Expresiones en español: Meter la pata

Meter la pata significa cometer un error o decir algo inoportuno.

Sinónimos de la expresión «meter la pata«: equivocarse, errar, desacertar, fallar, confundirse, marrar, patinar

Orígen de la expresión «meter la pata«: la explicación más probable, si bien hay alguna otra, es que está expresión esté relacionada con el mundo de la caza. En español llamamos «pata» a las extremidades de los animales. Por eso cuando un animal mete la pata en una trampa de un cazador, ha cometido un error. Ha metido la pata.

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Expresiones en español: la vista

En español tenemos muchas expresiones relacionadas con los cinco sentidos. En esta lección os enseñamos el sentido de la vista.

Expresiones con la palabra LECHE

Todos sabéis lo que significa «leche» en español, ¿pero qué otros significados puede tener en una conversación? SER LA LECHE:*La utilizamos cuando queremos expresar admiración por algo o por alguien:-Este ordenador es la leche, es el mejor que he probado nunca. *Aunque también puede significar indignación o enfado:-¡Eres la leche, siempre llegas tarde! DAR O DARSE UNA LECHE:*“Dar una leche” es dar un golpe a alguien.-Si no te estás quieto te voy a dar una leche. *“Darse una leche” es darse un golpe uno mismo por accidente.-María resbaló por la calle y se dio una leche tremenda. TENER MALA LECHE O ESTAR DE MALA LECHE*Cuando decimos que alguien “tiene mala leche” nos referimos a que tiene mal carácter o que hace las cosas con mala intención.-Antonio siempre está fastidiando a los demás, tiene muy mala leche. *En cambio, si decimos que alguien “está de mala leche” quiere decir que ese día está enfadado o de mal humor.-Hoy Pedro está de mala leche, su equipo de fútbol perdió ayer. IR A TODA LECHE*Significa ir a toda velocidad, muy rápido.-Acaba de pasar un coche de policía a toda leche, seguro que perseguían a alguien. *También significa hacer algo muy rápidamente.-Mi hermana siempre hace los deberes a toda leche, así tiene más tiempo para jugar. Bueno, esto es todo. Lo mejor para recordar estas expresiones es que las utilicéis. : )

Expresiones en español con la palabra GATO

La palabra GATO, además de referirse a ese lindo felino que tenemos en las casas, puede utilizarse para expresar más cosas. ¿Quieres saberlas?

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Kee Gan
Great location in the cultural centre of Valencia with great amentities and transport. Modern well equiped school. Affordable and close by accomodation with great host. And most importantly a well structured and enjoyable learning experience.
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Sarah Guck
Finally I totally recommend Taronja in Valencia!
I have learned a lot en espagñol!
Before my course I could speak nada, but afterwards not directly fluently, but I can talk with people and friends now de España, who I met here during my stay and of participating on actividades de escuela.
Everybody is very polite and open for questions, especially about espagñol 🙂
Summary I would choose this escuela otra vez!
¡Hasta luego!
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sorinbalasioiu
5 star rating
Great experience I went to this solo for 1 week. I wanted to try it first and then extend to 2 more weeks.
(when you extend you need to do it early in the week or risk all spots getting full)
Complete beginner intensive course, I was in a class of 7 people of various ages.
4 young teachers - enthusiastic and made the classes fun. When you have 4 hours (with 1 break of 20m) it's a good thing to make them fun, otherwise you will get bored and lose focus.
I can't say much about if the structure of the lessons was optimal or not, it worked for me, I was able to speak with people for a little bit after only one week without studying extra at home.
And again, they make it fun, if they just give you the top 100 verbs and conjugation for all of them and ask you to repeat them for 4 hours - it might be more effective but it would bore you to tears and you could easily do that on your own.
The best part for me was also to meet different people there from all over the world. The school has daily extra activities that you can optionally attend to and there you get to meet them.
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carolinecJ2543XR
5 star rating
Learning Spanish, Culture, and so much more I spent one week at Taronja School, studying A1 Spanish and would go back in a heartbeat💕. The small classes were very engaging, and teachers were enthusiastic and caring. Taronja is much more than classes though, every night they had engaging activities where you could practice Spanish with fellow classmates and explore new places all over Valencia, and beyond with the teachers and ambassadors of the school. I had so much fun and met the most wonderful people from all over the world. I am in my 50s which I think is significant because they truly treated every person like family and had a group Buena Vida for people over 27 😂 to connect and be able to do things together. I'm really looking forward to going back In the future. They also have housing at a reasonable rate if you're staying for a longer period of time . Thank you Taronja☀️💐🎉
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manuela Garnier
Great experience !! The teachers are very dynamic, smiling and think of fun ways to teach us Spanish. The school is very active and offers many extra-curricular activities and excursions. The shared apartment was comfortable enough, clean and close to the school, which is located in the city center. I would love to go back to Taronja soon 😊.
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Nathalie B.
I am student who just finished high school and decided to take a gap year and learn a language. One of my friends was in Taronja School last year for 3 months and she loved it, so she recommended me to spend some time there in Valencia. I spent 6 months in the school and had one of the best times of my life. I arrived with a very low spanish level, and weeks after weeks, I could see my progress. Later in October, I felt confortable enough with my spanish to take the DELE-B2 preparation lessons at the school as well. Coming to Valencia, I never thought I would improve that fast. Even more, the teachers are very nice and pay attention to every student in the class. Finally, what makes the school also so special are the activities, they make it very easy to meet other students and make friends as soon as you arrive. I definitely wanna come back again!
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Monique S
5 star rating
Molto buono tutto è perfetto; gli studenti e scuola: le scuole sono molto importanti e molto interessate di risolvere qualsiasi problema
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Marilyn Drews
As a retired teacher (university) I was very impressed with the techniques used by the instructors. The classes are engaging; the teachers are motivating and supportive. I enjoyed the diversity of students in the classroom ( countries and ages). At the beginning of each week learning outcomes are presented. Then each class starts with a review of the days learning outcomes and ends with a recap of achievements-- theory, activities, and new words. Each class offers ample opportunities to practice new skills with a wide range of activities. Everyone has numerous chances to speak in every class with carefully crafted activities that are inclusive and fun. The small group size adds to the comfort for those of us who are intimidated with learning new skills.
Classes are pitched at each student's level based on a written assessment. However, during the morning of the first class each person can assess how comfortable they are with the material. They can then move to a higher or lower level class that will more closely meet their personal learning needs.
The school also offers a wide range of activities which further engages learners with more ways to practice language skills as well as to learn about the culture of Spain. I will do another post about my decision to study in Valencia
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