| A | B |
|---|
| a beneficio de | on behalf of |
| en beneficio de | benefit of |
| a causa de | because of |
| a corto plazo | in the short term |
| a fondo | thoroughly |
| a largo plazo | in the long run |
| a partir de | from this point forward |
| a paso de tortuga | at a snail's pace |
| a pesar de | in spite of |
| a primera vista | at first sight |
| a principios de | at the beginning of |
| a través de | across/through |
| abrir de par en par | to open wide |
| al borde de | on the edge of |
| al cabo de | at the end of/ after |
| al fin y al cabo | after all/ when all is said and done |
| algo de | some ( in a question=any?) |
| alrededor de | around |
| asunto de/ cuestión de | a question of |
| aumentar de peso | to gain weight |
| como si/ cual si | as if ( + imperfect, pluperfect subjunctive) |
| con brazos abiertos | with wide open arms |
| con disimulo/ sin disimulo | furtively / plainly |
| con escala/ sin escala | with / without a stop over (flying) |
| con fines / para fines | with the purpose |
| con una misión | on a mission |
| cosa de | (it's) a matter of |
| costarle + infinitive | to take a lot/ to pay dearly for |
| dar/ hacer un paseo | to take a walk/ ride in a car |
| dar con | to come across or to find something |
| dar la bienvenida | to welcome |
| dar los buenos días | to say good day |
| dar pie a | to give cause for |
| darse a conocer | to make known |
| darse cita | to arrange to meet/ to make a date |
| darse cuenta de | to realize |
| darse por vencido | to give up/ to admit defeat |
| de acuerdo con/ a | in accordance with |
| de buena/ mala gana | willingly/ unwillingly |
| de habla española | Spanish-speaking |
| de hecho | in fact/ as a matter of fact/ actually |
| de más | extra/ spare |
| de nuevo | again |
| de segunda mano | second hand |
| del mismo modo | in the same way |
| dentro de pocas horas | within a few hours |
| dentro de poco | in a little while |
| echar de menos | to miss(a person or a place) |
| echar en falta | to miss ( a person or a place) |
| el final | the end |
| el mundo de | the world of |
| el primer piso | the first floor (above ground) |
| el resto de | the rest of |
| en busca de | in search of |
| en contra de | against |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| en efecto | in fact/ as a matter of fact/ really |
| en forma de | shaped/ in the shape of |
| en medio de | in the middle of |
| entrar en calor | to get warm |
| entre otros | among others |
| estar a la moda | to be in style/ fashion/ fashionable |
| estar de acuerdo | to be in agreement |
| estar molesto con | to be bothered by |
| estar seguro | to be sure |
| fijarse/ poner los ojos en | to notice/ look at |
| frente a/ ante | facing |
| hace +time= preterite | ago |
| hace más de + time | for more than |
| hacer, dormir, echar una siesta | to take a nap |
| hacerle caso a | to pay attention to |
| hasta la fecha | so far |
| hoy día | today |
| hoy en día | nowadays |
| ir de compras | to go shopping |
| ir/estar de vacaciones | to go/ be on vacation |
| junto a | next to/ along with |
| la falta de | the lack of/ shortage of |
| la luna de miel | honeymoon |
| la primera vez | the first time |
| llevar de la mano | to lead/ take by the hand |
| lo antes posible | as soon as possible |
| lo curioso | the curious/ strange thing |
| lo más raro de todo | the strangest (thing) of all |
| lo que | what (indefinite: that which) |
| los demás | the rest |
| luego de | after/ when |
| manos a la obra | let's get down to work! |
| más de + a number | more than |
| mayor de edad | of age, elderly |
| menor de edad | underage |
| nada/ no/ nunca más | nothing/ no more/ never again |
| no cabe duda/ no quedar duda | there is no doubt |
| no obstante | nevertheless |
| oler a | to smell like |
| otra vez | again |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| poner en duda | to put in doubt |
| poner en evidencia | to show/ make obvious/ demonstrate |
| poner en riesgo | to put at risk |
| ponerse a | to begin to do something |
| ponerse de acuerdo | to come to an agreement |
| por cosa de magia/ arte de magia | as if by magic/ by magic |
| por/ de/ en todo el mundo | everywhere |
| por/ durante un fin de semana | for/ during the weekend |
| por eso | for that reason/ therefore |
| por lo visto | apparently |
| por supuesto | of course |
| por vía marítima | by sea |
| primera plana | front page |
| punto de partida | starting point |
| punto de vista | point of view |
| recibir lo suyo | to get what s/he deserves |
| rumbo a/ camino a | on the way to |
| sacar/ tomar fotos | to take pictures |
| salir al mercado | to come out on the market |
| salirse con la suya | to get away with it |
| salirsele/ escapársele el corazón por la boca | to get a lump in one's throat |
| sí mismo | himself/ herself/ itself |
| sin duda | without doubt |
| sin más ni más | without further ado |
| sobre/ ante todo | above all |
| tener en cuenta | to take into account |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| un comunicado de prensa/ radio | a news report |
| una vez más | again/ once more |
| viajar en | to travel by ( people) |
| viajar por | to travel by ( things) |
