Frases de pies…
1. Levantarse con el pie izquierdo (literal translation - To wake up with the left foot)
Real meaning: Used when you don’t have a good day and everything seems to go wrong. Similar to “Getting up on the wrong side of the bed” in English.
Ejemplo:
Ben has been very grumpy all day long and when we take a break from work he prepares a tea for himself and doesn’t offer one to me. I say:
- ¿Qué pasa contigo? ¿Te has levantado con el pie izquierdo?
2. Empezar con buen/mal pie (literal translation - Start with a good/bad foot)
Real meaning: To get off to a good/bad start.
Ejemplo:
Ben comes back from playing tennis with a mate. I ask him how the match went and he tells me:
- He empezado con buen pie, gane los dos primeros juegos pero luego Alistair me dio una paliza y perdí 6-2.
Next Saturday I ask the same question and he says:
- He empezado con mal pie, perdí el primer juego pero gané todos los demás.
January 25th, 2007 | Posted in: Learn Spanish Phrases | Comments: 6
Comments:
Comment from Alberto
Time: January 27, 2007, 2:23 pm
Hola,
para otro día podéis hablar de las expresiones “ponerse perdido” y “llevar algo encima” (las llaves, p.ej.) que también les resultan curiosas a los extranjeros.
Saludos y enhorabuena por la página
Comment from Marina
Time: January 28, 2007, 6:17 pm
Muchas gracias Alberto,
Tomo nota de tus ideas para publicarlas próximamente.
Saludos,
Marina.
Comment from ricardo malqui
Time: March 10, 2007, 5:41 am
I think that the webside is very important for all people because help us to learn speak english very well
Comment from Marina
Time: March 10, 2007, 12:27 pm
Thanks very much for your comment Ricardo, we really hope to keep helping all of you with your Spanish!!!
Comment from Ali
Time: March 29, 2007, 12:46 pm
I read Ricardo’s comment about improving one’s English. I know people in Spain and elsewhere in the world who would appreciate a website such as yours to help them learn English. Have you thought of a ‘Notas en ingles’ for Spanish speakers?
Comment from Marina
Time: March 29, 2007, 6:13 pm
Actually we have! hopefully we will be able to do it in the future, at the moment we are too busy to start a new project like that.
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