Learning activity 1 Evidence: A world of images

In this evidence, you have to create at least seven mnemonic cards that will
help you remember the meaning of seven idioms in English. You should include
a drawing representing the idiom, two examples, and the corresponding
translation into Colombian Spanish (if possible).

Solution:

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Idiom: licencia CC BY-NC-ND

Dirt that does not kill makes you fat

Examples:
Definitions:
1. When you´re eating and a sandwich falls on the ground, you
pick it up and eat it so you don´t waste it.
 When you´re eating some of
doubtful quality, but you´re
2. When you´re enjoying a very tasty meal but with a lot of
gonna eat anyway.
cholesterol or that affects your health and people say stop it and
you think not to miss the opportunity.
  It´s okay. Nothing´s gonna
happen.
In Colombian spanish:
  Everything that is tasty or
Lo que no mata engorda.
provocative is bad for health.

  What doesn´t kill strengthens.

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Idiom: desconocido está bajo
licencia CC BY-SA-NC

I´m not naming names Examples:

Definitions: 1. When gossip affects a person´s reputation and there is no

security of the event told.
 When you tell a gossip, you don´t
2. Count an event without revealing the names of the author
give the name of the source.
or the protagonist to save his privacy.
  Secrets should not be disclosed
In Colombian spanish:
and above all give names.
Le cuento el milagro pero no el santo.
  No evidence of unconfirmed
rumours that affect someone.

Idiom:

God gives bread to those who have no teeth

Examples:
Definitions:
1. An act of goodwill but it is useless, which is useless, like
giving a comb to a bald man.
 It is used irony to say who cannot
take advantage of the wealth or
2. It´s like fate gives opportunities or privileges to people
benefits it receives.
who won´t take advantage of them.
  When a person doesn´t deserve
In Colombian spanish:
something he´s given because he
doesn´t take advantage of it.
Dios le da pan a quien no tiene dientes.
  It´s when someone can´t or won´t
take a chance.
Idiom:

Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Examples:

Definitions: 1. When you receive from another person and the

valuation or criticism of what you received by
principles, values, gratitude to the opposite is void.
 When receiving a gift you must have an
attitude of joy satisfaction and gratitude.
2. It doesn´t matter if the gift is nice or ugly the
important thing is the gesture and we must be grateful
 When a gift is received, no defects
for it.
should be sought or criticized and the gift
should be received with good pleasure.
In Colombian spanish:
 This expression is also used in equine A caballo regalado no se le mira colmillo.
terms when experts review the teeth of
horses to assess their age and health.

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Idiom: bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND está bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND

A God begging and with the hammer giving.

Examples:
Definitions:
1. Phrase that alludes to someone who while acting
correctly in turn does other reproachable or
 An expression invoking the importance
embarrassing things.
of working and striving to achieve what is
desired.
2. The effort to not entrust your own wishes, waiting for
a miracle without working to obtain it.
 Faith in your beliefs is important, but
nothing will happen without an effort by
In Colombian spanish:
yourself.
A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando.
 In other words, grace, luck or fortune
can do nothing if human will does not do
its part.
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Idiom: bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND

Desperate diseases must have desperate

cures. Examples:

Definitions: 1. What difficulties must be faced with courage and optimism

and launch bold or nothing conventional solutions.
 In the face of a serious problem,
there is no fear of radical solutions 2. When you´re faced with a problem that exceeds you resort
to solve it. to things you´d never do.

 To grave problems, major In Colombian spanish:

solutions.
A grandes males grandes remedios.
 Sometimes you don´t have to
give a long time to the problems
but to face them with great efforts.

Idiom:

. To foolish words, deaf ears.

Examples:
Definitions:
1. It alludes to the indifference to the foolishness of others
 It means indifference to the when they criticize us in a destructive way.
insanity of others.
2. This phrase advises us not to pay attention or to bother us
 Do not pay attention or bother to for comments that are not seeking our good.
comments from others and
impertinent who seek to In Colombian spanish:
underestimate us.
A palabras necias oídos sordos.
 Injuring or out of place remarks
that do not seek our good and
worthy of consideration.

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