El tercer turno (trabajo).

The graveyard shift (informal), the third shift.

In Educational Materials:

"I had to work the graveyard shift for two years before I got the day shift."
ESL Podcast.


In News:

"The film, "El Velador" ("The Night Watchman"), follows Martin, who works the graveyard shift, so to speak, at Humaya Gardens. He arrives at sunset, sits or dozes through the night (it is too dangerous to actually patrol the grounds after dark, he says, because of partying, trigger-happy drug goons) and tidies up in the morning, picking up beer bottles and sweeping before walking off in the yellow daylight."
Los Angeles Times.

Puente levadizo.

Drawbridge.

A drawbridge is a bridge that can be raised or brought down in order to protect a castle from attack or to allow big boats to go under it.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News: 

"The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close two or more lanes of the Heide Trask Drawbridge on U.S. Highway 74/76 from ..."
Lumina News.



 

Personas de la tercera edad.

Senior citizens.

A senior citizen is an older person, usually over the age of 60 or 65, esp. one who is no longer employed.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Senior citizens get a discount.
Cambridge Dictionary Online 


As a senior citizen, he is allowed to audit university classes.
Cambridge Dictionary Online  

In News:

The debate over Medicare is a major issue in the November election campaign, especially in the vital battleground state of Florida with its large population of senior citizens.
CNN Online.

Arrugar un papel o pedazo de papel (hacer bola/bollo un pedazo de papel)

To crumple up a piece of paper (into a ball)/to crumple a piece of paper (into a ball).

Sylvie crumpled up the letter and threw it in the bin.
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

Dan tore the page out, crumpled it, and threw it in the wastepaper basket.
Longman Dictionary online.

Why did you crumple up the bill?

Estar Casado por la Iglesia

Being religiously married.

You can't be religiously married without being legally married.

In News:

"Bullard, who is gay and religiously married — but not legally — has performed more than 50 same-sex weddings."

The Tennessean.

 

Calcar (dibujo)

To trace (something)

Did you draw this picture yourself, or did you trace it?

On Websites:

"It is not harmful to draw by tracing, in fact your drawing skills can only improve."

www.allaboutdrawings.com/


"If I didn't like the outcome, I went ahead and traced it to find out where I was going wrong."
www.allaboutdrawings.com/ 

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