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A

1

A grito pelado = at the top of one’s lungs

B

1

Bajarse de las nubes = to get your head out of the clouds!

C

1

Comerse el coco = to worry/to over-think about a situation

D

1

Dejarse llevar = to get carried away

E

1

Echar una siesta = to take a nap

F

1

Faltar un tornillo = to have a screw loose! (to be crazy)

H

1

Hacer la vista gorda = to turn a blind eye

G

1

Ganar terreno = literally: to gain ground (to make progress)

I

1

Irse la olla (colloquial) = to lose the plot (to lose your mind)

J

1

Jalar (colloquial) = to eat

K

1

Kilo(gramo) = kilogram

L

1

Lavarse las manos = to wash one’s hands

M

1

Meter la pata = to put your foot in it

N

1

¡Naranjas de la china! = no way!

O

1

Oler a chamusquina = to smell a rat/to be “fishy”

P

1

Pan comido = piece of cake

Q

1

Qué nivel, Maribel! = how fancy!

R

1

Rajarse (coloquial) = to back out

S

1

Sacar de quicio = to wind/rile someone up

T

1

Tener ganas = to feel like/to look forward to something/to be “in the mood for” something

U

1

Un huevo = a lot/a ton

V

1

Vender la moto = to take someone for a ride/to pull the wool over someone’s eyes.

W

1

Western = a Western movie

X

1

Xilófono = xylophone

Y

1

Ya te digo = tell me about it

Z

1

Zampar (colloquial) = to scoff/scarf something down See ‘jalar’.

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Zampar (colloquial) = to scoff/scarf something down See ‘jalar’.

Zampar (colloquial) = to scoff/scarf something down See ‘jalar’.

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Estos niños zampan galletas sin parar.

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