Productos de la Cesta Básica.

Staples, basic foods, staple products.


"Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods) like bread are difficult to find."
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

Staples like flour and rice.
Longman Sictionary Online.

In News:

"Perez says the authorities also need to raise the controlled prices for staple products that have remained fixed  despite double-digit inflation."
CNBC.

Colores escandalosos.

Loud colors.

 

"You shouldn't wear anything too loud to a job interview."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In Modern Literature:

"...a well-tanned blond man with a loud blue and white alpine sweater."
The Firm by John Grisham.


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Mentenerse vivo por medio de respiración asistida, estar intubado (medicina).

To be on life support, to be intubated.

They said that then-CIA director  is still on life support.

In News:

"Surviving on life support alone, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is using the artificial respiration..."

CBS

" While attention focuses on Chavez’s battle for survival and politics, Venezuela’s economy likewise appears to be on life support."
The Foundry.

Hacer Huelga de Hambre.

Go on hunger strike, embark on hunger strike, to be on hunger strike.

Two students from Carabobo University went on hunger strike to protest against TSJ ruling.

In News:

"Mothers who have been on hunger strike for seven days have vowed to continue in spite of requests that they stop the strike"

The UB Post. 

"he mother and the widow of Lance Naik Hemraj Singh, killed along the line of control (LoC) in J&K, on Saturday went on hunger strike."

Times of India.

Toma de Posesión (de cargo polìtico)

Inauguration.

Michael Jackson was invited to Bill Clinton's first inauguration.

In News:

"A political clash over the legitimacy of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's next term loomed as the announcement came that he will be unable to attend his inauguration."
CNN.

"Chávez will not be sworn on inauguration day."
CNN.

A principios de año.

Early this year, early last year, early next year.

I am going to sell my car early this year.

We went to the beach early this year.

He bought a new car early last year.


In News:

"Maybe also a bit of profit-taking after the gains late last year and early this year."
 Yahoo News.

"An eerily similar set of disputes broke out early last year, in the immediate aftermath of the American troop withdrawal."

 Middle East Online.

Jugar al Amigo Secreto (en Navidad).

To play Secret Santa.

Let's play Secret Santa this Christmas.

In News:

"Next week NRL Clubs will join the celebrations with players also playing 'Secret Santa' and hosting Christmas parties across the country..."
Brisbane Broncos.

Lunes bancario, feriado bancario.

Bank holiday.

We went to the bank last Monday and it was closed. It was a bank holiday.

On Websites:

"Bank Business Days are Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and bank holidays."
Bank of America


In News:

"The second in line to the throne will marry Kate Middleton on the 29th April, and States members have agreed to make it a bank holiday so everyone can enjoy the occasion."
Island FM.

"Additional officers took to the streets over the weekends and bank holiday periods "
Eastbourne Today.

First published on February 1st, 2011.
 

Matrícula escolar (número de estudiantes)

Enrollment.


Enrollment: the number of people enrolled, typically at a school or college.
Oxford Dictionary Online.

In News:

"The district’s certified enrollment is 12,774 students, an increase of 321 students, or 2.6 percent, over last year."
The Gazette. 



Foto: The Gazette.

Países Árabes, Mundo Árabe.

"The Arab countries include Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News: 

"On current trends, average temperatures in Arab countries are likely to rise by as much as three degrees Celsius (5.4 Fahrenheit) by 2050." The Inquirer.

"Abu Dhabi and Dubai rank highest in the Arab world for quality of life and infrastructure, according to a survey by the HR consultancy Mercer."
The National.

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Differences :  Arab, Arabian and Arabic.