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Expresiones Que Suelen Aparecer en Los Exámenes de Selectividad (IDIOMS)

This document contains definitions of idioms that commonly appear on university entrance exams in Spain. It defines idioms such as "on edge", "by heart", "on hand", "on the whole", "by the way", "at short notice", "at best", "off the record", "out of order", "in spite of/despite", "at odds with", "at once/immediately", "above all", "according to", "owing to", "regardless of", and "by far". It also defines idioms like "white lie", "blind date", "practical joke", "capital punishment", and "to get into hot water", "to pull somebody's leg".

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Expresiones Que Suelen Aparecer en Los Exámenes de Selectividad (IDIOMS)

This document contains definitions of idioms that commonly appear on university entrance exams in Spain. It defines idioms such as "on edge", "by heart", "on hand", "on the whole", "by the way", "at short notice", "at best", "off the record", "out of order", "in spite of/despite", "at odds with", "at once/immediately", "above all", "according to", "owing to", "regardless of", and "by far". It also defines idioms like "white lie", "blind date", "practical joke", "capital punishment", and "to get into hot water", "to pull somebody's leg".

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Expresiones que suelen aparecer en los exámenes de selectividad (IDIOMS)

ON EDGE: She was on edge = ella estaba tensa, irritable


BY HEART: He knows that by heart: se lo sabe de memoria
ON HAND: I don’t have a screwdriver on hand: no tengo un destornillador a mano
ON THE WHOLE: en general. I have some problems at work but on the whole I have a good
job.
BY THE WAY: por cierto
AT SHORT NOTICE: a corto plazo
AT BEST: en el mejor de los casos
OFF THE RECORD: confidencialmente (it’s a secret)
OUT OF ORDER = It doesn’t work: no funciona
IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE: a pesar de
AT ODDS WITH: they are always at odds with each other, but they are good friend = they don’ t
agree with each other: nunca están de acuerdo

AT ONCE = IMMEDIATELY: inmediatamente


ABOVE ALL: sobre todo
ACCORDING TO…: según…
OWING TO = BECAUSE OF: debido a
REGARDLESS OF: sin tener en cuenta. He married Julia, regardless of his parents’ opinion.
BY FAR: con mucha diferencia. Placido Domingo is by far the best Spanish opera singer.

WHITE LIE: mentira piadosa


BLIND DATE: cita a ciegas
PRACTICAL JOKE: broma. To play practical jokes on someone.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT = DEATH PENALTY: pena de muerte. I’m against death penalty.
TO GET INTO HOT WATER: meterse en líos. He robbed a bank and got into hot water with the
police.
TO PULL SOMEBODY’S LEG: tomar el pelo a alguien. I don’t believe you, you’re pulling my
leg.

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