WITHOUT CONTEXT (FOR EXPRESSIONS)
- Bucks: e.g. 10 bucks→ is an informal way to
say dollars.
- “I crash”: as in fall asleep
- “Nobody said anything” nadie dijo nada
- Anyways: informal way of anyway
- “Go for it”: “anímate, hazlo, ve por ello” it´s in
common use
- Aisle /ail/: pasillo o corredor, narrow space,
between rows of seats in an aircrafts , theater,
or a church. E.g. would you prefer a window
seat or an aisle seat?
- Isle /ail/ noun: an island (the same thing) or
peninsula, specially a small one. Is more
archaic than island. E.g. I´d love to explore the
carribean isles.
- News vs notice:
Notices: is when you see or become
conscious about something. E.g. I
notice a bird sitting on my garage roof”
“ví a un pájaro sentado en el techo de mi garage”
avisos.
News: is a piece of information about
something. E.g. I´ve got some Good
news for you! I’m getting married.
“Tengo una noticia para ti!, me voy a casar”.
- Contest: concurso
- Replay: E.j. Replay to an email. Contestar
- Fabric: tela
- Factory: fábrica
- For example for instance
- (aceptar disculpas) That’s alright, that’s ok, no
need to apologize, forget about it, don´t
worry about it, never mind, don’t mention it.
- Weather VS climate
oWeather is the current state. Is what
we get. E.g. Sometimes we can get a
cold day in summer.
oClimate is the average (/averij/)
weather over a period of time (30 year
or more) in a specific location. Is what
we expect. E.g. high temperature in
summer.
- Raise VS rise
oRaise (/reiz/): levantar, aumentar. E.g.
Raise your hand.
“When are they going to raise our
salary?”
oRise (/raiz/): subir. E.g. The sun rises in
the east. El sol nace en el este.
House prices had risen (/risen/) quickly.
Los precios de las casas habían subido rápidamente.
- “I don´t buy”: (not literal meaning) Lo
podemos usar para decir que creemos o no
creemos en algo, no lo creo, no me convence.
E.g. I don´t buy her story.
- “I hear you”: (literal meaning: te escucho)
Para el significado no literal cuando se lo
decimos a otra persona es que nos sentimos
identificados con lo que dice. E.g.
A: “It´s so cold today”
B: “I hear you” (la otra persona tiene la misma opinión)
- “I’m feeling under the weather” common
expression. Se usa cuando la persona no se
está sintiendo muy bien, no está del todo
enferma ni del todo bien, se usa generalmente
en invierno.
“I didn’t mean to”: Fue sin querer
Run your mouth: someone who talks non-stop.
Alguien que habla sin parar y habla y habla sin
llegar a un punto, hablar sin sentido E.g. Stop
running your mouth and tell me what you
want.
