Each Spanish idiom below comes with what its words literally say, what it means and how other languages put the same idea. To see every language at once, open the side-by-side page for weather and places.
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lit. ‘it’s raining by the pitcher’
It is raining very heavily.
Elsewhere
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lit. ‘it’s a cold that peels’
It is bitterly cold.
Elsewhere
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lit. ‘at the fifth pine’
A very remote place, far from towns and people.
Elsewhere
- EN The middle of nowhere
- FR Au diable vauvert
- DE Wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen
- IT A casa del diavolo
- JA 陸の孤島
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A tiro de piedra
lit. ‘a stone’s throw’
A very short distance away.
Elsewhere
- EN A stone’s throw
- FR À deux pas
- DE Ein Katzensprung
- IT A due passi
- JA 目と鼻の先
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lit. ‘to be like an oven’
It is extremely hot.
Elsewhere
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lit. ‘like sardines in a can’
Packed tightly together in a crowded place.
Elsewhere
Phrases in bold with a red marker are written up. The rest are waiting for their own page and a check by a native speaker.