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18 English on the Rocks @EnglishOTR to lay waste devastar The tsunami laid waste to the villages on the coast.

‘Q’ is the least used letter in the English language. La “Q” es la letra menos usada del idioma inglés. carry away (get carried away) dejarse llevar, cometer actos desmedidos, entusiasmarse My son normally gets a little carried away on his birthday. Mi hijo suele entusiasmarse un poco en su cumpleaños. carry off ganar un premio Mary carried off a gold medal in the swimming championship. Mary ganó una medalla de oro en el campeonato de natación. carry on (a) seguir/continuar Please, carry on the way you are; I am only here to observe. Por favor, continúa como lo estás haciendo: sólo estoy aquí para observar. After the divorce we just carried on with our lives. Después del divorcio simplemente continuamos con nuestras vidas. carry out (a) an investigation - llevar a cabo una investigación (b) a survey - realizar una encuesta (c) a promise cumplir una promesa The police will carry out an investigation and inform the press of any new developments. La policía llevará a cabo una investigación e informará a la prensa de cualquier novedad. We will carry out a survey to see if our clients are happy with our service. Realizaremos una encuesta para ver si nuestros clientes están satisfechos con nuestros servicios. I am a man of my word, I always carry out my promises. Soy un hombre de palabra, siempre cumplo mis promesas, carry through llevar a cabo/a término The plan was carried through to perfection, thanks for your help. El plan se llevó a cabo a la perfección, gracias por vuestra ayuda.

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking Britain's Chris Froome wins stage 15 of Tour de France, the longest leg of this year's race, on Mont Ventoux Two service personnel killed in training exercise in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, on Saturday, MoD says The French president says nation must do "much more" to maintain train lines after Friday's derailment left six dead Two teenage girls arrested in connection with death of firefighter Stephen Hunt, who died in Manchester shop blaze Police rule out foul play after Glee star Cory Monteith, 31, is found dead in a Vancouver hotel George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin murder, Florida police and community leaders appeal for calm Jury finds Florida neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman not guilty over shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin No evidence of direct link between batteries on 787 Dreamliner and fire that closed Heathrow in London Gareth H. Jones @gar_jones too / too much / too many He's TOO busy (demasiado ocupado) because he has TOO MUCH work (demasiado trabajo). demasiado (+ adjetivo) too (+ adjective) demasiado al final de la oración) too much demasiado/a (+ sustantivo) too much (+ noun) demasiados/as too many El proyecto era demasiado complicado. The project was too complicated. El trabajo no es demasiado estresante. The job isn’t too stressful. ¿Es demasiado tarde para hacerlo ahora? Is it too late to do it now? ¿No es demasiado difícil para ti? Isn’t it too difficult for you? Él trabaja demasiado. He works too much.

Ella no trabaja demasiado. She doesn’t work too much. ¿Trabaja demasiado (él)? Does he work too much? ¿No hablan demasiado en lugar de trabajar? Don’t they talk too much instead of working? Él come demasiado chocolate. He eats too much chocolate. No tengo demasiado trabajo. I don’t have too much work. ¿Bebe demasiado alcohol (él)? Does he drink too much alcohol? ¿No tiene demasiado dinero para (ser) alguien tan joven? Doesn’t he have too much money for someone so young? Hay demasiados coches en la ciudad.

There are too many cars in the city. No había demasiados coches hace treinta años. There weren’t too many cars thirty years ago. ¿Había demasiadas dificultades para poder continuar? Were there too many difficulties to be able to continue? ¿No había demasiadas personas* en la reunión? Weren’t there too many people* in/at the meeting?

No hay mucha gente / muchas personas. There aren’t many people. No hay demasiada gente / demasiadas personas. There aren’t too many people.

1.El profesor tiene demasiadas clases así que está demasiado ocupado 2.He comido demasiado y ahora me siento demasiado gordo 3.Estas frases son demasiado fáciles 4.Está demasiado borracho para darse cuenta de que ha bebido demasiado whiskey y demasiadas cervezas 1.The teacher has too many classes so / therefore he’s too busy 2.I’ve eaten too much and now I feel too fat 3.These sentences are too easy 4.He’s too drunk to realise that he’s drunk too much whiskey and too many beers English on the Rocks @EnglishOTR to draw the line (between) diferenciar Can we please draw a line between our business relationship and our personal one. catch on (a) ponerse de moda (b) empezar a entender después de un tiempo de no comprender Twitter has caught on in Spain. Twitter se ha puesto de moda en España.

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18 English on the Rocks @EnglishOTR I was new to the job, but worked in a similar area, so I caught on fast. Yo era nuevo en el trabajo, pero trabajé en un área similar, así que empecé a entender rápido lo que tenía que hacer. catch out pillar/agarrar/descubrir She is always flirting with other guys, if she's not careful her boyfriend will catch her out. Ella siempre está flirteando con otros chicos, si no pone cuidado su novio la va a descubrir. catch up (a) alcanzar (b) alcanzar el nivel (c) be caught up in - estar involucrado en (d) on somebody's sleep - aprovechar para hacer algo para lo que antes no había tiempo (e) ponerse al día I left my wallet in my room. Leave, I'll catch you up in a minute. Me he dejado mi cartera en la habitación. Vete, te alcanzo en un minuto. John has missed a lot of classes, it will take him a while to catch up with the rest of the group. John se ha perdido muchas clases, le va a llevar tiempo alcanzar el nivel del resto del grupo. The politician was caught up in the scandal. El político estuvo involucrado en el escándalo. Friday nights I'm tired. I catch up on my sleep on Saturdays. Los viernes por la noche estoy cansado. Aprovecho para hacer cosas atrasadas los sábados. I haven't seen you in ages! We should go for a drink and catch up sometime. ¡Hacía mucho que no te veía! Deberíamos tomarnos algo y ponernos al día alguna vez. peticiones en INGLES – Will / Can Gareth H. Jones @gar_jones Do you want to come with me tomorrow? Do you work near here? Do you need to leave soon? Where do you live?

What time do you normally start? When are you going to arrive?

Will you help me, please? Will you come with me tomorrow, please? Will you send me it, please? Will you open the wine, please? ¿Puedes ayudarme (por favor)? Can you help me, please? ¿Puedes venir conmigo mañana (por favor)? Can you come with me tomorrow, please? ¿Puedes enviármelo (por favor)? Can you send me it, please? ¿Puedes abrir el vino (por favor)? Can you open the wine, please? no utilices el do para pedir algo sino el will o el can.

Respuesta positiva: Claro / Por supuesto. Of course. Vale. OK. Sin problema./Ningún problema. No problem.

Respuesta Negativa: Me temo que… I’m afraid that… Lo siento pero… I’m sorry but…

A:¿Hablas con Mark de la presentación de mañana, por favor? B:Por supuesto.Lo llamo esta tarde. A:Will you speak with Mark about tomorrow’s presentation, please? B:Of course. I’ll call him later.

C:¿Compras un regalo para el cumpleaños de Fiona, por favor? D:Ningún problema. Lo hago de camino a casa. o D:Sin problema. Puedo hacerlo de camino a casa. C:Will you buy a present for Fiona’s birthday, please? D:No problem.I’ll do it on my way home. or D:No problem.I can do it on my way home.

E:¿Puedes ayudarme a arreglar el problema que tengo con mi ordenador? F:Vale. Puedo intentarlo. Le echo un vistazo más tarde. E:Can you help me to fix / repair the problem (that) I have with my computer? F:Ok. I can try. I’ll take a look at it later.

G:¿La llamas, por favor? G:Will you call her, please? H: Me temo que no tengo su número. H:I’m afraid I don’t have her number. I:¿Me esperas, por favor? I:Will you wait for me, please? J:Lo siento pero debo salir en 5 minutos. J:I’m sorry but I must leave in 5 minutes. K:¿Puedes decirme dónde está la estación, por favor? K:Can you tell me where the station is, please? L:Lo siento pero no sé donde está. L:I’m sorry but I don’t know where it is.

1.¿Me llamas más tarde, por favor? 2.Vale. Te llamo sobre las 19h. 3.¿Puedes prestarme 10 euros, por favor? 4.Lo siento pero no tengo suficiente dinero 5.¿Llevas el bolso de tu abuela, por favor? 6.¿Preparas la cena, por favor?

7.Ningún problema. Lo hago ahora. 1.Will you call me later, please? 2.Ok. I’ll call you about / around 7 o’clock.

3.Can you lend me 10 euros, please? 4.I’m sorry but I don’t have enough money. 5.Will you carry / take your grandmother’s bag, please? 6.Will you prepare the dinner, please? 7.No problem.I’ll do it now.

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking China's economic growth (GDP) slows for a second straight quarter, down from 7.7% to 7.5%, figures show President Obama urges 'calm reflection' after George Zimmerman is cleared of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin US sprinter Tyson Gay and Jamaica's former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell test positive for banned substances Two 15-year-old girls held on suspicion of manslaughter after death of firefighter in Manchester blaze are released on bail, police say A fresh wave of bomb attacks in Iraq kills at least 15 people, police say lamansiondelingles @mansiontwit Another piece of advice to take your English to the next level. Más consejos para mejorar tu ingles “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” POT (marijuana) maría I haven’t smoked pot for years. Another piece of advice to take your English to the next level. Más consejos para mejorar tu ingles To talk in circles enrollarse “We’re talking in circles here. I think we should get to the point.”

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18 Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones otro día another day NOT other day. El otro día the other day. Otros días other days "Spain Barcenas scandal: Rajoy under pressure over texts" BBC News report Disfruto caminando en la arena suave. I enjoy walking on the soft sand. Mi padre disfruta leyendo en su tiempo libre. My father enjoys reading in his free time. Siguieron / Continuaron trabajando aunque tenían más de 65 años.

