Joy’s List of Useful Phrases

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mensajear
mensajear
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arañar
arañar
to scrape through
el zarpazo
el zarpazo
blow
el matiz
el matiz
tinge
adolorido
adolorido
sore
estar hasta las narices
estar hasta las narices
to be sick and tired
sin decir ni pío
sin decir ni pío
without saying a peep
no decir ni pío
no decir ni pío
to not say a peep
impacientar
impacientar
to make impatient
siempre y cuando
siempre y cuando
as long as
tengo muchas ganas de
tengo muchas ganas de
I'm really looking forward to
la sopa de letras
la sopa de letras
word search
mala mía
mala mía
my bad
el acierto
el acierto
good call
el flojo
el flojo
lazybones
escrupuloso
escrupuloso
scrupulous
las diabluras
las diabluras
mischief
la diablura
la diablura
prank
dar la cara
dar la cara
to face the music
atorarse
to get tongue-tied
atorar
to block
hogareño
homely
morir de pena
to die of a broken heart
espantar
to scare
compadecer
to feel sorry for
el mujeriego
womanizer
al parecer
apparently
mangonear
to boss around
endulzar
to sweeten
meter la pata
to mess things up
pasear
to go for a walk
dar jaqueca
to give a headache to
el vago
slacker
vengarse
to take revenge
el maleficio
curse
dar una pista
to give a clue
cumplir las instrucciones
to follow directions
cumplir las reglas
to follow the rules
sonar
to ring a bell
sonarse la nariz
to blow one's nose
estar de broma
to be joking
a pesar de eso
in spite of that
se me da mal
I'm not good at
tardarse
to take a long time
armar la gorda
to kick up a stink
armar un escándalo
to make a scene
el rompecabezas
jigsaw puzzle
el filme
film
el conjuro
spell
el/la trepa
social climber
desquitarse
to get even
espabilar
to open one's eyes
la miaja
tiny bit
a decir verdad
to tell you the truth
se me da bien
I'm good at
estar en lo cierto
to be right
estar en la luna
to have one's head in the clouds
el barro
mud
con tal
with such
enojoso
annoying
aborrecer
to abhor
el estanque
pond
la escama
scale
escamarse
to get suspicious
el morador
inhabitant
el veinteañero
twentysomething
el treintañero
thirtysomething
hasta que
till
descarriarse
to go astray
darse por vencido
to give up
desvelarse
to stay awake
desbaratar
to ruin
rendirse
to give in
el don
talent
de buenas a primeras
out of the blue
así de
this
el descaro
nerve
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