24 ways to be without money (dinero) in Spanish
In Spanish there are many ways to say that we have run out of money (dinero), we are poor. Here are the 24 most frequent expressions. no tener un duro / be …
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The things we say with the word ‘cosa’
Probably ‘cosa’ is one of the most useful, versatile and global words in the Spanish language. It has come down to us from Latin. ‘Cosa’ is one of …
14 PHRASES TO DIFFERENTIATE ‘TAL VEZ’ (MAYBE) AND ‘TAL CUAL’ (AS)
I was so funny when you said that you liked a post titled “diez cosas que tal cual no sabías sobre los Sanfermines” (ten things that just as you …
More than 30 examples to speak with the Spanish verb ‘tomar’ like “¡toma ya!”
Coger (to take), beber (to drink), recibir (to take), comer (to eat, to have), adoptar (to take), emprender (to take on)… all those actions and many more …
(Español) 9 refranes que en abril hablan del tiempo y de aguas mil
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(Español) 8 ‘memes’ del refranero español que circulan por las redes por el COVID-19
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(Español) 11 expresiones coloquiales con ‘perro’ y ‘perra’ para practicar la ‘doble erre’
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Grapes and 12 expressions to speak with them
Keep in mind that in Spanish it is not the same “estar de mala uva” that ‘tener mala uva” and we use the word ‘grape’ …
18 expressions like ‘estar muerto’ (to be dead) that you didn’t know and mean the same thing that ‘caer en desgracia’ (to lose favour) in Spanish
It usually occurs in political, social or professional life. In Ancient Greece, the Greeks called banishment ostracism to which they condemned citizens they …
(Español) 18 formas de decir que algo va mal, no sale bien, no se hace bien o fracasa
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15 alternatives to the expressions in Spanish “¡qué pasada!” and “¡una pasada!”
Young and not so young we use in Spain the expressions ¡qué pasada! y ¡es una pasada! to say that something seems exceptional, surprising, extraordinary or …
(Español) Las lunas que en palabras y expresiones hablan en español
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7 forms to say “a complete idiot” in Spanish
To use the word idiota (idiot), or something similar, it is good to know what you are saying with this colloquial expression typical of the human irritation …