IDIOMS

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 What are the "idioms"?

 When you read the word "idioms" for the first time, the first thing you think is that it means "languages". But this is one of those typical "false friends" or "false friends", words that look like one thing and mean something very different. In this case, the so-called "idioms" in English, are equivalent to the sayings or idioms that we frequently use in Spanish.
The idioms, along with phrasal verbs, are considered difficult to learn, and it is true that in the end it is the constant practice of the language that sets all these English idioms in memory. However, there are a number of strategies and tips that can be very useful when learning them.

  What exactly is an idiom?

 Idioms are units of multipalabras - it should be noted that 50% of the language we use daily is composed of multiword sequences. These sequences are formed by figurative elements that make their meaning unpredictable. And here it is, precisely, where we can have more problems, because what we understand does not always have a literal meaning. In addition, most of them are used in informal contexts but also in academic or business situations.

 There are several tricks that can be very useful in learning idioms. Here are a few that you should keep in mind when you meet one of them
Try to find a similarity with our own language, in the sayings or idioms you already know. You will see that many are literal translations:
examples
  • A cat in gloves catches no mice 
  • All roads lead to Rome 
  • Give the benefit of the doubt 
  • Cry over spilt milk




























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