Babear Dormido.

To drool during sleep, to dribble during sleep.

Do you ever drool/dribble while you sleep?


In Websites:

"All in all, there is nothing good to be said for drooling in your sleep, and if you have this issue then you are probably desperate to get rid of it."
Knol A Unit of Knowledge.

Zona de Tolerancia.

Red-light district, tolerance zone.

A red-light district is a part of a city where people and businesses sell sex.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In News:

"Taiwan is allowing local governments to set up red-light districts, potentially bringing the island’s large underground sex industry out into the open. Prostitution inside special zones will be legal, but outside of them both prostitutes and their clients can be fined. "
Voice of America.

"The police began creating “tolerance zones” in 1988, when police and social agencies devised a strategy to displace prostitution from residential areas."
Globe and Mail Canada.

Foto: Voice of America

Pesebre a Escala Real, Pesebre a Escala Natural.

Life-size Nativity, life-size Nativity scene.

They will erect a life-size nativity at the shopping center.


In News:

A large crowd gathered for the blessing of the life-size nativity, with some of the original sheep and artistic mural of a scene in Bethlehem and bright star in the east end of Garfield Park west of Ohio Street.

The Beacon-News Chicago.

"A life-size nativity scene has been erected behind the Piazza in Eldred. It was created by the staff at the Corner Store. They hope to add to it over the years, and it is available to the public for viewing anytime. It was blessed by Father Tom from St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church in Yulan on December 3."

The River Reporter.

Ropa que una persona ya no usa.

Cast-offs.

I always had to wear my sister's cast-offs as a child.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"It is not the first time, however, that Kate has been seen wearing her mother's cast offs."
Mail Online.

Comprar una Propiedad para Arreglar.

To buy a fixer-upper.

Don't buy that fixer-upper - the roof leaks and the windows are broken.

In News:

"No matter if a homebuyer decides on a fixer-upper or a property that needs no improvements, according to Sukkau the most important thing is for potential homebuyers to know their budget and stick to it."

Digital Journal.

"If you are planning on buying a fixer-upper, consult with a licensed contractor as part of your home inspection to make a budget for the expected cost of repairs and renovations. "
The Independent UK.

Tener un Trabajo Remunerado a Tiempo Parcial fuera del Empleo Principal.

To moonlight.
"You'll get sacked if the boss finds out you've been moonlighting."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.
To moonlight is to work at an extra job, especially without telling your main employer.Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In Periodicals:

"Most teachers earn around 1,800 roubles ($64) and many moonlight as private tutors."
The Courier UNESCO, February 2001.
"So far the Hermitage has been able to keep its younger, competent and dedicated staff who are prepared to moonlight as cab drivers so that during the day they can return to the world of art."
The Courier UNESCO, February 2001.

In News:

"In the case of Neil McKinlay, however, they were willing to make an exception for a firefighter who needed to swap a few shifts so that he could moonlight for a few weeks on another project: winning a Grey Cup."

North Shore News.

"A B.C. trucking firm discovered that an employee was using their truck after-hours to moonlight on independent jobs. Another employee was using the company credit card to fill his wife’s car with gas."CBC News.
"Jimbo Fisher may specialize in coaching football, but perhaps he could moonlight as a fortune teller."Seminoles.com
"In fact, the Oscar-winning actress, 36, simply feels lucky she doesn’t have to moonlight."USA OK.

"It all started in May, 1979, when he began moonlighting while commuting from Tarrytown, New York into his day job as a mid-level magazine editor in Manhattan."

The Huffington Post.

Special Thanks to Luis Rodríguez Tineo- Practice of English I. FaCE Carabobo University.

Asaltar a una Persona en su Propio Carro/Coche/Automóvil para Secuestrarla en el Mismo.

To carjack someone.

They will carjack him if he goes to the slums.

In News:

" Former Astros right fielder Richard Hidalgo was shot in the left forearm when he was carjacked in Venezuela in 2002."
MLB Online.

Foto: The California Highway Patrol.

Retén de Policía de Carreteras, Alcabala de Carretera (Policía), Punto de Control.

Checkpoint.

A checkpoint is a place where people are stopped and asked questions and vehicles are examined, especially at a border between two countries.

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"We were driven on back roads, slipping around checkpoints, until we reached the outskirts of the city of Homs, the main centre of opposition to the regime."

BBC News.

"Don’t hold your breath waiting for any kind of Occupy Beijing movement to set up camp. Visitors to Tiananmen Square must pass through airport-style security checkpoints, and nobody is likely to try smuggling in a protest sign, much less a tent. "

The Washington Post.

