These shortened forms are used in everyday speech
Abue is short for
Category Archives: Spanish phrases
Good looking
Bien parecido – a handsome man
Bizcocho – a
To Make Someone’s life Miserable or Give them a Hard Time
Acosar – to hassle or harass
Atormentar a alguien – to torture someone mentally or make their life miserable
Buscarle las pulgas a alguien – to provoke or irritate someone
Dar guerra a alguien – to make someone’s life difficult
Dar lata – to give someone a hard time
Dar picones –
What do you think?
Pensar (to think) is used in a variety of expressions.
Adivinar el pensamiento – to guess what someone is thinking // Leer la mente is also used (to read someone’s mind)
Cuando menos lo piensa –
Tocar Revisited
Here are some idiomatic uses of tocar which I didn’t really explain in my last article so as to not confuse people.
(1) tocarle a uno – Example … Le tocó un dólar a cada uno….Each one got a dollar as his share.
(2) esto no te toca a tí – this doesn’t concern you
(3) por lo que a mí me toca – as far as I am