¿"Hacer una foto" en inglés? Nov 24, 2022

Most Spanish people say: "make a photo".

I hear it all the time and think it is something that just comes out naturally for Spanish people. The correct version is: "Take a photo".

So if you want...

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¿QUÉ SIGNIFICA "CATCH 22"? Nov 24, 2022

GETTING A JOB WHEN YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE IS A "CATCH 22"

I have noticed that most of my students in Spain don't know this expression, even the high level ones. It was first coined (used) in a novel...

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WHAT ARE YOU"LOOKING FORWARD" TO? Nov 24, 2022

WHAT ARE YOU "LOOKING FORWARD" TO?

This is an expression in English that is VERY useful but very few Spanish speakers use when they speak English. The basic translation is: "esperar con ganas" and I...

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¿CÓMO SE DICE "10 PAVOS" EN INGLÉS? Nov 24, 2022

¿CÓMO SE DICE "10 PAVOS" EN INGLÉS?

Over the years that I have lived in Spain my vocabulary has become more extensive and it is always interesting to pick up (phrasal verb) new...

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"Cada maestrillo tiene su librillo" en inglés Nov 24, 2022

Maestrillos, librillos y crueldad animal - Hay una expresión en inglés que siempre me ha puesto los pelos de punta: There is more than one way to skin a cat.

Es decir, cada uno tiene...

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¿La diferencia entre “grow”, “growth”, y “grow up”? Nov 23, 2022

Existen ciertas palabras, frases o términos que muchas veces tienden a generar confusión.

Este es el caso de “grow”, “growth”, y “grow up”.

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"BETTER TO HAVE A BIRD IN YOUR HAND RATHER THAN 100 THAT ARE FLYING!" Nov 23, 2022

That is my bad translation of the famous Spanish expression. Interestingly, there is a very similar English one! I sometimes wonder how two very different languages can have such similar phrases!

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9 frases para lidiar con personas descorteses en inglés Nov 23, 2022

Lidiar con personas descorteses es algo que tarde o temprano nos ocurre en cualquier ámbito de la vida. Hace poco tiempo, estaba en la fila del supermercado cuando escuché a la cajera...

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¿Cómo se dice "sí o sí" en inglés? Nov 23, 2022

Although most Spanish people know that "yes or yes" (si o si) can and should not be used in English, for many no other expression comes to mind so they are left wondering what to say.

To be honest,...

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¿"TIQUISMIQUIS" EN INGLÉS? Nov 23, 2022

This is a word that I only recently came across (phrasal verb = encontrar por casualidad). To be honest I have never heard anybody Spanish use this word but a follower of my posts sent me a message...

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¿"HACER EL RIDÍCULO" EN INGLÉS? Nov 23, 2022

¿"HACER EL RIDÍCULO" EN INGLÉS?

This is an interesting one for many reasons. I heard this quite a lot when I first came to Spain because many of my students said to me that they...

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"Como agua de mayo" en inglés Nov 23, 2022

A los españoles les gusta el agua, a los ingleses les gusta el aire – Rain in Andalucia during the summer is like ‘agua de mayo’ to the residents in the middle of the...

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