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Argentina
Los modismos, proverbios y expresiones en inglés son una parte importante del inglés cotidiano. Aparecen todo el tiempo tanto en inglés escrito como hablado. Debido a que las expresiones idiomáticas no siempre tienen sentido literalmente, deberá familiarizarse con el significado y el uso de cada expresión. Eso puede parecer mucho trabajo, pero aprender modismos es divertido, especialmente cuando comparas los modismos en inglés con los modismos en tu propio idioma.
Aprender a usar modismos y expresiones comunes hará que tu inglés suene más nativo, por lo que es una buena idea dominar algunas de estas expresiones. Puede comenzar aprendiendo los modismos en inglés muy comunes a continuación, ya que estos son los que encontrará regularmente al ver películas o programas de televisión estadounidenses, o al visitar los Estados Unidos.
Los modismos ingleses más comunes
Estos modismos en inglés son extremadamente comunes en las conversaciones cotidianas en los Estados Unidos. Los escuchará en películas y programas de televisión y puede usarlos para hacer que su inglés suene más como el de un hablante nativo.
| Idiom | Meaning | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| A blessing in disguise | a good thing that seemed bad at first | as part of a sentence |
| A dime a dozen | Something common | as part of a sentence |
| Beat around the bush | Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable | as part of a sentence |
| Better late than never | Better to arrive late than not to come at all | by itself |
| Bite the bullet | To get something over with because it is inevitable | as part of a sentence |
| Break a leg | Good luck | by itself |
| Call it a day | Stop working on something | as part of a sentence |
| Cut somebody some slack | Don't be so critical | as part of a sentence |
| Cutting corners | Doing something poorly in order to save time or money | as part of a sentence |
| Easy does it | Slow down | by itself |
| Get out of hand | Get out of control | as part of a sentence |
| Get something out of your system | Do the thing you've been wanting to do so you can move on | as part of a sentence |
| Get your act together | Work better or leave | by itself |
| Give someone the benefit of the doubt | Trust what someone says | as part of a sentence |
| Go back to the drawing board | Start over | as part of a sentence |
| Hang in there | Don't give up | by itself |
| Hit the sack | Go to sleep | as part of a sentence |
| It's not rocket science | It's not complicated | by itself |
| Let someone off the hook | To not hold someone responsible for something | as part of a sentence |
| Make a long story short | Tell something briefly | as part of a sentence |
| Miss the boat | It's too late | as part of a sentence |
| No pain, no gain | You have to work for what you want | by itself |
| On the ball | Doing a good job | as part of a sentence |
| Pull someone's leg | To joke with someone | as part of a sentence |
| Pull yourself together | Calm down | by itself |
| So far so good | Things are going well so far | by itself |
| Speak of the devil | The person we were just talking about showed up! | by itself |
| That's the last straw | My patience has run out | by itself |
| The best of both worlds | An ideal situation | as part of a sentence |
| Time flies when you're having fun | You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun | by itself |
| To get bent out of shape | To get upset | as part of a sentence |
| To make matters worse | Make a problem worse | as part of a sentence |
| Under the weather | Sick | as part of a sentence |
| We'll cross that bridge when we come to it | Let's not talk about that problem right now | by itself |
| Wrap your head around something | Understand something complicated | as part of a sentence |
| You can say that again | That's true, I agree | by itself |
| Your guess is as good as mine | I have no idea | by itself |
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Argentina
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