viernes, 28 de junio de 2013

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.

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viernes, 21 de junio de 2013

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.

martes, 11 de junio de 2013

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

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jueves, 6 de junio de 2013

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. 


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