A su debido tiempo – in due time
A tiempo – on time
A tiempo (de hacer algo) – in time (to do something)
Al mismo tiempo – at the same time
Al poco tiempo – soon afterward
Al tiempo – room temperature
Cada cierto tiempo  – every so often
Con el tiempo  – read more

A  cara descubierta – openly
¡alegra su cara! – Cheer up!
Asomar la cara – to show one’s face
Caersele la cara de vergüenza – to be ashamed
Cara – a side of a record
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Barrigón – pot belly
Bizco read more

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the many uses of the verb echar. Pasar probably has more uses than echar. Some of the uses are exactly the same as in English while others are not.

A José no se le pasa nada – You can’t get anything by José
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A la gringa  the American way
Agringarse  to be very Americanized in terms of habits or customs
Aticarse – to become very Costa Rican in terms of your habits or customs
Aticado/a  same as the last one
Caripálida  paleface
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