Películas de Estreno.

First-run movies.

Getting the rights to show first-run movies can be a bit of a challenge, not to mention pricey!
Start up Biz Hub.



In the News:

"Currently, movies are available for people to watch in the home via video-on-demand three to four months after they appear in theaters and when, or soon after, they are released on DVD. However, fear of piracy has been an impediment to delivering first-run movies directly to consumers in the home: A pirated copy of a newly released movie could wreak instant financial havoc on the picture."

Los Angeles Times.

Picoteo entre Horas, Picoteo entre Comidas, Picoteo a Deshoras.

Nibbling.

Nibbling between meals is not good for you.

In the News:

"Patients are also encouraged to drink plenty of water, eat every 5 hours (a variation of the "nibbling diet")"

Health 24.

On Websites:

"Stοр! Yουr nose аnd chewing causes weight gain. End іt now fοr Natural Weight Loss. Many people аrе guilty οf snacking аnd nibbling between meals."

Herbal Weight Loss.

Hacer un Adelanto de Pago

To make/put a down payment.

"I've made/put a down payment on a new TV and video."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In the News:

"Remember that if you do not make any down payment, you will lack equity in the property until you begin to pay off your mortgage."

San Francisco Chronicles.

"We thought the initial offer of $6,500 was way too low. When we added up the nearly $13,800 in extra car payments you’ll have to make on the 2008 Dodge Charger you bought, along with the down payment, the money to Wells Fargo, the car rental, the lost items and lost work time, we came up with a grand total of $19,421.72.
The New Sun.

Imagen: E How Money.

Visitador Médico.

Phramaceutical salesman, pharmaceutical representative.

My neighbour is a phramaceutical representative/phramaceutical salesman.

In News:

He was also a slick pharmaceutical salesman opposite Anne Hathaway's free spirit in the cheeky romantic comedy, Love and Other Drugs. ..

Montreal Gazette.

"You may notice pharmaceutical representatives in the waiting rooms of your local doctor's office."

http://www.ehow.com/

Cesta para Poner la Ropa Sucia.

Laundry basket.

She makes laundry baskets out of old plastic bags.

In Dictionaries:

A laundry basket is a large container in which dirty clothes are kept until they are washed.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

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Bandera a media asta

Flag at half-mast, flag at half-staff. The palace flags were all flying at half-mast.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"The day of mourning is being observed with the country's flags at half mast. Public institutions held a minute of silence at noon." The Canadian Press. "UNITED Nations flags across the world flew at half mast yesterday to mourn the deaths of more than 40 UN staff and peacekeepers in wars and disasters."

Herald Sun.

Opposite:

"Flags should be returned to full-staff following the date of internment."
Traverse City Record Eagle

Con verbo Intransitivo:

The Japanese flag flies half mast on the top of a building in Kamaishi.
Vancouver Sun.

Con Verbo transitivo:

"No official events are scheduled for the day, which the town will observe with a moment of silence, and by flying the flag at the town office at half-mast."
The Leduc Rep.

" Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect."
wcfcourier.com

Sitio Web de la Imágen: mch.govt.nz

Entrar como Oyente a un Curso.

To audit a class.

To be an unregistered student in a class/course, to audit a class/course, auditing, to attend a class/course as an auditor.

You can attend the classes as an unregistered student/auditor while we solve your registration problems.

On the Web:

"Auditing is attending a class without participating in classwork or receiving credit. Enrollment as an auditor is permitted in all courses subject to the approval of the instructor in the course. "
University of Oklahoma.

"To audit a class you must first register on MyUW and then go in person to the Registration Office, 225 Schmitz Hall, to change your registration to audit. The audit option must be requested in person during the first 12 calendar days of the quarter."

University of Wasghington.

"Initial enrollment in a course as an auditor may be completed only between the first day of classes and the last day permitted for late enrollment for credit in any semester or term. Students wishing to enroll in a course as an auditor need to get an add/drop form from OU Enrollment Services in Buchanan Hall 230, get instructor's approval and then return the form to Enrollment Services."

University of Oklahoma.

"An unregistered student is someone who attends courses without being matriculated and who does not plan to gain a qualification."

SUPSI.

" The Departments give notification regarding which SUPSI courses are open to unregistered students, and under which conditions. An attendance fee of 150.- CHF is set for each course or activity, up to a maximum of 700.- CHF per semester, in addition to any charges for material costs."

SUPSI.

Article:

How to audit a class. University of Oklahoma.

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Estrenar un Vehículo, Estrenar un Coche.

To break in a car.

When you buy a new car, it is important to know how to break it in properly.

In Modern Literature:

"My wife, Tere, and I purchased a new car in December. Even Though we had tickets to fly from California to Houston to visit her family for Christmas, we decided to drive to Texas to break in the new car. We packed the car and took off for a wonderful week with Grandma."

Hugh Downs. Attitude-One of Life's Chices. Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul."

In the News:

"A brand-new car, shiny and crisp. It makes you want to spend the whole evening walking around it. Pretty soon, the neighbors wander over to congratulate you—and to render advice.Break it in carefully, one says: “No more than 30 miles per hour until it has 1000 miles on the odo.”

Popular Mechanics.

"Breaking in a New Vehicle. Buying a new car is a great experience. There is nothing like the joy of owning something you have wanted and looked forward to for a long time. Of course, you want to do everything right and not damage this new machine. Treating the vehicle right from the time you take possession will extend the life of your new car. Let's look at what the experts suggest."
Atropolis.com

Articles:

How to break in a new car. Popular Mechanics.
How to break in a new car. Atropolis.com

Llevar Puesta al Revés una Prenda de Vestir.

To have something on inside out, to wear something inside out.

Have you ever put on/worn a shirt inside-out and did not know it until later?

In Dictionaries:

"She had her jumper on inside out."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In Movies:

"Pull out your pants pockets. All kids in the future wear their pants inside out." —Doc tells Marty how to be fashionable in 2015.
FUTUROPEDIA.

Imagen: Roswell United Methodist Church.

Usar Pantalones muy por debajo de la Cintura.

To wear sagging/saggy/low-slung pants/ trousers, to sag one's pants.

Never wear sagging pants. You could have a skid mark.



In the News:

"Arkansas students who love their sagging pants should soon leave them at home. "
Reuters.

"The Brooklyn politician is behind six new billboards around town taking on the saggy pants trend."
Huffpost New York.

"A parliamentary subcommittee, voted in by trusting citizens and tasked with thrashing out bills that could possibly be passed into state law, actually sat down and discussed pupils' low-slung trousers and decided to legislate on this."
The Times (England).

When I started the sixth grade, I quickly learned that unless I stopped reading Harry Potter and started sagging my pants, wearing ankle socks and and unbuttoning the top of my school uniform, I was destined to be a loser FOR LIFE. So I did what all middle schoolers of my generation did.
Dailyfill.com

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