Hey buddies! hoy os traemos nada más y nada menos que una lista que incluye 125 idioms y proverbios en inglés y español que os podeis descargar al final del post, con los que podrás expresarte como un auténtico nativo.

Un «idiom» o «idiomatic expression» es una frase idiomática utilizada en un lenguaje más informal y coloquial. En general, el significado de la frase en sí es diferente al significado normal de cada palabra por separado. En realidad son frases hechas, proverbios, refranes en español o lo que es lo mismo idioms, sayings, proverbs in English.

A continuación os dejamos algunos de nuestros favoritos:

In for a penny, in for a pound – De perdidos al río (que no «from lost to the river» como a veces decimos medio en broma, medio en serio)
A leopard never changes its spots – Genio y figura hasta la sepultura o también el que nace lechón muere cochino
All bark and no bite – Perro ladrador, poco mordedor
All mouth and no trousers – Mucho ruido y pocas nueces, sobre alguien que habla mucho pero hace poco
A pig with lipstick, is still a pig Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
Be between a rock and a hard place – Estar entre la espada y la pared
Brain is better than brawn – Más vale maña que fuerza
By the skin of one’s (my/your/our) teeth – Por los pelos
The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot – En casa de herrero, cuchara de palo
Like father, like son -De tal palo, tal astilla
Out of sight out of mind – Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
The squeaky wheel gets the grease – El que no llora, no mama
To call a spade, a spade – Al pan, pan y al vino, vino o lo que es lo mismo, llamar a las cosas por su nombre
You can’t have your cake and eat it too – No se puede tener todo en la vida, no puedes estar en misa y repicando
It’s all Greek to me – Me suena a chino, cuando no entiendes nada
It’s a small world – El mundo es un pañuelo
It’s the pot calling the kettle black – Le dijo la sartén al cazo
It’s water under the bridge – Es agua pasada

A continuación te dejamos el enlace para que puedas descargar un pdf con los 125 idioms y proverbios en inglés y español con los que aprender inglés será más divertido. Además te hará quedar como un auténtico nativo delante de tus compañeros. Enjoy it!

Learning English in your spare time is really helping you, but what happens when you need to use it at work? We’ve been studying for ages and yet do not speak fluently. Time to speak more English if we want to speak better English.

Here are some easy ways to practice your English at work:

Try to use English at work every day: you can start slowly but steadily, do something in English as part of your work, send a mail, make a phone call, book an appointment, etc. Start with easy tasks and increase difficulty gradually. Have some of your colleagues help you when preparing and/or to check your message.

Interact on social networks in English, especially in professional ones, where you get to practice vocabulary related to your field. Interacting means to get actively involved, not just read and share, so follow specialised/professional blogs, news, media and write comments, participate in groups, report news, express your point of view, etc.

Do you have a foreign co-worker? Make friends with him/her. Take advantage and try to have casual conversations first, before moving into more professional ones.

Or just do it the other way around, some people feel more confident when they know the subject they are talking about. Do whatever feels right for you.

You don’t have a multicultural work environment where you get the chance to practice your English skills? Create one!! agree on a day/time and try to get your team involved in communicating in English for that time span. Or do a regular progress meeting in English, to get used to speaking it in a “safe” environment at the work place. Certainly, you don’t want to start on it with that very important meeting at the client, but you’ll be better prepared and more confident if you’ve already had some practice.

Probably some days you just won’t feel like it, or you’ll have too much workload to focus on English but keep it mind and create a habit. The most important thing is that it becomes a regular practice and not something that feels awkward.

Easy, peasy!