![]() Literal Meaning: to not have hairs on one's tongue.Įxample with Translation: " Lo siento si te ofendí, es que no tengo pelos en la lengua." - "Sorry if I offended you, it's just that I am quite a blunt person."Įxample with Translation: "No importa cuanto estudie, estoy pez en matemática." - "It doesn't matter how much I study, I don't know a thing about math." 17. ![]() ¡Ostras!Įxample with Translation: " ¡Ostras! No sabía que juegas tan bien la guitarra." - "Oh my goodness! I didn't know you played the guitar so well." 15. ![]() Hacer buenas migasįigurative Meaning: to get along with well.Įxample with Translation: " Quedamos otra vez pronto, nuestras hijas hacen buenas migas." - "Let's hang out soon, our daughters get along so well."Įxample with Translation: " No llueve, pero llévate un paraguas por si las moscas." - "It's not raining, but bring an umbrella just in case." 14. Ponerse ciegoįigurative Meaning: to drink or eat a lot.Įxample with Translation: " Es obvio porque te duele la barriga, te pusiste ciego de chorizo." - "It's obvious why your stomach hurts, you stuffed yourself with chorizo." 12. Literal Meaning: it matters as much as a radish to me.įigurative Meaning: I couldn't care less.Įxample with Translation: " ¡Me importa un rábano lo que quieres!" - "I couldn't care less about what you want!" 11. Estar como un trenįigurative Meaning: to look gorgeous, stunning.Įxample with Translation: " ¿Has visto a María? Está como un tren." - "Have you seen Maria? She's looking hot." I'm sure I've wasted such a good opportunity." 9. Estoy seguro de que maté la gallina de los huevos de oro." - "The interview went horribly. Literal Meaning: to kill the hen that lays the golden egg.įigurative Meaning: to self-sabotage, to waste a good opportunity.Įxample with Translation: " La entrevista fue fatal. Me piro is common, but a little slang, to mean leave quickly, perhaps to "split".Įxample with Translation: "Ya son las once, me piro vampiro." - "It's already 11:00pm, I'm gonna split dude." 8. Literal Meaning: I'm out (leaving) vampire.įigurative Meaning: the use of the word vampire here is fun because it rhymes, but it only refers to your friend (not to be used in other contexts). Literal Meaning: to get onto, or mount, a chicken.įigurative Meaning: to cause a scene in public, become enraged.Įxample with Translation: " Cuando le dije que había olvidado mi cartera montó un pollo en el restaurante." - "When I told her I had forgotten my wallet, she caused a scene in the restaurant." Literal Meaning: to take the chestnuts out of the fire.įigurative Meaning: to help/save someone from trouble.Įxample with Translation: "Contrólate en Italia, no podré sacarte las castañas del fuego allí." - "Control yourself in Italy, I won't be able to get you out of trouble over there." 6. Why are you in such a bad mood?"įigurative Meaning: to not feel well, to feel unhealthyĮxample with Translation: "Venga, vuelvo a mi casa, es que no estoy muy católico." - "Alright, I'm going home, it's just I'm not feeling that well." 5. ¿Por qué estás de mala leche?" - "You are behaving so badly. Estar de mala lecheĮxample with Translation: " Te estás portando como un bebe. No hay tu tíaįigurative Meaning: no way, not a chance, there is no possibility.Įxample with Translation: " ¡Mamá, quiero ir al concierto de Justin Bieber!","No hay tu tía, tienes deberes." - "Mom, I want to go to the Justin Bieber concert!","No way, you have homework." 3. 18 Funniest Spanish Idioms and Expressionsįigurative Meaning: nobody, hardly anyone.Įxample with Translation: "Éramos cuatro gatos en la fiesta, no te perdiste nada." - "There was hardly anyone at the party, you didn't miss a thing." 2. There are many funny Spanish idioms and expressions, which when used in conversation, will make you sound even more fluent in Spanish. The dictionary definition of the independent words of a sentence is changed within the context of metaphor, idiom, and expression.Įvery language is full of idioms, which are specific words, or whole sentences, that are commonly spoken to mean something beyond their original dictionary definition. Usually, the literal meaning of a sentence will get across the point of the speaker, but sometimes a figurative interpretation is needed. So let's have some fun! What is an Idiom? It's actually an important (and entertaining) part of language learning that will help you speak fluently. You are in bad milk? She got onto the chicken? Sometimes when listening to Spanish people speak you may be confused by idioms and expressions that sound funny when literally translated.
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