common sayings: translation

Common Sayings

Translating idioms in English and Spanish - Unit 9

Mrs. Redford has a lot of wisdom to share with her grandkids .... but they don't speak English.Can you help her learn some idioms in Spanish?

Jo, abuela, Carlos está ahora siempre con esos chicos que solo saben hablar de fútbol...

Well... He also likes football and you know what people say...

birds of a feather flock together

01:00

Amancio se ha ido de vacaciones a Dubai, y el mes pasado se fue de crucero por el Mediterráneo

You know his family has a lot of money, he was

born with a silver spoon in his mouth

01:00

Hala! Mi hermano se comió la última magdalena! ¡qué injusto!

You know how it goes...

first come, first served

This is not an "idiom" in Spanish, just say what it means.

01:00

Cuando gane el concurso me darán 500€ de premio y me los pienso gastar en unas vacaciones con mis amigos...

You haven't won anything yet, so...

don't count your chickens before they're hatched

01:00

La gente dice que la nueva profe de inglés es súper borde, pero no sé que pensar...

You know what they say...

there's no smoke without fire.

01:00

No sé qué estará haciendo mi novia de vacaciones... ¿te imaginas que me deja por otro?

Don't overthink...

ignorance is bliss

01:00

El profe dijo que el próximo examen será mucho más difícil

Well, you must study then, and remember...

forewarned is forearmed

01:00

Me matriculé en el grado de telecomunicaciones y no sé si será lo correcto para mí.

Telecomun- what?? Well, don't stress out so much, you haven't started yet.

Only time will tell.

01:00

My pieces of advice may not be the best... but I sure can go meet some seniors in Benidorm now.

Thank you!