cosa
sustantivo femenino
| 1. | [generalmente]
thing
¿queréis alguna cosa? is there anything you want? no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal poca cosa nothing much |
| 2. | [asunto]
matter
esto es otra cosa that's another matter no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter |
| 3. | [ocurrencia]
funny remark
¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things! |
| 4. | (loc)
¡a otra cosa, mariposa! let's change the subject! como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened decir cuatro cosas a alguien to give somebody a piece of one's mind eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do something as if one wasn't intending to [sin querer] to do something almost without realizing it ¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world! no sea cosa que just in case son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies son las cosas de la vida that's life |
cosa de
locución adverbial
about
es cosa de tres semanas it takes about three weeks
