Intermediate - Sayings A:

(C0393)

Sabes que eres un dicharachero. You know you’re the queen of ”sayings”.

B:

˜ no hace dano. ˜ S´ı lo soy, pero. . . una vez al ano I know I am, but... once in a year doesn’t hurt.

A:

Ah´ı esta´ un dicho. There’s a saying right there.

B:

No me escuches entonces; a palabras necias, o´ıdos sordos. You’re not listening to me. I turn a deaf ear to foolishness.

A:

´ Va a ser una de esas noches. ¡Simpatico! It’s going to be one of those nights. Great!

B:

Al mal tiempo, buena cara. Smile in the face of adversity.

A:

¡Ya basta! Enough already!

Key Vocabulary

˜ el dano

Noun (m)

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el dicho

Noun (m)

saying

escuchar

Verb

to listen

necio

Noun (f )

foolish

la cara

Noun (f )

face

´ el refran

Noun (m)

saying

absurdo

Adjective

non sense

cambiar

Verb

to change

conocido

Adjective

well-known

el chucho

Noun (m)

dog

Supplementary Vocabulary

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