Expresiones con palabras claves - Palabra "to"
Idioms with key words - Word "to"
| to a certain degree |
hasta cierto punto |
| to a fault |
demasiado, en extremo |
| to a T |
como anillo al dedo |
| to all intents and purposes |
prácticamente |
| to and fro |
de un lado a otro |
| to date |
hasta ahora |
- His story is only credible to a certain degree.
- I think you're being naive to a fault.
- This job is perfect for Al, it suits him to a T.
- The clubs and discos in the city had, to all intents and purposes, closed.
- Jackie's so busy she keeps running to and fro all day long.
- This is the number of car accidents we've had this year in the country to date.
| to each his own |
a cada cual lo suyo |
| to hand |
a mano |
| to hell with this! |
¡al diablo con esto! |
| to little purpose/no avail |
inútilmente, en vano |
| to my mind |
en mi opinión |
| to one's face |
a la cara |
| to one's heart's content |
hasta quedar satisfecho |
- Do you have the price list to hand? I need to check something.
- I'm sick of all this situation! To hell with it!
- The doctors tried everything to save her but it was all to no avail.
- To my mind, you should talk to Bob and sort things out.
- Fred told me to my face that he hadn't done it.
- You can eat chocolate to your heart's content but don't complain later.
| to perfection |
a la perfección |
| to the best of my knowledge |
que yo sepa |
| to the contrary |
en contra |
| to the hilt |
totalmente, hasta el cuello |
| to the last |
hasta el final |
| to the letter |
al pie de la letra |
- I needed to pay some bills and to that effect I asked for a loan.
- To the best of my knowledge, Tina was still in Canada.
- My client is innocent. Is there any avidence to the contrary?
- I'm up to the hilt with debt. I don't know what to do!
- I'm your wife and I'll stay with you to the last.
- Make sure you follow the instructions to the letter.
| to the nines |
de punta en blanco |
| to the nth degree |
a la enésima potencia |
| to the point |
venir al caso |
| to the tune |
por valor de |
- Bill was dressed up to the nines because he was going to the opera.
- My dad is like a general elevated to the nth degree. He's so strict!
- Your comment was not to the point. We were talking about something else.
- We bought this house to the tune of 50,000 dollars.
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