Lista de expresiones - Letra P
List of idioms - Letter P
| packed like sardines |
como sardinas en lata |
| partners in crime |
cómplices |
| penny wise and pound foolish/dollar dumb |
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economía en nimiedades |
| perish the thought |
Dios no lo permita |
| picture-perfect |
de ensueño |
| pie in the sky |
pura fantasía |
- There were six people travelling in a tiny little car. They were packed like sardines.
- Jill and I grew up together, we've always been partners in crime.
- Sam's penny-wise and dollar-dumb. He bought a cheap computer and it crashed a day later.
- If we ever broke up, perish the thought, I'd like us to remain friends, wouldn't you?
- Gary lives with his family in a picture-perfect neighborhood, with picket fences and gardens.
- He says he's going to move to France and start his own vineyard, but it's just pie in the sky.
| poetic justice |
justicia divina |
| poetic license |
licencia poética |
| poles apart |
polos opuestos |
| politically correct |
políticamente correcto |
| prima donna |
diva |
| Prince Charming |
Príncipe azul |
- Dan left his wife for a younger woman but she left him and took half of his money. That's poetic justice!
- A translator can use a little poetic license sometimes for the translated text to make sense.
- Will and Tim are identical twins but when it comes to personality, they're poles apart.
- You can say 'postman' but nowadays the term 'mail carrier' is more politically correct.
- My sister has always been like a prima donna, moody and whimsical.
- Many women spend their lives waiting for Prince Charming and end up old maids.
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