| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
to be stunned, to be left speechless | quedarse de piedra |
When I saw the price, I was stunned. | Cuando vi el precio, me quedé de piedra. |
We were stunned by the news. | Nos quedamos de piedra con la noticia. |
She was stunned and didn't even blink. | Se quedó de piedra y ni parpadeó. |
to go as red as a beetroot (to blush) | ponerse como un tomate |
When he talks to me, I go as red as a beetroot. | Cuando él me habla, me pongo como un tomate. |
He went as red as a beetroot in front of everyone. | Se puso como un tomate delante de todos. |
to go blank (one's mind) | quedarse en blanco |
In the exam I went blank. | En el examen me quedé en blanco. |
If you go blank, breathe and start again. | Si te quedas en blanco, respira y empieza otra vez. |
to be nuts, to be off one's head (colloquial) | estar como una cabra |
My uncle is nuts: he swims in the sea in January. | Mi tío está como una cabra: se baña en el mar en enero. |
You're going to run in this rain? You're nuts! | ¿Vas a correr con esta lluvia? ¡Estás como una cabra! |
to beat about the bush, to go off on a tangent | irse por las ramas |
Don't beat about the bush, just answer. | No te vayas por las ramas y contesta. |
My grandfather always goes off on a tangent. | Mi abuelo siempre se va por las ramas. |
to get an idea (of something) | hacerse una idea |
With these photos you can get an idea of the flat. | Con estas fotos te puedes hacer una idea del piso. |
Now I'm getting an idea of your problem. | Ahora me hago una idea de tu problema. |
by accident, without meaning to | sin querer |
I yawned without meaning to in the meeting. | Bostecé sin querer en la reunión. |
Sorry, I stepped on you by accident. | Perdona, te he pisado sin querer. |
I'm sorry, it was by accident. | Lo siento, ha sido sin querer. |
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