Compound Forms:
it's |
be all it's cracked up to be,
be what it's cracked up to be v expr | (be as good as claimed) | no ser para tanto loc verb |
| Note: Often used in the negative. |
| | That film's not all it's cracked up to be; I didn't enjoy it at all! |
| | La película no es para tanto, no la disfruté. |
credit where it's due,
to give credit where it's due expr | (expressing reluctant praise) | en honor a la verdad expr |
| | She wasn't the nicest boss, but credit where it's due, she did increase profits. |
it's no use crying over spilled milk (US),
it's no use crying over spilt milk (UK) expr | figurative (it's pointless to regret what is done) | a lo hecho, pecho expr |
| | | lo pasado, pisado expr |
| for what it's worth adv | informal (in my opinion) | por si sirve de algo, si sirve de algo loc adv |
| | I know you won't change, but for what it's worth, I think that skirt looks awful on you. |
| | Sé que no te haré cambiar de idea, pero por si sirve de algo, creo que esa falda te queda fatal. |
Good job,
It's a good job interj | UK, informal (it is fortunate) | ¡qué bien!, ¡qué bueno! loc interj |
| | | ¡buen trabajo! loc interj |
| | | ¡bien por ti! loc interj |
| | Good job you remembered your umbrella! |
| | ¡Qué bien que hayas recordado traer tu paraguas! |
good thing,
it's a good thing expr | informal (just as well, fortunately) | qué bueno que expr |
| | | menos mal que expr |
| | Someone drove into the back of my car yesterday; good thing I'm insured! |
| | Alguien chocó la parte trasera de mi auto ayer, ¡qué bueno que estoy asegurado! |
| if it's any consolation adv | informal (said to cheer [sb] after misfortune) | si te sirve de consuelo expr |
It is all for the best,
It's all for the best expr | (outcome is beneficial) | ser para bien loc verb |
| | | ser lo mejor loc verb |
| | | no hay mal que por bien no venga expr |
| | I lost my job, but it's all for the best since now I can start a business, just like I always wanted. |
| | Perdí mi trabajo, pero es para bien porque ahora puedo empezar un negocio, como siempre quise. |
| | Perdí mi trabajo, pero no hay mal que por bien no venga, porque ahora puedo abrir un negocio, como siempre quise. |
| It's a fair bet expr | (it is probable) | es probable que expr |
| | It's a fair bet my parents are asleep now; I don't want to wake them by phoning. |
| It's a fair distance expr | informal (It's quite a long way.) | es bastante lejos loc verb |
| | | está bastante lejos loc verb |
| | | hay un buen trecho loc verb |
| it's a free country expr | informal (can do what we want) | es un país libre expr |
| | I can eat with my fingers if I want to; it's a free country! |
| | Puedo comer con las manos si quiero, ¡es un país libre! |
| it's a given expr | (it's a fact) | es un hecho expr |
| | There is going to be a big line-up for tickets: it's a given. It's a given that junk food is not good for your health. |
| | Es un hecho que la comida basura no es buena para la salud. |
| | | está demostrado expr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Está demostrado que este tipo de medidas, lejos de solucionarlo, tienden a empeorar el problema. |
| | | seguro adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se va a enfadar. Seguro. |
| | | dalo por hecho expr |
| | Va a haber una fila larguísima para comprar las entradas, dalo por hecho. |
| It's a piece of cake! interj | informal (it's very easy) (ES, coloquial) | estar chupado expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ser pan comido expr |
| | (CR, coloquial) | ser un queque expr |
| | I don't think that arithmetic problem is difficult. It's a piece of cake! |
| | No creo que el problema de aritmética sea difícil. Está chupado. |
| It's about time interj | informal (impatience) (impaciencia) | ya era hora expr |
| | | ya iba siendo hora de expr |
| | It's about time you returned my book! |
| | Ya era hora de que me devolvieras el libro. |
| | (CR, informal) | cogerle tarde expr |
| | ¡Vaya! Te cogió tarde para devolverme ese libro. |
| It's about time! interj | informal (impatience) | finalmente interj |
| | | ¡ya era hora! loc interj |
| | | ¡al fin! loc interj |
| | | ¡llegó la hora!, ¡llegó el momento! loc interj |
| | "I'm going to apply for a job." "It's about time!" |
| | "Voy a postularme para el trabajo." "¡Finalmente!" |
It's all downhill from here,
It's all downhill from now on interj | figurative, informal (the task will now get easier) | ser más fácil expr |
| | That's the hard part over with. It's all downhill from here! |
It's all downhill from here,
It's all downhill from now on interj | figurative, informal (things will now get worse) | ir de mal en peor expr |
| | Happy 50th birthday! I'm afraid it's all downhill from here! |
| It's all the same to me expr | informal (I have no preference.) | me da igual loc interj |
| | | me da lo mismo loc interj |
| | You can stay or leave; it's all the same to me. |
| | Te puedes quedar o irte, a mí me da igual. |
it's back to the drawing board,
it's back to the drawing board for [sb] expr | figurative, informal (need to start over) | empezar de cero, empezar otra vez desde cero, volver al punto de partida, hacerlo de nuevo, volver a loc verb |
| | Well, my boss vetoed my proposal - I guess it's back to the drawing board. |
| | Bueno, mi jefe vetó mi propuesta, así que que supongo que habrá que empezar de cero. |
