martes, 26 de junio de 2012

Dormirse (una parte del cuerpo)












A part of the body goes numb.

Why does my left foot always go numb?

In News:

"67-year-old Sylvia Daniels of Sylvester tells authorities that her leg "went numb" and that caused her car to run into a pillar of the building, while she intended to press the brake pedal."
WALB NEWS.


"Your fingers go numb, your arm goes numb, you can't take off your batting gloves, you can't raise your arm. It's not a fun place to get hit.""
Texas Rangers.

"However, I could feel my whole arm going numb and couldn't get my shoulder to slide back into socket."
TownSquareBuzz.com

lunes, 18 de junio de 2012

Persona que trabaja cultivando en un vivero.

Nurserywoman, nurseryman.


Nurseryman: : one whose occupation is the cultivation of plants (as trees and shrubs) especially for sal.
Merriam Webster.


In News:

"He lived from 1774 to 1845 and was a nurseryman who traveled this region saving apple seeds and planting trees to help residents."
Cincinnati.com

lunes, 11 de junio de 2012

Tomar fotos sin poses.

To take candid photos/snapshots, to take candids.

I prefer taking candid photos to posed ones.


On Websites:

" I generally prefer taking candid photos whenever possible, but I also like having a handful of posed photos of the whole family. It’s even better if everyone’s eyes are open and there’s a smile or two."
Gotta Mobile.


"Here are some tips for taking candid photos: Take your camera everywhere you go! Keep alert for candid situations - they can be found everywhere.
Cameras About.

Photo: digital-photography-school.com/11-tip

jueves, 7 de junio de 2012

Asilo de Ancianos.

Nursing home.

nursing home is a place where very old people who are ill live and receive medical treatment and care.
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

In News:

""This is what we are trying to achieve by situating nursing homes in the community."
Today Online. 

martes, 29 de mayo de 2012

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.

lunes, 21 de mayo de 2012

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."

The Star Phoenix.

lunes, 14 de mayo de 2012

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.

martes, 8 de mayo de 2012

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.

lunes, 30 de abril de 2012

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.

martes, 24 de abril de 2012

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)