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A mal tiempo, buena cara.
A mal tiempo, buena cara.
You have to look on the bright side.
En boca cerrada no entran moscas.
En boca cerrada no entran moscas.
Silence is golden.
a lo hecho, pecho
a lo hecho, pecho
what's done is done
El tiempo vuela, el amor queda.
El tiempo vuela, el amor queda.
Time flies. Love stays.
espabilado
espabilado
on the ball
aguantar vara
aguantar vara
to hang in there
llamar a las cosas por su nombre
llamar a las cosas por su nombre
to call a spade a spade
hacer de tripas corazón
hacer de tripas corazón
to bite the bullet
Más vale tarde que nunca.
Más vale tarde que nunca.
Better late than never.
está lloviendo a cántaros
está lloviendo a cántaros
it's raining cats and dogs
encopetado
encopetado
posh
hablar sin decir nada
hablar sin decir nada
to babble
estar hasta las narices
estar hasta las narices
to be fed up
dormir a pierna suelta
dormir a pierna suelta
to sleep like a baby
no pegar ojo
no pegar ojo
to not sleep a wink
lavarse las manos
lavarse las manos
to wash your hands
ser una porquería
ser una porquería
to suck
dar la lata
dar la lata
to pester
hacer falta
hacer falta
to need
temblar
to shiver
dar calabazas
to blow off
ponerse de morros
to get mad
no me importa un carajo
I don't give a shit
verle las orejas al lobo
to see the writing on the wall
estar como una cuba
to be blind drunk
estar como un cencerro
to be as mad as a hatter
estar como una cabra
to be nuts
dar gato por liebre
to rip off
ser un hueso
to be a slog
tener ganas de
to feel like
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
El miedo no anda en burro.
Fear lends wings.
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