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Spanish to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Spanish term		English translation
Abuelo comerciante, padre noble e hijo pordiosero.		shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations
Aché pa’ mí		here I go! / this one's for luck!	Douglas Divers
Entered by: Douglas Divers
acompañar a los comuneros entre tres y cinco años		to assist villagers for about 3 or 5 years
Adorar al becerro de oro.		To worship the golden calf
agua del Carmen		agua del Carmen	psicutrinius
Entered by: psicutrinius
Ahí está el quid del asunto.		Therein lies the crux/heart/core/nub of the matter.
ahí queda eso		and that's that	Simon Bruni
Entered by: Simon Bruni
Ajo entero salta del mortero		Divide and conquer	Janet Ross Snyder
Entered by: Janet Ross Snyder
al (en el contexto)		as of
al aire		airy fairy/vague/insubstantial	BristolTEc
Entered by: BristolTEc
al fin y a la postre		in the end/ after all/ finally
al lote (Chile)		sloppy, careless
Al mejor cazador se lo lleva la corriente		Even the best of hunters misses the boat (non sequitur)
al pie de la letra		to the letter	Kimberlee Thorne
Entered by: Kimberlee Thorne
al placer de la mirada		to see and be seen
al plato vendrás, zorra		your time will come, bitch
Al que obra mal se le pudre el tamal		You\'ll reap what you sow / What goes around comes around
al sol de hoy		to this day	Manuela Junghans
Entered by: Manuela Junghans
al uso		in the field
Al vino, vino		Let's call a Merlot a Merlot (play on words in a wine context)	Hazel Whiteley
Entered by: Hazel Whiteley
alborotar a todo el palomar		to set the cat amongst the pigeons	Rebecca Hendry
Entered by: Rebecca Hendry
alcanzar tientes sociales		(the scam) is turning into a social disaster.
alegrar y agasajar		cheer and entertain
alguien que siente que es denso y que quiere interactuar y no puede		someone who feels awkward in company and wants to interact with others, but can't (lacks social skills)
allá donde fueres, haz lo que vieres		When in Rome do as the Romans
Altoandinas		of the High Andes
Alucinar en colores		you're tripping/out of your mind/crazy / Say what?/Are you joking?
ambición de grandeza		the recovery of a country that dreams of attaining greatness
andando se acomodan los melones		things have a way of working themselves out
andar buscando lo que no se ha perdido		to be asking/looking for trouble
animalario		menagerie
ante todo		before all else, above all, first of all
Antes de pasar cualquier página con suficiencia...		you have to learn how to walk before you learn how to run
aportar mi grano de arena		to do my part / to do my bit
Aprieta y acelera		hustle and bustle
aprovecha		go ahead / while you´re at it
arrebol		Sunset red	Wendy Gosselin
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
artículos de escritorio		stationery	Edward Tully
Entered by: Edward Tully
arte bufonesco		humoristic gauchesco art
Así debe comprenderse una construcción colectiva.....		It must be understood that this is a collective construction, in which each brick laid serves to build a solid foundation

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