Rendir cuentas sobre algo.

To account for something,

"What is wrong with having a system whereby you have to account for what you spend?"
bab.la

"We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Ditionary.

People who used CADIVI dollars have to account for their expenses through an online sworn statement after returning to the country.


In News:

"Media reports first raise questions about Harrell’s reimbursements to himself from his campaign account for expenses, including using his private plane to fly on state business."
The State.

"It's a weak argument, because it fails to account for money police collect through overtime and paid details. "
Boston Globe.

"Other allegations stemmed from a 2012 Post and Courier report that raised accusations that Harrell couldn't account for money withdrawn from his campaign and had used his campaign account for personal expenses. "
Independent Mail.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/12/07/3146246/sc-attorney-general-activists.html#storylink=cpy"

El río está crecido.

The river is high.

Tocuyo River was high last week after the long downpour.

In Modern Literature:

The Padgitts sometimes used it (the bridge) in the springtime when the river was high.
The Last Juror by John Grisham.

In News:

"The Cumberland River is very high and overflowing."
The New York Times.

Novela por entregas.

Serial, novel in serial form, serialized novel.

We have to decide what to cut from the longer serialized version to make for a more streamlined novel version.

In News:

"It was first printed in newspapers in serial form and it was read  by millions."
Stafford County Sun

"An idea was proposed last semester to publish a serialized novel yn the Papyrus"
Greenville Collega Papyrus.

Pagar algo en cuotas.

To pay in installments.

We paid for the car in monthly installments over two years.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In News:

"Flood insurance premiums cannot be paid in monthly installments like automobile and health care coverage can."
NOLA.com

"Homeowners who want to pay their property tax in installments next year are being told they must confirm that within the next few weeks."
Newstalk

"City council is also allowing for the tax liability due in 2013 to be paid in four installments in 2014-15. Payments are due April 1, 2014,"
Cincinnati.com

Hacer guardia (un vigilante, un soldado, un policia, un oficial, un funcionario...)

Foto: Diario Notitarde

To stand guard, tu guard something, to keep guard.

Do not worry. The police will stand guard over the door.

In News:

"The Old Guard guarded the tomb every minutw of every day since April 6, 1948. Today will be no exception."
Fox

"Tomb of the Unknown soldiers stand guard during Hurricane Sandy"
Fox

"Spc. Brett Hyde, Tomb Sentinel, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), keeps guard over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier."
Fox

"A former Marine and father of two decided to help ease his daughter's fears after the tragic school shooting in Connecticut late last week by standing guard outside her west Nashville school."
News 2 ABC.

Siglas/Indicativo de una emisora de radio.

Call sign, call letters.

"Call letters: the call sign of an American or Canadian radio station, especially that of a commercial broadcasting."
Collins Dictionary.

"Call sign: a combination of letters and numbers that is used to identify someone or something in a radio broadcast."
Merriam Webster Dictionary.

KCOY is Sunny Radio call sign.


In News:

"The only thing the club is waiting for “is to see if the Coast Guard will give up one or two of their call signs that we’re considering for the radio station,” Huotari said."
Your West Valley.

"When WXDU first went live on the FM dial in 1983, it wasn't the first Duke University radio station. The school had been broadcasting under various call letters and frequencies as early as 1950."
INDY WEEK

Someter algo a votación.

Put something to/on the ballot, to hold a ballot.

OK, this seems to be an area of disagreement, so let's put it to the ballot.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

They needed to decide if they were going on strike, so they held a ballot.

On Websites:

Putting an issue on the ballot: procedures for Statewide Ballot issues.
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/LegnAndBallotIssues/issues.aspx

In News:

"The city council voted 5-4 late on Monday to put on the ballot the "Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance," which contains few of the standard abortion exceptions seen in many states."
Reuters

"Should we put our issue on the ballot?"
Ohio Citizen Action.

Votar en blanco.

To cast a blank ballot.

He is going to cast a blank ballot.

In News:

"French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Tuesday said she would cast a blank ballot in Sunday's presidential runoff, delivering a stinging rebuke to both President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger François Hollande, who have courted her supporters ahead of the vote."
BBC News Europe.

