Hacer la Senal de la Cruz, Hacerse la Cruz

To cross oneself, to bless oneself, to make the Sign of the Cross.

I crossed myself for fear when I saw the class.

In Classic Literature:

"And they cross'd themselves for fear."
The Lady Of Shalott by Tennynson. 

In Songs:

Just one more thing 
Cross yourself, cross yourself 
Come to me 
By Emmylou Harris

In Websites:

"Since we make the Sign of the Cross before and after our prayers, many Catholics don't realize that the Sign of the Cross is a prayer itself."
About.com Catholisism.

Relleno (cancion, show, presentacion, parte de libro, escrito, episodio)

Filler song/show/performance/text/episode, a filler.

A filler is  a short text or drawings used to fill extra space in a magazine or newspaper, or talk, music, etc. used to fill extra time in a radio or television broadcast.

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"The SAG Awards, meanwhile, are a brisk, no-filler two hours, even including all the Southland commercials."

E Entertainment Television Online.

""Speed Demon" is filler on an overrated album."

Gawker.com

Uno de uno y otro de otro, intercambiados (medias, zapatos, guantes)

Odd shoes/socks/gloves.

You're wearing odd socks!

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.


My former boss told me I had worn odd socks at the office.

In News:

"However, the famously kooky actress chose a particularly unusual approach by wearing odd shoes - although they were at least matching."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Lanzarse de cabeza.

To jump/rush/dive headfirst.

"She dived headfirst into the pool."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"You shouldn't rush headfirst into starting your own business without proper advice."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"She rushed into the relationship headfirst."

Merriam Webster Dictionary Online.

In News:

"Like most everything else in his life, Smith has jumped headfirst into his latest challenge and expects to conquer it."

ESPN.

"Companies from Google to Verizon have all been rushing head first toward the billions that could be made..."

Dslreports

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Pegajoso (canción, música, ritmo, slogan, etc.)

Catchy.

a catchy tune

a song with catchy lyrics

a catchy name/slogan

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"Billboard said on Wednesday that the infectiously catchy song was already among the 40 most-played tunes on U.S."

ABS CBN News.

"While “Kiss Me” was the most upbeat of their three major singles, each of these songs has a relatively catchy rhythm."

Daily Californian.

Estilo de Natación

Stroke.

What strokes can you swim?

What's your best stroke when you're swimming?

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"David Berkoff, USA Swimming's technical vice president, is a leading advocate for underwater strokes, which he used during his own Olympic career. "

The Wall Street Journal.

"Watching the competitive sport of swimming on TV, there are those familiar strokes, such as the breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle or front crawl."

Yahoo Sports.

Foto: www.swimminglessons.com

Mirar a al guien de forma enojada o molesta.

To scowl at somebody.


"The receptionist scowled at me."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 

In Modern Literature:

"I scowled to hide my embarrassment."
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

"I teased, pretending to scowl."
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

"He scowled at me and I scowled back."
 Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Ni lava ni presta la batea.

He is a dog in the manger.

She is a dog in the manger.

A dog in the manger attitude/policy.

A dog in the manger: someone who keeps something that they do not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it.

Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

In News:

"Does this all look like the dog in the manger policy of the privileged few?"
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine.

In English:; Llave de paso. (de agua)

How to call a valve in a pipe which controls the flow of liquid through it.
Cambridge Dictionary Online

Stopcock

A stopcock is cock for stopping or regulating flow (as through a pipe) .
Merriam Webster Online.

In News:

"“All we could do was to try and turn the water off to the entire block and the property. We were unable to do this because the stopcock had broken."
Southend Standard.

"At about 2.30am, the property in Hambro Avenue went under water after the stopcock had broken."
Echo.

In French       En francais       En francés

Robinet d’arrêt.
Collins Dictionary

Cobrar el paro.

To collect unemployment benefits/insurance/payment, to collect unemployment.

In News:

"Elected official accused of illegally collecting unemployment."

NBC

"An attorney we spoke with says it's in the code of ethics and it's Florida law - if you're a public official, you're not considered employed, which means you're not entitled to collect unemployment."

NBC

"Starting July 7, the maximum number of weeks Nevadans can collect unemployment extended benefits will be reduced from 99 weeks"

KRNV My News

Cobrar paro forzoso en inglés in English.