What do you think?

Thinking
Pensando

Pensar (to think) is used in a variety of expressions.

Adivinar el pensamiento – to guess what someone is thinking //  Leer la mente is also used (to read someone’s mind)
Cuando menos lo piensa – when you are least expect it, something will happen
Cuando menos se piensa
– same as the last one
Después de pensarlo – After thinking about it….
Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una
– two heads are better than one
Los grandes pensadores – great minds (Einstein , etc.)
Pensador
– a thinker
Pensamiento
– a thought
Pensándolo bien
– after thinking about it…
Pensante
– thinking (adjective) // Una persona pensante – a person who thinks a lot or uses one’s mind
Pensar antes de actuar
– think before you act
Pensar bien de alguien
– to have a good opinion of someone
Pensar con el trasero
– the think with one’s rear end
Pensar de
– to think of (opinion) // Qué piensa usted de Obama? – What do you think of Obama?
Pensar en – to think about // En qué piensa usted? What are your thinking about?
Pensar en grande
– think big
Pensar en pequeño
– think small
Pensar mal de alguien
– to think badly of someone
Pensarlo
– to think about it  // Lo voy a pensar – I am going to think about it.
Pensarlo mejor
– think it over
Pensativo
– pensive
¿Quién pensó el plan?
– Who thought up the plan?
Se le ve el pensamiento
– you can see someone’s thoughts because they are bald
Sin pensarlo dos veces
– to not think twice about doing something (not to hesitate)

Tiquismos of the week:

  • Piensa el ladrón que todos son de su condición – Evildoers always think the worst of others. Another variation is Cada ladrón juzga por su condición
  • Pensar en los los huevos de gallo – to be distracted
  • Pensar que la luna es de queso – to deceive oneself
  • Pensar que los perros están amarrrados con chorizo – same as the last one
  • Pensar que no es más que soplar y hacer botellas – to imagine something is easy