Quedar literally means "to stay" and is also used in
various idiomatic expressions.
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| quedar |
to stay |
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to remain |
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to be left |
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| por no quedar malo |
in order to do the right thing |
| por quedar bien |
in order to make a good impression |
| quedar asombrado |
to be amazed |
| quedar atrás |
to remain/fall behind |
| quedar bien |
to come off well, make a good impression |
| quedar bien con alguien |
to be on good terms with someone |
| quedar boquiabierto |
to be agape/open-mouthed (in astonishment, bewilderment) |
| quedar ciego |
to go blind |
| quedar cojo |
to go lame |
| quedar como un canalla |
to be/show oneself as a scoundrel |
| quedar con alguien |
to make a date with someone |
| quedar de pie |
to remain standing |
| quedar en |
to agree on; to end up as, result in |
| quedar en + infinitive |
to agree/arrange to |
| quedar(se) en nada |
to come to nothing |
| quedar en ridículo |
to make a fool of |
| quedar inmóvil |
to be/remain motionless |
| quedar heredero de |
to become heir of |
| quedar mal |
to do badly, look bad |
| quedar mal con alguien |
to be at odds with someone |
| quedar mejor |
to look better |
| quedar motivo |
to have a reason/motive |
| quedar por + infinitive |
to remain to, to be still to be + past participle |
| quedar remedio |
to be/have a solution |
| quedar sin hacer |
to remain undone |
| quedar sin realizar |
to never be carried out |
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| ¿Cuánto te quedo a deber? |
How much do I owe you? |
| Eso queda muy lejos. |
That's very far away. |
| La cosa así queda. |
That's how the matter/affair stands. |
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| quedarse (10 pesos) |
to have (10 pesos) |
| quedarse con |
to keep, hold on to |
| quedarse con alguien |
(inf) |
to swindle, cheat, fool
to tease, pull someone's leg
to bore the pants off |
| quedarse con el día y la noche |
to be left penniless |
| quedarse de una pieza |
to be dumbfounded |
| quedarse helado |
to be scared stiff |
| quedarse sin blanca |
to be / go broke |
| quedarse sin empleo |
to lose one's job |
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Quedar
- To Stay - Spanish Expressions