"Some of the favela's residents left the area on Wednesday, as police began setting up checkpoints at entrances to the slum district, which is located close to tourist areas in Rio's south zone."

BBC News.

Special Thanks to Yhon Flores Practice III FACE Carabobo University.

Comprar por Abonos, Comprar por Sistema de Apartados, Comprar a Plazos.

To buy something on layaway (AmE), to buy something on lay-by (BrE), to lay something away (AmE)

Could I buy the dress on layaway/ lay-by?
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

To lay something away is to pay a deposit on something to reserve it until full payment is made.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

On Websites:

"When you buy something on layaway, the seller agrees to put your purchase aside and keep it for you until you pay for it in full."


How to buy something on layaway.

En Ayunas.

On an empty stomach.

You have to take this pill on an empty stomach.

In News:

"There is a small group of people who show some response - but only after taking a massive MSG pill on an empty stomach."
Sydney Morning Herald.

"Don't drink on an empty stomach. Food slows absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream, so eat a small, healthy, protein-based meal or snack"
Sydney Morning Herald.

Read more: Why some medications have to be taken on an empty stomach.

Poner, Armar o Instalar un Pesebre

To set up a Nativity scene, to assemble/build a Nativity scene.

She always sets up the Nativity Scene on December 24th.

In News:

"Some of the most impressive of these can be found in Bridgeport's inner-city Catholic churches, where priests and the faithful carefully assemble Nativity scenes over several days about two or three weeks before Christmas."

www.connpost.com

"I'm from Italy, and over there setting up a Nativity scene is an integral part of Christmas. It was initiated by St. Francis of Assisi. So I have it deep inside myself."

www.connpost.com

"Throughout the neighborhood, residents took out hammers, nails and paintbrushes to build Nativity scenes and retouch some old smiling snowmen"
El Paso Times.

Hacer/Dar la Voz de un Personaje. Hacer el Doblaje de la Voz de un Personaje.

To voice a character.

Will Smith will voice the main character in the new Disney animated movie.

What does a voice actor do?
He voices characters.

Emilio Lovera voices all the characters in Isla Presidencial.

In News:

"Each week, the jovial Casey Kasem -- who also voiced Shaggy on the "Scooby-Doo" cartoon show -- would chart the progress of the week's top rock and pop songs as they made their way up the Billboard Magazine chart."
Press Box.

" Tom Hanks voiced five roles, including the train's conductor and Santa Claus. "
Farfield County Online.

"Santa (voiced byJim Broadbent pilots a vast sleigh-shaped spacecraft crewed by thousands of commando-like elves who abseil on to roofs, assess sleeping children's niceness using scanning devices, and fill stockings with the aid of handy gift-guns."
The Telegraph Australia.

Acaparamiento de Productos.

Stockpiling of goods, to stockpile goods.

Venezuelan Government has accused supermarket chains of stockpiling.

In News:

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has urged stores not to stockpile goods, amid concerns that panic buying was leading to a shortage of essential items.
CNN.

"Adam McGrann, the paper company’s chief operating officer, filed an affidavit with the lawsuit in which he accused MaineToday of stockpiling paper knowing it could not pay for it."
Sun Journal.

"Obama's executive order also directs the FDA to work with the Justice Department to investigate whether potential shortages have led to illegal price gouging or stockpiling of life-saving medications."
UPI

Nariz Tapada.

A stuffy nose.

My daughter has a stuffy nose.
The Stir.

In News:

"Many people believe VapoRub helps clear up congestion, and the company used to advertise it as a remedy for stuffy noses. "
Los Angeles Times.

"The common cold is caused by rhinovirus and other airborne viruses, which can cause a stuffy nose, sore throat and low-grade fever."
Fox News.

Foto: Health and Life Style.

En Libertad Bajo Fianza.

On Bail.

He is on bail, so he is out of jail by now.


In News:

Defense attorney Michael Flanagan's efforts to keep Murray out of jail on bail were unsuccessful and he was remanded into the custody of the state until sentencing on November 29. Murray now faces up to four years in a state prison and the loss of his medical license."

The Celebrity Cafe.

"Amar Singh, who is on bail and facing prosecution for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, wants Delhi police to take action against Team "

Mid Day.

'It's like I'm out on bail, but I've not been charged': Paul Hogan hits out ahead of Australia return for son's wedding." The Sydney Morning Herrald

Juez/Jueza de Paz.

Justice of the Peace.

Justice of the Peace: person who is not a lawyer but who acts as a judge in local law courts and, in the US, can marry people.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

On Websites:

"A Justice of the Peace is a judge who handles minor legal matters such as misdemeanors, small claims actions and traffic matters in Justice of the Peace or Justice Courts. Such courts were popular in earlier history, but now exist primarily in rural areas for the convenience of people who must travel long distances to other courts."
US Legal Dictionary.

