Idiomatic sentences Spanish-English. Charlie, your teacher of English # 1
Tomar medidas: to take action (to do sth: if no action is taken to limit greenhouse gas
emissions over the next century, sea level is predicted to rise by approximately 1meter)
Dar una idea de: to give an insight of (We may contact you about the pilot which will give
us an insight of your experience.)
Nada de eso: nothing of that sort
Subinspector: deputy inspector
Cuerpo militar (de caballería): military corps (cavalry corps)
Desfilar: to parade (To take part in a parade; march in a public procession: The circus
performers and animals paraded down Main Street.)
Hacer uso de su posición como: to make use of one's position as
Enchufar a alguien: to pull strings to
Destinar a alguien a: to post sb to swh
Hacer pasar hambre: to make sb go hungry (They make people go hungry and making
people go hungry is a violence against those people.)
Sentise despojado de: to feel stripped of (mirar mejor)
Ser sólo uno más en: to be just one more in
Decir/contar mentidas: to tell lies (He killed his brother Danny, and the lies he has told
to cover it up have eaten him alive.) (mirar mejor) (248)
Por favor, no dude en cotactar/ponerse en contacto conmigo para: feel free to contact me
to/for sth/in order to (G)
Poner énfasis en: to put emphasis on (We have put emphasis on the system of land
tenure at the expense of land use. )
Transmitir ideas: to convey ideas (To save time and convey ideas about how you feel
about something.)
De otra manera, en otras palabras: in other words (in other words - otherwise stated; "in
other words, we are broke" put differently.)
Hoy por hoy: at the present time, right now.
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