Jugar al Amigo Secreto (en Navidad).

To play Secret Santa.

Let's play Secret Santa this Christmas.

In News:

"Next week NRL Clubs will join the celebrations with players also playing 'Secret Santa' and hosting Christmas parties across the country..."
Brisbane Broncos.

Lunes bancario, feriado bancario.

Bank holiday.

We went to the bank last Monday and it was closed. It was a bank holiday.

On Websites:

"Bank Business Days are Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and bank holidays."
Bank of America


In News:

"The second in line to the throne will marry Kate Middleton on the 29th April, and States members have agreed to make it a bank holiday so everyone can enjoy the occasion."
Island FM.

"Additional officers took to the streets over the weekends and bank holiday periods "
Eastbourne Today.

First published on February 1st, 2011.
 

Matrícula escolar (número de estudiantes)

Enrollment.


Enrollment: the number of people enrolled, typically at a school or college.
Oxford Dictionary Online.

In News:

"The district’s certified enrollment is 12,774 students, an increase of 321 students, or 2.6 percent, over last year."
The Gazette. 



Foto: The Gazette.

Países Árabes, Mundo Árabe.

"The Arab countries include Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News: 

"On current trends, average temperatures in Arab countries are likely to rise by as much as three degrees Celsius (5.4 Fahrenheit) by 2050." The Inquirer.

"Abu Dhabi and Dubai rank highest in the Arab world for quality of life and infrastructure, according to a survey by the HR consultancy Mercer."
The National.

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Differences :  Arab, Arabian and Arabic. 

Votar nulo.

To spoil one's ballot, to spoil one's vote, to spoil one's ballot paper.

"Since she supported none of the candidates, she spoiled her ballot paper."
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

Members of that religion are required to spoil their votes in all elections.

In News:

"Some voters say they deliberately spoiled ballot papers to register dissatisfaction with PCC election process."
 The Guardian(UK).

"Yes, I have a ballot for the upcoming US presidential election, and I shall send it. However, it will not be counted, as I shall deliberately spoil it."
 Inquirer Opinion.

"I’m sure we would all wish our police force to become ever more effective, but asking people to deliberately to spoil their ballot papers is not exactly the way to do that. "
Derbyshire Times.


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Días hábiles.

Business days, working days.

"If the package is not picked up after five business days, it will be returned to the sender."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"You can expect delivery of the goods within three working days."
 Cambridge Dictionary Online.

On Websites:

"Bank Business Days are Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and bank holidays."
Bank of America

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Opposite of business day, opposite of working days: Consecutive days.

"An employee must be paid  all wages, overtime, and general holiday pay earned in a pay period within 10 consecutive days after the end of the pay period." 
http://humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/Payment-of-Earnings.pdf

Días contínuos en inglés in English.

Pasar a ser Pofesor Fijo en una Universidad.

To get tenure, to be granted tenure, to earn tenure, to be tenured.

"It's still extremely difficult to get tenure."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

"I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor."
New Oxfor American Dictionary.
  
 In News:

"Merril, 58, began teaching at Central Michigan in 1987, and was granted tenure in 1993."
Fox News.

"10 tips for earning tenure and promotion without becoming the nutty professor." 
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/285547-Tenure-Track-Assistant-Professor

Special Thanks for Professor Gizeph Henríquez (Carabobo University, Venezuela)

Merrill, 58, began teaching at Central Michigan in 1987 and was granted tenure in 1993.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/20/former-central-michigan-university-professor-charged-with-child-pornography/#ixzz2D3MHaHCWMerrin, 58,

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/20/former-central-michigan-university-professor-charged-with-child-pornography/#ixzz2D3M48RsQ

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/20/former-central-michigan-university-professor-charged-with-child-pornography/#ixzz2D3M48RsQ

Merrill, 58, began teaching at Central Michigan in 1987 and was granted tenure in 1993. This fall, he was teaching four classes in teacher education and professional development at the school, which is about 120 miles northwest of Detroit.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/20/former-central-michigan-university-professor-charged-with-child-pornography/#ixzz2D3M48RsQ

Merrill, 58, began teaching at Central Michigan in 1987 and was granted tenure in 1993. This fall, he was teaching four classes in teacher education and professional development at the school, which is about 120 miles northwest of Detroit.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/20/former-central-michigan-university-professor-charged-with-child-pornography/#ixzz2D3M48RsQ

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/20/former-central-michigan-university-professor-charged-with-child-pornography/#ixzz2D3M48RsQ

Pasado a limpio, pasado en limpio (escrito).

Fair copy.


Please, make a fair copy of what we wrote so that I can check it more easily.

In Dictionaries:

Fair copy: the final, corrected copy of a piece of written work.
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

Habilitar un documento.

To expedite (the issuance of) a document.

You have to expedite your grades certification so that you can hand them in before Monday.

On Websites:

" By applying to expedite the passport application, you can get it processed within 3 weeks to as fast as the same day."
http://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/

"We can expedite passports in 24 hours!"
Passport Express.

In News:

"Russia has agreed to expedite the issuance of visas to EU citizens undergoing medical treatment at its clinics, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting on hi-tech medical aid development on Wednesday."
RAPSI 

Pagar para que un documento sea expedido en menos tiempo en inglés in English. 

Caja chica.

Petty cash, petty cash box.


Petty cash: a small amount of money that is kept in an office for making small payments.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

In News:

"A FINANCE assistant is accused of pocketing more than £1,500 from Smithills School by fiddling petty cash funds."
The Bolton News.