In News:

"The elder Wiley was Justice of the Peace for many years and is currently serving as constable of Pct. 2."
Grandsalinesun.com

"Martinez to run for Justice of the Peace."
The Brownsville Herald.

Vendedor al Mayor.

Wholesaler.

He's a furniture wholesaler.

On Websites:

"A wholesaler is someone who buys large quantities of good and sells them to others for distribution, rather than selling directly to the ultimate consumers. "

US Legal Dictionary.

In News:

"Sporting goods wholesaler Redl Sports Distributors Ltd. has agreed to be bought by U.S.-based Maurice Sporting Goods, Inc., with the deal expected to close at the end of November."

Winnipeg Free Press.

Corredor de Seguros

Reference in News, reference in cartoons, references in modern literature.

Insurance broker.

Her father is an insurance broker.


On Websites:

"Insurance brokers are insurance firms or an individual who find and sells insurance policies. An insurance broker acts for an on behalf of the customer who needs a policy. The duty of an insurance broker is to find appropriate policy for the customer. "

US Legal Dictionary.

In News:

"Most people have never sat down with an insurance broker. So they're not aware of the products that might benefit them."
The Economic Times.

First published on February 14th 2010.

Licenciado en Bioanálisis.

Medical lab technician, bioanalyst.

He is a medical lab technician.

On Websites:

As a medical lab technician, you'll work under the supervision of a medical technologist or physician to perform tests on tissue, blood and body fluids in order to help physicians diagnose and treat diseases.
All Allied Health Schools. Read more.

In News:

"Her parents are Liana and Jeff Kulibert. They are both involved in careers in which Kulibert has interest. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a medical lab technician."
New Richmond News.

"She graduated in 2007 with an associate’s degree in Medical Laboratory Technician. She worked at the Fergus Falls Medical Group from 2007 until 2008, and continued her career in the medical laboratory at Perham Memorial Hospital in 2008, where she worked until her health prevented her from continuing."
Fergus Falls Journal.

"A person licensed as a clinical laboratory bioanalyst or bioanalyst and qualified under CLIA may perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations classified as of high complexity under CLIA."
US Legal Definitions.

"The medical laboratory technician performs a wide variety of general lab tests to hunt for clues to the absence, presence, extent and causes of disease."
Herald Gazette.

Foto: All Allied Health Schools.

Intervenir un Banco

Take over a bank.

Venezuelan Government took over two more banks.

In News:

"Venezuelan Government takes over eighth largest bank."

James Suggett- Venezuelanalysis.com

"Chavez said depositors from two of the institutions closed on Monday were all recovering their funds, while the state would take over and reopen the other two banks."
Forbes.com

Colector de Autobús

Bus conductor (masc), bus conductress (fem).

A bus conductor/conductress is a person whose job is to collect money from passengers on a bus or check their tickets.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

In News:

"Hendy is rooted in the public sector. He joined London Transport in 1975 as a graduate trainee and worked his way through the ranks, including a spell as a bus conductor."

The Guardian (UK)

"Initial investigations suggest that bus conductor Sanjay and driver Sher Singh were involved.'We suspect that the conductor and the driver are involved.'"
Times od India.

"In another incident linked to the attack a bus conductor succumbed to his injuries as unknown assailants set fire to a minibus in the same area."
The Express Tribune.

Posted by Prof. Héctor José Mendoza Ortiz.

First published on July 27 2010.

Favorito (en una Elección, en un Concurso)

Front-runner.

"She is one of the front-runners in the contest."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Also: Favorite (AmE), favourite (BrE)

The favourite came in third.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

In News:

"The new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey conducted just before Tuesday’s vote found Mr. Obama ahead of GOP presidential race front-runner Mitt Romney by 50 percent to 41 percent, a marked change from an October poll that found the two men tied. Mr. Obama enjoys even bigger leads against other GOP contenders.
Washington Times.

"Redknapp is considered the front-runner – especially given the desire to have an Englishman in charge – to replace the Italian."
The Independent UK.

"Front-runner to replace Capello will stand trial alongside Mandaric in January."
The Independent UK.

By Ismael Figuera FaCE Mención Inglés . Universidad de Carabobo.

En Inglés: Desbordarse/salirse un Río.

How to say when a river, sea or lake flows over its banks/shore. because there is too much water in it.
Cómo decir cuando el agua de un río, mar o lago se sale de su  orilla porque tiene demasiada agua en él.

The river burts its banks, the river breaches its banks.
The river overflows its banks.


