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Spanish to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Spanish term		English translation
concentración de beneficios		benefits are not concentrated
ir de compras fetichistas-católicas		go shopping for Catholic kitsch
me tiraste la cuatrifecta		you tipped me the first four	Wendy Gosselin
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
Valorar para permanecer		Appreciation is preservation	Edward Tully
Entered by: Edward Tully
"agasajo postinero"		high class/top notch/fantastic/posh/classy celebration
"amanecerá y veremos, dijo el ciego"		Let's wait and see, said the blind man / the blind man said
"cada loco con su tema" / "cada cabeza un mundo"		Different folks, different strokes / One man's meat is another man's poison / Each to his own
"hacerse llamar" por curandero		to have one's spirit called by a folk healer	patinba
Entered by: patinba
"hacerse llamar" por curandero		to have her spirit called by a folk healer	patinba
Entered by: patinba
"oreja de un arcano ancestral".		ear of an ancient mystery / enigma
"Para todo mal, mezcal, y para todo bien, también"		Mezcal for the bad times, Mezcal for the good times
"poner a mover hasta los huesos"		get the joint jumping	Lisa Dahlander
Entered by: Lisa Dahlander
"ratón milagroso"		long-lost rich uncle
"segu�a con mis afanes"		I carried on with what I was doing
"Soldado que huye sirve para otra guerra"		"He who fights and runs lives to fight another day"
"tapados o, mejor dicho atrapados"		covered, or shall we say smothered...	Lisa Dahlander
Entered by: Lisa Dahlander
"Uno pierde el pelo, pero no las mañas"		The fox may lose his hair/pelt, but not his cunning
(El resaltado de texto es propio)		(Bolding added for emphasis)
(llegar) con el pan bajo el brazo		to stand on their own two feet, to bring home the bacon
(ser) carne de tertulia		you shine	Edward Tully
Entered by: Edward Tully
...llegué de malas y todo me sale mal...		crancky/in a sour mood and everything goes wrong for me...	Coral Getino
Entered by: Coral Getino
...una mosca en la leche... o ...un pelo en la sopa...		...a fly in the ointment ... or ... a hair in the soup ...
a bobalicón no había quien le ganara		he's as thick as two short planks
a caballo con		part of/in touch with/in parallel with	BristolTEc
Entered by: BristolTEc
a carta descubierta		laying his card on the table / openly / honestly
a como de lugar		no matter what/however it can be done
a cuenta gotas		in dribs and drabs / little by little / a few at a time
a golpe de agenda		right on time/cue	Edward Tully
Entered by: Edward Tully
a golpe y porrazo		all of a sudden, out of the blue, suddenly, unexpectedly	Wendy Gosselin
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
a perro sarnoso todo son pulgas		it never rains but it pours
a salto de manta		as they come along
a seguro se lo llevaron preso		nothing is certain but death and taxes
a título póstumo		posthumously
a una malas / a unas malas / aun a malas		in the worst case / at worst / if the worst comes to the worst
A veces pagan justos por pecadores.		one does the harm, and another bears the blame
a vueltas cada uno por su lado		each on their own	Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
abrir el melón de		to open the can of worms ...	BristolTEc
Entered by: BristolTEc
abrir este ostión de manejo		Opening this can of worms
abrir una brecha		break new ground
absolución		response

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