| it's been a long time expr | (a lot of time has passed) | hace mucho tiempo desde que expr |
| | It's been a long time since I last saw him. |
| | Hace mucho tiempo desde que lo vi por última vez. |
| | | ha pasado mucho tiempo expr |
| | Ha pasado mucho tiempo pero siguen tan peleados como entonces. |
| it's been ages since prep | (it's been a very long time since) | hace siglos que loc adv |
| | | desde hace siglos loc adv |
| | It's been ages since we all sat down together. |
| | Hace siglos que no nos juntamos. |
| | | hace mucho tiempo desde loc adv |
| | | hace mucho tiempo que loc adv |
| | Hace mucho tiempo desde la última vez que nos juntamos. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) | ser un juego de niños loc verb |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Para él, hablar ante un auditorio de cien personas, era un juego de niños. |
| it's childishly simple expr | informal (it's extremely easy) (CR, coloquial) | es un queque expr |
| | (coloquial) | está tirado expr |
| | | es un juego de niños expr |
| | Cualquiera puede pasar la prueba teórica de manejo: es un queque. |
it's early days,
it's still early days,
it's early days yet expr | UK, informal (situation may change) | todavía es temprano expr |
| | | todavía es pronto expr |
| It's high time expr | informal (urgency) | ya va siendo hora de que expr |
| | | ya es hora de expr |
| | It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. It's high time you found a job. |
| | Ya va siendo hora de que vaya al médico, lo he postergado cuatro veces. |
| it's inconceivable | informal (it's unthinkable or impossible) | inconcebible adj mf |
| | | increíble adj mf |
| | It's inconceivable that he will fail his exams after all the work he's done. |
| | Es inconcebible que suspenda el examen después de todo lo que ha estudiado. |
It's none too soon,
it is none too soon expr | informal (it is overdue) (informal) | ya era hora expr |
| | It seems like spring has finally arrived, and it is none too soon for me. |
| | Parece que ha llegado la primavera, ¡ya era hora! |
| it's not easy expr | informal (it's difficult) | no ser fácil loc verb |
| | | ser difícil loc verb |
| | | costar⇒ vi |
| | It's not easy to find a partner in this day and age. |
| | No es fácil encontrar pareja a esta altura del partido. |
| It's not your day interj | informal (day's going badly) | hoy no es tu día loc interj |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | no es nada expr |
| | | nada expr |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| | "¿Cuál es el problema?" "Oh, no es nada." |
| it's over interj | informal (it has finished) | se terminó, se acabó expr |
| | Al verla salir tan enojada por la puerta, pensó: "Se acabó". |
it's pouring down,
it's pouring expr | informal (it's raining heavily) | estar lloviendo a cántaros loc verb |
| | | estar diluviando loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | estar lloviendo a mares loc verb |
| | I'm not going to walk the dog right now, it's pouring down; I'll do it later on. |
| | No voy a sacar al perro ahora, está lloviendo a cántaros. Lo sacaré después. |
| | (coloquial) | llover de lo lindo loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | caer chuzos de punta loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | caer soretes de punta loc verb |
| | (CL, coloquial) | estar lloviendo a chuzo loc verb |
| | No voy a sacar al perro ahora, está lloviendo de lo lindo. Lo sacaré después. |
| It's the gospel truth expr | figurative, informal (it's the absolute truth) | ser la pura verdad loc verb |
| | (figurado) | ser palabra santa loc verb |
| | (figurado) | ser palabra de Dios loc verb |
| | He can make nonsense sound as if it's the gospel truth. |
| | Puede decir tonterías como si fuera palabra santa. |
| It's up to you. interj | informal (it is your decision) | como quieras loc interj |
| | We can get Mexican or Chinese food tonight - it's up to you. |
| | Esta noche podemos cenar con comida china o mejicana, como quieras. |
| | | tú decides loc interj |
| | Podemos salir o quedarnos en casa; tú decides. |
no biggie,
it's no biggie interj | slang (that is not a matter for concern) | no es nada loc interj |
| | | no te preocupes loc interj |
It's no skin off my back,
It's no skin off my nose expr | (it makes no difference to me) | no es asunto mío loc interj |
| | | no es de mi incumbencia loc interj |
it's no use doing [sth],
there's no use doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | no servir de nada loc verb |
| | | no ganar nada loc verb |
| | | no valer la pena loc verb |
| | | no sacar nada loc verb |
| | It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more. |
| | No sirve de nada que lo llames por su nombre, ya no te escucha. |
That's a wrap,
It's a wrap! interj | informal (movie: filming has ended) | se acabó interj |
| | The director shouted, "That's a wrap!" |
That's a wrap,
It's a wrap! interj | figurative, slang (the job is finished) | se acabó interj |
| | | hemos terminado interj |
| | "That's a wrap," the boss announced, at the end of the project. |
the exception proves the rule,
it's the exception that proves the rule expr | (a truth: doesn't apply) | la excepción que confirma la regla expr |
| where it's at expr | informal (where exciting things happen) | en donde está la movida expr |
| | | en donde va expr |