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.