They continued working although they were more than 65 years old. Tuvimos que seguir / continuar buscándolo porque era importante encontrarlo. We had to continue looking for it because it was important to find it.

Siguió / Continuó conduciendo aunque estaba cansado. He continued driving although he was tired. o He continued to drive although he was tired. verbos seguidos por el gerundio Me gusta jugar al fútbol los sábados. I like to play football on Saturdays. o más habitual: I like playing football on Saturdays. Le encanta hacer fotos de edificios antiguos. He loves to take photos of old buildings. o más habitual: He loves taking photos of old buildings. ¿Por que odias viajar en avión? Why do you hate to travel by plane? o más habitual: Why do you hate travelling by plane? Empezó a llover. It started to rain. o It started raining.

Han empezado a planificar la nueva estrategia. They’ve started to plan the new strategy. o They’ve started planning the new strategy. ¿Cuando van a terminar de construir la Sagrada Familia? When are they going to finish building the Sagrada Familia? Espero que (él) acabe de leer el periódico pronto porque lo quiero leer yo. I hope that he finishes reading the newspaper soon because I want to read it.

I miss (Echo de menos) I don’t mind (No me importa) I feel like / I fancy (Me apetece) ¡Cómo echo de menos dormir hasta tarde los fines de semana! How I miss sleeping (until) late on the weekends! ¿No echas de menos vivir en inglaterra? Don’t you miss living in England?

No me importa esperarte si hace falta. I don’t mind waiting for you if it’s necessary. No les importaría probar el pastel de chocolate. They wouldn’t mind trying the chocolate cake. ¿Te apetece visitar a mis padres el fin de semana que viene? Do you feel like visiting my parents next weekend? o Do you fancy visiting my parents next weekend? ¡No me apetecerá hacer eso en absoluto! I won’t feel like doing that at all! o I won’t fancy doing that at all!

1.Espero que hayas disfrutado leyendo este artículo. 2.No me importaría leer otro artículo de este blog. 3.¿Os apetece hacer algo esta noche? 4.Hemos empezado a finalizar los detalles. 1.I hope (that) you’ve enjoyed reading this article. 2.I wouldn’t mind reading another article in/from this blog. 3.Do you feel like / Do you fancy doing anything tonight? 4.i.We’ve started / We’ve begun finalising* the details. 4.ii.We’ve started / We’ve begun to finalise* the details.

other y another

1.otro/a another 2.el otro / la otra the other 3.otros/as (delante de un sustantivo) other 4.otros/as (cuando no precede a un sustantivo) others Voy a pedir otra botella de vino. I’m going to order another bottle of wine. ¡Dale otra oportunidad! Give him/her another opportunity! El otro bar parecía más tranquilo. The other bar seemed quieter. La otra opción es simplemente no hacerlo. The other option is just not to do it. En otras empresas, ganarías más. In other companies, you would earn more.

Los otros equipos no son tan fuertes como el nuestro. The other teams aren’t as strong as ours. Hay otros esperando también. There are others waiting too. Los otros (los demás) no querían ver esa película. The others didn’t want to watch that film. otra gente otras personas other people otra policía (cuando se habla de más de una) other police otra información other information otro consejo/otros consejos other advice 1.Los otros vecinos son mucho más majos. 2.El otro edificio está vacío. 3.¿Dónde están los otros? 4.Los veré otro día. 5.La otra gente no sabía qué hacer. 1.The other neighbours are much nicer. 2.The other building is empty.

3.Where are the others? 4.I’ll see them another day. 5.The other people didn’t know what to do.

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18 BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking Sometimes I feel awful over my country! No! Corruption at the centre of Spanish government! I'll go to the bottom of my stairs! He and many others in his party need to leave My country is a joke. The questions were agreed and Mr.Rajoy read the answers Lance Corporal Craig Roberts named as one of two soldiers who died in Brecon Beacons military exercise in UK English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR I need holidays. Necesito vacaciones. I do need holidays. Realmente necesito vacaciones.

I like spicy food. Me gusta la comida picante. I do like spicy food. Me gusta mucho la comida picante. ¡CUIDADO! Cuando enfatizamos en pasado, "do" pasa a ser "did" y el verbo principal se pone en presente: I walked the dog this morning. Saqué al perro esta mañana. I did walk the dog this morning. Claro que saqué al perro esta mañana. come of suceder como resultado de un evento o situación What came of your visit to the doctors?. ¿Qué sucedió en tu visita al médico? come over (a) experimentar un sentimiento (b) visitar a alguien en su casa A sense of sadness came over me at the funeral. Un sentimiento de tristeza me vino durante ele funeral. Tell your brother to come over. Dile a tu hermano que nos venga a visitar. come round/around (a) recuperar la conciencia (b) visitar a alguien en su casa, aceptar finalmente. Luckily, Marta's mother was with her when she came around. Afortunadamente la Madre de Marta estaba con ella cuando recuperó la consciencia. He spent hous disagreeing with me, but he came around in the end. Él pasó horas discutiendo conmigo, pero al final lo aceptó. come through (a) sobrevivir, recuperarse, salir ileso (b) with - lograr It was a terrible accident, but everybody came through it. Fue un accidente terrible, pero al final todo el mundo salió ileso. After weeks of saving, he finally came through with the money. Después de semanas ahorrando, finalmente él logró reunir el dinero come to (a) sumar, ascender a (b) recobrar el conocimiento I bought a new dress, shoes and gift for the wedding, it came to over 150€. Me he comprado un vestido nuevo, unos zapatos y un regalo para la boda, todo suma más de 150 €. It took many hours for Sally to come to. Sally tardó muchas horas en recobrar el conocimiento. cold - colder - the coldest : frío Put a jacket on, it's cold outside. Ponte una chaqueta, hace frío fuera.

It will get colder next week, I hope it doesn't snow. Va a hacer más frío la semana que viene, espero que no nieve.

December was the coldest month on record. Diciembre fue el mes más frío registrado. lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit "It's ok to make mistakes, as long as they're new ones."

RIP-OFF clavadato to be charged too much money for something 'I was ripped off in Madrid ''What a rip-off!'

To talk sense hablar con sensatez. You're not talking any sense. What are you trying to say?

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking Glee actor Cory Monteith died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, British Columbia coroner says Egypt's first government since military ousted Islamist President Morsi officially sworn in, state media report Sir John Thomas will begin new role as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales in September Downing Street announces that Rt Hon Sir John Thomas is the new Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales At least 4 dead as boat carrying 150 suspected asylum-seekers capsizes off Australia's Christmas Island Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applies for asylum in Russia, officials say Boat carrying about 160 suspected asylum-seekers capsizes off Christmas Island, Australian officials say Norwegian man arrested in Paris for allegedly planning "major terrorist act", French officials say US inflation up as fuel, clothing & transport costs rise, but figure remains below target US consumer prices rose by 0.5% in June - cost of petrol pushes inflation index up from 0.1% in May 11 hospitals in England to be put in special measures for 'breaches of care', health secretary announces "Failings are happening on this government's watch" - Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham on NHS death rates "Thousands" more patients may have died in English NHS trusts than normally expected, health secretary says Met Police chief apologises for "shock and offence" caused by undercover officers using dead children's identities nuclear alternatives would be less resilient and more expensive than renewing current submarine fleet, UK government review finds UK undercover police used the identities of 42 dead children without telling their families, review finds BBC has spent nearly £5m on inquiries following the revelations about Jimmy Savile, annual report reveals Seven people killed and 261 injured overnight in Cairo as supporters of President Morsi demand his reinstatement Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones menos mal 1.Good job 2.Just as well 3.Thanks goodness

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18 Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones menos mal 1.Good job (más coloquial) Literalmente: buen trabajo 2.Just as well (normal) Literalmente: justo tan bien 3.Thanks goodness (más formal) Literalmente: Gracias bondad Good job we’re almost there; I’m exhausted! Menos mal que casi estamos; ¡estoy agotado! Just as well the flight was delayed because if not, I’d have missed it! Menos mal que el vuelo fue retrasado porque si no, ¡lo habría perdido! Thank goodness it’s finally stopped raining. Now the cricket can continue. Menos mal que ha parado de llover por fin. Ahora puede seguir el críquet.

La situación es menos mala de lo que pensábamos. The situation isn’t as bad as we thought. o The situation is better than we thought.

1.Menos mal que ya había planchado mi camisa. 2.Menos mal que recordé guardar el documento antes de cerrar el programa. 3.Menos mal que estabas aquí para ayudarme. 1.Good job / Just as well / Thank goodness I had already ironed my shirt. 2.Good job / Just as well / Thank goodness I remembered to save the document before closing the program. 3.Good job / Just as well / Thank goodness you were here to help me. ¡NO CONFUNDAS! carrera (universitaria) degree, degree course carrera (profesional) career "Look AT me and listen TO me", he said. to look at mirar ¡Mira! Look! ¡Mírame! Look at me!

I like listening to the radio in the mornings. Me gusta escuchar la radio por las mañanas. to arrive at llegar a (lugares en general) to arrive in llegar a (países, ciudades, pueblos, etc) to get to alternativo a to arrive at/in.

I need to arrive at / get to work early tomorrow. Necesito llegar temprano al trabajo mañana. What time are they arriving in / getting to London? ¿A qué hora llegan a Londres? to invest in invertir en to be interested in estar interestado en We are interested in investing in your company Estamos interesados en invertir en tu empresa. to focus on centrarse en You must focus on improving sales. Debes centrarte en mejorar las ventas. to concentrate on concentrarse en Please concentrate on what you are doing. Por favor, concéntrate en lo que estás haciendo. to congratulate on felicitar por Congratulations on passing the exam! ¡Felicidades por aprobar el examen! to report on informar sobre I’m going to report on the latest trends in social media. Voy a informar sobre las últimas tendencias de social media.

