Aguas Negras, Aguas Fecales.

Sewage.

Some cities in the world do not have proper facilities for the disposal of sewage.

Raw/untreated sewage is being pumped into the sea, from where it pollutes our beaches.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In the News:

"The biggest problem for water quality is when it rains heavily and sewage overflows are allowed to go into the sea."

The Telagraph.


Imagen: Diario el Carabobeño.

Jarras de Jugo, Jarras de Zumo.

Gallon jug.

Half gallon jug.








In Realia:




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Price Chopper.




In the News:

In the basement of an abandoned Hill District house, amidst mounds of trash and empty two-gallon jugs of Wild Irish Rose, lay a wooden door with a used syringe sticking from it.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Takeaway draft beer debuted last week in downtown Augusta in the form of half-gallon jugs called "growlers."

The Augusta Chronicle.

Using Progressive Tenses

Taken from Longman Dictionary of Common Errors.


Hacer clic en imagen para ampliar.

Describing People's Clothes and Accessories.

How to Describe People's Physical Appearance.

Compras Nerviosas.

Panic buying.

"The government admitted that there was a petrol shortage, but warned people against panic buying."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In the News:

"Panic-buying followed an announcement from city officials that radioactive iodine had been found in the capital's tapwater at more than twice the level considered safe for babies."

News.Scotsman.com

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To panic-buy.

Reference in News:

"RESIDENTS were panic-buying bottled water in supermarkets on the outskirts of Glasgow yesterday after a health scare over the mains supply..."
Herald Scotland News.

Foto: Northern Dispatch (nordis) Weekly

Pagar Retroactivo (Aumento de Sueldo)

To backdate a pay rise.

"They got a pay rise in March which was backdated to January."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In the News:

"The acting police commissioner, Tony Wagambie, says progress has been made in reviewing the salaries and allowances of all ranks and once formally approved, the increases will be back-dated to the beginning of this year."
Radio New Zealand International.

"...the country receive a 5.2 per cent pay rise this year, backdated to January"
Daily Mail.

"Colin Fenney from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says the current enterprise bargaining agreement expired at the end of February, but the company refuses to backdate any salary increase."
ABC News.

Imagen: http://www.makeitcheaper.com/

Lanzar Fuegos Artificiales.

To set off fireworks (AmE).

To let off fireworks (BrE).

To shoot fireworks (AmE).

Fireworks such as Roman candles, Catherine wheels (AmE pinwheels), bangers and rockets are put in the ground and are let/set off one by one

Oxford Advanced Dictionary Online.

If you do choose to shoot fireworks, there are some safety precautions that could reduce your chances of a severe burn or injury.

Today's THV.

In the News:

" It's hard to believe, but the pictures tell the story: They show someone shooting fireworks at Dallas police officers and a News 8 photojournalist early Tuesday morning."

WFFA

"In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, state and city officials repeatedly encouraged people to avoid setting off fireworks altogether because of the ..."

FireEngineering.com

Profesor Suplente, Maestro Suplente.

Supply teacher (UK), substitute teacher (US).

He is working as a supply teacher in Guacara.

A suppy teacher is a teacher who replaces teachers who are absent from work.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In News:

"Supply teachers are working more and growing confident about the prospect of long-term employment, new research has revealed"
Ed Exec.

"The NASUWT teaching union is seeking legal advice after a deal was agreed that will see reductions in sick pay and cuts to the salaries of supply teachers."
Herald Scotland.

Imagen: http://www.planitservices.co.uk/

Pelearse por el Poder.

To jockey for power.

Since the death of the president, opposition parties and the army have been jockeying for power.

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In the News:

"With no heir-apparent to Venezuela's presidency waiting in the wings, politicians are jockeying for power as President Hugo Chavez undergoes medical treatment in Cuba, analysts said."

CNN Online.

Cadena Presidencial.

Radio and TV presidential speech; public speech, presidential address, address.

There was another presidential speech/address on TV last night

In the News:

"In his address, Chavez said he was recovering slowly but satisfactorily. But gone was the usual confidence and bombast characteristic of his speeches. The address was also short and focused, unusual for a leader accustomed to giving rambling addresses that can last up to seven hours."

The Washington Post.

"Chavez said Friday in the first of two public speeches on the subject."
Forbes.com

Hugo Chávez delivers a speech during a rally in Caracas on Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal.