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cola (hacer cola) |
queue (to queue up) |
line (to stand in line) |
lento |
slowcoach |
slowpoke |
codigo postal |
post code |
zip code |
llave inglesa |
spanner |
wrench |
torre de conducción eléctrica de alta tensión |
pylon |
high tension tower |
6,348 kg. = 14 libras (peso) |
stone |
fourteen pounds |
cuerpo de bomberos |
fire brigade |
fire department |
papa noel |
father christmas |
santa claus |
poliestireno |
polystyrene |
styrofoam |
viga de madera |
timber |
lumber |
aluminio |
aluminium |
aluminum |
parafina, keroseno |
paraffin |
kerosene |
pensionista de la tercera edad |
o.a.p. (old age pensioner) |
senior citizen |
quince dias |
fortnight |
two weeks |
superior, de clase superior |
upmarket |
classy |
inferior, de clase inferior |
downmarket |
seedy |
inferior |
mean (adj.) |
cheap |
chico |
lad |
boy |
aplazamiento |
postponement |
raincheck |
vater |
WC |
restroom |
lavabo de señoras |
ladies |
lady’s room, powder room |
lavabo de caballeros |
gents |
men’s room |
en direccion contraria a las agujas del reloj |
anticlockwise |
counterclockwise |