jueves, 30 de mayo de 2013

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 

martes, 21 de mayo de 2013

Discusión ( de un proyecto de ley)

Reading.

The Housing Bill was given its second reading in Parliament today.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

The bill was approved on second reading.

In News:

"Introducing the bill for its second reading, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira decried "spouters of hatred" who had violently opposed it."
France 24.

"On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives approved more than a dozen gun-related bills on third reading."
KVUE

"In its second and final reading, a majority of lawmakers approved the bill."
Globalpost.


Lecture d'un porject de Loi en anglais en français.

lunes, 13 de mayo de 2013

Proyecto de Ley.

Bill.

"When a bill is passed in Parliament it becomes law."
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 


In News:

"As a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption went to France’s National Assembly for a final vote on Wednesday, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called for calm after thousands of people protested against the legislation in Paris."
France 24.
 
"The French Senate on Friday approved a bill to allow same-sex couples to wed and adopt children."
New York Times. 

"You may feel that that kind of Bill would be thrown out."
Pinknews.co.uk 

jueves, 9 de mayo de 2013

Repícame/tímbrame cuando llegues/para guardar tu número/para despertarme.

http://www.satyapaljain.com/register-for-sms-messages/
Give me a missed call when you arrive, to save your number, to wake me up.

Give me a missed call when you get on the bus.

On Websites:

"In many countries, it is also a common way of acquiring somebody's number without typing it in manually into your own handset. Person B simply saves the number that the 'missed call' came from. 'Give me a missed call' is a common expression."
Wikipedia.


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jueves, 2 de mayo de 2013

Impugnar una resultados de una elección.

To contest election results.

Henrique Capriles formally contested April 11th election results today. 

In News:

"Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles says his campaign will formally contest the official results of the presidential elections in a Supreme Court filing."
The Voice of America.