Help with vocabulary :)

Question

Hi,

I was reading an article about *locuciones verbales* and I came across these ones(below on left) and their meanings (below on right), but aside from the article, I can't find the meanings that are shown below:

• "Írsele" = olvidar
• "Medírsele" = atreverse

Would anyone be able to verify the meanings of these and maybe give me some example sentences?

Cheers

Put it in the translator and it will give the right answer,I just did. - ray76, Oct 22, 2015

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Answer 1

If I understood correctly, the examples are a little confusing.

•"Írsele" = olvidar

The form írsele is used in infinitive form. Example: Írsele la cabeza a alguien but this can't be used in a conversation. If you want to use it in a conversation you can say:

Se le fué la cabeza -> He/she lost his/her mind

In the way you wrote:

Estaba pensando en algo, pero se me ha ido -> I was thinking about something but I forgot it.

•"Medírsele" = atreverse

The other example have no sense for me. Maybe it is used in Mexico but not in Spain. For us, the verb medir is: to measure or to match.

El Sevilla FC se midió al Manchester City el pasado miercoles

Answer 2

I agree with txustaboy that your use of medirse makes no sense, not in Mexico either, but for ovidarse we also say: Se me fue la onda (I lost my train of thought).