Writing Skills (Leaving Cert Spanish): Flashcards
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Idiomatic expressions
Idiomatic expressions
Fixed phrases whose meaning can't be understood literally
Why use idiomatic expressions in writing
Why use idiomatic expressions in writing
To sound natural and fluent like a native speaker
How to learn idiomatic expressions
How to learn idiomatic expressions
As complete units, never word-for-word
Register guideline for expressions
Register guideline for expressions
Match formality level of writing task
To take the bull by the horns
To take the bull by the horns
coger al toro por los cuernos
To put one's foot in it
To put one's foot in it
meter la pata
Better late than never
Better late than never
más vale tarde que nunca
To be in the same boat
To be in the same boat
estar en el mismo barco
To go blank (memory)
To go blank (memory)
quedarse en blanco
To cost an arm and a leg
To cost an arm and a leg
costar un ojo de la cara
To kill two birds with one stone
To kill two birds with one stone
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
To badmouth someone
To badmouth someone
poner verde
To blush
To blush
ponerse colorado/a
To the letter (exactly)
To the letter (exactly)
al pie de la letra
To take for granted
To take for granted
dar por sentado