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.