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A
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A grito pelado = at the top of one’s lungs
B
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Bajarse de las nubes = to get your head out of the clouds!
C
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Comerse el coco = to worry/to over-think about a situation
D
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Dejarse llevar = to get carried away
E
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Echar una siesta = to take a nap
F
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Faltar un tornillo = to have a screw loose! (to be crazy)
H
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Hacer la vista gorda = to turn a blind eye
G
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Ganar terreno = literally: to gain ground (to make progress)
I
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Irse la olla (colloquial) = to lose the plot (to lose your mind)
J
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Jalar (colloquial) = to eat
K
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Kilo(gramo) = kilogram
L
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Lavarse las manos = to wash one’s hands
M
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Meter la pata = to put your foot in it
N
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¡Naranjas de la china! = no way!
O
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Oler a chamusquina = to smell a rat/to be “fishy”
P
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Pan comido = piece of cake
Q
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Qué nivel, Maribel! = how fancy!
R
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Rajarse (coloquial) = to back out
S
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Sacar de quicio = to wind/rile someone up
T
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Tener ganas = to feel like/to look forward to something/to be “in the mood for” something
U
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Un huevo = a lot/a ton
V
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Vender la moto = to take someone for a ride/to pull the wool over someone’s eyes.
W
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Western = a Western movie
X
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Xilófono = xylophone
Y
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Ya te digo = tell me about it
Z
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Zampar (colloquial) = to scoff/scarf something down See ‘jalar’.