• To sell like hot cakes = venderse como churros
• give her/him the benefit of the doubt= dar un margen de confianza
• to gump the gun = a rush decission = decidir sin pensar/ precipitarse
• to make a scene = montar una escena
• to call it a day = dar por finalizado/ terminar por hoy
• that’s food for thought = eso da que pensar
• Add fuel to the fire = Echar leña al fuego
• To be open to it= estar dispuesto a
• To be fond of something= ser apasionado de algo / gustarle a alguien algo
• To catch on /to pick up the meaning = captar el significado
• to let toose= dar rienda suelta
• to take for granted = dar por sentado

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It’s

-boiling : Hacer muchísimo calor

-freezing : Hacer muchísimo frio

-chilly :  Estar refrescando, hacer fresco

-warm : templado, tibio

-stormy: Un dia tormentoso

-sleeting: cae aguanieve

-drizzling: chispeando ( to drizzle= chispear )

-raining cats an dogs = pouring= raining heavily= lloviendo muchísimo

Noums

a gale= viento huracanado

a brise= una brisa

sleet: aguanieve

blizzard= ventisca

snow storm= ventisca

typhoon= tifón

drought= sequía

flood= inundación

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EXPERIENCIE : experiencia

Ejemplo: He has experience in dealing with kids.

experienced:adjetivo , persona con experiencia:

inexperienced : adjetivo, persona sin experiencia,
Lack of experience : carencia de experiencia
gain experiencie : ganar/ adquirir experiencia

Ejemplo: I’m interested in gaining new experience in : estoy interesado en adquirir nuevas experiencias en

FORMAS COMPUESTAS ( fuente: www.wordreference.com)

from experience   :   por experiencia
from my own experience :a partir de mi propia experiencia
from my own experience  : por propia experiencia
learn by experience  :aprender de la experiencia
mystical experience :  experiencia mística
past experience : experiencia anterior
sensory experience :  experiencia sensorial
work experience scheme (company placement) :  curso de iniciación al mundo laboral

EXPERTISE : Pericia / habilidad

His mathematical expertise is overwhelming : su habilidad con las matemáticas es abrumadora

Ejemplo: Some student had some expertise in the kitchen.

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SPANISH VERSION ( INCORRECTA!!!) / ENGLISH VERSION ( CORRECTA)

To call to her / To call her

I am agreed / I agree

Are you agreed? / Do you agree?

To explain you / To explain to you ( SIEMPRE TO SOMEONE)

To listen it /  To listen to it ( SIEMPRE TO SOMETHING)

To listen me /  To listen to me ( SIEMPRE TO SOMEONE)

To propose them / To propose to them

To practice sports / To play sports

To take a drink / To have or drink a drink

to make bussines / to do bussines

To do a purchase / to make a purchase

the best important / the most important

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Estar aburrido: To be bored

Ser aburrido: To be boring

Divertido : fun

gracioso: funny

Cuidate : take care / Goodbye

VERSION INCORRECTA( SPANISH) / VERSION CORRECTA

All of the days / everyday

On may / In may

10 thousands of people / 10 thousand  of people

10% of discount ( descuento) / 10% discount

the same tha or that / the same as

during 4 days / for 4 days

Finally ( et the end) / In the end

At this moment / Right now

1 thousand million / 1 billon

take care! / Watch out ! or be care ful!

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