COMPARATIVE IDIOMS (IDIOMÁTICAS DE LA COMPARACIÓN)

COMPARATIVE IDIOMS (IDIOMÁTICAS DE LA COMPARACIÓN)

as bald as a billiard ball/an egg.

Tan calvo como una bola de billar/un huevo.

as beautiful as a lark.

Hermosa como el día.

as big as a whale.

Tan grande como una ballena.

as black as coal.

Negro como el carbón.

as blind as a bat.

Tan ciego como un murciélago.

as brave as a lion.

Más fiero que un león.

as bright as a button/day.

Tan clara como el día.

as brittle as glass.

Tan frágil como el vidrio.

as brown as a berry.

Muy moreno – bronceadísimo.

as busy as a bee.

Ocupadísimo – atareadísimo.

as calm as a millpond.

Muy tranquilo.

as changeable as the weather.

Más variable que el tiempo.

as cheap as dirt.

Baratísimo.

as cheerful as a lark.

Alegre como una alondra.

as clean as a whistle/a new pin.

Limpio como los chorros del oro/la patena.

as clear as (the) day.

Más claro que el sol.

as cold as charity/ice.

Tan fría como hielo.

as compressed as a diamond.

Tan comprimido como un diamante.

as cool as you please/a cucumber.

Tan fresco – más fresco que una lechuga.

as crazy as a loon.

Completamente loco/ demente.

as cross as a bear.

De mal humor.

as cunning/sly as a fox.

Tan listo como un zorro.

as dark as night/pitch.

Tan oscuro como la noche.

as dead as a doornail/ mutton/a dodo.

Tan muerto como una roca.

as deaf as a post/stone.

Más sordo que una tapia.

as different as chalk from cheese.

Tan diferentes como la tiza y el queso.

as drunk as a lord (UK)/a skunk (US).

Más borracho como una cuba.

as dry as a bone.

Más seco que una pasa.

as dull as ditchwater/ dishwater.

Terriblemente aburrido – sin ninguna gracia.

as dumb as a statue.

Mudo como una estatua.

as easy as ABC/pie/kissing your hand/anything.

Tan fácil como el ABC – demasiado fácil.

as faithful as a dog.

Fiel como un perro.

as fast as a blink/a jackrabbit/a hare.

Rápido como una flecha/ un rayo/una liebre.

as fat as a pig.

Gordo como un cerdo.

as fierce as a tiger.

Tan feroz como un tigre.

as fine as a needle.

Tan fino como una aguja.

as fit as a fiddle.

Estar rebosante de salud.

as flat as a pancake.

Liso como la palma de la mano.

as free as a bird/(the) air.

Libre como un pájaro/el aire.

as fresh as a daisy/a rose.

Tan fresco como una margarita/una rosa.

as gentle/meek as a lamb.

Tan manso como un cordero.

as good as new.

Como nuevo.

as graceful as a swan.

Muy agraciado – gracioso como un cisne.

as grave as a judge.

Tan serio como un juez.

as greedy as a wolf.

Tan codicioso como un lobo.

as green as grass.

Más inocente que un niño.

as guilty/miserable/ugly as sin.

Más feo que un pecado/ que el hambre.

as handsome as a young Greek god.

Tan guapo como un joven dios griego.

as happy as a king/a sandboy (UK)/a clam (US).

Tan feliz como un rey – estar como unas pascuas – tan feliz como una lombriz.

as hard as (a) rock/iron/ nails.

Firme como una piedra – tan dura como el hierro.

as harmless as a dove.

Tan inocua como una paloma.

as heavy as lead.

Pesado como el plomo.

as helpless as a baby.

Tan débil como un bebé.

as high as a kite.

Muy alto – tan alto como una cometa.

as honest as the day is long.

Absolutamente honesto.

as hoarse as a crow.

Ronca como un chancho.

as hot as fire/hell/an oven.

Tan ardiente como el fuego – tan caliente como el infierno/un horno.

as hungry as a hunter/a wolf /a bear.

Muy hambriento – hambriento como un lobo.

as innocent as a lamb/a dove/a new-born babe.

Inocente como un cordero/un niño/una paloma.

as lean as a rake.

Tan delgado como un rastrillo.

as light as a feather/air/a butterfly.

Tan ligero como una pluma/una mariposa.

as long as your arm.

