Hey buddies!!! Hoy os traemos un post muy especial con Christmas vocabulary para que podáis hablar de la Navidad en inglés. Además al final del post podréis descargar la infografía que hemos preparado en alta calidad. Esperamos que os guste y lo pongáis en práctica en estos días.
Season greetings!
Merry Christmas! = Feliz Navidad!
Happy Christmas! = Feliz Navidad!
Happy New Year! = Feliz año nuevo!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! = Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo
Wishing you a prosperous New Year = Te deseo un próspero año nuevo
All the best for the coming year = Te deseo lo mejor para este nuevo año
Dates
Christmas’ Eve = Nochebuena
Christmas’ Day = Navidad
New year’s Eve = Nochevieja
New year’s day = Año nuevo
3 Kings’ day = Día de reyes
Miscellaneous vocabulary
Santa Claus / «Father Christmas» = Papá Noel
Reindeers = Renos
Sleigh = Trineo
Christmas carol = Villancico
Presents / gifts = Regalos
Christmas’ box = Cesta de navidad
«Secret Santa» = Amigo invisible
Christmas tree = Árbol de navidad
Christmas decorations = Decoración de navidad
Tinsel = Espumillón
Garland = Guirnalda
Ornaments = Adornos para el árbol
Mistletoe = Muérdago
Holly = Acebo
Moss = Musgo
Nativity scene = Portal de Belén
Midnight mass = Misa del gallo
Nougat (Christmas sweet made with almonds) = Turrón
Christmas sweets made with almonds = Mantecados, Polvorones
Marzipan = Mazapán
The 3 kings / The 3 wise men = Los 3 reyes magos
Mechior, Gaspar, Balthasar = Melchor, Gaspar, Baltasar
Gold, frankincense, myrrh = Oro, incienso, mirra
The kings’ parade / procession = Cabalgata de Reyes
Ahora te toca a ti ponerlo en práctica, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 😉
PD: Por cierto, no olvides descargarte la infografía en alta calidad aquí
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Hey buddies, hoy toca post de phrasal verbs, I know, they can be hard y no siempre es fácil entenderlos y luego ponerlos en práctica. Hoy nos centramos en los 15 Phrasal verbs con take que ya tendrías que conocer. No worries, si aún no los conoces te los explicamos con significado y ejemplos, uno por uno.
To take after someone – to look like someone, to have a similar appearance or personality- parecerse a alguien
E.g.
Mike takes after his mother; they both have the same blue eyes and blond hair.
Everybody says Beth takes after her grandmother, they have a talent for art.
To take something apart – to disassemble, to separate something into smaller parts- desmontar
E.g.
He’s always taking apart all types of mechanical toys.
I think I should take apart my computer and clean it properly.
To take away something – to separate, to remove – apartar, quitar, llevarse
E.g.
Could you take away this old chair? I don’t want it anymore.
If you don’t study harder, we’ll have to take away your telephone.
To take something back
1) to return something – devolver algo
E.g.
He bought some shoes but they don’t fit. He will ned to take them back.
2) to admit that you did/say something wrong – retirar (algo que has dicho)
E.g.
Sorry for saying those words to you, I take it back.
To take something down
1) to separate something into parts – desmontar
E.g.
After the concert finished, the crew took down the stage.
2) to write on paper – escribir, tomar nota de algo
E.g.
Let me take down your phone number, just in case.
To take someone in – to let someone stay in your house – dejar que alguien se quede en tu casa.
E.g.
He was having a hard time finding an apartment, so we took him in for a month.
You are so nice to take me in, I cannot thank you enough.
To take something in – to assimilate or understand information – comprender o asimilar información.
E.g.
The speaker said interesting things but it was a lot to take in.
I’m reading this manual and I can’t take it in.
To take off
1) to rise in the air (an airplane) – despegar (un avión)
E.g.
The plane will take off in 30 minutes.
2) also to become successful or popular very fast – despegar en sentido figurativo.
E.g.
Recently, their blog has taken off and now they are very popular.
Her career took off when she started working in publicity.
To take something off
1) to remove (clothes) – quitarse (ropa)
E.g.
As soon as I get home I take off my shoes and change my clothes.
2) not to work for a period of time – tener un día/semana libre (sin ir al trabajo)
E.g.
She took a week off to visit her family in France.
I’ll take two days off next week.
To take someone on – to hire someone – contratar a alguien.
E.g.
We need to take on a new cleaning lady.
Our company is taking on more employees next month.
To take something on – to accept some work or responsibility – aceptar/asumir responsabilidades
E.g.
Do you have time to take on a new project?
She took on more tasks in order to get promoted.
To take (it) out on someone – to make someone feel bad, because you are feeling bad too – tomarla con alguien
E.g.
Hey, I understand that you’ve had a horrible day, but don’t take it out on me.
I was stressed and I took it out on him.
To take over something – to take control of something – asumir el control de algo
E.g.
His real intention was to take over the company.
A large holding has taken over our company and there will be some changes.
To take up something
1) to fill space or time – ocupar espacio o tiempo
E.g.
These books are taking up all the space in my room.
This project is taking up more time than I expected.
2) to start doing something regularly – comenzar un nuevo hábito
E.g.
I’ve recently taken up yoga.
Why did you took up golf?
To take somebody up on something – to accept an offer- aceptar una invitación.
E.g.
You’re always welcome to stay with us when you’re in Paris.
Thank you, I’ll take you up on that the next time I come to France.
Esperamos que no haya sido demasiado para asimilar, a lot to take in y que te animes a poner algunos de ellos en práctica, verás que tu confianza con los phrasal verbs pronto despega, it will soon take off, y si por el contrario te has quedado con ganas de más phrasal verbs aquí tienes «Los mejores phrasal verbs con get, descúbrelos!»
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