Spanish expressions with animals
The Spanish is a language with very rich expressions. These are some of the Spanish expressions with animals’ names.
This is a very fun topic for students who learn Spanish at an advanced level.
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‘A CABALLO REGALADO NO SE LE MIRA EL DIENTE’
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Cuando recibes un regalo, debes estar agradecido aunque no te guste mucho.
In English: When receiving a gift, we should be grateful even though you don’t like it very much.
A similar expression in English is: “Never look a gift horse in the mouth”.
‘SER MONO’
Ser bonito o ser guapo.
In English: To be cute
‘MÁS VALE PÁJARO EN MANO QUE CIENTO VOLANDO’
Es mejor tener algo seguro, que no muchas cosas pero ninguna de ellas con seguridad.
In English: It’s better to have few things but that those are yours and have them safe, than having a lot of good things in the world, but none of them belong to you.
A similar expression in English is “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”
‘SER UN CERDO’
Es una persona que es bastante sucia o muy desordenada. Persona que es despreciable por alguno de sus actos hacia mujeres.
In English: It is a person who is quite dirty or very messy. Person who is contemptible for any of his acts towards women.
‘TENER UN HUMOR DE PERROS’
Decimos que alguien “tiene un humor de perros” cuando una persona está de mal humor.
In English: This expression is used to describe someone who is in a terrible mood.
‘SER LA OVEJA NEGRA’
Una persona es una oveja negra cuando es diferente a su familia o a un grupo. Muchas veces se dice de un miembro de la familia considerado problemático o que no se adapta al resto.
In English: The black sheep” It is a way of referring to a person with a personality apparently different from the rest of your family or group. It is usually associated with the member of the family considered problematic or maladjusted.
‘TENER MEMORIA DE PEZ’
Dicho de una persona que tiene poca memoria.
In English: A person with bad memory, who does not remember much.
‘AGARRAR EL TORO POR LOS CUERNOS’
Significa afrontar un problema (ser valiente y hacer frente a los obstáculos).
In English: It means facing the problem (being brave and facing obstacles even if you don´t want to).
‘ESTAR COMO UN CABRA’
Estar loco o hacer locuras.
In English : “To be crazy” “To be nuts”.
‘SER UN GALLINA’
Se dice de una persona que tiene miedo, es un cobarde o no tiene coraje. Es una expresión negativa, normalmente se dice para burlarse de alguien.
In English : We use it to say that a person is afraid, he is a coward, he has no value; it is a negative expression, usually a criticism or a mockery.
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