Verbos y sus preposiciones to depend on depender de It depends on what you need. Depende de lo que necesites. to work in trabajar en (dentro: oficina, edificio, ciudad, etc) to work on trabajar en (proyectos, documentos, tareas, etc) to work for trabajar en (empresa, empeador) He works in the MLC tower near Sydney harbour. Él trabaja en el torre MLC cerca de la puerta de Sydney.

The IT department is working on the implementation of some new software. El departamento informático está trabajando en la implementación de nuevo software. She would love to work for Google. A ella le encantaría trabajar en Google. to play for jugar en (equipo, empleador) Steven Gerrard has always played for Liverpool. Steven Gerrard siempre ha jugado en el Liverpool. to look for buscar What are you looking for? ¿Qué estás buscando? to wait for esperar algo / a alguien (en el sentido de “una espera”) ¡Espera! Wait! ¡Espérame! Wait for me! to ask for pedir algo, preguntar por alguien (cuando quieres ver o hablar con esa persona) Shall we ask for the bill? ¿Pedimos la cuenta? When you get to the reception, ask for Mr Jones. Cuando llegues a la recepción, pregunta por el Sr Jones. to pay for pagar (lo que compras), pagar por You have to pay for the internet connection. Tienes que pagar la conexión de internet. How much did you pay for that watch? ¿Cuánto pagaste por ese reloj? to apply for solicitar (p.ej. un trabajo, un curso, una beca) In the end, did you apply for that job your saw advertised in the newspaper? Al final, ¿solicitaste el trabajo que viste anunciado en el periódico? to speak/talk to hablarle a (alguien) to speak/talk with hablar con to speak/talk about hablar de/sobre Don’t speak to me like that! ¡No me hables así! I would like to speak with Mr Jones, please. Me gustaría hablar con el Sr Jones, por favor. Let’s talk about our current problems. Hablemos de nuestros problemas actuales. to think in pensar en (idioma en el que piensas) to think of pensar en (brevemente) to think about pensar en(contemplar) When I speak in English, I think in Spanish. Cuando hablo en inglés, pienso en español. I’m thinking of / about going to Australia. Estoy pensando en ir a Australia.

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18 Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones Verbos y sus preposiciones to worry about preocuparse por Don’t worry about me! ¡No te preocupes por mí! to reply to responder a, responderle a (alguien) I need to reply to this email urgently. Necesito responder a este correo electrónico urgentemente. Can you reply to Angela and tell her we’ll be there next week. ¿Puedes responderle a Angela y decirle que estaremos allí la semana que viene? cursoingles ?@curso_de_ingles Do vs. Make do homework do a job do the dishes do housework do exercise What are you doing today? I'm not doing anything. (¿Qué haces hoy? No hago nada.) He's always doing nice things for his girlfriend. (Siempre hace cosas buenas para su novia.) Are you doing anything important right now? (¿Haces algo importante ahora mismo?) do good (hacer el bien) do right (hacer bien) do wrong (hacer mal) do damage (hacer daño) do harm (hacer daño) do one's best (hacer lo posible) do a favor (hacer un favor) do justice (hacer justicia) do research (investigar) do business (hacer negocios) do one's hair (arreglarse el pelo) do wonders (hacer maravillas)

Do vs. Make

make breakfast/lunch/dinner make a dress make furniture make a decision (tomar una decisión) make a choice (hacer una elección) make a plan (trazar/hacer un plan) make arrangements (hacer preparativos) make an appointment (pedir cita/hora, concertar una cita) make a mistake (cometer un error) make money (ganar dinero) make an excuse (dar una excusa) make an effort (hacer un esfuerzo) make an attempt (hacer un intento) make fun of (reírse/burlarse de) make progress (hacer progresos) make an offer (hacer una oferta) make [a] noise (hacer [un] ruido) make peace (firmar la paz) make war (hacer la guerra) make a phone call (hacer una llamada) make an exception (hacer una excepción) make a confession (hacer una confesión) make a discovery (hacer un descubrimiento) make a change (hacer un cambio) make amends (reparar el daño [causado al alguien]//desagraviar a) make a comment (hacer un comentario) make a statement (hacer una declaración/afirmación) make a speech (pronunciar/hacer un discurso) make a difference (hacer diferencias/marcar la [una] diferencia) make friends (hacer amigos) make love (hacer el amor) make a fire (encender un fuego) make an impression (causar impresión) make a mess (hacer un lío) make a point (dar un argumento concreto) make a promise (hacer una promesa) make a suggestion (hacer una sugerencia) make time (encontrar tiempo) make the bed (hacer la cama) English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR come forward avanzar, ofrecerse, responder, ponerse a disposición The police asked for any witnesses to come forward with any information. La policía pidió a algunos testigos que se presentaran con alguna información. come out (a) quitarse (b) mostrarse, publicarse, estrenarse, resultar (c) in brotar en la piel (d) with decir algo repentinamente, hacer que un producto esté disponible a la venta I hope the stain comes out of that shirt, it's the only one I have. Espero que la mancha se quite de esta camisa, es la única que tengo. I can't wait for the new Batman movie to come out. Me muero de ganas de que salga la nueva película de Batman. If I eat seafood I always come out in a rash, I'm probably a little allergic. Si como marisco siempre me brota un sarpullido, probablemente soy un poco alérgico. Sega has just come out with a new game for the PS3. Sega acaba de sacar un juego nuevo para la PS3. come upon encontrar algo o encontrarte con alguien cuando no lo esperabas, descubrir I came upon a really nice sushi restaurant last week, we should go sometime. Descubrí un restaurante de sushi muy bueno la semana pasada, deberíamos ir alguna vez. come about suceder, ocurrir Exactly how did the accident come about? Exactamente, ¿cómo ocurrió el accidente? come apart deshacerse, caerse en pedazos I didn't break it on purpose, it just came apart in my hands. No lo rompí a propósito, simplemente se rompió en mis manos.

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking Same-sex marriage in England and Wales becomes law after being granted royal assent Plans for minimum alcohol pricing in England & Wales dropped by UK government Geoff Webster, deputy editor of UK's Sun newspaper, pleads not guilty to plotting misconduct in public office Edward Snowden not ruling out seeking citizenship in Russia & has no plans to leave for now, lawyer says Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone indicted by a prosecutor in Germany on charge of bribing former banker Met Office upgrades heatwave warning as temperatures above 30C (86F) forecast in parts of England London's Heathrow reveals three options for new runway, saying all are 'quicker and cheaper' than rival hub plan "Heatwave" conditions 90% likely in parts of England in next 36 hours, triggering health warning for vulnerable people,

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18 BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking Met Office says UK unemployment down 57,000 to 2.51m in the three months to May Bangladeshi Islamist party leader sentenced to death over war crimes committed during 1971 war of independence 19 children have now died after eating a free school meal in India's eastern state of Bihar Arms found hidden under sugar on ship in Panama canal are "Cuban weapons on way to North Korea for repair", Cuba says Cuba says arms found on North Korean ship in Panama were "obsolete Cuban weapons" being sent for repair "Penalty is without basis" UK bank #Barclays says it will fight US fine of $435m (£287m) over energy market-rigging UK bank Barclays fined $435m (£287m) in US for manipulating electric energy prices UK inflation rate (CPI) rises to 2.9% in June, up from 2.7% in May Mexican marines to hold media conference amid unconfirmed reports that leader of notorious drug cartel Los #Zetas has been captured Miguel Angel Trevino Morales - head of brutal #Zetas drug cartel - has been captured, Mexican govt confirms InglesParaUsted @InglesParaUsted "Yo no he hecho nada hoy":"I haven't done anything today" "Tienes que confiar en mí.":"You have to trust me."

English on the Rocks @EnglishOTR fall into caer en, caerse en Sam fell into a coma after the heart attack. Sam cayó en coma después del infarto The kid tripped and fell into the bushes. El niño tropezó y se cayó en los arbustos. fall on caer en This year my boyfriend's birthday will fall on Sunday Este año el cumpleaños de mi novio caerá en domingo. fall out (a) romper filas (b) with - pelear con alguien The soldiers fell out after the colonel's order. Los soldados rompieron filas después de la orden del coronel. The goal keeper fell out with the referee after the penalty. El portero se peleó con el árbitro después del penalti. fall over caerse, tropezar The puppy is still clumsy and falls over everything. El cachorro todavía es torpe y se tropieza con todo . fall through fracasar My plan has fallen through because of the bad weather. Mi plan ha fracasado por el mal tiempo.

To kneel - knelt - knelt : Arrodillarse In American football, the quaterback is the one that kneels on the ground.

En fútbol americano, el "quaterback" es el que se arrodilla en el suelo. James knelt before Anna and gave her the ring. James se arrodilló ante Anna y le dió el anillo. I have knelt at their feet a thousand times before. Me he arrodillado a sus pies mil veces antes. to put someone off their stride distraer a alguien I can't read with music on, it puts me off my stride . to take issue with someone discrepar con alguien She took issue with my opinions on the low employment figures. lamansiondelingles @mansiontwit “Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.” It's summertime baby! Chill out (to chill out = relajarse) with this classic KIP -sleep. "You'd better get some kip before we go" será mejor que te echas a sobar un rato antes de que nos vayamos.To have a kip-sobar How to stop racism at an early age (recess = descanso) Vaughan Classroom El sustantivo como adjetivo Compraron sus plantas en un vivero. They bought their plants at a garden centre.

Siempre ha sido un bibliófilo. He has always been a book lover. Ella se encargó de los costes de desarrollo. She was in charge of the development costs. La mayoría de los hombres de la isla eran pescadores de perlas. Most of the men on the island were pearl divers. Ella se cortó con el pelador. She cut herself with the potato peeler.

