{"id":259488,"date":"2024-05-06T20:36:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/vocabulary\/modismos-comunes-en-ingles-y-sus-significados\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T20:36:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:36:19","slug":"modismos-comunes-en-ingles-y-sus-significados","status":"publish","type":"vocabulary","link":"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/es\/vocabulary\/modismos-comunes-en-ingles-y-sus-significados\/","title":{"rendered":"Modismos comunes en ingl\u00e9s y sus significados"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los modismos o idioms son expresiones cuyo significado no es deducible de las palabras que las componen. En <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/es\/locations\/aprende-ingles-en-orange\/\">ingl\u00e9s<\/a>, abarcan una parte importante del lenguaje cotidiano y su conocimiento es fundamental para comprender la esencia del idioma. A continuaci\u00f3n, les presento algunos modismos muy utilizados en ingl\u00e9s, sus significados y ejemplos de uso.<\/p>\n<p><b>Piece of cake<\/b><br \/>\nSignifica que algo es muy f\u00e1cil de realizar. Es similar a decir \u00abpan comido\u00bb en <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/es\/locations\/aprende-espanol-leyendo\/\">espa\u00f1ol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">The exam was a <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/culture\/how-do-you-say-a-piece-of-cake-in-danish\/\">piece of cake<\/a>, I finished it in half the time.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Break the ice<\/b><br \/>\nSe <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/locations\/learn-english-in-usa\/\">usa<\/a> para describir una acci\u00f3n que reduce la tensi\u00f3n inicial en un encuentro social, similar a \u00abromper el hielo\u00bb en espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">He told a funny joke to break the ice and soon everyone was laughing.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Spill the beans<\/b><br \/>\nRevelar informaci\u00f3n secreta o confidencial, generalmente por accidente. Equivale al dicho espa\u00f1ol \u00absoltar la sopa\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">He spilled the beans about the <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/locations\/language-courses-in-surprise\/\">surprise<\/a> party they were planning for her.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Hit the nail on the head<\/b><br \/>\nDescribir una acci\u00f3n o <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/contact\/\">comentario<\/a> que es exactamente correcto o apropiado. Es similar a \u00abdar en el clavo\u00bb en espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">You hit the nail on the head when you said the company needed a new strategy.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Under the weather<\/b><br \/>\nSentirse mal o enfermo. Su traducci\u00f3n equivalente podr\u00eda ser \u00absentirse indispuesto\u00bb o \u00abno sentirse bien\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">I won&#8217;t be coming into work today, I&#8217;m feeling under the weather.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Let the cat out of the bag<\/b><br \/>\nRevelar un secreto, generalmente sin intenci\u00f3n de hacerlo. Similar a \u00abdescubrir el pastel\u00bb en espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">She let the cat out of the bag about their engagement before they could announce it.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Bite the bullet<\/b><br \/>\nEnfrentar una situaci\u00f3n dif\u00edcil o desagradable con coraje. En espa\u00f1ol dir\u00edamos \u00abaguantar el tir\u00f3n\u00bb o \u00abtragar saliva\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">I hate confrontation but I&#8217;m going to have to bite the bullet and ask for a raise.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Jump on the bandwagon<\/b><br \/>\nUnirse a una actividad que se ha vuelto popular o seguir una moda. Equivalente a \u00absubirse al carro\u00bb en espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">It seemed like a good idea, so I decided to jump on the bandwagon and start using the new tech.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Burn the midnight oil<\/b><br \/>\nTrabajar hasta tarde en la noche o hasta la madrugada, especialmente estudiando o trabajando. Similar al dicho \u00abquemarse las pesta\u00f1as\u00bb en espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#2D3AC7\">I have to burn the <a href=\"https:\/\/talkpal.ai\/culture\/why-do-english-speakers-say-burn-the-midnight-oil\/\">midnight oil<\/a> to finish this project by the deadline.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Comprender estos modismos comunes en ingl\u00e9s enriquecer\u00e1 tu habilidad para comunicarte de manera efectiva y te ayudar\u00e1 a entender mejor las conversaciones nativas. Con pr\u00e1ctica y uso, te resultar\u00e1 m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil incorporarlos en tu habla diaria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1527777,"template":"","vocabulary_language":[3311],"class_list":["post-259488","vocabulary","type-vocabulary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vocabulary_language-ingles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Modismos comunes en ingl\u00e9s y sus significados - Talkpal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Los modismos o idioms son expresiones cuyo significado no es deducible de las palabras que las componen. 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