Spanish expressions about lifestyle
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Vivir a cuerpo de rey and Darse la buena vida
They both means pretty much the same: to live like a King, to live the good life, so someone who lives comfortably. They enjoy their lifes.
No sé cuánto dinero gana mi primo, pero vive a cuerpo de rey – I don’t know how much my cousin earns but he lives like a king
Trabajo muy duro, pero en vacaciones me doy la buen vida –I work hard but during my holidays I live like a King
(vivir) a todo tren
To live in style. When someone does not spare on expenses and doesn’t mind to spend money in things they like.
Mi vecino heredó mucho dinero de su abuela, y ahora vive a todo tren.-My neighbour inherited a lot of money from his granny, and now he is living in style.
Darse el lujo/capricho
To afford (to do something), to treat yourself
Las próximas vacaciones voy a darme el lujo de viajar al Caribe.-Next holidays I am going to treat myself and going to travel to the Caribean
Vivir de fiado/prestado
To live on credit.
Carmen todavía vive con su madre, ella necesita buscar un trabajo, no puede seguir viviendo de fiado- Carmen is still living with her mum, she needs to find a job, she can’t keep living on credit.
Ir a (su) bola
To do one’s own thing
Nunca sé qué hace Julia, ella va a su bola – I never know what Julia is doing, she does her own thing
Ser muy suyo
To be one’s own person
Jaime es muy suyo, y nunca dice mucho sobre su vida personal – Jaime is his own person and never says much about his personal life.
Vivir del aire
To live off nothing
Necesitas buscar un trabajo, no puedes vivir del aire-You need to find a job, you can’t live off nothing
Vivir del cuento
To live by your wit
El problema es que muchas personas esperan vivir del cuento-The problem is that lots of people hope to live by their wit.
Con una mano delante y otra detrás
To be broken
Mi abuelo llegó a Madrid con una mano delante y otra detrás-when my grandad arrived to Madrid he was broken
Sin pena ni gloria
Without a fuss
Ya hemos salido de la crisis, pero todavía vivimos sin pena ni gloria- We have left the crisis behind, but we still live without a fuss
En casa del herrero cuchillo de palo
The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot
Soy profesora de español, pero mi novio no habla español, en casa del herrero, cuchillo de palo…-I am a Spanish teacher, but my boyfriend does not speak Spanish..the shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot…
And those are my Spanish expressions about lifestyle in Spanish from me to you 🙂 I hope you enjoyed them and now…It is time for you to start practice, so what better moment than now? Leave a comment below using one of the sentences that you just learned.
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