Spanish | English |
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un {m} | an(indefinite article) |
un abrir y cerrar de ojos noun {m} | snap [snaps](very short period of time, or task) |
un consejo adverb | word to the wise(idiomatic) |
un cordial saludo noun | kind regards(polite closing of a letter) |
un día de estos adverb | one of these days(one day) |
un día más un día menos phrase | another day, another dollar(Life goes on, and it is necessary to work to earn money) |
un grano no hace granero phrase | every little helps(even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal) take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves(if you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things) |
un lobo con piel de cordero noun | wolf in sheep's clothing(someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) |
un mango bajito noun {m} | |
un mil noun | grand [grands](one thousand of some currency) |
un millón de centavos noun {m} | megapenny(A million cents.) |
un millón de gracias interjection | thanks a million(thanks a great many times) |
un momento phrase | one moment, please(one moment please) |
un montón adverb | a lot(very much) |
un montón pronoun {m} | a lot(a large amount) |
un montón de determiner | umpteen(Relatively large but unspecified in number) |
un pajarito me dijo phrase | a little bird told me(idiomatic) |
un pajarito me lo contó phrase | a little bird told me(idiomatic) |
un par de noun | couple [couples](a small number of) |
un pelo de concha tira más que una yunta de bueyes phrase | one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen(women have great influence on their male partners) |
un pelín adverb | a little(to a small extent or degree) |
un poco adverb | a little(to a small extent or degree) somewhat(limited extent) |
un poco como adverb | kind of like(similarly) |
un poquito adverb | a little(to a small extent or degree) |
un poquito de azúcar toda purga endulzará phrase | a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down(An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.) |
un quiero y no puedo noun | wannabe(someone who wishes something but lacks the qualifications) |
un ratito a pie y otro caminando noun | shanks' mare(walking) shanks' pony(idiomatic references to walking) |
un rato phrase | a thing or two(considerable amount) |
un rato adverb | awhile(For some time; for a short time) |
un rato largo phrase | a thing or two(considerable amount) |
un rayo no cae dos veces en el mismo lugar phrase | |
un servidor pronoun {m} | yours truly((idiomatic) me or I) |
un tercio noun {m} | one-thirdnoun |
un viaje de mil millas comienza con un solo paso phrase | a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single stepphrase |
una noun | eeny, meeny, miny, moe(similar children's counting-out games in other languages) |
una {f} | an(indefinite article) |
una pronoun {f} | they(one, people, some people) |