The river was threatening to burst its banks.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

On Youtube:


In News:

"The sheer amount of rainfall caused the River Colne to burst its banks and caused water to rise to around one and a half feet deep in the town centre."
Halstead Gazette.

"Dublin city council activated its emergency plan after torrential rain led to three rivers bursting their banks, causing houses and roads to become submerged. "

The Guardian UK.

In French      En francais      En francés

Le cours d’eau est sorti de son lit.       
Collins Dictionary.

Depósito (de Alquiler)

Security deposit.

The site offers residents help on how to get a landlord to make repairs or return a security deposit.

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

According to the new law promulgated by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, tenants are not obliged to pay security deposits.

In Legal Documents:


Click on Image to enlarge.

www.exlandlordforms.com
In News:

"Several tenants claims that landlord Mike Rabb failed to return their security deposit, and also failed to fix problems at the residential building on 728-730 Moody St., such as mice, bed bugs and broken appliances.

Wicked Local Waltham

Producto que es más de lo mismo.

Run-of-the -mill product.


In Educational Materials:

"There's nothing new or different about this. It's just an ordinary, run-of-the-mill product.
Access to Professional English. Inlingua-
In News:

HTC is planning to bring a completely new tablet in 2012 which will not be a run of the mill product.
The Mobile Indian

A Punta de Pistola.

At gunpoint.



The man was robbed at gunpoint.


In News:

"Wilson Ramos was kidnapped at gunpoint."

Washington Times.

"Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 27-year-old man with carjacking a woman at gunpoint Tuesday in the South Hill area. "

The News Tribune.

Ponerse de Primero en una Cola o Fila.

To cut in front of a line.

You mustn't cut in front of the line at the bank.




On the Radio:

Click to listen.

Rick Dees and the Weekly Top 40 80s Edition.

Mujer que Trabaja Atendiendo Partos, Enfermera Obstetra.

Midwife.

A midwife is "a person, usually a woman, who is trained to help women when they are giving birth."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"It transpired that the two children had been born within 15 minutes of each other in the same ward in 1998 but that the midwives had mixed up their wrist-tags."
The Telegraph UK

"The report says managers are 'enthusiastic' about the idea of using assistants to let midwives spend more time with mothers and babies."

Mail Online.

Fotos: Mail online and Wikipedia.

Ejercer una Profesión.

To practice (AmE), to practise (BrE)

My aunt is a lawyer, but she doesn't practice.

In News:

"Given that Murray is now a convicted felon who has been found guilty of homicide in California, Cooley said the doctor will lose his license to practice medicine in the state. He added that he hoped other states would follow suit and revoke Murray's right to practice medicine as well. "

MTV Online.

"Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, sat stone-faced, his chin held high, as he heard the verdict that could send him to prison for up to four years and cost him his license to practice medicine. He was handcuffed and immediately led off to jail without bail to await sentencing Nov. 29."

CBS News.

In Dictionaries:

"How long have you been practising as a dentist?"
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"She practised medicine for twenty years."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Atrasar el Reloj.

Set the clock back.

In Venezuela, we set our clocks back half an hour in December 2007.

In News:

"In just a few days, on November 6th, we are going to set our clocks back to standard time."

The Independent Newfoundland and Labrador.

On Websites:

The Time Fairy reminds you to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night.

Rick Dees Online.

Hacerse Efectivo, Liberarse (un cheque que ha sido depositado)

To clear.

How long will it take for a deposited cheque to clear?


In News:

"However, banks are required to make the funds "available" in the individual's account within 48 hours, which can be days before the cashier's check clears or bounces."

Norristown Patch.

"The radio stations received signed confirmations and payments, via credit cards, which cleared. The radio stations ran the ads and, shortly after, began receiving complaints from listeners who had been scammed by the offer. "

Norristown Patch.

Victims should be vigilant when an Internet transaction involves wire transfers and cashier's checks. Most individuals believe that cashier's checks are as good as cash and they clear the day after they are deposited.

Norristown Patch.

Más en BUSINESS DICTIONARY ONLINE.

Chaleco Antibalas

Bulletproof vest.

Journalists in that country have to wear bulletproof vests when they report in the street.


In News:

"A female Detroit police officer was shot late Thursday night, but was not seriously hurt because she was wearing a bulletproof vest."
DETROIT (WXYZ).

Cajero Automático.

Automated teller machine (ATM)

Excuse me, where is the nearest ATM?


In News:

"The tests, conducted by Kimberly-Clark Corp. as part of its Healthy Workplace Project, showed that 41% of automated teller machine keypads carry germs that can cause colds and the flu."

Computer World.

Apellido de Soltera.

Maiden name.

