Fer retxes a s’aigo – make lines to the water! Used in Mallorca when you are not doing anything or doing something without any meaning at all.
Hacerse el sueco – to make the Swedish! When someone plays dumb – no offense intended though.
Ponerse las botas – put on the boots… When you do something with abandon, mostly used as ating […]
Toco el dos – I touch the two! Used in Barcelona; best translation might be “I am out of here”. In Spanish it equals “me largo” – I make me longer…
No hay dos sin tres – there is no two without three! Probably the “three’s a charm” when after two times you hope the third will be the last one.
No […]
Montar un pollo – to mount a chicken! Obviously no one really rides the chicken here. This expression is used when someone makes a loud and very unnecessary complaint about something thinking the louder he gets the more right he is.
No te comes la cabeza – don’t eat your head! Don’t worry (about something).
No tiene abuela – he has no […]
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“Vale un ojo de la cara” – it costs an eye of the face! Mostly something very expensive – depending on where you are it might cost you a new mortgage; in some parts of the world an arm and a leg. We all have our priorities…
Sometimes it costs an egg in Spain (vale un huevo); […]
Whenever we travel to a foreign country with a different language, it’s good to know some words that help us to get around.
Every country has its own sayings, popular myths and particular expressions. We would like to bring you nearer to our Spanish ones – which also vary from region to region, so you will find also expressions from Galicia, […]
So, what has the milk to do with anything?
This sentences can help you during your next incentives in Spain
Every country has its own sayings, popular myths and particular expressions. We would like to bring you nearer to our Spanish ones – which also vary from region to region, so you will find also expressions from Galicia, Basque Country, Balearics or […]
Spanish – English Dictionary: Polite and essential words
Whenever we travel to a foreign country with a different language, it’s good to know some words that help us to get around.
Good Morning: Buenos Días
Good Afternoon: Buenas tardes
Good Night: Buenas noches
See you tomorrow: Hasta mañana
Please: Por favor
Thank you very much: Muchas gracias
You’re welcome: De nada
May I have the bill please?: ¿La cuenta […]
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