Estar averiado un carro, un coche

To have broken down.


I had broken down and so I called a tow truck.

In Educational Materials:

Hacer clic en Imagen para agrandar.


Venezuela: estar accidentado un carro.

Être en panne en français in French en francés.

Cerca de Alambre de Púas.

Barbed wire fence.

We climbed the barbed wire fence and got into the paddock.

In News:

"Carol Clamp is offering a £500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the yobs who cut through the barbed wire fence"
Burton Mail.

"The 21-year-old Saskatchewan resident suffered a broken pelvis, collapsed lung, bruised liver and kidneys, and other injuries when a car accident in Alberta threw her 10 metres out of a vehicle and onto a barbed wire fence."

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The Star Phoenix.

Camisa, playera, remera, franela por fuera.

Shirt, t-shirt, tank-top, polo. etc. untucked.

Untucked shirt, t-shirt, tank-top, polo, etc.

To go to that party, you can't leave your shirt untucked.

In Modern Literature.

"He emerges  wearing a long white shirt, unbuttoned and untucked."

Michael Jackson the King of Pop by Lisa D. Campbell.

In News:

"All that stands between students wearing blue jeans and untucked shirts in Alvin schools is an affirmative vote from trustees."
Houston Chronicle.

" Another day, she arrived in a black skirt and bright pink blouse —untucked—topped with a black sweater."
The Daily Beast.

Gritar Consignas, Decir Consignas.

To chant (slogans, names, etc)

"The crowd were chanting the name of their football team."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in the square."

Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

In News:

"... video posted on the Internet showed young people chanting slogans against the ruling family and being drowned out by gunfire."

The Christian Science Monitor.

Foto: One Pakistan.

Cerca de Malla.

Chain-link fence.


In Modern Literature:

"Where were the chain-link fences, the metal detectors?
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.

In News:

"That's how long the kids must wait before the chain-link fence comes down and the new playground at Dolores Park will be theirs for climbing, jumping, ..."
San Francisco Chtonicle.

Colapsar/saturar las líneas telefónicas.

To jam phone lines/networks, to jam up phone lines, become clogged.

In News:

"A rare East Coast earthquake that shook people from North Carolina to Boston today prompted heavy call volume that jammed cell phone networks throughout the region."

CNet News.

"Before the earth had even stopped shaking Tuesday afternoon, thousands along the East Coast calling and texting loved ones jammed up phone lines across the country."
The Times.

"And as phone lines became clogged, social media websites like Twitter and Facebook became a place to communicate."
The Times.

"The high volume jammed up lines, but Schweder said the company has protocols in place to reroute calls and help ease the congestion."
NBC.

Foto: The Times (UK)

Bebé de Animal Salvaje (Oso, León)

Cub.

Cub: the young of particular wild animals, such as bears and lions
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

"In fact, a family of lions which Angela has been filming since they were cubs, were stars of Disney's feature film African Cats"
Business Standard.

Como sardina en lata.

Jammed in like sardines.

We rode the bus jammed in like sardines.

In News:

"One night, to avoid the rush hour, I waited until 7pm to come back. Yet when the train came into the platform at Hyde Park Corner and the doors opened everyone was standing up, jammed in like sardines."
The Independent (UK).

Hacer arrancar o encender un carro empujándolo.

To jump-start a car, to bump-start a car, to push-start a car.


In Modern Literature:

"His Mazda hatchback had a million miles on it and for the moment had to be jump-started while he saved for a rebuilt starter."

The Firm by John Grisahm.

In News:

"An attempt to push-start a car proved too successful when the car rocketed across a busy road and through a Kerikeri shop window."
The Northern Advocate.

Lavar el cerebro a una persona para que piense o haga algo.

To brainwash someone into doing something.

"The government is trying to brainwash them into thinking that war is necessary."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.


In News:

"Afghan boy suicide bombers tell how they are brainwashed into believing they will survive." The Telegraph.

"Unless the Mittster suddenly blurts out that he was brainwashed into opposing gay marriage or something, he’s going to be running against Barack Obama in the fall.

The Daily Beast.