"Voting is obligatory in Costa Rica but Ticos reserve the right to cast a blank ballot."
Tico Times.

Arma Blanca

Sharp weapon.

He was killed with a sharp weapon.

In News:

"Mr. Lakshmanan, who went to the house of the suspects in plain clothes, suffered severe injuries when he was suddenly pulled inside and attacked with sharp weapons during the operation"
The Hindu.

"The autopsy reports suggest that the man was attacked with a sharp weapon,"
 Indian Express

Radio/TV en señal abierta

Click on link to find out.
    Click on link to find out.
Click on link to find out.
 Click on link to find out.
Terrestrial TV, broadcast TV, over-the-air TV.

In the eighties there was no cable TV in Venezuela. People watched terrestrial/broadcast/over-the-air TV and there were just four channels: Radio Caracas Televisón, Venevisión, Televisora Nacional Canal Cinco and Venezolana de Televisión.

On the Radio:



From the Radio Show Remember the Eighties.

In News: 

"The drop in the popularity of boxing can be linked to its disappearance from terrestrial television in the early 1980s.
New York Daily News.

"Cable is predicted to experience an annual global growth rate of around 3% between now and 2015, and reach a total of 573 million households. But internet TV will experience a growth rate of 24% over the next five years and reach 109 million homes, and digital terrestrial TV grow by 18% to reach 211 million households.
Utalkmarketing.com

Radio en Señal Abierta:

Terrestial Radio, broadcast radio, over-the-air radio.

Terrestial radio is better that satellite radio.

In News:

"I'm not here to offer a hard-hitting analysis of terrestrial radio consolidation, the shift toward the Internet and the relative value of indie-pop formats versus classical music. I'd just like to offer one memory of listening to KUSF as a testimony to the power of terrestrial radio and a means of meditating upon what might change as new forms of reaching listeners take over."

Los Angeles Times.

Transmisión en Señal Abierta:

Terrestial Broadcasting.

"Granier has lost hope of regaining RCTV's terrestrial broadcasting rights. The channel shuttered in 2007 after Chavez refused to renew its license for its alleged role in a 2002 coup against him."
Variety.com

First published on February 7th 2011.

30 y pico 40 y pico, 100 y pico, 1000 y pico...

30-odd, 40-odd, 100-odd, 1000-odd...

"I'd say Robert's about 40-odd -  maybe 45."
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

In Modern Literature:

"Laura scanned the hospital chart which had contained the forty-odd hours that the infant had been a patient at Parkside."
The Physicians by Henry Denker.

In News:

"The 40-odd team members include physicists, meteorologists, computer modelers, and health specialists."
Slate Magazine


"The physical condition of the schools was like nothing I'd ever seen in 40-odd years in education,”
Telegraph UK.

"On September 23 at 10 pm, 100-odd people stood outside the Art Gallery of Ontario to see Madonna's secretprojectrevolution"
Now Magazine. 

Recoger firmas.

To circulate a petition.

"He is circulating a petition asking for a new election."
Merriam Webster Dictionary.


In News:

"Orlando health employees circulate petition to protest pay cuts."
VFTV.com

"He said the campaign also has fielded about 600 telephone calls form individuals promising to help circulate petitions."
Reuters.

 "A petition is already circulating to put pressure on the council to retain Queensbury Pool."
Halifax Evening Courier


Foto: www.politicspa.com 

Cruzar una calle (un peatón) sin tener precaución o de manera ilegal poniéndose en peligro ante el tráfico.

To  jaywalk: to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner so as to be endangered by traffic.
Merriam Webster Dictionary.


In News:
"Data shows Torontonians love to jaywalk — and sometimes pay the price"
The Star . Toronto.

"Over 9,000 jaywalking tickets were issued by Toronto police in the past 18 months. But are they actually changing any habits?"

The Star . Toronto.

"With 16 types of violations listed, the data reveals there is no one specific jaywalking offence in Ontario. "
The Star . Toronto.

"Norton writes about a concerted campaign by the industry in the 1920s to create the concept of “jaywalking” — “jay” meaning a country hick who doesn’t know not to wander into the street."
The Star . Toronto.

