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Existen frases de uso cotidiano difíciles de encontrar en los diccionarios y que se hallan todos los días en los métodos de inglés, las noticias, en documentos legales, en las etiquetas de medicinas, en la televisión, en la radio,y hasta en volantes de supermercado y tiendas de ropa o tickets de cine. En Inglés in English las pone en tus manos.

La frase que no sabes decir en inglés, que no consigues o que no se te ha ocurrido buscar, apréndela aquí sin esfuerzo ya que la puedes expresar con dos o más palabras que tú ya conoces desde las primeras etapas de tu aprendizaje.

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martes, 29 de mayo de 2012

Estar averiado un carro, un coche

To have broken down.


I had broken down and so I called a tow truck.


In Educational Materials:






Hacer clic en Imagen para agrandar.


Venezuela: estar accidentado un carro.

lunes, 21 de mayo de 2012

Cerca de Alambre de Púas.

Barbed wire fence.

We climbed the barbed wire fence and got into the paddock.


In News:

"Carol Clamp is offering a £500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the yobs who cut through the barbed wire fence"
Burton Mail.

"The 21-year-old Saskatchewan resident suffered a broken pelvis, collapsed lung, bruised liver and kidneys, and other injuries when a car accident in Alberta threw her 10 metres out of a vehicle and onto a barbed wire fence."

The Star Phoenix.

lunes, 14 de mayo de 2012

Camisa, playera, remera, franela por fuera.

Shirt, t-shirt, tank-top, polo. etc. untucked.

Untucked shirt, t-shirt, tank-top, polo, etc.

To go to that party, you can't leave your shirt untucked.

In Modern Literature.

"He emerges  wearing a long white shirt, unbuttoned and untucked."
Michael Jackson the King of Pop by Lisa D. Campbell.

In News:

"All that stands between students wearing blue jeans and untucked shirts in Alvin schools is an affirmative vote from trustees."
Houston Chronicle.

" Another day, she arrived in a black skirt and bright pink blouse —untucked—topped with a black sweater."
The Daily Beast.

martes, 8 de mayo de 2012

Gritar Consignas, Decir Consignas.

To chant (slogans, names, etc)


"The crowd were chanting the name of their football team."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in the square."
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

In News:
"... video posted on the Internet showed young people chanting slogans against the ruling family and being drowned out by gunfire."
The Christian Science Monitor.
Foto: One Pakistan.

lunes, 30 de abril de 2012

Cerca de Malla.


Chain-link fence.


In Modern Literature:

"Where were the chain-link fences, the metal detectors?
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.

In News:

"That's how long the kids must wait before the chain-link fence comes down and the new playground at Dolores Park will be theirs for climbing, jumping, ..."
San Francisco Chtonicle.

martes, 24 de abril de 2012

Colapsar/saturar las líneas telefónicas.













To jam phone lines/networks, to jam up phone lines, become clogged.

In News:

"A rare East Coast earthquake that shook people from North Carolina to Boston today prompted heavy call volume that jammed cell phone networks throughout the region."

CNet News.

"Before the earth had even stopped shaking Tuesday afternoon, thousands along the East Coast calling and texting loved ones jammed up phone lines across the country."
The Times.

"And as phone lines became clogged, social media websites like Twitter and Facebook became a place to communicate."
The Times.

"The high volume jammed up lines, but Schweder said the company has protocols in place to reroute calls and help ease the congestion."
NBC.

Foto: The Times (UK)

lunes, 16 de abril de 2012

Bebé de Animal Salvaje (Oso, León)


Cub.

Cub: the young of particular wild animals, such as bears and lions
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"
In fact, a family of lions which Angela has been filming since they were cubs, were stars of Disney's feature film African Cats"
Business Standard.

lunes, 9 de abril de 2012

Como sardina en lata.


Jammed in like sardines.

We rode the bus jammed in like sardines.

In News:

"One night, to avoid the rush hour, I waited until 7pm to come back. Yet when the train came into the platform at Hyde Park Corner and the doors opened everyone was standing up, jammed in like sardines."
The Independent (UK).