Empatucar un piso, ensuciar un piso (al caminar sobre él).

To track up a floor, to track on a floor.

Don't  come into the bedroom while I am mopping the floor. You will track it up.

In Modern Literature:

"It's no time to be tracking up her shiny floors."
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.

In Cartoons:

Hagar the Horrible

Cielo Falso, Cielo Raso.

Photo: Daily Mail UK

Dropped ceiling.

I will have a dropped ceiling installed in my bedroom.


In Modern Litarature.

¨"Back in the late sisties, in an effort to improve the lighting, a dropped ceiling had been installed."
The Last Juror by John Grisham.

In News:

"The only sign of anything wrong - apart from the missing cables and piping- was a hold in the dropped ceiling."
Daily Mail UK

Taller de latonería y pintura.

Auto body shop, body shop.

There is an auto body shop nearby.

On the Radio: 

Commercial broadcast on Sunny 106.5 FM Texas on January 12 2014.

In News:

"Despite the hazardous conditions that seemingly sends cars slip sliding through the slush, auto body shops have yet to see a true uptick in business."
Yonkers Daily Voice.

Foto: Yonkers Daily Voice.

¿Cuánto de incial?

How much down? (forma corta)

How much down (did you pay for the apartment)?


In Modern Literature:

How much down?
The Firm by John Grisham.