He estado en una reunión de tres horas. I've been in a three-hour meeting. Fueron a un viaje de tres meses. They went on a three-month trip. Le escribí una carta de nueve páginas. I wrote him a nine-page letter. Fue un vuelo de ocho horas. It was an eight-hour flight. Ella se compró un yate de 12 metros. She bought a twelve-metre yacht.

No caigas en la tentación de decir "I'm counting with you" que implicaría que los dos ibais a contar de uno a diez.

I'm counting on you. You can't back out. Cuento contigo. No puedes volver atrás.

One expression: The lesser of two evils. El menor de los males. One phrasal verb: To sort out solucionar / arreglar Have you sorted out the problem with your boss? ¿Has solucionado el problema con tu jefe?

One adjective: Chatterbox - parlanchin /charlatán Our neighbour is a real chatterbox. Nuestra vecina es una autentica charlatana.

Gareth H. Jones @gar_jones Verbos Irregulares to know /noh/ saber, conocer knew/ñu/ known/nohn/ to grow/groh/ crecer grew/gru/ grown/grohn/ to throw/zroh/ tirar, lanzar threw/zru/ thrown/zrohn/ to blow/bloh/ soplar blew/blu/ blown/blohn/ to fly/flai/ volar flew/flu/ flown/flohn/ to show/shoh/ mostrar,enseñar showed/shohd/ shown/shohn/ to draw/droo/ dibujar, empatar, sortear drew/dru/ drawn/droon/

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18 Verbos Irregulares Gareth H. Jones @gar_jones Simon grew very quickly between the ages of twelve and fourteen. Simon creció muy rápido entre las edades de doce y catorce. The museum guide hasn’t shown us the prehistoric section yet. El guía del museo no nos has enseñado la sección prehistórica todavía. How long have you known Paul? ¿Hace cuánto tiempo que conoces a Paul?

Liverpool and Manchester United drew one-one in the last match of the season. El Liverpool y el Manchester empataron a uno en el último partido de la temporada.

1.La economía no ha crecido mucho este año. 2.Sabía que David había volado a Londres. 3.Mi hijo sopló burbujas por primera vez la semana pasada. 4.El profesor me enseñó la bici que Sandra había dibujado. 1.The economy hasn’t grown very much this year. 2.I knew that David had flown to London. 3.My son blew bubbles for the first time last week. 4.The teacher showed me the bicycle that Sandra had drawn. to eat out comer/cenar fuera (en un restaurante) to eat outside comer afuera (al aire libre) BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking Ex-CIA station chief convicted of kidnapping terror suspect in Milan is detained in Panama, Italian officials say Ex-CIA station chief convicted for extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric in Milan is detained in Panama - Italian reports Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo attacked in Belmarsh prison, south-east London Two men aged 22 and 25 arrested by UK police over explosion near Aisha Mosque in Walsall last month Wikileaks accused US soldier Bradley Manning loses challenge to most serious charge of aiding enemy US military judge refuses to dismiss charge against Bradley Manning of aiding enemy by giving classified information to Wikileaks Carl Mills to serve minimum of 30 years in jail with no guarantee of release after killing three in south Wales fire Carl Mills convicted of murdering a woman, her daughter and granddaughter in house fire in Cwmbran, Wales Ashley Foster found guilty of manslaughter of organist Alan Greaves on Christmas Eve in Sheffield, northern England Five forces will struggle to cope with future budget cuts, police watchdog in England and Wales warns UK Met Office raises heatwave warning to 'level three' for south-west England and the West Midlands Crimes recorded by police in England and Wales have fallen by seven per cent in year ending March, ONS says Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny is sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of embezzlement 8 Afghan civilians on way to work at US military base in Logar province have been shot dead, local officials say A court in Russia finds high-profile protest leader Alexei Navalny guilty of corruption Nelson Mandela remains in hospital on his 95th birthday but doctors confirm that his health is improving President Zuma wishes first black South African President Nelson Mandela a happy 95th birthday Greek parliament narrowly approves public sector reform bill that will see thousands of people lose their jobs Thousands protest outside Greek parliament in run-up to vote on public sector cuts English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR put in (a) instalar (b) dedicar (C) for - solicitar Could you put a new hard drive in my computer? ¿Podrías instalar un disco duro nuevo I put in a lot of work to our website. Le he dedicado mucho trabajo a nuestra página web.

I put in for a promotion at work. He solicitado un ascenso en el trabajo. put before anteponer, prestar más atención a una cosa que a otra porque la consideras más importante I always put my family before my friends. Siempre antepongo mi familia a mis amigos. put behind dejar atrás una mala experiencia para olvidarla y que no afecte tu vida Try to put the past behind you and continue with your life. Trata de superar el pasado y continua con tu vida. put forward presentar, proponer, exponer I'll put my idea forward in tomorrow's meeting. Propondré mi idea en la reunión de mañana. put across comunicar, hacer entender Put your opinions across to your family, they might agree. Comunica tus ideas a tu familia, puede que estén de acuerdo. put at estimar The number of casualties was put at 10,000 by the World Health Organisation. El número de heridos se estimó en 10.000 por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. to have a ball divertirse We had a ball at your house last night.

Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones Do it! Hazlo / Hágalo / Hacedlo / Háganlo. He told me/us TO DO it Dijo que lo hiciera/hiciéramos I understood it Lo entendí. He claimed (that) he HAD understood it Afirmó que lo HABÍA entendido We HAVEN'T finished No HEMOS acabado. They said (that) they HADN'T finished Dijeron que no HABÍAN acabado I'M flying tomorrow Vuelo mañana. He said (that) he WAS flying the following day Nos dijo que volaba al día siguiente I'M flying tomorrow Vuelo mañana. He told us (that) he WAS flying tomorrow Nos dijo que volaba mañana 9

18 Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones It ISN'T ready No ESTÁ listo. He confirmed (that) it WASN'T ready Confirmó que no ESTABA listo I want to do it Quiero hacerlo. She explained (that) she wanted to do it Explicó que quería hacerlo I'LL do it tomorrow Lo harÉ mañana. He told me (that) he WOULD do it tomorrow Me dijo que lo harÍA mañana I'LL do it tomorrow Lo harÉ mañana. He said (that) he WAS GOING to do it tomorrow Dijo que IBA a hacerlo mañana lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars.

To talk someone out of something disaudir de algo/algn "I'm buying a new computer,and don't try to talk me out of it!"

DRIP - a boring person un colgado 'He's such a drip' (to drip gotear) BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking Israel and Palestinians to meet in Washington to finalise agreement to resume peace talks,John Kerry says Israel and Palestinians reach agreement to resume peace talks, says US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jordan Ex-CIA Milan chief held in Panama over cleric abduction is returning to the US - State Department spokesperson Three UK men convicted on drugs charges in Dubai, despite torture allegations, are pardoned, Reprieve says A man is jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for the killing of church organist Alan Greaves on Christmas Eve in Sheffield Bomb blast in crowded mosque in central Iraq kills at least 20 people, police say Counter-terrorism police searching Wolverhampton Central Mosque find traces of an explosion and debris "Hard-line decision" to turn away asylum seekers arriving by boat will ensure border security - Australian PM Rudd Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny freed on bail pending appeal against his conviction for embezzlement "We have to make the best of it" - Detroit mayor after city became largest in US history to file for bankruptcy Police officer who leaked photos of #Boston accused in response to Rolling Stone cover is "released from duty" English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR run after perseguir, correr tras The security guard was running after thief. El guardia de seguridad estaba persiguiendo al ladrón. run for presentarse para ser elegido para un puesto público Michael is running for mayor Michael se presenta para alcalde. run into (a) entrar corriendo en (b) encontrarse con (c) chocar The kids ran into the sweet shop. Los niños entraron corriendo en la tienda de caramelos. I ran into my friend while I was in the bank. Me encontré a mi amigo cuando estaba en el banco. If you don't pay attention you'll run into something. Si no prestas atención vas a chocarte con algo. run out (a) of quedarse sin (b) on - abandonar I ran out of petrol on the way to the hotel. Me quedé sin gasolina de camino al hotel. My dad ran out on me when I was a baby. Mi padre me abandonó cando era un bebé. run over (a) derramar (b) atropellar, arrollar You've poured so much beer that it is running over the glass! ¡Has vertido tanta cerveza que se está derramando por fuera del vaso! The taxi ran over a cat! I couldn't believe it! ¡El taxi atropelló a un gato! ¡No me lo podía creer! hungry - hungrier - the hungriest : hambriento Nothing for me, I'm not hungry. Para mí nada, no tengo hambre.

My wife is hungrier than I am, I'll just have a salad. Mi mujer está más hambrienta que yo, para mí sólo una ensalada. You should feed the hungriest person in the restaurant. Deberías dar de comer a la persona más hambrienta del restaurante. to hang a left/right doblar a la izquierda/derecha if you hang a left here we'll be at my house GraspEnglish ?@GraspEnglish At the seaside En la costa beach playa He spent the whole day on the beach Se pasó el día entero en la playa shore orilla They were strolling along the shore Paseaban por la playa/orilla The tide had taken us out from (the) shore La marea nos había alejado de la costa to paddle or go for a paddle chapotear, mojarse los pies I was paddling in the water with the children Estaba chapoteando en el agua con los niños bathe bañarse The children were bathing in the sea Los niños se estaban bañando en el mar We usually go swimming on Saturday Solemos ir a nadar los sábados swim (sustantivo) un baño Are you coming for a swim? ¿vienes a bañarte a darte un baño? to sunbathe tomar el sol I love sunbathing Me encanta tomar el sol Vaughan Radio y TV conjure up hacer aparecer; sacar de la nada. We’ve conjured up a little terrifying surprise for today’s HiBy at 12:30 on @vaughanr

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18 lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.”

