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Examples of Spanish Colloquial Expressions
Spanish Expressions
To be "saborío" (from desaborido)
(To be bland/boring)
(To be bland/boring)
La calle es como una flama.
(It's hot outside.)
(It's hot outside.)
Me costo un yescá (yescal)
(It cost me an arm and a leg. It cost me a lot of money.)
(It cost me an arm and a leg. It cost me a lot of money.)
English Expressions
Bent/messy
(Chuchurrío (from chuchurrido))
(Chuchurrío (from chuchurrido))
To be cold
(Congelarse)
(Congelarse)
When you hear annoying comments, they should be ignored.
(A palabras necias, oídos sordos.)
(A palabras necias, oídos sordos.)