"Governments have built these footbridges for our safety and it is time that we use our common sense and do the right thing by taking the trouble to use the footbridges instead of jeopardizing our lives by jaywalking."
New Age


Photo: The Star . Toronto.

Sentar las bases, hacer las bases de una casa o construcción.

To pour a concrete house/building foundation.

They want to pour the house foundations this week.


On Websites:

" Another important step to pouring a concrete foundation properly is making sure the ground plumbing and other components underneath are placed properly before they are permanently embedded."
Reliableremodeller.com  Learn how to pour a concrete house foundation.

The Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School is looking for funding for its addition with the plan to pour the foundation this fall
The Republican Massachusetts.

Declarar (a la policía, en juicio)

To make a statement, to give a statement.

He is at the police station in Ohio where he is going to make a statement.

The media is ready for the family of Mrs. James to make a statement before the trial begins. 


In News:

"What helped most, the police said, in cracking the case in less than a day was the detailed statements that the young woman and her male colleague, who was with her when she was assaulted, gave to the police."
NDTV

"The Army psychiatrist, who is representing himself, chose not to call any witnesses or make any closing statement."
Stars and Stripes.

"Fort Hood shooter declines to make closing statement in trial"
 Birmingham News 

Salió a su padre, salió a su madre.

Like father, like son.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Michael's apple didn't fall far from the tree.

In News.

"He said: “I was obviously delighted to meet up with Darren, and we found it particularly amusing that after all that time we were both lollipop men. Like father, like son I guess.”"
Express and Star.

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Ali larter and her youthful mother make for a chic duo as they enjoy a day of shopping"
Daily Mail UK.

De frente.

Head-on (adj.)

"A head-on collision."
Cambridge Dictionary Online  

"A head-on confrontation."
Merriam Webster Online

Head-on (adv.)
"The car crossed the road and hit a truck head-on."
Cambridge Dictionary Online 

"Meet the problem head-on."
Merriam Webster Online

In News:

"Three children and two adults were injured in a head-on collision Friday evening in Whitewater Township." 

Cincinnati.com

"Together as a team, we will tackle them head-on."
The San Luis Obispo Tribune

"They got beat up. They got knocked down and they stood up and they faced adversity head on and it makes me proud to be their mayor,"
 YNN

No pegar en el estómago (alimentos, medicamentos)

To be gentle on the stomach, to be easy on the stomach.

Is there a painkiller which is easy/gentle on the stomach?

On the Radio:

Hacer clic en reproductor para escuchar.



On Websites:

"Soup can be a bland food that's easy on the stomach."
SF Gate. 

"Squash, zucchini and carrots are easy on your stomach."
 Livestrong.com

"Foods that are bland, nonacidic and easily digested are gentler on your stomach and can help prevent uncomfortable symptoms."
SF Gate. 

Pagar condominio, pagar comunidad.

Gow to call an amount of money that must be paid monthly by owners of certain types of residential property to an organization that assists with maintaining and improving that property and others in the same group.

To pay HOA fees (Homeowners Association Fees).
To pay condo fees.

"Who pays HOA fines and fees when foreclosed tenants let them stack up?"
Terra West

Should I Continue to Pay HOA, Taxes & Insurance Fees?

This is an approved short sale. It must close by 7/21/13 at approved price and buyer must pay all HOA fees. 
Daily View Realty 

"Does bankruptcy owner need to pay condo fees?"
Condoassociation.com  


On Websites:

"Condo owners almost always pay HOA fees to cover the costs of maintaining the condo building's common areas such as lobbies, patios, landscaping, swimming pools and elevators."
Investopedia.

Definition of  'Homeowners Association Fee - HOA Fee':

"An amount of money that must be paid monthly by owners of certain types of residential property to an organization that assists with maintaining and improving that property and others in the same group. HOA fees are almost always levied on condominium owners, but they may also apply in some single family neighborhoods."
Investopedia. 

"ClearNow is the solution for condo owners and associations to pay and collect condo fees online. Condo fees are debited from owner bank accounts and directly deposited into the association's bank account. Make payments easy and efficient!"
ClearNow.com

In cartoons:

Añadir leyenda

Persona Natural, Persona Física.

Individual, natural person.

