Familia Política

In-laws.

Tomorrow she is going to meet with her in-laws.

Reference in Modern Literature:

"As the day wore on his in-laws arrived from three surrounding villages, and each party brought with them a huge pot of palmwine. And there was eating and drinking till night, when Okonkwo's in-laws began to leave for their homes"

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.

"They were very fat goats, but the fattest of all was tethered to a peg near the wall of the compound and was as big as a small cow. Obierika had sent one of his relatives all the way to Umuike to buy that goat. It was the one he would present alive to his in-laws."

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.

Reference in News:

"A woman accused her in-laws of trying to kill her over the issue of dowry, in Ludhiana on Monday."

Indian Express.

Llevar el Carro al Taller

Take the car to the shop.
Take the car to the auto repair shop.

His car broke down last week. He is going to take it to the shop/auto repair shop/auto shop.


References in News:

"The team then loads the car into the team hauler and takes it back to the shop. Occasionally, NASCAR officials will ask that a car be taken to the R&D Center if it is a very serious wreck."
Fox Sports

"The maintenance tasks reviewed in this article are safe to accomplish on your own if you carefully follow the instructions. If you run into trouble, you should consider consulting a mechanic or taking the car to a shop. These common maintenance items can be accomplished with a standard toolkit."

San Francisco Chronicle.

"Investigators combed through the debris of an East Los Angeles auto shop searching for clues to the cause of a fire that left two people dead and two with critical burns, fire officials said."

Mercurynews.com (California)

Domiciliar un Pago a una Cuenta o Tarjeta de Crédito.

Pay by direct debit; make payments by direct debit; set up a direct debit.

I will pay by direct debit so I won’t have my electricity cut off anymore.


References in News:

"Drivers who spread the cost of their car insurance and pay by direct debit could end up paying more than they bargained for because not all car insurance providers are clear about the costs of paying monthly."

Insurances.co.uk

"Paying for car insurance by direct debit may push up premiums"
Insurances.co.uk

""Refunds are generally paid by cheque and they are only paid to a bank account if payments had been made by direct debit"
BBC News

"Disadvantages of setting up a direct debit to pay your credit card."
Helium. com

Pago domiciliado:

"Santander was the most expensive for a regular unauthorised overdraft where the account holder goes overdrawn through payment of two direct debits each month, incurring costs of £95 a month or £1,140 over a year."
Guardian.co.uk

"ING Direct -- known for its high-interest savings accounts -- is stepping into the world of chequing, bill payments and direct-debit payments, opening the door for customers to do all their banking at ING, an option they haven't previously had."

Vancouver Sun.

Tarjeta de Presentación.

Business card.

Have you got your business card?

References in News:

"It seems that Mayor Dewey Bartlett had a $16 box of business cards printed, at city expense, with the name of his wife, Victoria, and the city seal.

Tulsa World.

"Business card scanners are definitively niche products, but for those who need them, they can be invaluable."
PC Magazine.

Tiendas donde Venden Modelos de Carros, Helicópteros, Aviones, Barcos, etc. a Control Remoto.

Hobby store.

There is a good hobby store nearby.

References in News:

"Moller said his favorite aspect of running the hobby store is seeing the joy on the faces of his customers when they've purchased a new item."

The Post Journal.


A place where you can buy PC models.

Fuga de Cerebros.

Brain drain; human capital flight.

In Venezuela, the Government do not care about our increasing brain drain.

References in News:

The society that once was plagued by car bombs, brain drain, and capital flight is now debating how to avoid “Dutch disease,” the syndrome of too much foreign cash rolling in.
Newsweek.

"Brain drain, or "human capital flight," is the mass emigration of young people from one place to another. Often, the young people leaving are the more educated and more technically skilled, but not always."
Press Republican.

Nombre Artístico

Stage name.

Her stage name is Lady Gaga.

References in News:

"Hilfiger - who uses the stage name Rich Hil - was arrested and booked on one felony count of possession of marijuana for sale."
Daily Mail.

"Her stage name was derived, she claims, from the Queen hit in 1984, years before she was born."
Chicago Sun Times.

Placa de Carro, Placa de Auto, Placa de Coche

Number plate; plate.

References in News:

“If you see something suspicious or a car, write down the number plate, get a description and give it to police."

Central Queensland News.

"The victim's friends got the license plate number, which came back to a vehicle in Bayonne owned by a woman."

The Hudson Reporter.

"Upon arrival they found a car with Ohio plates had struck another vehicle in the driveway of a residence. The driver was not moving."

Connect Savannah

"According to Swedish law, personalised car number plates must not be "offensive or disturbing", and the authorities must consider all proposals before they appear on the roads."

AFP

Shorts Que Han Sido Hechos Cortando Pantalones

Cut-off shorts; cutoffs.

Cutoffs or cut-off shorts is a pair jeans or trousers which has had the bottom parts of the legs removed.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.


References in News:

"Wearing her trademark cut-off shorts, flip flops and a tight vest top that showed off her hot, fit-again body, Britney seemed relaxed and a far cry from the drama and breakdowns of two years ago."

