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.

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

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

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

Asilo de Ancianos.

Nursing home.

A  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. 

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.