To beat around the bush in Spanish
To beat around the bush in Spanish is andarse por las ramas (ahn-DAHR-seh por lahs RRAH-mahs).
- Spanish
- andarse por las ramas
- Say it
- ahn-DAHR-seh por lahs RRAH-mahs
- Note
- To avoid the main point.
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Common Spanish idioms and their meanings
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- meter la patato put your foot in it · meh-TEHR lah PAH-tah
- estar en las nubesto daydream · ehs-TAHR ehn lahs NOO-behs
- costar un ojo de la carato cost an arm and a leg · kohs-TAHR oon OH-hoh deh lah KAH-rah
- echar una manoto lend a hand · eh-CHAHR OO-nah MAH-noh
- tirar la toallato throw in the towel · tee-RAHR lah toh-AH-yah
- ir al granoto get straight to the point · eer ahl GRAH-noh
- tomar el peloto pull someone's leg · toh-MAHR el PEH-loh
Questions about andarse por las ramas
How do you say to beat around the bush in Spanish?
To beat around the bush in Spanish is andarse por las ramas. To avoid the main point.
How do you pronounce andarse por las ramas?
Say it ahn-DAHR-seh por lahs RRAH-mahs. The syllables in capitals are stressed: DAHR and RRAH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does andarse por las ramas mean in English?
In English, andarse por las ramas means to beat around the bush.
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