Spanish sentences: Poverty and Wealth

Here is a list of basic and useful Spanish phrases to learn for conversation, with their English translations.

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ENGLISH	SPANISH
He’s short on cash.	No tiene dinero.
He’s broke. (= he has no money)	Está sin blanca. (= no tiene dinero)
His bank account is overdrawn.	Su cuenta bancaria está en descubierto.
He’s just scraping by. (= he is just barely surviving on little money)	Sólo está arañando la superficie. (= apenas sobrevive con poco dinero)
He makes minimum wage. (= he earns the minimum salary)	Gana el salario mínimo.
He’s pinching pennies.	Gasta el menor dinero posible
He’s scrimping and saving.	Ahorra todo lo posible
She’s very wealthy.	Es muy rica.
She’s quite well-off.	Está bastante bien.
She’s loaded.	Está cargada.
She’s filthy rich.	Es muy rica.
She inherited a fortune.	Ha heredado una fortuna.
He’s making a killing.	Está obteniendo grandes beneficios
She’s raking in the cash.	Está haciendo caja.
She’s rolling in dough.	Ella está rodando en el dinero.

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