jueves, 4 de julio de 2019

En inglés: te tapa (el agua en un mar, río, lago, piscina, alberca, etc)


How to say it when the water in a river, sea, lake, etc is so deep that you sink completely into it even  standing up.

The water is over your head.

The water is over your head in the deep end of the pool.

Can you swim where the water is over your head?

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martes, 2 de julio de 2019

En Inglés: Vi esa película en el cine.

How to say this phrase that gives away your age.
Cómo decir una del las frases que más delata tu edad.

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I have to admit that I saw that movie in theaters.

If you saw Casa Blanca in theaters, you are very old.

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In News: 

"It’s a brilliant script, with an outstanding lead performance, and when I saw it in theaters in 1988, it literally changed my life"
Cinema Blend

In francais       In French       En francais 

Je l'ai vu au cinema

viernes, 28 de junio de 2019

En inglés: cuando un dueño de un inmueble manda a desalojar/desocupar una casa/apartamento,etc alquilado

if a property owner gives this to someone,   they tell them to leave the property by a particular date.

Give someone notice to quit.
Give someone notice to vacate.
Give someone notice of eviction..

In 1979 we were given three months' notice to quit.
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In Dictionaries

"I’ve been given notice to quit my flat.".
Longman Dictionary.

On Youtube




In French       En francais       En francés

Donner congé à un locataire. 
Adresser au locataire un avis de quitter les lieux.

jueves, 27 de junio de 2019

En Inglés: se fue el agua, no hay agua, no tengo agua.

How to say in a colloquial way when the water service is cut off because a piece of equipment is being repaired, replaced , etc.

The water went off.
I have no water.
There's no water.

The water went off today, so I resorted to taking a bucket bath.

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lunes, 24 de junio de 2019

EN INGLÉS: Local commercial , locales comerciales.

How to call real estate property that is used for business activities and buildings that house businesses,

A commercial property.
Commercial properties.
Commercial property (uncountable)
Premises (only in plural)


In Dictionaries

"The wonderful desserts are made on the premises".
Longman Dictionary.

On Websites

"It is worth investing in commercial premises"
HIGASA

"Commercial property includes malls, grocery stores, office buildings, manufacturing shops and much more."
Investopedia

"A commercial property is less burdensome to use for the owner than a dwelling."
HIGASA

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domingo, 23 de junio de 2019

En inglés: Salió a su padre, salió a su madre.

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He/she takes after his/her mother.

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Cobra Kay (2018)


En francais       En francés       In French

Ressembler à qqn, tenir de qqn.

Elle ressemble à sa mère.
Collins Dictionary Online

Physiquement, il tient de son père.
Cambridge Dictionary Online

viernes, 21 de junio de 2019

EN INGLÉS: Pega corriente , da corrientazos.

In English     In English     In English     In English     In English

It shocks. (informal).
An appliance shocks (informal)
An object shocks (someone)..
It gives electric shocks (formal).
You get shocks from it.


Don't touch the door. It shocks.
The refrigerator is giving (electric) shocks.

In Dictionaries:

"Ow! - I got a shock from that lamp!"
Cambridge Dictionary Online

Referring to a wire carrying electricity:
Live /laiv/
That cable is live,  but it does not shock.
A live wire


jueves, 20 de junio de 2019

EN INGLÉS: Pagarla con alguien, desquitarse con alguien.

Click to find out*******Click to find out******Click to find out
To take it out on somebody.

You are taking out on me just because none of your friends wanna come.


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In French     En francais     En francés

Passer ses nerfs sur qqn.

"Ne passe pas tes nerfs sur moi !"
Collins Dictionary Online

EN INGLÉS: Estar pendiente, estar al pendiente.




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Watch out for something.
Look out for something.
Be on the watch for something.

Please, stay on the watch for my call.
I will watch/look out for your call.

In Dictionaries.

"She looks out for the postman every morning."
Collins Dictionary Online

"Look out for special deals."
Collins Dictionary Online

"What are the symptoms to look out for?"
Collins Dictionary Online


En francai In French En francés
Guetter qch
Les soldats guettent l’ennemi.

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martes, 19 de julio de 2016

En inglés: guanábana.


How to call  the fruit of  a species of the genus Annona of the custard apple tree family, Annonaceae, which has edible fruit.

Guanábana (Venezuela and the rest of the Caribbean)

Soursop

I love soursop milkshake.

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