What would happen if everyone on the earth jumped at the same time? Here's the answer: BOOGIE (dance) 'I fancy a boogie tonight' este noche me apetece ir a mover el esqueleto Too bloody hot. Can't be bothered to do anything! (can't be bothered no tengo ganas, no me apetece) Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones I’ll get straight to the point. ir al grano to get straight to the point [tu get streit tu th? point] ¿Puedes dejar de perder tiempo e ir al grano? Can you stop wasting time and get straight to the point?

Fueron al grano y le dijeron que estaba despedido. They got straight to the point and told him he was dismissed.

Iría al grano pero me temo que es un asunto bastante complicado. I’d get straight to the point but I’m afraid that it’s quite a complicated matter. andarse con rodeos andarse con más vueltas to beat around the bush [tu biit ?round th? b?sh] Sabes cuándo va a darnos una mala noticia porque siempre se anda con rodeos. You know when he’s going to give us bad news because he always beats around the bush. Deseo que no se ande con rodeos; estas reuniones duran una eternidad. I wish he wouldn’t beat around the bush; these meetings go on forever. ¡Cómo le encanta hablar a ella! Pero nunca entiendo lo que dice porque siempre se anda con rodeos. How she loves to talk! But I never understand what she says because she always beats around the bush. ¡No te andes con rondeos! ¡Ve al grano! Don’t beat around the bush! Get straight to the point!

Pasado simple ¿Qué comiste? What did you eat? ¿Cuándo llegaron? When did they arrive? ¿Cuándo llegaron? When did they arrive? ¿A qué hora salieron? What time did they leave? ¿A qué hora salieron?

What time did they leave? ¿No trabajaste? Didn’t you work? ¿No vinieron? Didn’t they come? ¿Por qué él no habló contigo? Why didn’t he speak with you? ¿Por qué él no habló contigo? Why didn’t he speak with you?

No trabajé. I didn’t work. No vinieron. They didn’t come. Él no habló conmigo. He didn’t speak with me.

No llovió ayer. It didn’t rain yesterday.

1.¿Me llamaste? 2.¿Por qué no lo acabaron? 3.¿Lo preparó él? 4.¿Por qué ella no abrió la ventana? 5.No lo compré. 6.Mi amigo no me ayudó. 1.Did you call me? 2.Why didn’t they finish it? 3.Did he prepare it?

4.Why didn’t she open the window? 5.I didn’t buy it. 6.My friend didn’t help me.

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking A man held over explosions at three mosques is arrested for "further act of terrorism" over murder of pensioner Mohammed Saleem, police say. More than 20 people killed in a number of car bombs across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say In pictures: The life of comedian Mel Smith (above centre) who died of a heart attack aged 60 Trailblazing journalist Helen Thomas, famous for grilling US presidents, has died aged 92 "Mel & Griff were one of the great comedy acts. It's hard to imagine one is no longer with us" Helen Thomas, a pioneer woman journalist in the US who covered the White House for five decades, dies at 92 Comedian Mel Smith died of a heart attack at his home in London on Friday, his agent says British comedian Mel Smith, known for Alas Smith and Jones and Not the Nine O'Clock News, has died aged 60 A court in India gives six men life sentences in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist earlier this year Explosion at Beijing International Airport terminal Disabled man being treated by medics after detonating explosive device at Beijing airport, Chinese media reports say Italy court convicts five people of manslaughter over Costa Concordia shipwreck, in which 32 people died last year (Corte de Italia condena a cinco personas de homicidio sobre naufragio del Costa Concordia, en el que 32 personas murieron el año pasado) Palestinian prisoners "in jail for decades" are to be freed, Israel says Israel to release some Palestinian prisoners, Israeli minister says after US announces peace talks will resume Detroit bankruptcy petition must be withdrawn, as it violates the state constitution and law, judge rules Five prison officers suspended during inquiry into attack on Woolwich murder accused Michael Adebolajo English on the Rocks @EnglishOTR In English if we place a comma before the word "and" at the end of a list, this is known as an "Oxford comma" or a "serial comma". For example: "I drink coffee, tea, and wine." En inglés, si ponemos una coma antes de la palabra “and” al final de una lista, ésta es conocida como “Oxford comma” o “serial comma”. Por ejemplo: "I drink coffee, tea, and wine" (bebo café, té y vino). run to extenderse, elevarse a, ascender a The bill runs to 70€. Would you like to pay by cash, or card? La factura asciende a 70 €. ¿Querrías pagar con efectivo o tarjeta?

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18 English on the Rocks @EnglishOTR run down (a) agotarse (b) menospreciar, criticar The car battery has run down, call a mechanic. La batería del coche se ha agotado, llama a un mecánico. My brother is always running me down. Mi hermano siempre me está criticando. run around (a) ir corriendo de aquí para allá (b) after - hacer un montón de cosas por alguien cuando deberías hacer más por tí mismo (c) with - salir con, juntarse con, andar con I've been running around all day, would you help me?

He estado corriendo de acápara allá todo el día, ¿me ayudas? My Italian grandmother was always running around after me when I was young. Mi abuela italiana estaba siempre estaba haciendo las cosas que yo debía hacer cuando era joven. I saw your boyfriend running around with another guy. Vi a tu novio junto a otro tío. run across tropezarse con, encontrarse con I ran across your brother in the supermarket. Me encontré con tu hermano en el supermercado. run through echar un vistazo, ensayar We should run through the report one more time before we make our presentation. Deberíamos echar un vistazo al informe ona vez más antes de hacer nuestra presentación. to catch some z's dormir un poco I didn't sleep last night, I'm going to catch some z's before we go out. lamansiondelingles @mansiontwit To talk someone round convencer a alguien “We managed to talk her round to coming on holiday with us “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.”

BABE (attractive girl) bombón ‘check out those babes over there’ Colega, fíjate en esas tías tan buenas.

Gareth H. Jones @gar_jones 1.Fresco (alimentos) fresh Are you sure the fish is fresh; it smells funny (huele raro) 2.Fresco (aire, líquido) cool Summer evenings in the UK are usually quite cool funny gracioso O raro / extraño He's a funny man Es un hombre gracioso O Es un hombre raro English on the Rocks @EnglishOTR take out (a) sacar (b) invitar a una fiesta, etc (c) of - hacer que alguien se sienta muy cansado (d) on - desquitarse con Take out the trash, the bag is full. Saca la basura, la bolsa está llena. Let me take you out for dinner. Déjame invitarte a cenar. The plane journey has taken it out of me, I'm going to take a nap. El viaje en avión me ha agotado, voy a echarme una siesta. I know you are upset, please don't take it out on me. Sé que estás ofendido, por favor no te desquites conmigo. take apart (a) destrozar, dar una paliza (b) desmontar My team took the opposition apart! That's why we're all celebrating. ¡Mi equipo destrozó al oponente! Por eso todos lo estamos celebrando. The mechanic had to take the engine apart see what the problem was. El mecánico tuvo que desmontar el motor àra ver cuál era el problema. take on (a) encargarse de (b) contratar I'm too young to take on this much responsibility. Soy demasiado joven como para tener tanta responsabilidad. I've been taken on by a very important marketing company. He sido contratado por una empresa de márketing muy importante. take after parecerse a She has completely taken after her mother with her sense of humour. Ella se parece a su madre completamente en el sentido del humor. to get high drogarse You can't write many blogs if you get high before you start.

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking England win second #Ashes cricket test beating Australia by 347 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series US golfer Phil Mickelson wins the Open for the first time, at Muirfield Victims of fatal helicopter crash in Russia were two British tourists on a fishing trip and their interpreter Ex-England footballer Paul Gascoigne charged with two counts of common assault after incident at Stevenage railway station, Hertfordshire Crown Prince Philippe becomes Belgium's new king after taking his oath in Brussels David Cameron warns internet firms must block searches for "vile" child abuse images or face legal controls Belgium's King Albert abdicates in favour of his son Philippe, saying his country should remain an "inspiration" to Europe Japan's ruling coalition led by Shinzo Abe has won a majority of seats in upper house of parliament, exit polls suggest (La coalición gobernante de Japón dirigida por Shinzo Abe ha ganado una mayoría de escaños en la cámara alta del Parlamento, sugieren las encuestas de salida) Japan PM Shinzo Abe set to win control of both houses of parliament, exit polls suggest UK Foreign Office investigating reports two British nationals among three people killed in helicopter crash in Russia Carlos - InglesTotal @InglesTotal The Period (.) The Comma (,) The Semicolon (;) The Colon (:) The Interrogation Point (?) The Exclamation Point (!) The Dash (— ) Marks of Parenthesis ( ) Quotation Marks (“”) The Hyphen ( – )

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18 lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit “Greetings, I am pleased to see that we are different. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us.”

To tickle sb's fanc caerle bien a alguien “That new restaurant really tickles my fancy” (to tickle hacer cosquillas) BAD HAIR DAY cuando todo te va mal "I'm having a bad hair day" Hoy me está saliendo todo de pena BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking The Duke of Cambridge says "we could not be happier" after birth of #RoyalBaby boy Royal doctor Marcus Setchell says "wonderful baby. Beautiful baby" "We welcome to public duty a future king" - town cryer heralds arrival of #RoyalBaby. Kate and her baby son are both said to be doing well UK PM David Cameron: "I'm delighted for the Duke and Duchess now their son has been born. The whole country will celebrate" Prince Charles "enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time... an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine" Official announcement of #RoyalBaby boy's birth displayed outside Buckingham Palace See the best of our coverage in this special report "The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are delighted at the news" of the #RoyalBaby's birth, Buckingham Palace says The #RoyalBaby weighed 8lbs 6oz and was born at 16:24 BST, Buckingham Palace says.

