Translation glossary: spanish idioms & concepts

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(saber) bien a bien(to know) for sure, certain 
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A beber y a tragar, que el mundo se va a acabarEat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die) 
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A buen(a) hambre, no hay mal pan / pan duro, (ni falta salsa a ninguno) /no hace falta condimentoBeggars can't be choosers/ For a good appetite there is no hard bread. 
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A cada puerco le llega su sabado / San MartinEveryone gets his comeuppance in the end / just deserts sooner or later. 
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a ciencia ciertafor sure, for certain 
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a como de lugarany which way, no matter what 
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A diario una manzana es cosa sanaAn apple a day keeps the doctor away 
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A donde el corazon se inclina, el pie caminaHome is where the heart is 
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A donde te quieren mucho no vengas a menudoA constant guest is never welcome 
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A falta de pan, buenas son (las) tortas / las tortas son buenasWe'll just have to make do. 
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A la ocasion la pintan calvaYou have to make the most of the chances that come your way/ You have to strike while the iron is hot. 
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A los tontos no les dura el dineroA fool and his money are soon parted. 
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A mas honor, mas dolor.The more danger, the more honor 
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a media cuadrahalf a block 
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A mucha hambre, no hay pan duroBeggars can't be choosers. For a good appetite there is no hard bread. 
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A palabras necias, oidos sordosTake no notice of the stupid things people say 
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A pan de quince dias, hambre de tres semanasBeggars can't be choosers; For a good appetite there is no hard bread; Hunger is good kitchen; Hunger is the best sauce; Hunger never saw bad bread 
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a pedir de bocafine, just right 
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a punta de pistola / escopetaat gunpoint 
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A quién le dan pan que llore?when you get a gift, you don't start to check it for flaws 
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A quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duroLook after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves. 
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A quien Dios ama, le llamaWhom the gods love die young 
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A quien Dios quiere para si, poco tiempo lo tiene aquiWhom the gods love die young 
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A quien no le sobra pan, no crie canNever spend your money before you have it 
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a reserva desubject to 
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A rey muerto, rey puestoAs soon as one goes out the window, another comes in the door 
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A toda madretotally awesome 
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a todo darexcellent 
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aburrirse como una ostrato be bored stiff 
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achicopaladodepressed 
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acostarse / volver / llegar a las tantasto go to bed pretty late / to stay out untill all hours 
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agarrar a alguien en curvacatch somebody off guard; take somebody by surprise 
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agarrar calloto have / accumulate experience 
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agarrar el toro por los cuernos / Tomar el toro por las astasto take control of the situation; to take the initiative 
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agarrar la ondato understand, to get someting right 
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agarrar la ondato get someone 
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agarrar parejoindiscriminately, as much as one can 
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agarrarse a un clavo ardiendoto clutch at straws / at a straw 
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aguayontop sirloin 
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ahogarse en un vaso de aguato make a mountain out of a molehill 
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ahora los patos le tiran a las escopetasnow the roles are reversed 
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ahuecar el alato make oneself scarce 
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Al buen pagador no le duelen prendasA good payer will not object to leaving a deposit 
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Al desdichado hace consuelo tener compania en su suerte y dueloTwo in distress makes sorrow less. 
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Al freir sera el reir (y al pagar sera el llorar)At the game's end we shall see who gains 
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Al hambre de siete dias, no hay pan duroBeggars can't be choosers/ For a good appetite there is no hard bread. 
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al pan, pan y al vino, vinoto call a spade a spade 
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al pelojust right 
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Al que no quiera(e) caldo / taza, (se le dan) taza y media / dos / tres / siete tazasIt never rains, but it pours 
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al tu pot tuAudaciously, impudently, insolently. 
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