lunes, 25 de febrero de 2013

Sacar la mano a un medio de transporte, parar un medio de transporte o vehículo para subir a él.

To flag down a means of transport/vehicle (informal).
To hail a means  of transport/vehicle (slightly formal)

"You wait here with our bags while I hail a taxi.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"Shall we hail a taxi?"
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"I managed to flag down a passing police car."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"A police officer flagged us down."
 Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In Modern Literature:

"It was not until they had gone an entire block that Langdon finally spotted  a cab rounding the corner. He flagged it down, and the cab pulled over."
The Lost symbol by Dan Brown.

In News:

"According to him, five men flagged down his cab  and asked to be brought to Barangay Holy Spirit."
Inquirer News.

"Boise PD says officers were flagged down by a taxi cab driver Saturday at about 11 p.m. about a woman who tried to skip out on a taxi fare."
KBOI2.com

"Part II of our series “Hack Job” features an inside look at a TLC crackdown and an interview with TLC Commissioner David Yassky who attempts to hail a cab to Brooklyn, where he actually lives.
Pix11.com

lunes, 18 de febrero de 2013

Caer mal la comida.

Food gives someone indigestion.

"You know crisps give me indigestion."
Oxford Dictonary Online. 


"I like spicy foods but they always give me indigestion."
Merriam Webster Dictionary.


On Websites:

" Does tea give you indigestion?"
Livestrong.com


 Photo: Aprendiendo a Salvar  Vidas.

lunes, 11 de febrero de 2013

Persona cuya nacionalidad es de un país Árabe.


Arab (noun)
Arab (adjective)

Arabs are generally very religious people.


In Modern Literature:

"Middle Eastern music played on his radio, and the young Arab driver gave them a friendly smile."
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

martes, 5 de febrero de 2013

Madera o palos que flotan en el agua (mares, lagos, ríos) o que se han acumulado en sus orillas.

Driftwood (uncountable noun).

Driftwood: wood which is floating on the sea or brought onto the beach by the sea.
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

I could not find my glasses in the driftwood.

In Modern Literature:

"Eric and the boy I thought was named Ben gathered broken branches of driftwood from the drier piles."
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

"Jacob strolled to a nearby driftwood tree that had its roots sticking out like the attenuated legs of a huge, pale spider."

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.


In News:

"On Ninety Mile Beach, at Lake Tyers, we wandered for hours among the dunes and built dens from driftwood."
The Telegraph UK.