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Kensington Palace says Pope Francis arrives in Rio de Janeiro #Brazil on first foreign trip since becoming pontiff Ken Palace have changed their plans. The first we will know about the baby will be when they release a formal press release. Pope Francis arrives in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on his first overseas trip since becoming pontiff in March 25-year-old Ukrainian man charged with terrorrelated murder of Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem, police say Former South African President Nelson Mandela is showing "sustained improvement", a government statement says Family of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi accuses the country's military of abducting him A Norwegian woman at centre of Dubai rape claim dispute says she has been pardoned and is free to leave the country The European Union agrees to put the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah on the EU terror list British cyclist Chris Froome wins 100th Tour de France for Team Sky, second Brit to win in two years The Duchess of Cambridge is in labour and has gone to give birth at the private Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital in London. The #royalbaby will be duke and duchess's first child and will be third in line to the throne Earthquakes kill more than 50, injure at least 300, in north-western #China Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones along por cuando se mueve por encima de un superficie más o menos plana Me encanta caminar por la playa en verano, sintiendo las olas besándome los pies. I love walking along the beach in summer, feeling the waves lapping against my feet. Íbamos en bici por la calle cuando vimos ocurrir el accidente. We were cycling along the street when we saw the accident happen. A medida que caminaban por el sendero de la jungla, oyeron algo moverse en la maleza. As they were walking along the jungle path, they heard something move in the undergrowth. to put your foot in it meter la pata (en ello) Be careful what you say; you always manage to put your foot in it David is thinking about studying accountancy as he’d be able to get a steady, well-paid job. However, he doesn’t fancy the idea of spending all day every day in an office but he can’t have his cake and eat it. David está pensando en estudiar contabilidad porque podría conseguir un trabajo estable y bien pagado. Sin embargo, no le atrae la idea de pasar todo el día cada día en una oficina pero no se puede tener todo.

If you want to go to Canada this summer, you’ll have to save money and stop going out with your friends so often.

You can’t have your cake and eat it. Si quieres ir a Canadá este verano, tendrás que ahorrar dinero y dejar de salir tanto con tus amigos. No puedes estar en misa y repicando.

Food idioms – cakes and sweets On their diving holiday holiday to The Philippines, John and Matilda had some magical underwater experiences and the icing on the cake was seeing a whale shark on their last day. En sus vacaciones de buceo en Filipinas, John y Matilda tuvieron algunas experiencias mágicas bajo el mar y la guinda del pastel fue ver un tiburón ballena en su último día.

Have you noticed that Maria’s put a bit of weight on? I reckon she’s got a bun in the oven. ¿Te has fijado en que María ha engordado un poco? Creo que está embarazada. Don’t worry mum, Frank will be fine travelling through Asia on his own; he’s a tough cookie. No te preocupes mama. Frank estará bien viajando por Asia por su cuenta; es un hombre duro de pelar.

English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR "Everyday" es un adjetivo que significa "cotidiano, diario, corriente, frecuente, usual, ordinario, rutinario" y hay que diferenciarlo de la locución adverbial de frecuencia "every day", que significa "a diario, cada día, todos los días, diariamente" My everyday hairstyle is a ponytail. Mi peinado habitual es una coleta. I wear a ponytail every day.

Llevo coleta todos los días. My everyday shoes don't fit anymore. Mis zapatos de diario ya no me valen.

The shoes I wear every day don't fit anymore. Los zapatos que llevo todos los días ya no me valen.

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18 English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR keep at perseverar en algo, insistir I wanted to write the article before today so I kept at it. Quería escribir el artículo antes de hoy así que seguí trabajando en ello. keep down (a) bajar (b) oprimir Please, keep the music down. I'm trying to sleep. Por favor, baja la música, estoy intentando dormir. The strikers were kept down by the managers.

Los jefes reprimieron a los huelguistas. keep in (a) castigar (b) estar ingresado (c) with - estar bien con alguien Her mother kept her in because she didn't study enough. Su (de ella) madre le castigó sin salir porque no había estudiado lo suficiente. The surgery was a success. Now we're gonna keep him in for a few days. La cirugía ha sido un éxito. Ahora vamos a tenerlo ingresado unos días. Try to keep in with Jack, he'll become your boss soon. Trata de llevarte bien con Jack, él se convertirá pronto en tu jefe. keep to mantener un secreto Will you tell us what hapened or will you keep it to yourself? ¿Vas a contarnos lo qué pasó o no se lo vas a contar a nadie? handy - handier - the handiest : práctico, útil, habilidoso, mañoso This is a handy article to practice adjectives. Este es un artículo útil para practicar inglés. Some tools are handier than others. Algunas herramientas son más prácticas que otras. The calendar is the handiest app on my iPhone. El calendario es la aplicación más práctica de mi iPhone.

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking 2 bodies found after 2 teenage girls go missing in river in Tyne & Wear, north-east England Three men who conned 2,300 UK investors in £80m fraud jailed for between 4 & 25 years in Florida "It's such a special time," says Duchess of Cambridge as RoyalBaby leaves hospital First picture as Duke & Duchess of Cambridge leave hospital with RoyalBaby "We're still working on a name," says Duke of Cambridge as RoyalBaby leaves hospital in London The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge emerge from hospital with the royal baby Prince Charles has hinted William Kate and their son may be leaving hospital soon. Live coverage Prince Charles and Camilla arrive at St Mary's Hospital in London to visit the royal baby Carole Middleton says the royal baby - her grandson - is 'absolutely beautiful' and the family are thrilled Nicholas Jacobs charged with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock at Broadwater Farm, London, in 1985 Three Isaf soldiers killed in bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, reports say Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones Caminar por la calle to walk along the street (llana) down the street (cuesta abajo) up the street (cuesta arriba) For anyone interested in the Royal baby, the BBC has articles, audios & videos you can read, listen to & watch de vez en cuando from time to time (every) now and again (every) now and then (every) once in a while occasionally He calls his mother from time to time despite living abroad. Llama a su madre de vez en cuando a pesar de vivir en el extranjero. I’m not a big cinema fan but I like going now and again. No soy muy aficionado al cine pero me gusta ir de vez en cuando. Every now and then the neighbour’s cat comes into our house through our cat flap. De vez en cuando el gato del vecino entra en nuestra casa por nuestra gatera. Every once in a while I turn on the television to watch the news and I hear a happy news story. De vez en cuando enciendo la televisión para ver las noticias y oigo una noticia alegre. We occasionally go out at the weekends but since having kids, it’s not as often as before.

De vez en cuando salimos los fines de semana pero desde que tenemos hijos, no es tan a menudo como antes. Is there anything you only do now and again that you’d like to do more often?

English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR take out (a) sacar (b) invitar a una fiesta, etc (c) of - hacer que alguien se sienta muy cansado (d) on - desquitarse con Take out the trash, the bag is full. Saca la basura, la bolsa está llena. Let me take you out for dinner. Déjame invitarte a cenar. The plane journey has taken it out of me, I'm going to take a nap. El viaje en avión me ha agotado, voy a echarme una siesta. I know you are upset, please don't take it out on me. Sé que estás ofendido, por favor no te desquites conmigo. take apart (a) destrozar, dar una paliza (b) desmontar My team took the opposition apart! That's why we're all celebrating. ¡Mi equipo destrozó al oponente! Por eso todos lo estamos celebrando. The mechanic had to take the engine apart see what the problem was. El mecánico tuvo que desmontar el motor àra ver cuál era el problema. take on (a) encargarse de (b) contratar I'm too young to take on this much responsibility. Soy demasiado joven como para tener tanta responsabilidad. I've been taken on by a very important marketing company. He sido contratado por una empresa de márketing muy importante. take after parecerse a She has completely taken after her mother with her sense of humour. Ella se parece a su madre completamente en el sentido del humor.

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18 BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking Edward Snowden plans to stay at Moscow airport for now & hasn't received official pass to leave, lawyer says Teenager Dyson Allen guilty of manslaughter of 4 siblings who died in fire at their home in Freckleton, Lancs Teenager Dyson Allen guilty of manslaughter of four siblings who died in a fire at their home in Freckleton, Lancs Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden to get pass allowing him to leave Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, reports say Former CIA contractor Edward Snowden has received documents allowing him to leave Moscow airport, Russian reports say Indian police arrest headteacher of school where 23 children died of food poisoning after eating meal last week Egyptian army chief calls for mass rallies on Friday to back military campaign against "violence" and "terrorism" Queen arrives at Kensington Palace to visit Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and great-grandson Man charged with murder of PC Keith Blakelock in London in 1985 is remanded in custody Only vaccine to protect against common deadly form of meningitis should not be introduced in UK, says advisory body Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa to face trial over his wife Anni's death Identity of 2nd soldier who died during Brecon Beacons SAS selection training confirmed as Edward John Maher by MoD Second soldier who died during army training exercise in Brecon Beacons in Wales is named as Edward John Maher At least three people dead, 157 more rescued, after asylum seekers' boat sinks off Indonesia English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR To hide - hid - hidden : Esconderse I'll hide my keys behind this flowerpot. Esconderé mis llaves detrás de esta maceta. Matthew's grandparents hid a fortune under their mattress. Los abuelos de Matthew escondían una fortuna debajo de su colchón. Had you hidden this thinking I wouldn't find it? ¿Habías escondido esto pensando que yo no lo encontraría? to put down roots echar raíces I've lived all over, but I have finally put down my roots in Madrid. lamansiondelingles How many hours does it take to be fluent in English? cursoingles ?@curso_de_ingles Computers (Ordenadores) Computers Ordenadores Vocabulary Vocabulario @ (at) arroba address book libreta de direcciones/agenda de contactos anti-virus software software anti-virus attached files archivos adjuntos back atrás backup copy copia de seguridad bit, bytes bit/bytes Bluetooth Bluetooth bold negrita box casilla browser navegador button botón database base de datos desktop escritorio e-mail correo electrónico file archivo folder carpeta font tipo de letra hard disk disco duro icon icono inbox bandeja de entrada keyboard teclado laptop portátil link enlace memory memoria mouse ratón network red operating system sistema operativo password contraseña printer impresora program programa scanner escaner screen pantalla server servidor toolbar barra de herramientas trash elementos eliminados user name nombre de usuario virus virus the Web la red Verbs Verbos to browse navegar to download descargar/bajar to drag arrastrar to format formatear to print imprimir to log in entrar/iniciar sesión/acceder to log out salir/terminar sesión to save guardar to scan escanear to search buscar to stop detener to subscribe suscribirse to upload subir/cargar Common Abbreviations abreviaturas comunes ASAP as soon as possible lo antes posible @ at a la atención de... BTW by the way... por cierto...