I think Lopez is her maiden name.


In News:

"It transpired that the two children had been born within 15 minutes of each other in the same ward in 1998 but that the midwives had mixed up their wrist-tags, possibly because the two mothers were listed under their maiden names which both began with the letter A."

The Telegraph UK.

Mirón de Carretera.

Rubbernecker.

A rubbernecker is "a driver who drives more slowly to look at an accident."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"Boyer is more concerned with the gawkers and rubberneckers who are stopping to get a view or take a picture of the fallen bridge."
The Times Leader.

"Southbound traffic then also came to a crawl as rubberneckers slowed to get a look at the damaged trucks and roadway."
Petaluma 360.

In Educational Resources:

"But as it turns out, there wasn’t any way to bypass it because the backup wasn’t due to an accident, a stalled car or some rubberneckers. It was because of road construction and only one lane was open. "
ESL Podcast.

Foto: http://www.calamityanne.com

Autor Material de un Crimen.

Perpetrator.

"The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"The Israeli deputy police commissioner, Shahar Ayalon, said at the scene it was "definitely a terrorist attack" by the 30-year-old construction worker who – like the perpetrator of the yeshiva killings – came from Arab East Jerusalem.

The Independent UK.

EN INGLÉS: Autor Intelectual de un Crimen.

Click to find out*******Click to find out,
Mastermind.

The police arrested alleged mastermind behind the murder of Carabobo University student.

In News:

"Mathew Naidoo, accused of being the mastermind behind the brutal murders of Johan and Riekie Lotter, seemed "cocky, arrogant and full of himself" shortly after his arrest in 2008. "
Times Live

"Ms Politkovskaya's son Ilya also criticised authorities for failing to track down the mastermind."

The Independent UK

Retrato Hablado.

Composite sketch, composite, composite drawing, police sketch.

The police released the murderer's composite/ composite drawing and it was published in the local newspapers.

In Modern Literature:

"Occasionally a station along the coast would flash their composites on the screen. It scared them at first, but they got used to it."
The Firm by John Grisham.

In News:

"The Riley County Police Department has released a composite drawing of the suspect accused of murdering Ronald Evans Taylor."
Kansas State Collegian.

"Nielsen interviewed the victim and made a composite drawing of a possible suspect, with the sketch distributed to officers in the department."
The Cap Times.

"Police released a composite sketch of a man who is connected to a rape that happened in broad daylight last week ."

Fox News.


"The federal agency in charge of the case said they had assembled the police sketches of two of the alleged kidnappers.
 CNN.com

 










NDTV


 Foto: Diario Notitarde.

Estado Forajido.

Rogue State.

"A rogue state is a nation which is considered very dangerous to other nations."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"Libya was swiftly earning a reputation as a dangerous, rogue state. "

Fox 13 News.

Tiroteo, Intercambio de Disparos.

Crossfire.

The doctor was killed in crossfire as he went to help the wounded.

Oxford Dictionary for Advanced Learners.

In News:

"Mahmoud Jibril said crossfire broke out between revolutionary forces and supporters of the ousted leader after he was captured and bundled into a truck in his hometown of Sirte last night, CNN reports"
9News.

""When the vehicle started moving, it was caught in crossfire between Gaddafi fighters and the revolutionaries, and he was shot in the head," Jibril told reporters. "
9News.

"Heroes and victims: people caught in the crossfire." The Independent UK.

Hacer Planas.

To write lines.

At elementary school we were made to write lines for misbehaving.

In News:

"I'm really dubious about this scheme in East Yorkshire whereby adults write lines instead of paying a fine for parking their car illegally outside the school gates."
The Guardian.

Profesor Guía, Maestro Guía.

Homeroom teacher.

Ms. Nicole Trani teaches Jr. High Math and Science, and is the 7^th grade homeroom teacher.
http://www.olrs.org/Staff/Teachers/Teachers.htm

In News:

"Homeroom teachers check the assignment books at the end of every day during ninth period, a free period."
Evening Observer.

Apellido de Casada.

Married name.

She used to be Rachel Elliot - I think her married name is Cartwright.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"Her last name is Murray, but don’t let her married name disguise the Italian roots that run deep in her family. "

Fox News.

"A wife could be restrained from using her married name only if she used that name to deceive or mislead any authority."

Times of India.

Hacer Disparos al Aire.

To fire a gun into/in the air, to shoot a gun into/in the air, to fire a shot into/in the air.

"Most major cities have laws in place to try to keep people from shooting guns into the air in celebration."
Howstuffwork.com
In News:

"Witnesses told police the fight escalated, leading to the stabbing and shots being fired into the air."
Kentucky.com