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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