CC carbon copy con copia a DM direct message mensaje directo MT modified tweet tuit modificado EN English inglés NSFW not safe for work puede ser peligroso abrirlo en el trabajo RT retweet retuit PDF portable document format formato de documento portátil PRT partial retweet retuit parcial TT trending topic temas del momento FYI for your information para tu información TKS thanks gracias LOL laughing out loud riendo a carcajadas ROFL rolling on floor laughing rodando por el suelo de risa WTF what the f**k! ¡pero qué! BB Blackberry Blackberry FB Facebook Facebook IP Internet Protocol address Dirección de IP LI LinkedIn LinkedIn PS Playstation Playstation TW Twitter Twitter YT YouTube YouTube EM e-mail correo electrónico Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones Would ¿Te gustaría venir? Would you like to come? ¿Nos ayudaría (él)? Would he help us? ¿Cuándo empezarían? When would they start? ¿Cuándo empezarían? When would they start? ¿A qué hora acabaríamos? What time would we finish? ¿A qué hora acabaríamos? What time would we finish? Él no trabajaría los sábados. He wouldn’t work on Saturdays. Mis amigos no necesitarían verlo. My friends wouldn’t need to see it. ¿No te gustaría visitarme? Wouldn’t you like to visit me? ¿No lo vendería (ella)? Wouldn’t she sell it?

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They said that* it would be interesting. They said it’d be interesting. Dijeron que sería interesante.

I told you that* they would arrive a little late. I told you they’d arrive a little late. Te dije que llegarían un poco tarde.

1.Me gustaría hablar contigo. 2.¿Te gustaría venir conmigo? 3.David dijo que terminaría pronto. 4.No cenaríamos tan tarde. 5.¿Por qué no lo cambiarían? 1.I would like to speak with you / I’d like to speak with you. 2.Would you like to come with me? 3.David said (that) he would finish soon / he’d finish soon. 4.We wouldn’t have dinner so late. 5.Why wouldn’t they change it?

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Yo debería irme I should go ¿No deberían estar aquí? Shouldn’t they be here? No deberíamos llegar tarde We shouldn’t arrive late ¿Por qué deberías hacerlo? Why should you do it? Él podría dártelo He could give you it ¿Podrías venir? Could you come? No podrían aceptarlo They couldn’t accept it ¿No podrían quedarse? Couldn’t they stay? I could already walk when I was only 10 months old. Ya podía caminar cuando tenía sólo diez meses. Rob couldn’t speak Dutch despite living in The Netherlands for ten years. Rob no podía hablar holandés a pesar de vivir diez años en Holanda.

A:Could you really run a marathon in less than three hours? B:Yes I could, even though I couldn’t train more than three times a week. A:¿De verdad podías correr un maratón en menos de tres horas? B:Sí, podía, aunque no podía entrenar más de tres veces por semana.

1.¿Podríamos ir a la playa mañana? 2.No deberíamos volver demasiado tarde. 3.(Ella) no podía pagar tanto. 4.(Ella) no podría pagar tanto. 5.Me dijeron que no podían ayudarnos. 6.Podrías llamarlo pero deberías hacerlo pronto.

1.Could we go to the beach tomorrow? 2.We shouldn’t go back / return too late. 3.She couldn’t pay that much. 4.She couldn’t pay that much. 5.They told me that they couldn’t help us. 6.You could call him but you should do it soon. at the beginning of a principios de in the middle of a mediados de at the end of = a finales de BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking Scott Snowden and Robert Jennings guilty of murder of 3 members of Sharkey family in Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute Nadine Dorries MP ordered to repay £3,000 of expenses but cleared of "deliberate attempt to profit" US to delay sale of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, where unrest continues Police searching for man missing in Thirlmere Reservoir, Cumbria, find a body Bomb and gun attack on intelligence agency office in southern Pakistani city of Sukkur kills at least three people, officials say Unemployment in France reaches new record, with 3.28 million out of work in June The name of the RoyalBaby is expected to be announced shortly Duke and Duchess of Cambridge name their baby son George Alexander Louis The RoyalBaby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge US federal judge throws out attempts by city workers to block Detroit's declaration of bankruptcy.

Background Casualties reported as train derails close to #Santiago de Compostela in #Galicia region of north-west Spain At least 4 people reportedly killed as train derails in #Galicia, north-west Spain At least 10 reported killed as carriages overturn & rip open in train crash in #Galicia, NW Spain Train crash in #Galicia, north-west Spain, reportedly kills at least 20 people At least 35 dead & 200 injured as train derails in #Galicia, north-west Spain, official says Spain rail crash: "Cause unclear" as 35 killed near #Santiago de Compostela in #Galicia Spain rail crash scene - at least 35 killed near #Santiago de Compostela in #Galicia Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy expresses "solidarity" with #Galicia rail crash victims - at least 35 killed Death toll in #Galicia train crash rises to at least 77, say Spanish officials At least 45 people killed in #Galicia train derailment The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the three months to June, figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal "We are on the right track - building an economy for hardworking people" - PM @David_Cameron on UK GDP figures Head of regional government in #Galicia declares 7 days of mourning for victims of Spanish train tragedy The train that derailed in Spain on Wednesday had no technical problems and had been checked on the day, rail company says Morale in British Army hits new low according to Ministry of Defence's annual survey #Galicia train crash becomes deadliest in Spain since 1944 as death toll rises to 78 30% of British Army personnel describe morale as low - up from 26% last year, #MoD report shows SAS sniper Sgt Danny Nightingale sentenced to two years by military court in Wiltshire for illegally having pistol Spanish PM Rajoy declares 3 days of national mourning for victims of #Galicia train Update: 2 year sentence, suspended for 12 months, for SAS sniper Sgt Danny Nightingale over illegally held pistol #Galicia train crash thought to be deadliest in Spain since 1972 Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi shot dead, reports say, second political assassination this year

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18 BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking One of the drivers in #Galicia train crash placed under formal investigation, Spanish police say Dramatic video of moment train crashed in #Galicia, Spain (warning: disturbing images) http://bbc.in/1bQAy7t pic.twitter.com/OR5aYqnGSQ More than 100,000 people killed in Syria conflict, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says At least 14 killed in bomb attack in town of Muqdadiya, north-east of Baghdad, Iraqi officials say Tunisair cancels all flights on Friday as Tunisia's biggest union calls general strike over politician's killing Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones 1.aprovechar(se)(de) to take advantage of (siempre con "of" en inglés) You must take advantage OF the opportunity 2.Y en inglés, siempre hay que aprovechar(se) "algo" o "de alguien". No se puede decir solamente, "I want to take advantage" 3.Quiero aprovechar Quiero aprovecharlo I want to take advantage of it. Hay que especificar qué se aprovecha by para conectar dos partes de la misma frase cuando la segunda parte responde a la pregunta “¿cómo?”.

Eat this cake by sitting at the table. Come este pastel sentado en la mesa.

Aprobó el examen estudiando mucho. Aprobó el examen. ¿Cómo? Estudiando mucho.. He passed the exam by studying a lot. Desacelera pisando el freno. Desacelera.¿Cómo? Pisando el freno. Slow down by pressing the brake.

Susan convenció a su jefe presentando bien su argumento. Susan convenció a su jefe. ¿Cómo? Presentando bien su argumento. Susan convinced her boss by presenting her argument well. Sobrevivió al naufragio nadando a la costa.

Sobrevivió al naufragio. ¿Cómo? Nadando a la costa. He survived the shipwreck by swimming to the coast.

It would really depend on the context but options could be: our early days / our start / our beginnings weren’t very good.

InglesParaUsted ?@InglesParaUsted "Nadie te quiere.":"Nobody likes you" English on the Rocks catch on (a) ponerse de moda (b) empezar a entender después de un tiempo de no comprender Twitter has caught on in Spain. Twitter se ha puesto de moda en España. I was new to the job, but worked in a similar area, so I caught on fast. Yo era nuevo en el trabajo, pero trabajé en un área similar, así que empecé a entender rápido lo que tenía que hacer. catch out pillar/agarrar/descubrir She is always flirting with other guys, if she's not careful her boyfriend will catch her out. Ella siempre está flirteando con otros chicos, si no pone cuidado su novio la va a descubrir. catch up (a) alcanzar (b) alcanzar el nivel (c) be caught up in - estar involucrado en (d) on somebody's sleep - aprovechar para hacer algo para lo que antes no había tiempo (e) ponerse al día I left my wallet in my room. Leave, I'll catch you up in a minute. Me he dejado mi cartera en la habitación. Vete, te alcanzo en un minuto. John has missed a lot of classes, it will take him a while to catch up with the rest of the group. John se ha perdido muchas clases, le va a llevar tiempo alcanzar el nivel del resto del grupo. The politician was caught up in the scandal. El político estuvo involucrado en el escándalo. Friday nights I'm tired. I catch up on my sleep on Saturdays. Los viernes por la noche estoy cansado. Aprovecho para hacer cosas atrasadas los sábados. I haven't seen you in ages! We should go for a drink and catch up sometime. ¡Hacía mucho que no te veía! Deberíamos tomarnos algo y ponernos al día alguna vez. to lay something at someone's door echarle la culpa a alguien My colleague was stealing money and tried to lay it at my door .

