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luna de miel — [de novios] honeymoon; (fig) (Pol) honeymoon (period)

luna térmica — (Aut) heated rear window

estar en la luna — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds

ladrarle a la luna — to talk to a brick wall (colloq)

estar en la luna — (fam) to have one's head in the clouds

ladrarle a la luna — to talk to a brick wall (colloq)

Ex: It is certainly true that many users begin a search by specifying a much broader subject than they in fact want; needing information on the Moon they ask for information on Astronomy.

estar cara a la pared — (Escol) to be stood in the corner

hacer la pared — to make o do a one-two *

es como darse contra las paredes — (fam) it's like banging your head against a brick wall

es como hablarle a la pared — (fam) it's like talking to a brick wall

hasta la pared de enfrente — (Chi, Méx fam) loads (pl) (colloq)

las paredes oyen — walls have ears

subirse or trepar por las paredes — (fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof (colloq); ( de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) (colloq)

hacer la pared — to play a one-two, to play a wall pass (AmE)

es como darse contra las paredes — (fam) it's like banging your head against a brick wall

es como hablarle a la pared — (fam) it's like talking to a brick wall

hasta la pared de enfrente — (Chi, Méx fam) loads (pl) (colloq)

las paredes oyen — walls have ears

subirse or trepar por las paredes — (fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof (colloq); ( de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) (colloq)

hacer la pared — to play a one-two, to play a wall pass (AmE)

Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.

necesito hablar contigo — I need to talk o speak to you

acabamos de hablar del premio — we were just talking o speaking about the prize

¡hable!, ¡puede hablar! — (Telec) you're through!, go ahead! (EEUU)

¿quién habla? — (Telec) who's calling?, who is it?

• hablar alto — to speak o talk loudly

• hablar bajo — to speak o talk quietly, speak o talk in a low voice

• hablar claro — (fig) to speak plainly o bluntly

• dar que hablar a la gente — to make people talk, cause tongues to wag

• hablaba en broma — she was joking

• hacer hablar a algn — to make sb talk

• hablar por hablar — to talk for talking's sake, talk for the sake of it

• hablar por teléfono — to speak on the phone

• hablar solo — to talk o speak to o.s.

-¿vas a ayudarle en la mudanza? -¡ni hablar! — "are you going to help him with the move?" - "no way!" o - "you must be joking!"

• no hay más que hablar — there's nothing more to be said about it

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

hablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly

aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet

déjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)

hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly

mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it

se pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting

tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you

hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking

hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody

ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class

a la gente le gusta hablar — people just like to talk o gossip

dar que hablar — to start people talking

¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?

¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss

hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business

hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something

el rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation

mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)

se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign

ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later

háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it

no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense

no se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her

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juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me