Daily Mail UK.

Cambio y Fuera.

Over and out.

"Thank you, control tower. Over and out."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Cortarle a Uno el Agua/la Luz por no Pagar.

Cut off electricity/water; shut off electricity/water.

Last month I had my electricity cut off because I had not paid.

References in News:

"The state Public Utilities Commission on Thursday issued new rules governing how and when the state's large, investor-owned utilities can cut off customers who haven't paid."
www.SFGate.com

"Twice of late (never happened before), I've been threatened with having my electricity cut off. They did the deed last month. I received the posted pre-warning four days after they cut me off."
Tonight.

"For example, the water was shut off at 54 Jefferson Ave. in April 2008, four months after the city declared it vacant and the last water bill was paid. Yet the house has since received estimated water bills and related penalties totaling $8,173."
Democrat and Chronicle.

"Starting no later than October, low-income customers who have had their electricity and natural gas shut off will no longer have to pay a deposit to re-establish service. Customers who don't qualify as low-income may still have to pay a reconnection deposit, but the deposit can be no more than twice their average monthly bill."
San Francisco Chronicle.

Corte de luz y de agua (por no haber pagado): Shutoff

"Shutoffs, Shames said, are more likely in areas where people with deep ties to the community lose their jobs, rather than in places where poor economic conditions lead people to lose their homes — because they don't need electricity and gas if they don't live there."
San Diego Union Tribune.

Cortarle a uno los servicios por no haber pagado:

To have one's utilities cut off.

"Tomorrow I’ll arrange for my bank to automatically pay my bills so I won’t have my utilities cut off or accrue any late fees. "
The ESL Podcast.

Ir en Ascensor.

To ride an elevator.

I am frightened of riding elevators.

Reference in Modern Literature:

"The security guard opened the rear door, and Mitch rode the elevator to the fourth floor. As usual, Avery locked his office door."
John Grisham, The Firm.

Reference in News:

"Here's a look at five nations that are using varied strategies to ride the elevator of innovation-led growth."
Christian Science Monitor.

Posted by Profesor Héctor José Mendoza Ortiz.

Ropa de Epoca.

Period clothing; period costumes.

Have you ever worn period costumes?
In the play all the actresses and actors will wear period clothing.

References in News:

"The house, the oldest building in Lebanon, will also be stocked with Civil War-era reenactors dressed in period clothing."
Dayton Daily News.

"Each child was dressed in period costumes that started as thrift-store finds, she said."
Lexington Herald Leader.

Ser Reclutado por el Ejército.

To be drafted into the Army; to be conscripted into the Army (UK).

He was drafted (into the army) at eighteen.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

He was conscripted into the army at the age of 18. Cambridge Dictionary Online.

References in News:

"As Frey was married before being drafted, returning home to his young wife was in the forefront of his mind."
News Tribune.

"Gingrich, who lives in Waterloo, Iowa, said he was drafted in July 1942. Upon entering the Army, he said, he was confused to see his assignment to a battalion designated with the initials “TD.” Lubbock Online

"After high school Israeli students are drafted into the army while their Palestinian counterparts will likely move on to college. Some alumni like Wissam Jarjoui, a graduate from the first class in 2006, actually made it into MIT."

Gulf Times.

"Former Overton Grange School student Hyun Shin was hoping to take his A-levels this summer, but was conscripted after his family failed in their bid to stay in the UK. "

Sutton Guardian (UK)

El Proceso de Reclutamiento: The Draft, Conscription (UK)

"He avoided the draft because of a foot injury."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"Germans have not as yet decided whether conscription should be abolished, DPA reported on Saturday."
http://en.rian.ru/world/20100731/160026674.html

Persona que ha sido reclutada por el ejército:

Conscript, draftee (US)

"Frances Arnold watched two busloads a month of potential draftees head for Fort Jackson in Columbia for pre-induction physicals during the 1950s and 1960s."
South Carolina Now.

"Some reports said a conscript had been found asleep at his post and that he or a fellow soldier opened fire on officers trying to punish the conscript"
Irish Times.

Entregarse al ejército:

Volunteer for the Army.

In the eighties, in Venezuela young people were drafted/conscripted . Nowadays, most of them volunteer for the Army.

Jamón Serrano

Parma ham.

Do you like Parma ham?

References in Websites:

" Parma ham is a typical product of the Parma province. It is on these hills that the legs of the pigs, born, bred and reared, are carefully selected, seasoned, matured and stored.
http://www.efoodies.co.uk/invt/parmaham/

"In the height of summer, nothing beats an Italian style salad with an ice cold tipple. And there is nothing quite like thin slices of Parma Ham on the taste bud. The curing is controlled carefully so that the ham absorbs only enough salt to preserve it and to retain its distinctive sweet flavour. "
http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/

Posted by Prof. Héctor José Mendoza Ortiz.

Hacer un Suplencia.

To fill in for someone.

I am filling in for her next Monday.

References in News:

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