Tan largo como tu brazo.

as loud as thunder.

Fuerte como un trueno.

as mad as a hatter/a March hare.

Muy enojado – tan loco como una cabra.

as merry as a cricket.

Muy alegre – alegre como unas castañuelas.

as naked as the day you were born.

Completamente desnudo.

as nervous as a cat.

Nervioso como un gato.

as nutty as a fruitcake.

Completamente loco.

as obstinate/stubborn as a mule.

Terco como una mula.

as old as time/the hills/ Adam.

Muy antiguo – tan antiguo como el mundo – más viejo que Matusalén.

as pale as death/a ghost/ ashes.

Pálido como un muerto/un fantasma.

as patient as an ox/Job.

Muy paciente – tener más paciencia que el santo job.

as plain as day/the sun/the nose on your face.

Más claro que el agua – no hay lugar a duda.

as playful as a kitten.

Maliciosa como un gato.

as pleased as Punch.

Muy feliz – tan contento como ponche.

as poor as a church mouse/ Job.

Muy pobre – más pobre que ratón de iglesia.

as pretty as a picture.

Linda como un sol.

as proud as a peacock.

Arrogante – orgulloso como un pavo real.

as pure as (the) driven snow.

Inocente como un niño.

as quick as lightning/a flash.

Como un rayo/relámpago.

as quiet as a mouse.

Tranquilo como un ratón.

as red as a beetroot.

Rojo como un tomate.

as regular as clockwork.

Puntual como un reloj.

as rich as Croesus.

Tan rico como creso.

as right as rain.

En buena forma.

as round as a ball/a barrel.

Tener la forma esférica de un balón.

as safe as houses.

Completamente seguro.

as scarce as hen’s teeth.

Escasísimo – rarísimo.

as scared as a rabbit.

Como un conejo asustado.

as sharp as a needle/a razor.

Ser muy perspicaz.

as sick as a dog.

Enfermo como un perro.

as silent as the grave/the tomb/the stars.

Silencioso como una tumba.

as silly as a goose/a sheep.

Más tonto que abundio.

as sleek as a cat.

Tan elegante como el gato.

as slippery as an eel/ice.

Escurridizo como una anguila.

as slow as a snail/turtle.

Más lento que el caballo del malo/una tortuga.

as small as an atom.

Tan pequeño como un átomo.

as smooth as silk/glass.

Suave como la seda.

as snug as a bug in a rug.

Sumamente cómodo.

as sober as a judge.

Estar perfectamente sobrio.

as soft as clay/wax.

Suave como la arcilla/la cera.

as solid as a rock.

Duro como una roca.

as sound as a bell.

Gozar de perfecta salud.

as sour as vinegar.

Agrio como el vinagre.

as sticky as jam.

Pegajoso como la mermelada.

as startling as a thunder-clap.

Sorprendente como un trueno.

as stiff as a poker/a board.

Más tieso que un palo/una tabla.

as still as a statue.

Inmóvil como una estatua.

as straight as an arrow.

Muy recto – muy honestov.

as strong as an ox/a horse/ a bull.

Fuerte como un toro/un roble.

as sure as death/fate/a gun/ eggs is eggs.

Como (que) dos y dos son cuatro.

as sweet as honey/pie.

Dulce como la miel/una tarta.

as tall as a steeple/a maypole.

Alto como un mástil – tan alto como la copa de un pino.

as thick as a brick/thieves.

Completamente imbécil – como carne y uña.

as thin as a rake/a pin/a lath.

De pocas carnes.

as tight as a tick.

Ebrio como una cuba.

as timid as a rabbit/mouse.

Muy tímida.

as tough as leather/nails.

Tan resistente como el cuero.

as tricky as a monkey.

Astuto como un mono.

as true as steel/hell/fate.

Sin duda alguna – como hay viñas.

as tyrant as Pharaoh.

Tan tirano como el faraón.

as warm as toast.

Estar bien calentito.

as watchful as a hawk.

Tan vigilante como un halcón.

as weak as a baby.

Completamente incapacitado.

as wet as a drowned rat.

Tan mojado como una rata ahogada.

as white as a ghost or a sheet/snow.

Pálido como la muerte – blanco como la nieve.

as wise as an owl.

Tan sabio como un búho.

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