temporada baja; fuera de
temporada
off-side fuera de juego
off the air fuera del aire (no estar
retransmitiendo)
off the beaten track aislado, apartado
off the cuff (without any planning) de improviso
(to go) off the deep end ponerse como una fiera, subirsepor la paredes
off the hook librarse
off the mark (not quite exactly right) equivocado
off the rails descarrilarse
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off the record extraoficialmente
off the top of my head (without
research or calculation)
de improviso, de forma
improvisada
off the wagon volver a darse a la bebida
off the wall (strange or very
different)
sorprendente e inusual
off topic fuera de tema
off-beat (unconventional) poco convencional
on a first-name basis tutearse
on a full/an empty stomach con el estmago lleno/vaco
on a pedestal en un pedestal
(to be) on a roll estar en racha, tener buena suerte
on a shoestring con muy poco dinero
on a silver platter en bandeja
on a tangent; to go off on a tangent por la tangente; salirse por la
tangente
on all fours A cuatro patas
on an even keel; in a state of balance estable, en equilibrio
on and on sin parar
on board a bordo
on cloud nine (very happy)en el sptimo cielo
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on drugs consumiendo drogas
on duty de servicio/guardia
on edge (nervous, worried) con los nervios de punta
on foot a pie
on good/bad terms with llevarse bien/mal con
on line en lnea, conectado
on no account de ninguna manera
on one's best behavior portarse lo mejor posible
on one's deathbed en el lecho de muerte
on one's high horse tener muchos humos
on one's last legs en las ltimas
on one's (own) merits por mrito propio
on one's mind en mente
on one's own solo, por su cuenta; independiente
on one's own account por cuenta propia
on one's uppers en la miseria
on one's way en camino
on paper (possibly, in theory rather
than in practice)
sobre el papel
on parole en libertad condicional
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on pins and needles ansioso
on probation (to serve a trial period) en perodo de prueba
on purpose a propsito
on sale en liquidacin
on schedule/time a la hora prevista
on second thought(s) pensndolo mejor
on someone's side del lado de alguien
on spec por si las dudas, por si acaso
on standby en espera
on strike en huelga
on sufferance (with reluctance) de mala gana
on tap (beer on tap) de barril
on target de acuerdo con lo previsto
on tenterhooks/the rack con el alma en vilo, en ascuas
on the alert/lookout/qui vive en alerta
on the average en promedio
on the blink (not operating well) averiado
on the bright side Por el lado positivo, el lado
bueno
on the brink/verge al borde
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on the button/dot exactamente, precisamente
on the chance that, on the possibility
that
con la esperanza de que
on the cheap por poco dinero
on the cutting edge of sth a la vanguardia
on the defensive a la defensiva
on the double (without delay) Inmediatamente, de inmediato
on the edge of your seat en vilo
on the face of it (seemingly,
apparently)
a primera vista
on the fritz estropeado
on the horizon En el horizonte
on the house la casa invita (beers are on the
house)
on the increase/rise en aumento
on the inside por dentro
on the lam a la fuga
on the level ser serio, honesto, sincero
on the loose en libertad
on the make tratar de sacar tajada
on the market (for sale)a la venta
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on the mend mejorando
on the move de viaje
on the prowl merodeando
on the rebound por despecho
on the receiving end, to be ser el/la blanco/vctima de
on the right foot con el pie derecho
on the right track por buen camino
on the safe side para mayor seguridad
on the same wavelength en la misma onda
on the side (in addition) aparte (como extra)
on the sidelines al margen
on the sly (secretly, furtively) a hurtadillas
on the spur of the moment sin pensarlo
on the streets hacer la calle
on the tip of my tongue en la punta de la lengua
on the town (out on the town) de juerga
on the wagon abstemio
on the wane menguando, en decadencia
on the warpath, to be estar en pie de guerra, de muy
mala baba
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on the way out
on one's way out, to be
A la salida, al salir, de salida
estar de capa cada, dejar de estar
de moda
on the whole (generally) en general
on thin ice en terreno peligroso
on tiptoe de puntillas
on top of the world contentsimo
on view (visible, on exhibition) expuesto
on your guard en alerta
out and about (after an illness) restablecido y por ah, trabajando,
haciendo vida social, etc.
out at the elbows (poorly dressed) mal vestido, con ropas radas
out front adelante, en frente (de un
edificio)
out in left field totalmente equivocado
out in the cold al margen
out in the open al aire libre
out loud en voz alta
out of bounds prohibido
out of breath sin aliento
out of business cerrado (por cese del negocio)
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out of circulation fuera de circulacin
out of commission (unserviceable) fuera de servicio
out of condition en mala forma/mal estado
out of context fuera de contexto
out of control/hand fuera de control
out of date/fashion pasado de moda
out of harm's way/the woods a salvo
out of here fuera de aqu
out of it en otra onda
out of joint (dislocated) dislocado
out of line (improper) fuera de lugar
out of one's head, to be pissed Borracho como una cuba
out of nowhere/the blue de la nada
out of action, to be (estar) estropeado; estar fuera de
circulacin (por lesin etc.)