They do not wholesale to individuals, only to companies.

Natural person: A human being, as opposed to a juridical person created by law

Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/natural-person.html#ixzz2ZcUXivGB

In News:

"In a statement posted on its website, the central bank reported that 1,085 companies and 21,916 individuals submitted winning bids for $215.3 million. The final awarded amount was over the initially announced $200 million offering because private sellers participated, according to the central bank statement."
The Economist.

"The sale was restricted to companies registered in two Venezuelan states and to firms in the automotive and health sectors. Businesses could place orders of up to $1.02 million, while individuals traveling abroad could ask for up to $2,500."
Reuters.
 
"USD 34.8 million was sold to individuals through the Ancillary Foreign Currency Administration System (Sicad), according to results released on Wednesday by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV)."
El Universal.

Puerto de Escala.

Port of call.

Port of call: a place where you stop for a short time, especially on a jorney.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In News:  

"Why Mombasa is still East Africa's main port of call."
Business Daily.

"Sydney First port of call for US navy ship."
Yahoo News.

Dar vueltas a (una cancha, pista, campo, estadio, alberca, etc.)

To run/swim  laps of (a court, track, field, stadium, pool, etc. )

You have to run two laps of the football pitch.

In Modern Literature:

"This morning at four forty-five, Langdon had plunged into dead-calm water, beginning his day as he always 

did, swimming fifty laps in the deserted Harvard Pool."

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

In News:

"Kligerman, who was third in the opening session earlier in the day, ran nine laps, the last of which was good for a best speed of 184.000 mph ..."

Yahoo News

Photo: http://www.americanspanishsulphur.org/

Llamar al celular/móvil de alguien accidentalmente y sin darse cuenta.

To pocket dial, to butt dial.

I pocket dialed her at 5:00 a.m.

Sorry, I pocket dialed  you.

In News:

"Authorities charged Scott Simon, 24, with first-degree murder after he "pocket dialed" 911 and was overheard telling someone he was going to follow a 33-year-old man home from a Waffle House in Broward County, Fla., and kill him"
Colorado springs Independent.

"But I think I’ve figured out what causes it. I’ve heard of people unintentionally “pocket dialing,” even “butt dialing,” a number. "
Colleton Today.

Foto: halfadoctor.blogspot.com 

Mujer que tiene una relación amorosa con un hombre mucho mucho menor que ella.

Cougar. (informal)

Cougar: older woman who has sexual relationships with younger men.
Cambridge Dictionary Online

On the Radio:

Hacer clic en reproductor para escuchar.




Rick Dees and the Weekly Top 40 December 2010.

Pagar tanto de inicial por algo.

Pay/put money down on something.


"We paid 10% down on the house and took out a mortgage for the rest."
Cambridge Dictionary of Business English.

I paid $ 10000 down on my new car.

On Radio Commercials:
Click on player  to listen.
Broadcast on Kola 99.9 FM Redlands California on  May 20 2013

Photo: www.newjerseyrealestateguys.com

Tos Seca.

Hacking cough.

Hacking cough: a loud cough that sounds painful.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.  

In Modern Literature:

"He has a hacking cough from years of working in the mines"
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins  

In News:

"Once symptoms start appearing below the neck; chest congestion, hacking cough, bronchitis, upset stomach, etc."
Broadway World. 


Foto: blogs.scientificamerican.com - 

Paro Indefinido, Huelga Indefinida.

Open-ended strike.

Venezuelan public universities went on open-ended strike.

In News:

"Israel’s three airlines have launched an open-ended strike in protest against a proposal by the Tel Aviv regime that would allow European carriers to compete with Israeli carriers."
PreesTV 

"So we are preparing for an open-ended strike,” said union representative Heiner Reimann. 
PressTV

"Future Movement MP Mouin Merhebi called for an open-ended sit-in outside Tripoli's Justice Palace until Eid is brought in for interrogation over ..."
The Daily Star 

Nota: Sit-in es un tipo de huelga.

Sit-in: An occasion when a group of people go into a public building and refuse to leave or allow normal activities to continue there until a situation that they are complaining about is changed: Students staged a sit-in in the university offices as part of their protest campaign. 
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

Foto: News.az