Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
¡de qué buena gana recibiría…	Spanish	Desire
Avere sempre la lingua lunga	Italian	Complaint
Je ne suis pas à la hauteur	French	Bewilderment
Quedarse completamente en ayunas	Spanish	Bewilderment
Trouillard	French	Contempt
! 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
¡qué asco!	Spanish	Disgust
¡Suertudo! ¡Morrudo!	Spanish	Envy
?Encuentras palabras ?	Spanish	Indignation
¿Puedo ayudarle? ?Le puedo echar una mano?	Spanish	Courtesy
(dei musei) posso farne a meno	Italian	Indifference
(En) revenir à ses moutons	French	Contradiction
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles	English	Contempt
(Il caso) lui spossato	Italian	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
Abrir as portas a uno	Portuguese	Encouragement
Abrir as portas para alguém	Portuguese	Encouragement