out of order, to be no funcionar
out of phase desfasado
out of place fuera de lugar
out of pocket salir perdiendo, sin dinero
out of practice desentrenado
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out of proportion desproporcionado
out of range fuera del alcance
out of sorts mal, enfermo, indispuesto;
irritable
out of step, to be no llevar el paso
out of the closet, to come declararse homosexual, salir del
armario
out of the corner of my eye por el rabillo del ojo
out of the ordinary (exceptional,
unusual)
fuera de lo comn
out of the question inadmisible
out of the way fuera del camino
out of the window por la ventana
out of the woodworks de quin sabe dnde
out of this world fantstico
out of touch no estar en contacto
out of town en las afueras, de viaje
out of tune desafinado
out of whack fastidiado
out of work sin trabajo
out of your mindfuera de juicio
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out on a limb, to be arriesgarse
out on one's ear de patitas en la calle
out to lunch (inattentive) en Babia, divagando
over a barrel en una situacin difcil, inpotente,
indefenso
over again otra vez
over and above adems
over and done with terminado, acabado
over my dead body sobre mi cadver
so and so (Mr./Mrs./Miss so-and-so) fulano/a de tal
so be it que as sea
so far hasta ahora
so far, so good hasta ahora todo va bien
so help me (God) con la ayuda de Dios
so long! hasta la vista!
so much the better/worse tanto mejor/peor
so that (with the result that) de modo que
so quiet you can hear a pin drop hay tanto silencio que se puede
or el vuelo de una mosca
so small you could barely swing a cat;
not enough room to swing.....
(el sitio es) tan pequeo que no
cabe ni un alfiler
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so to speak por as decirlo
so what? y qu?
to a certain degree hasta cierto punto
to a fault demasiado, en extremo
to a T como anillo al dedo
to all intents and purposes prcticamente
to and fro de un lado a otro
to date hasta ahora
to each his own a cada cual lo suyo
to hand, at hand (nearby) a mano
to hell with this! al diablo con esto!
to little purpose/no avail intilmente, en vano
to my mind en mi opinin
to one's face (to do/say sth ~) a la cara
to one's heart's content hasta quedar satisfecho
to perfection a la perfeccin
to the best of my knowledge que yo sepa
to the contrary en contra
to the hilt totalmente, hasta la empuadora
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to the last hasta el final
to the letter al pie de la letra
to the nines de punta en blanco, de veintin
botones
to the nth degree a la ensima potencia
to the point, to be venir al caso
to the tune of por valor de
under a cloud bajo sospecha
under control bajo control
under fire en la lnea de fuego
under lock and key cerrado bajo llave
under my care, under sb's care bajo mi cuidado, bajo el cuidado
de alguien
under no circumstances bajo ningn concepto
under my nose delante de mis narices
under oath bajo juramento
under one's breath entre dientes
under one's feet siempre pegado a alguien
under one's own steam por sus propios medios
under pressure bajo presin
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under someone's thumb dominado
under the aegis/auspices of bajo los auspicios de
under the circumstances dadas las circunstancias
under the counter/table de forma clandestina,
subrepticiamente
under the gun bajo mucha presin, muy
apremiado
under the hammer, to go ir a subasta
under the impression that, to be tener la impresin de que
under the influence (of alcohol) bajos los efectos del alcohol
under the knife en la mesa de operaciones
under the weather indispuesto
under wraps en secreto
up a gum tree, to en un aprieto
up and about/around en buena forma, en activo otra
vez
up and coming prometedor
up for grabs libre, disponible
up front, in advance por adelantado
up in arms, to be poner el grito en el cielo
up in smoke, to endquedar en nada, esfumarse,
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desvanecerse
up in the air, to be estar en el aire
up in years, advanced in years entrado en aos
up to a point hasta cierto punto
up to date actualizado, al corriente
up to no good, to be tener malas intenciones, tramar
algo malo
up to one's ears, to be (in work/debt) hasta arriba (de trabajo/deudas)
up to one's old tricks, to be volver a hacer de las suyas,
volver a las andadas
up to par/standard, to be llegar a la media
up to something tramando algo
up to speed, to be al tanto, al corriente
up your alley/street ideal para ti
when all is said and done a fin de cuentas
when it comes to cuando se trata de
when it rains, it pours sobre llovido, mojado
when least expected cuando uno menos lo espera
when one's back is turned a espaldas de uno
when I win the lottery cuando me toque la lotera
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when/if push comes to the shove en caso de apuro
when the chips are down a la hora de la verdad, en los
momentos crticos
when the dust has settled, when
matters have calmed down
cuando haya pasado la tormenta,
cuando se hayan calmado las
cosas
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