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domingo, 6 de julio de 2014

New words to my repertoire

My life in London is coming to an end (I think...). During my stay here I have learned new words and useful expressions. I have to thank my colleagues, students and Londoners for sharing their knowleadge with me. Here is a list:

bogies = mocos

rhubarb = ruibarbo

template = plantilla (My dear Headteacher Amy asked the teachers to use this one day...I was displaying a poker face at that moment)

to pop in = pasarse por un sitio (Again, thanks Amy for using this verb hahaha you Scots rock!)

to dress down = vestir ropa informal (It was a surprise to see the staff of the Job centers wearing rags)

to entitle = dar derecho a ( I still remember that lady telling her son off on the bus)

watershed = línea divisoria ( :D)

hocus-pocus = abracadabra (this moment was so hilarious! One of my kids went out of his mind and did not hesitate to have his say!)

hamper = cesto de la ropa sucia ( WHAT!!)

lazy bum = zángano, flojo! (Well, this is a compliment one of my kids said to me for not giving him a push on the swing)

Don't jinx it! = No seas gafe! (During a trip to Tower Bridge with our students, one of the teachers was daydreaming with the possibility of losing some students)