WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
like water expr (lavishly, freely) (informal)como agua expr
  como si fuera agua expr
 She has always spent money like water, so she has a hard time saving.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
water off a duck's back,
like water off a duck's back
expr
figurative (having no effect on [sb])no tener efecto, no tener ningún efecto loc verb
  (coloquial: no afectar a alguien)resbalarle a alguien vi + prep
  (coloquial: no importarle a alguien)no importarle un pepino a alguien loc verb + prep
 The press wrote all sorts of nasty stories about the politician, but it was like water off a duck's back; she paid no attention to them at all.
 La prensa escribía toda clase de historias horribles sobre la política, pero estas no tenían efecto: ella no les prestaba ni la más mínima atención.
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