I am a semi-retired Spanish language instructor. My specialty was teaching Spanish as second language to native English speakers of all ages. If you live or retire in Costa Rica you should have at least survival level Spanish. What do I mean by survival level Spanish? Specifically the ability to handle most situations you will be confronted with
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White is white
Arma Blanca – a knife
Blanca Nieves – Snow White
Blanco de la uña – half moon of the finger nail
Blanco del ojo – white of the eye
Calentar al blanco – to make white hot
Cheque en blanco – blank check
Dar en el blanco – to hit the
Watch your step!
A cada paso – at every turn
A ese paso – at that rate
A paso de tortuga – at a snail’s pace or slowly
A pasos agigantados – by leaps and bounds
Abrir paso – to open a path through a crowd
Acelerar el paso – to speed up
Aflojar
For your eyes only
A ojos cerrados – blindfolded or with one’s eyes closed
Cerrar los ojos a algo – to turn a blind eye to something
Clavar los ojos – to stare at something or someone
Comerse con los ojos – to devour with one’s eyes or stare
Costar un ojo de la cara – to cost
A lo Tico
Cañeros – people from the town of Cañas
Garrotazos –price increases. Literally to get hit on the head by a club.
Guato – slang for dog
La cueva – literally means a cave but it also the name of the Saprissa soccer stadium
La faja de tiros – your teeth. It literally
