Idiomatic sentences Spanish-English. Charlie, your teacher of English # 1
Hacer frente a gastos imprevisto: to dealing with unforeseen expenses / face unexpected
expenses
Dispararse los preciosto skyrocket (To rise or cause to rise rapidly and suddenly: Wheat
prices skyrocketed. Discovery of oil here has skyrocketed land values. Housing prices
have skyrocketed in recent months)
Al lado de: on the side of (Jesus was consistently on the side of the poor.)
Dar un ejemplo: to give an example (Air Canada recently gave us an example of the
importance of knowing how to communicate policies and procedures to staff, as the
airline.)
Dar ejemplo a (bueno o malo), ser un buen/mal ejemplo para: to set a good/bad example
for sb (A parent must set a good example for the children. But in doing so, we've
sometimes set a bad example for the rest of the world.)
Dar permiso a alguien: to give sb permission to do sth (And he gave him permission to
enter.)
Tener miedo de, vivir con el miedo de: to live in fear of sth/doing sth (Do you live in fear
of losing your job?)
Todavía le queda mucha mecha/gasolina, no está todavía acabada: to be far from
finished (The debate is far from finished. The work is far from finished.)
Cumplir con las normas/estándares, etc: to comply with standards (to conform to
something; to obey guidelines or regulations; to agree to something. I hope you decide to
comply with our rules. I am happy to comply with your request.)
Pasar por un filtro: to pass through a filter (Wait until all the water has passed through
the filter and the filter appears dry.)
Dejar al azar: leave sth to chance (to allow something to be settled by chance. Plan your
day. Don't leave anything to chance. It is not a good idea to leave any of this to chance.)
Terminar con (una relación): to be through (to have ended, or to desire to end, a
relationship or engagement with someone or something: She said she was through with
me and walked out the door. I am through with this awful job.)
Ser innegable: to be undeniable, it cannot be gainsaid.
Llevar la contraria: to be contrary (why do you always have to be so contrary?)
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