Hey buddies! ya se sabe lo valioso que es tiempo, por eso en todos los idiomas hay un sin fin de expresiones que hacen referencia a él. En el post de hoy te mostramos 20 expresiones con time para que no te quedes sin palabras ni sin tiempo!
1. Time flies – el tiempo vuela.
E.g. Time flies when you’re having fun.
2. Time goes by slowly-quickly – el tiempo pasa despacio/deprisa.
E.g. Time went by really quickly while we were on the island.
3. As time goes by – a medida que el tiempo pasa.
E.g. It is something that we will see as time goes by.
4. To lose track of time – perder la noción del tiempo.
E.g. I spent 3 hours searching for information, I was so focused I lost track of time.
5. To spend time – emplear tiempo, pasar tiempo.
E.g. He would like to spend more time with his family.
6. To waste time – malgastar tiempo.
E.g. Don’t waste more time arguing with them.
7. To make time – encontrar tiempo para dedicarle a algo/alguien.
E.g. You’ll need to make time to be with the people you love.
Ojo con la diferencia entre make time y do time!
8. To do time – pasar tiempo en prisión.
E.g. He’s doing time for armed robbery.
9. To kill time – matar el tiempo.
E.g. I had to kill time at the airport because my flight was delayed.
10. To have time to kill – tener tiempo de sobra.
E.g. I have some time to kill before next meeting; shall we go for a coffee?
11. To have the time of your life – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. He’s having the time of his life at University. He loves it!
12. To have a whale of a time – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. Children had a whale of a time at Disney world.
13. To have all the time in the world – tener todo el tiempo del mundo.
E.g. You don’t need to hurry. We’ve got all the time in the world.
14. To do something in the nick of time – hacer algo por los pelos, en el último minuto.
E.g. We just arrived in the nick of time, they were closing the doors.
15. To run out of time – quedarse sin tiempo.
E.g. They’ve run out of time on this project.
16. To be pressed for time – estar presionado por el tiempo, ir con el tiempo justo.
E.g. He was pressed for time because it was an urgent issue.
17. A race against time – carrera contrarreloj.
E.g. Last day to send the information is today; this is actually a race against time.
18. It’s a matter of time – es una cuestión de tiempo.
E.g. It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who did it.
19. Only time will tell – solo el tiempo lo dirá.
E.g. Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.
20. Time is up – el tiempo se ha acabado.
E.g. Time is up, you need to finish your exam now.
Time is up! acabamos con esta expresión el post de hoy de expresiones con time. Seguro que algunas ya las conocías y otras puede que sean nuevas, take your time-tómate tu tiempo para irte familiarizando con ellas y poder ponerlas en práctica.
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Hey buddies, el post de hoy es una recopilación de errores comunes en inglés que cometemos a menudo, a veces porque cambiamos la preposición que toca, o porque nos equivocamos con una palabra o también porque traducimos literalmente. Ponte cómodo porque te detallamos nada más y nada menos que 30 common mistakes que no debes cometer más.
1 We say coworkers, work mates or colleagues, not partners para referirnos a nuestros compañeros de trabajo
My partners are really helpful.
My coworkers are really helpful.
2 We say at work, not in the job en expresiones como
I sometimes surf on the internet in the job.
I sometimes surf on the internet at work.
3 We say hire mejor que contract, cuando contratamos a un empleado
Things are going well, we will contract more employees.
Things are going well, we will hire more employees.
4 We say a business grows, not grows up para decir que el negocio crece
Our business is growing up and increasing sales.
Our business is growing and increasing sales.
Utilizamos grow up para referirnos a las personas cuando crecen / maduran
He’s now a grown up person.
Children grow up really fast.
5 We say I agree, not I am agree para mostrar nuestro acuerdo
I am agree with your idea.
I agree with your idea.
6 We say I think so / I don’t think so, not I think that yes / no para decir creo que sí / no
Would you come? I think that yes / no.
Would you come? I think so / I don’t think so.
