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Expresiones y frases - Letra C
Idioms - Letter C
camp follower | simpatizante |
can of worms | problema peliagudo |
carbon copy | calco |
carrot-and-stick | política de incentivos y amenazas |
cash on the barrelhead | dinero contante y sonante |
cast in the same mould | cortados por la misma tijera |
- The new party has thousands of camp followers all over the country.
- The new teacher soon found out that handling a fifth grade is a can of worms.
- Are you sure they're not twins? They're a carbon copy of each other!
- The boss turned to a carrot-and-stick policy: we work extra hours, he pays us double.
- In order to buy the house we have to pay a $5,000 safety deposit, cash on the barrelhead.
- My mum used to say that men are cast in the same mould.
castles in the air | castillos en el aire |
chain reaction | efecto dominó |
chain smoker | fumador empedernido |
change of heart/life/pace | cambio de opinión/vida/ritmo |
charmed life | vida afortunada |
cheap at half the price! | ¡una ganga! |
- Joe says he's going to be the CEO of the company but I think it's all castles in the air.
- It was like a huge chain reaction: the children got sick, then the mother, and then the ret of the family.
- My dad was a chain smoker; he used to smoke up to three packs of cigarettes a day.
- I know I said I didn't want to go, but I've had a change of heart and now I want to come.
- Tim daydreams of living the charmed life of the rich and famous.
- Can you believe I bought this purse at $50? Cheap at half the price!
cheap shot | golpe bajo |
checks and balances | control y equilibrio de poderes |
cheek by jowl | uno junto al otro |
chief cook and bottlewasher | mandadero |
child's play | juego de niños |
chilled to the bone | congelado |
- I know you don't like her, but telling Bob's girlfriend she had put on a ton of weight was a cheap shot.
- The school has a system of checks and balances to guarantee the authorities do their work.
- The bus was so crowded that the passengers were all cheek by jowl.
- My mum is down with the flu so my dad is chief cook and bottlewasher these days.
- Going hunting and handling a gun isn't child's play, you know?
- I've been waiting for the bus for hours in the cold rain, I'm chilled to the bone!
clean bill of health | visto bueno |
close, but no cigar | casi |
cock-and-bull story | cuento chino |
cock of the walk | el dueño del mundo |
cold shower | ducha fría |
cold snap | ola de frío |
- I had to inspect lots of cars and give them a clean bill of health.
- You said that Kate was in love with Ben? Close, but no cigar. She's in love with his brother!
- All right, I'll let you explain, but don't give me a cock-and-bull story!
- Paul thinks he's the best. He's always acting as if he were the cock of the walk.
- Johnny Depp is so hot! Every time I see his movies I have to take a cold shower!
- We went camping last summer but there was a sudden cold snap, we were freezing!
cold turkey | síndrome de abstinencia |
comings and goings | idas y venidas |
common ground | puntos en común |
common sense | sentido común |
conspicuous by its absence | brillar por su ausencia |
conventional wisdom | opinión ortodoxa |
- When a drug addict stops taking drugs, he goes cold turkey.
- The doorman has to watch all the comings and goings in the building.
- I know we seldom see eye to eye but we need to find some common ground if we're going to work together.
- Some people get married too young and lack the common sense to realize how serious marriage is.
- The mother of the bride wasn't at the wedding; she was conspicuous by her absence.
- I don't believe in the conventional wisdom that men are better than women at some activities.
conversation piece | tema de conversación |
corridors of power | altas esferas de poder |
cream of the crop | la flor y nata |
creature comforts | bienestar material |
credibility gap | margen de credibilidad |
crocodile tears | lágrimas de cocodrilo |
- Becky's trip to India was the conversation piece at last night's party.
- When Charles was elected Senator, he got access to the corridors of power.
- Lord and Lady Darcy belong to the English aristocracy, the cream of the crop.
- Andy's living in the country, away from everything and without any creature comforts.
- I don't believe Sarah's story. There's a credibility gap between us.
- Mary is such a liar. Surely, you didn't believe her crocodile tears.
culture shock | choque de culturas |
culture vulture | devorador de cultura |
cup of tea | santo de su devoción |
- There was a huge culture shock between the Spanish and the indians during the Conquest.
- Henry loves literature, music, the theater; he's a real culture vulture.
- Hip-hop isn't exactly my cup of tea. I prefer rock 'n' roll.