Idiomatic sentences Spanish-English. Charlie, your teacher of English # 1
Pensar en voz alta: to think aloud (to verbalize one's thoughts)
Aparte de todo lo demás: Apart from everything else.
Hacer arrestos, arrestar: to make arrests, arrest (Police made arrests on Tuesday after
protesters refused to leave the lobby of a TD Bank)
Correr a cuenta de: to be paid by, be covered by, be met (to meet an onligation, expense,
etc)
En proyecto, en fase de proyecto: in draft, to be in draft.
Llevar a alguien al huerto: to take sb for a ride (to deceive someone. You really took
those people for a ride. They really believed you. I was taken for a ride on this matter.)
Meter la pata: to put one's foot in it (to say something by accident which embarrasses or
upsets someone I really put my foot in it with Julie. I didn't realise she was a vegetarian.)
Dar miedo: to give sb the chills (it can be used to describe a feeling of fear)
Sacar buenas notas: to get good marks (A number or letter indicating quality; especially
of a student's performance)
Estudiar la carrera de (ingeniería, biología): to study engineering/biology, etc. course.
Meterle prisa a alguien: to hurry sb (up) (No one hurried us to make our choices.)
Llegar al poder (un partido, dictator): to come into power (the Nazi Party came into
power in 1933)
Estar ausente/fuera: to be away (he was going to be away for a few days)
Nos vamos a quedar sin nada: we're going to be left with nothing.
Expresas su preocupación: to express their concern.
Considerar responsable de: to hold sb accountable for sth (to consider someone
responsible for something; to blame something on someone: I must hold you
accountable/responsible for the missing money.
Demostrar superioridad en algo: to demonstrate superiority in/over (All four record
demonstrated superiority in reducing total venous thromboembolism compared with
enoxaparin / Cisplatin demonstrated superiority over carboplatin in terms of response
rate)
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