7 We say I have no idea, not I don’t have an idea para decir no tengo ni idea
Is she here? I don’t have an idea.
Is she here? I have no idea.
8 We say leave me alone, not leave me in peace cuando queremos que nos dejen en paz
Please, leave me in peace, I’m busy now.
Please, leave me alone, I’m busy now.
9 We say from now on, not since now para decir de ahora en adelante
We will have new regulations since now.
We will have new regulations from now on.
10 We say so far, not until now para decir hasta ahora, hasta este momento
What have they done until now?
What have they done so far?
11 We say it depends on, not it depends of
I don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow. It depends of the weather.
I don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow. It depends on the weather.
12 We say related to, not related with
This is a problem related with the internet signal.
This is a problem related to the internet signal.
13 We say contact someone, not contact with someone
I’ll contact with her because I need more information.
I’ll contact her because I need more information.
14 We say trust someone, not trust in someone
I trust in my employees to do a good job when I’m not in the office.
I trust my employees to do a good job when I’m not in the office.
15 We say worry about, not worry for algo o alguien
Her mother worries for her a lot.
Her mother worries about her a lot.
16 We say think about / of, not think in. Si imaginamos algo, utilizamos think of / about, si estamos considerando algo utilizamos think about
I’m thinking in my future and deciding what I want to do.
I’m thinking about my future and deciding what I want to do.
17 We say similar to, not similar than
This app is very similar than another one.
This app is very similar to another one.
18 We say the same as, not the same than or the same to
He’s the same than his father. They have similar personalities.
He’s the same as his father. They have similar personalities.
19 We say in the world, not of the world para decir del mundo
Lionel Messi is one of the best soccer players of the world.
Lionel Messi is one of the best soccer players in the world.
20 We say arrive in/at a place, not arrive to a place
I arrived to work at 9 a.m.
I arrived at work at 9 a.m.
We use arrive in con lugares como ciudades (London, Paris, etc.).
We arrived in Paris last Friday.
We use arrive at al referirnos a un sitio en concreto (the bank, the restaurant, work, home, etc.).
They arrived at the restaurant 20 minutes late.
21 We say go home, not go to home
She decided to go to home after the theatre.
She decided to go home after the theatre.
22 We say parking lot, not parking para referirnos a un aparcamiento
The parking was full, so we parked on the street.
The parking lot was full, so we parked on the street.
23 We say on the bus / train / plane, not in the bus / plane / train
Sometimes I read when I’m in the bus.
Sometimes I read when I’m on the bus.
We say in with cars, vans, trucks, etc.
Let’s get on the car.
Let’s get in the car.
24 We say to miss, not to lose a bus / train / plane
You will lose the train if you don’t hurry up.
You will miss the train if you don’t hurry up.
25 We say waste time, not lose time para decir perder el tiempo
Sam loses a lot of time watching TV.
Sam wastes a lot of time watching TV.
26 We say spend time, not pass time para decir pasar tiempo con
On the weekend, she likes to pass time with her husband.
On the weekend, she likes to spend time with her husband.
27 We say to have (or to throw) a party, not to make or do a party
They are making a party next Saturday.
They are having / throwing a party next Saturday.
28 We say to have a drink, not to take a drink
Let’s take a drink after work.
Let’s have a drink after work.
29 We say to sunbathe, not to take the sun
She loves taking the sun on the beach.
She loves sunbathing on the beach.
30 We say to make mistakes, not to have errors or have mistakes.
My English is okay, but I have a lot of mistakes.
My English is okay, but I make a lot of mistakes.
No te preocupes si te identificas con algunos (o muchos) de ellos, son los errores más comunes que cometemos los hispano hablantes. Anota con los que más te equivocas para repasarlos, pero vuelve a esta lista siempre que lo necesites o tengas dudas.
PS: Si te atreves con más meteduras de pata typical Spanish, lee este post sobre false friends
Son geniales tus consejos. Estoy estudiando inglés por mi cuenta, pero me cuesta bastante y tus consejos me ayudan mucho.
Gracias, un saludo,
Marta