Hey buddies! ya se sabe lo valioso que es tiempo, por eso en todos los idiomas hay un sin fin de expresiones que hacen referencia a él. En el post de hoy te mostramos 20 expresiones con time para que no te quedes sin palabras ni sin tiempo!

1. Time flies – el tiempo vuela.
E.g. Time flies when you’re having fun.

2. Time goes by slowly-quickly – el tiempo pasa despacio/deprisa.
E.g. Time went by really quickly while we were on the island.

3. As time goes by – a medida que el tiempo pasa.
E.g. It is something that we will see as time goes by.

4. To lose track of time – perder la noción del tiempo.
E.g. I spent 3 hours searching for information, I was so focused I lost track of time.

5. To spend time – emplear tiempo, pasar tiempo.
E.g. He would like to spend more time with his family.

6. To waste time – malgastar tiempo.
E.g. Don’t waste more time arguing with them.

7. To make time – encontrar tiempo para dedicarle a algo/alguien.
E.g. You’ll need to make time to be with the people you love.

Ojo con la diferencia entre make time y do time!

8. To do time – pasar tiempo en prisión.
E.g. He’s doing time for armed robbery.

9. To kill time – matar el tiempo.
E.g. I had to kill time at the airport because my flight was delayed.

10. To have time to kill – tener tiempo de sobra.
E.g. I have some time to kill before next meeting; shall we go for a coffee?

11. To have the time of your life – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. He’s having the time of his life at University. He loves it!

12. To have a whale of a time – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. Children had a whale of a time at Disney world.

13. To have all the time in the world – tener todo el tiempo del mundo.
E.g. You don’t need to hurry. We’ve got all the time in the world.

14. To do something in the nick of time – hacer algo por los pelos, en el último minuto.
E.g. We just arrived in the nick of time, they were closing the doors.

15. To run out of time – quedarse sin tiempo.
E.g. They’ve run out of time on this project.

16. To be pressed for time – estar presionado por el tiempo, ir con el tiempo justo.
E.g. He was pressed for time because it was an urgent issue.

17. A race against time – carrera contrarreloj.
E.g. Last day to send the information is today; this is actually a race against time.

18. It’s a matter of time – es una cuestión de tiempo.
E.g. It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who did it.

19. Only time will tell – solo el tiempo lo dirá.
E.g. Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.

20. Time is up – el tiempo se ha acabado.
E.g. Time is up, you need to finish your exam now.

Time is up! acabamos con esta expresión el post de hoy de expresiones con time. Seguro que algunas ya las conocías y otras puede que sean nuevas, take your time-tómate tu tiempo para irte familiarizando con ellas y poder ponerlas en práctica.

La palabra “mind” es muy versátil en inglés y se utiliza en bastantes expresiones idiomáticas, muchas de ellas tienen un equivalente parecido en español. En el post de hoy os traemos una lista con algunas de ellas para que puedas lucirte con tu speaking. Os dejamos las que creemos que son las mejores expresiones con mind.

Make up your mind / to make a decision – decidirse, tomar una decisión.
There are many options. I can’t make up my mind.

Be in two minds / to be undecisive – estar dividido, no decidirse.
I’m in two minds about what to do.

Change your mind / to change your opinion – cambiar de opinión.
He wasn’t coming but he changed his mind and joined us.

Keep / bear in mind / to remember, to consider – tener en cuenta.
We need to keep in mind the cost of this initiative.

Cross your mind / to come into your thought – venir a la mente.
A strange idea crossed my mind last night.

Come / bring to mind / to make you remember – venir a la mente, recordar.
A question that comes to mind is…
Old photographs bring to mind good memories of childhood.

Lose your mind / to go crazy – perder la cabeza.
I lost my mind when I forgot my mobile at home.

Go out of your mind / to go crazy – perder la cabeza, volverse loco.
Have you gone out of your mind?

Take your mind off something / to get distracted – distraerse.
Going to the gym helps me take my mind off work problems.

Put your mind at ease / to reassure – tranquilizar.
Let me put your mind at ease, your insurance covers all the expenses.

Peace of mind / be calm, with no worries – paz mental, tranquilidad.
I’ll have peace of mind when I finish paying my debts.

Out of sight, out of mind – “corazón que no ve, corazón que no siente”
You know what they say “out of sight, out of mind”.

A piece of your mind / give your opinion – dar tu opinión (sobre todo sobre un tema serio o que te enfada/molesta).
I gave my neighbours a piece of my mind about the noise they were making.

To speak your mind / to say frankly what you think – decir lo que piensas honestamente.
He often speaks his mind but he’s not always diplomatic.

Have something in mind / to be considering something – tener algo en mente.
We haven’t decided where to go but we have a place in mind.

Have a lot on your mind / to have a lot of worries – estar preocupado, tener muchas cosas en la cabeza.
I have a lot on my mind right now and I can’t think clearly.

Have an open mind / to be open-minded – tener la mente abierta.
She has an open mind considering she’s 70 years old.

Have a mind of your own / to make your own decisions – tomar tus propias decisiones.
Eva doesn’t need advice, she has a mind of her own.

You mind goes blank / to forget something momentarily – quedarse en blanco.
They asked me but my mind went blank and I didn’t know what to say.

Slip your mind / to forget something – olvidarse de algo.
I’m sorry, it slipped my mind.

Read someone’s mind / to have the same idea – leer la mente.
You read my mind! We should order some food.

Esperamos que os hayan gustado estas expresiones con mind y las tengáis en cuenta (keep them in mind) pero por si se os olvidan (it slips your mind) o de repente os quedais en blanco, (your mind goes blank) podeis utilizar este post para recordarlas 😉