Spanisch | Englisch |
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flor de Nochebuena noun {f} | poinsettia [poinsettias](plant) |
hacer buenas migas preposition | like peas and carrotspreposition |
hacérsela buena a alguien verb | make someone's day(make someone happy) |
hierba buena noun {f} | mint [mints](plant) |
hierbabuena noun {f} | spearmint [spearmints](Mentha spicata) |
las prisas no son buenas consejeras phrase | haste makes waste(being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes) |
librarse de una buena verb | dodge a bullet(have a narrow escape) |
nochebuena noun {f} | poinsettia [poinsettias](plant) |
Nochebuena proper noun {f} | Christmas Eve(evening before Christmas Day) |
nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena adverb | better late than never(it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) |
poner buena cara verb | whistle in the dark(make a show of bravery) whistle past the graveyard(to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) |
que no buenas razones phrase | actions speak louder than words(it is more effective to act than speak) |
que pases buenas noches phrase | sweet dreamsphrase |
saber de buena tinta verb | |
tener buenas aldabas noun | |
todas las buenas obras serán castigadas phrase {f} | no good deed goes unpunished(beneficial actions often go unappreciated etc.) |
¡buena suerte! interjection | good luck(used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement) |