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buena meaning in English

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flor de Nochebuena noun
{f}

poinsettia [poinsettias](plant)
noun
[UK: pɔɪn.ˈse.tɪə] [US: pɒjn.ˈse.tiə]

hacer buenas migas preposition

like peas and carrotspreposition

hacérsela buena a alguien verb

make someone's day(make someone happy)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz deɪ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈdeɪ]

hierba buena noun
{f}

mint [mints](plant)
noun
[UK: mɪnt] [US: ˈmɪnt]

hierbabuena noun
{f}

spearmint [spearmints](Mentha spicata)
noun
[UK: ˈspɪə.mɪnt] [US: ˈspɪə.mɪnt]
Spearmint smells really good. = La hierbabuena huele muy bien.

las prisas no son buenas consejeras phrase

haste makes waste(being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes)
phrase
[UK: heɪst ˈmeɪks weɪst] [US: ˈheɪst ˈmeɪks ˈweɪst]

librarse de una buena verb

dodge a bullet(have a narrow escape)
verb

nochebuena noun
{f}

poinsettia [poinsettias](plant)
noun
[UK: pɔɪn.ˈse.tɪə] [US: pɒjn.ˈse.tiə]

Nochebuena proper noun
{f}

Christmas Eve(evening before Christmas Day)
proper noun
[UK: ˈkrɪ.sməs iːv] [US: ˈkrɪ.sməs ˈiːv]

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)
adverb
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r) leɪt ðæn ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈleɪt ˈðæn ˈne.vər]

poner buena cara verb

whistle in the dark(make a show of bravery)
verb

whistle past the graveyard(to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears)
verb

que no buenas razones phrase

actions speak louder than words(it is more effective to act than speak)
phrase

que pases buenas noches phrase

sweet dreamsphrase

saber de buena tinta verb

have something on good authorityverb

tener buenas aldabas noun

friends in high placesnoun

todas las buenas obras serán castigadas phrase
{f}

no good deed goes unpunished(beneficial actions often go unappreciated etc.)
phrase

¡buena suerte! interjection

good luck(used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement)
interjection

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