ESPRESSO ENGLISH PHVERBS Lesson 12

Regañar. to scold or say exactly what you think about that person (when you have a negative opinion of them).

TELL (someone) OFF ------- Quito got told off for talking in class. ------- tell (someone) off.

Ignorar. ignore; pretend not to hear.

TUNE (someone/something) OUT ------- I tune out when my wife starts nagging me. --- tune (someone/something) out.

Confrontar a alguien, Llamarle la atención a alguien, afrontar alguien, ponerse al pedo, retar. challenge or confront the person, especially about something they are doing wrong.

CALL (someone) OUT ------ Vannesa got sick and tired of being treated badly, so she finally called her boss out.------ call (someone) out.

Soltar prenda, soltar la sopa, (Letear Sobre), compartir un secreto. not allowing other people to know about something.

LET ON ------- John tried his best not to let on about Jane's surprise party. I was upset, but did not let on. -------- let on.

Despotricar, empezar a gritar e insultar como loco. to complain loudly and angrily.

RANT or RANT AND RAVE---- Luis Gutierrez was ranting and raving about the injustice of the situation.--- to rant. or rant and rave.

Manifestar su oposición sobre algo. speaking publicly about controversial issues.

Speak out About/Against. ------ Many people speak out against domestic violence. --- speak out about/against.

Estar con la misma cantaleta, machacar con lo mismo. to talk incessantly about something.

Harp on ------- Hector is always harping on about more and more production. ---- harp on.

Esplicar detalladamente. describe or explain it very carefully in a detailed and meticulous way

Spell out ------- I just pointed out that I’ve been with the company for two years and my boss doesn’t need to spell out every single task as if I were a child. ---- spell something out.

Defender a. sacar la cara por, dar la cara por. to defend or support someone or something.

STICK UP FOR (someone). ------- When the bullies came around, Omero stuck up for his little sister. ------- stick up for (someone).

Confesar, escupir algo. to confess; admit you did something bad/wrong.

FESS UP ------- Haha, come on Vanessa, fess up! What’d you do?. ---- fess up.

Puntualizar, señalar, remarcar. call attention to a particular fact.

POINT OUT ------- I just pointed out that I’ve been with the company for two years and my boss doesn’t need to spell out every single task as if I were a child. ------- point out.

Decir las cosas sin pensalas, hablar bajo un impulso, hablar sin pensar, desembuchar. to say something quickly and spontaneously, often without thinking.

BLURT OUT ------ To his mother's horror, The doctor blurted out all the details of her illness. ------ blurt out.

Entrometerse, meterse. to suddenly enter and interrupt a conversation (often when you are not particularly welcome in that conversation).

BUTT IN ------ The interviewer kept butting in and wouldn't let me answer the question. ------ butt in.

They told me to butt out of the conversation........ BUT OUT.

I don't want to talk about it, so butt out! ....... BUT OUT.

BOTELLA CAPA

Botella capa.

Corcholata.

Asaltar a mano armada, robar a mano armada. to carry out armed robbery on).

STICK UP --------- Mister Bean is in jail because he attempted to stick up a local bank. ---------- STICK UP.