"Petty cash fails to balance. Patient accounts exist for people you've never met, let alone treated."
Chiropractic Economics.

"They found a woman inside the school who had several stolen items on her; including cleaning supplies, petty cash box, a box of change, two cameras and six packets of socks."
Fox40.com

"He says that he solves five or six cases like this a month and puts the money in the petty cash box."
Inside Pulse.

Material (el que utiliza la mano de obra)

Parts, materials.

The cost of this remodelling includes parts and labor.

In News:

"He was dismayed to discover that an outside company could have done the whole thing, including parts and labor, for lower cost than him ordering the
oligonucleotides himself."
Phys.org

"The leader in the welding industry has also offered an extended five years warranty on both parts and labor on all the offered welding supplies."
San Francisco Chronicles.

On Websites:

"The first things homeowners think about when remodeling are the parts and labor. A remodeling estimate should include a detailed breakdown of the materials to be used, as well as the work-hours the project will require."
superpages.com

After struggling for two days to design a protocol to put together a genetic circuit with 10 pieces of DNA—using a spreadsheet as his primary tool—he was dismayed to discover that an outside company could have done the whole thing, including parts and labor, for lower cost than him ordering the oligonucleotides himself.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-10-dna-technology-genetic-cheaper-faster.html#jCp

After struggling for two days to design a protocol to put together a genetic circuit with 10 pieces of DNA—using a spreadsheet as his primary tool—he was dismayed to discover that an outside company could have done the whole thing, including parts and labor, for lower cost than him ordering the oligonucleotides himself.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-10-dna-technology-genetic-cheaper-faster.html#jCp

After struggling for two days to design a protocol to put together a genetic circuit with 10 pieces of DNA—using a spreadsheet as his primary tool—he was dismayed to discover that an outside company could have done the whole thing, including parts and labor, for lower cost than him ordering the oligonucleotides himself.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-10-dna-technology-genetic-cheaper-faster.html#jCp

After struggling for two days to design a protocol to put together a genetic circuit with 10 pieces of DNA—using a spreadsheet as his primary tool—he was dismayed to discover that an outside company could have done the whole thing, including parts and labor, for lower cost than him ordering the oligonucleotides himself.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-10-dna-technology-genetic-cheaper-faster.html#jCp

After struggling for two days to design a protocol to put together a genetic circuit with 10 pieces of DNA—using a spreadsheet as his primary tool—he was dismayed to discover that an outside company could have done the whole thing, including parts and labor, for lower cost than him ordering the oligonucleotides himself.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-10-dna-technology-genetic-cheaper-faster.html#jCp

Mano de Obra.

Labor,  labour.

"The car parts themselves are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the money."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"The cost of repairing the car includes parts and labor."

Merriam Webster Online.

In News:

"There is a more important factor that has lifted Apple in its ascendancy — the exploitation of cheap overseas labor."

Orlando Sentinel.

 "This may signal the end of the cheap labor era. A recent strike at a Honda plant shows workers resisting exploitation. The inflationary forces surging inside China is also putting pressure for increased wages."

Wall Street Pit.

On Websites:

"How much does it cost to build a house not including labor?"

Askville by Amazon.

El tercer turno (trabajo).

The graveyard shift (informal), the third shift.

In Educational Materials:

"I had to work the graveyard shift for two years before I got the day shift."
ESL Podcast.


In News:

"The film, "El Velador" ("The Night Watchman"), follows Martin, who works the graveyard shift, so to speak, at Humaya Gardens. He arrives at sunset, sits or dozes through the night (it is too dangerous to actually patrol the grounds after dark, he says, because of partying, trigger-happy drug goons) and tidies up in the morning, picking up beer bottles and sweeping before walking off in the yellow daylight."
Los Angeles Times.

Puente levadizo.

Drawbridge.

A drawbridge is a bridge that can be raised or brought down in order to protect a castle from attack or to allow big boats to go under it.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News: 

"The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close two or more lanes of the Heide Trask Drawbridge on U.S. Highway 74/76 from ..."
Lumina News.



 

Personas de la tercera edad.

Senior citizens.

A senior citizen is an older person, usually over the age of 60 or 65, esp. one who is no longer employed.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Senior citizens get a discount.
Cambridge Dictionary Online 


As a senior citizen, he is allowed to audit university classes.
Cambridge Dictionary Online  

In News:

The debate over Medicare is a major issue in the November election campaign, especially in the vital battleground state of Florida with its large population of senior citizens.
CNN Online.

Arrugar un papel o pedazo de papel (hacer bola/bollo un pedazo de papel)

To crumple up a piece of paper (into a ball)/to crumple a piece of paper (into a ball).

Sylvie crumpled up the letter and threw it in the bin.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Dan tore the page out, crumpled it, and threw it in the wastepaper basket.
Longman Dictionary online.

Why did you crumple up the bill?

Estar Casado por la Iglesia

Being religiously married.

You can't be religiously married without being legally married.

In News:

"Bullard, who is gay and religiously married — but not legally — has performed more than 50 same-sex weddings."

The Tennessean.

 

Calcar (dibujo)

To trace (something)

Did you draw this picture yourself, or did you trace it?

On Websites:

"It is not harmful to draw by tracing, in fact your drawing skills can only improve."

www.allaboutdrawings.com/


"If I didn't like the outcome, I went ahead and traced it to find out where I was going wrong."
www.allaboutdrawings.com/ 

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