Idiomatic sentences Spanish-English. Charlie, your teacher of English # 1
Ser una verdad a medias: to be a half truth (This is a half truth, since most humans think
our harpy females are women since it is only the males that have wings.)
Ser el pan de cada día: to be very common, be a daily reality (On the other hand, health
and safety are threatened in poor working conditions, which are a daily reality for many
workers around the world)
A pesar de no ser: despite no being (All she does is edit your book (despite not being an
editor), proofread (despite not being a proofreader)
Ser un claro ejemplo de algo: (Verónica and her family are a clear example of it.)
Estar harto(s) de: to be fed up with (Many people are starting to be fed up with the
comfortable lies of liberalism)
Subida de precios continuada: continued rise of prices .
Encender la mecha de : to ignite the fuse of.
Dar alas a: to encourage, spur, raise sb's hopes for sth.
Inscrito en el registro de la propiedad: registered in the property registry.
Copias en papel/escritas en papel: hard copies.
Edificios de partamentos: apartment building .
Vaciar los apartamentos de sus inquilinos: to empty the apartments/flats of its tenats
Dar ideas a: to give ideas to sb,etc.
Sembrar el pánico entre: to spread panic among
Hacer un favor a, hacer favores a: to do a favor to, do favors to.
Contratos de trabajo a tiempo completo: full-time work contracts.
Ser más propio de (una época, momento, situación, etc.): to be mor typical from...than...
(It is more typical of a national anthem than a story of a man who takes a sheep and then
jumps in a lake.)
Fue un fuego provocado: It was an arson.
Apagar un fuego: to put out a fire

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