Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
¡de qué buena gana recibiría…	Spanish	Desire
Potremmo stento a crederci!	Italian	Bewilderment
Quedarse completamente en ayunas	Spanish	Bewilderment
Ser chinche	Portuguese	Complaint
! cuanta cara!	Spanish	Indignation
! que cara mas dura ¡	Spanish	Indignation
!mire que hacen esperar a la gente así!	Portuguese	Impatience
!quién fortuna sfacciata!	Italian	Envy
¡andas mirando moros con tranchete!	Spanish	Deception
¡qué asco!	Spanish	Disgust
¡vaya asco	Spanish	Disgust
?Encuentras palabras ?	Spanish	Indignation
¿Puedo ayudarle? ?Le puedo echar una mano?	Spanish	Courtesy
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles	English	Contempt
(Il caso) lui spossato	Italian	Embarrassment
(le proces) l’a nettoye	French	Embarrassment
(Museen) lassen mich kalt	German	Indifference
(museums) leave me cold	English	Indifference
(Museus ) me deixam com frio	Portuguese	Indifference
(The court case) Wiped him out	English	Embarrassment
(toujours) chercher la petite bête	French	Complaint
(Un menú) como para chuparse los dedos	Spanish	Desire
(woman only) civettare (con)	Italian	Flattery
A nincompoop	English	Insult
Abrir el camino a uno	Spanish	Encouragement