I just published an article about using your Twitter account to learn English. lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families affected by the tragic train crash today in Galicia: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That it is why it is called The Present."

Carlos - InglesTotal ?@InglesTotal 1)Where are you from? 2)Where were you yesterday at 6:pm? 3)What time is it? 4)Who was the mas in the living room? 5)Are you married?

1)Where does he live? 2)What did you do yesterday? 3)Can you play tennis? 4)What are you going to do tomorrow? 5)Is she going to work?

Question words Interrogativos Meaning / Significado Examples / ejemplos who person / persona Who’s that? That’s Raul. where place / lugar Where do you live? In Bogota why reason / razon Why do you sleep early? Because I have to to get up early when time / tiempo When do you go to class? On Tuesday and Thursdays how manner / manera How do you go? By bus but if I am late a take a cab. what object, idea or action / objecto , idea, o acción What do you do? I am a teacher which choice / elección Which one do you prefer? The red one please. whose possession / posesión Whose is this book? It is Erick’s whom object of the verb / objecto del verbo Whom did you meet? I met the manager of the company.

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English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR make after seguir a, perseguir He made after the thief when he saw him steal a lady's handbag. Él persiguió al ladrón cuando le vio robando el bolso de una señora. make away with robar The thieves made away with my wallet.

Los ladrones robaron mi cartera. make for dirigirse hacia, atacar The cat made for the door when it heard the dog.

El gato se dirigió a la puerta cuando oyó al perro. make up (a) inventar una historia (b) maquilla (c) for - compensar (d) to - recompensar a alguien (e) with - reconciliarse I'm making the story up as I go along. Me estoy inventando la historia sobre la marcha. She's not ready yet!

She still has to do her make up! ¡Todavía no está lista! ¡Aún tiene que maquillarse! The manager will make up for the inconvenience with a free drink. El encargado compensará por el incidente con una bebida gratis. Sorry I'm late, I will make it up to you tomorrow. Lo siento, llego tarde, te compensaré mañana. After the misunderstanding John is making up with Mary. Después del malentendido, John se ha reconciliado con Mary. fancy - fancier - the fanciest : sofisticado That's a fancy tie! Was it a gift? ¡Esa corbata es muy sofisticada! ¿Ha sido un regalo? I usually go to fancier bars than this one. Normalmente voy a bares más sofisticados que este. She bought the fanciest dress in the store. Ella se compró el vestido más sofisticado de la tienda. to lay the blame on someone echarle la culpa a alguien The police wont rest until they lay the blame on someone. lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit You're pulling my leg! ¡Me estás tomando el pelo! HORNY cachondo/a "He's a horny bugger es un salido. To be/feel horny estar cachondo. SUSSED investigar/explorar algo "We couldn't suss it out at all "No logramos sacar nada en claro "I sussed him out at once" Le calé en...

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking US intends to repatriate two #Guantanamo detainees to Algeria, White House says Detained driver of train that derailed killing 78 people refuses to answer police questions, Spanish media say Update: At least 39 people killed in market bombing in northern Pakistan Supporters of ousted President Morsi (left) and supporters of the army (right) in Cairo Two people killed in Alexandria, #Egypt, in clashes between supporters of army and those of ousted President Morsi At least 12 people reported killed after two bombs explode in a market in northern Pakistan, reports say Ariel Castro, 53, sentenced to life without parole plus another 1,000 years over kidnapping of 3 #Cleveland women Ariel Castro, charged over the kidnapping of 3 #Cleveland women, accepts plea deal to avoid death penalty No torture & no death penalty for ex-CIA worker Edward #Snowden if he returns to US, justice department tells Russia Tunisia's Brahmi killed with same gun as fellow opposition figure Belaid, Salafist is main suspect 15-month sentence for former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall for sexually abusing girls was unduly lenient, judges say Former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall's sentence for sexually abusing girls increased from 15 months to 30 months Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to face trial on pimping charges, French prosecutors say Spanish police formally detain the driver of train that derailed on Wednesday killing 78 people and injuring scores Authorities in Egypt order ousted President Mohammed Morsi detained over alleged links to Hamas Nicholas Jacobs, charged with murder of PC Keith Blakelock in 1985, is remanded in custody Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones Uso de Would Cuando tenga 60 años When I'm 60 (NOT When I will be 60 OR When I have 60 years) @rvictoriamiguez Absolutely terrible! An accident that's saddened and shocked many and something that must never happen again.

Si yo ganase la lotería, compraría una casa muy grande. If I won the lottery, I would buy a very big house. Si viviéramos más cerca de la costa, iríamos a la playa más a menudo. If we lived closer to the coast, we would go to the beach more often.

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Uso de Would Gareth H. Jones ?@gar_jones Si ella hubiera estudiado más, habría aprobado el examen. If she had studied more, she would have passed the exam.

Si no hubiesen perdido el autobús, habrían llegado a tiempo al concierto. If they hadn’t missed the bus, they would have arrived at the concert on time. Si hubiera estudiado medicina, ahora sería médico. If I had studied medicine, I would be a doctor now. No lo pondría allí si yo fuera tú. I wouldn’t put it there if I were you. Si David estuviese aquí, sabría qué hacer. If David were here, he would know what to do. Si fuera/fuese posible. If it were possible.

1.Iríamos a Australia si tuviéramos el dinero. 2.Si lloviera mañana, ¿qué harías? 3.Si fuera tan fácil, todo el mundo lo haría. 4.Habrían vendido más si hubieran reducido el precio. 5.Si él no lo hubiese buscado, no lo habría encontrado. 1.We would go to Australia if we had the money. 2.If it rained tomorrow, what would you do? 3.If it were so easy, everybody would do it. 4.They would have sold more if they had reduced the price. 5.If he hadn’t looked for it, he wouldn’t have found it.

English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR set about empezar, atacar, agredir Let's set about studying these phrasal verbs. Vamos a empezar a estudiar estos phrasal verbs. set against enemistar con, poner en contra de I think my ex-girlfriend is trying set my friends against me. Creo que mi ex novia está intentando poner a mis amigos en contra mía. set apart separar, distinguir The new player is set apart from the rest because of his speed. El nuevo jugador se distingue del resto por su velocidad. set aside (a) reservar (b) poner a un lado, apartar My mother said she'd set some lasagne aside for me, it's my favourite. Mi madre dijo que reservaría algo de lasaña para mí, es mi favorita. Set those books aside, we'll need them later. Pon esos libros a un lado, los necesitaremos luego. set back (a) retrasar (b) costar The strike set our deadline back by weeks. La huelga retrasó nuestro plazo durante semanas. That Rolex must have set you back a small fortune. Ese Rolex debe haberte costado una pequeña fortuna. set down (a) dejar encima de (b) dejar por escrito You can set the box down on the floor over there. Puedes dejar la caja en el suelo por allí. If you set your thoughts down on paper, you will be able to think about the situation more clearly. Si dejas tus ideas escritas en papel, serás capaz de reflexionar sobre la situación más claramente.

The very first dictionary “The American” took Noah Webster 20 years to put together. El primer diccionario de inglés de todos los tiempos, “The American”, le costó a Noah Webster 20 años en llevarlo a cabo. to bite someone's head off echarle una bronca a alguien my girlfriend bit my head off for forgetting her birthday.

BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking More than 1,000 inmates escape in mass jailbreak in Libyan city of Benghazi - officials US singer-songwriter JJ Cale dies of heart attack, aged 74 Spanish train driver accused of 'reckless manslaughter' over Wednesday's derailment that killed 78 - minister The EU says it has agreed 'an amicable' deal with China on the dispute over the price of Chinese solar panels Blast reported in Tunis suburb ahead of state funeral for murdered politician Mohamed Brahmi Egypt: Over 100 killed, 1,000 injured in protest by Morsi supporters, field camp doctors say Clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Morsi leave scores dead, doctors say lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit HAIRY - frightening "The emergency landing was pretty hairy" ¡Que miedo pasamos durante el aterrizaje forzoso!

Here's a fun online visual dictionary. Type an English word and you get a mind map of definitions and collocations: BBC Breaking News ?@BBCBreaking At least seven dead in Italy after coach crash between Naples and Bari, Italian media reports say Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct peace negotiations in coming days in Washington, US state department says A 21-yearold man from the Manchester area is arrested over harassment offences after Twitter abuse of campaigner The Israeli cabinet has approved the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners, officials say France's Publicis and US firm Omnicom merge to create world's largest advertising company Jewels worth 40m euros (£34.5m; $53m) stolen as man holds up jewellery exhibition in Cannes, French officials say lamansiondelingles ?@mansiontwit HEADCASE - mad or violent person She's a headcase Está sonada He's a headcase Es un lunático peligroso.

To whisper cuchichear / susurrar Why are you whispering?

English on the Rocks ?@EnglishOTR have against tener en contra I have nothing against you, but I don't like what you're saying. No tengo nada en contra de ti, pero no me gusta lo que estás diciendo. have around/round tener cerca, tener alrededor Laura hasn't been around in a long time. Laura no ha venido por aquí en mucho tiempo.

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