Lista de expresiones - Letra F
List of idioms - Letter F
| fair and square |
con todas las de la ley |
| fair enough |
está bien |
| fair game |
presa fácil |
| fair play |
juego limpio |
| fair to middling |
regular |
| fair-weather friend |
amigo sólo en las buenas |
- Of course I didn't cheat to win the game! I won it fair and square!
- So, you don't want to stay here. Fair enough, but where will you go?
- Celebrities are often fair game for the press and the media.
- Kicking a player from the opposite team in the leg isn't exactly fair play, you know?
- Mary can speak Spanish fluently, but her Portuguese is fair to middling.
- Where is Joe now that I need him? He's just a fair-weather friend...
| fairy godmother |
hada madrina |
| false alarm |
falsa alamra |
| false economy |
falso ahorro |
| false start |
intento fallido |
| famous last words! |
¡sí, claro! |
| far be it from me to... |
no es que yo quiera... |
- I wish I had a fairy godmother to make all my problems go away...
- The bomb threat at the shopping mall was nothing but a false alarm.
- You'll only get a false economy if you buy that cheap washing machine.
- After a few false starts, we could finally launch the new product.
- He told me he was with his mother. Famous last words! He was at a bar with his friends!
- Far be it from me to tell you not to buy that house, but think of the price...
| fast and furious |
a un ritmo vertiginoso |
| fat chance! |
¡ni soñarlo! |
| fender bender |
topetazo |
| few and far between |
contados con los dedos de una mano |
| figment of one's imagination |
producto de la imaginación |
| filthy rich |
forrado en dinero |
- Dave loves those fast and furious action films. His favourite movie is 'Die Hard'.
- Do you think my dad will ever lend me the car? Ha! Fat chance!
- Mark got into a fender bender last Tuesday but no one got hurt.
- My parents had their quarrels but they were few and far between.
- I thought I'd heard some steps but it was just a figment of my imagination.
- Patrick inherited a very large fortune from his grandfather and now he's filthy rich.
| finders, keepers |
el que lo encuentra se lo queda |
| first and foremost |
ante todo |
| first come, first served |
por orden de llegada |
| first things first |
primero lo más importante |
| fit to be tied |
fuera de sí |
| flat broke |
en la ruina |
- No way I'm giving you the scarf! I found it! Finders, keepers!
- First and foremost, I'd like to thank you all for coming tonight.
- They're giving away tickets on a first-come, first-served basis at the record store.
- First things first: how is your father? Is he getting better?
- Amy was fit to be tied when Greg broke up with her.
- Due to his constant betting, Josh is flat broke.
| flesh and blood |
de carne y hueso |
| flotsam and jetsam |
los marginados |
| food for thought |
dar que pensar |
| footloose and fancy-free |
soltero y sin compromiso |
| forbidden fruit |
el fruto prohibido |
| forewarned is forearmed |
hombre prevenido vale por dos |
| full of beans |
lleno de energía |
- I may seem insensitive, but what you said hurt me. I am flesh and blood.
- The government still don't know how to help the flotsam and jetsam of society.
- That documentary on global warming really gives you food for thought.
- When you're footloose and fancy-free you go out every night; try it, it's wonderful!
- My mom never let us eat chocolate when we were kids. It was our forbidden fruit.
- Children are full of beans nowadays. It must be all the sugar they eat.
| full of piss and vinegar |
lleno de energía |
| full steam ahead |
a todo vapor |
| funny business |
cosas raras |
| funny money |
dinero sucio |
- James is full of piss and vinegar now. That nap he took was all he needed.
- Once everything is ready to open our business, it'll be full steam ahead.
- I know Tom, he's been acting very strange lately. He's into funny business.
- Many officials from the previous administration were charged with passing funny money.
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