... in the following:Introduction 22Perfect PhrasesinSpanish for Household Maintenance and Child CareDiscussing Pay PeriodsMaking this clear at the beginning will help avoid misunderstandings.I’ll ... establishing the basic policies that you set regarding working in your home. Chapter 3 includes expressions for introducing your home to a potential employee and giving general cleaning instructions ... literal meaning is “ten and six,” “ten and seven,” etc. The same is true for the numbers twenty-one to twenty-nine: veintiuno (“twenty and one”), veintidós (“twenty and two”), etc. Beginning with...
... ends in misunderstandings by both parties, can cause mishaps and bad feelings, and could even be dangerous. In this book, employers will find key wordsandphrases that will help them begin ... these words andphrases with their employees will find that they are begin-ning to understand and use quite a bit of Spanish, and can actually build on this foundation to continue learning the ... PERFECT PHRASES HOTEL and RESTAURANT INDUSTRIESD in Spanish for the xiiHow This Book Is OrganizedThe phrasesin this book are divided into six sections. In Chapter 1, you will find general words...
... a certainpoint in time; by a certain point in time; as of a certain point in time.2.adv. eventually, even with barri-ers and delays. 3.adv. still; even;even more. 4.adv. andin spite ... someone.write somethingdown to make anote of something; to recordsomething on paper in writing.write something in( to something)1. to write information into some-thing. 2. to include a specificstatement ... turn in pain or as though in pain.writing ["raIt IN ] 1.n. making sen-tences, words, or letters with apen, a pencil, chalk, or other writ-ing instrument. (No plural.)2.sentences, words, ...
... you want extra help with foreign wordsand phrases, you can findmore review and practice in Lesson 8 of LearningExpress’s Vocabulary and Spelling Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 3rd edition.PRACTICEFor ... in the English language, and themore important it is to learn these wordsand their meanings.Many of the foreign wordsandphrasesin this chapter have been adoptedinto the English language ... listed in Extra Help for more review and practice.JUST IN TIME LESSON—FOREIGN WORDS Unlike business, legal, or technical terms, which tend to appear in specificcontexts, the foreign wordsand phrases...
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... Instruction inSpanishandin English 795 Methods of Teaching Reading inSpanish 966 A Principled Approach to Teaching Reading 1237 Effective Writing Instruction 1518 Stages and Levels of Writing ... title: Teaching reading and writing inSpanishin the bilingualclassroom.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-325-00801-9 (alk. paper)1. Spanish language—Study and teaching—United ... quotebrief passages in a review.Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication DataFreeman, Yvonne S.Teaching reading and writing inSpanishand English in bilingual and dual languageclassrooms...
... wellwith something.blend something in( to something)to mix something evenly intosomething else.blend somethingtogether (withsomething) to mix somethingevenly with something else.bless ... gently,causing an upward movement as in W. 4. tv. to cause something tohit against a surface and springback.bounce off ((of) something) torebound from something.bounce out (of something) ... tocook something by putting it in aliquid that is very hot as in T.5. iv. [for a liquid] to become sohot that it bubbles and turns intovapor. 6. iv. [for something] tocook in a liquid that...
... latertime.check in (at something) to go to aplace and record one’s arrival.check in on someone or somethingto go into a place and make surethat someone or something is allright.check into something ... that cuts intosomething; a blow that cuts intosomething. 2. n. a slice of meat,including some bone, especiallylamb or pork. 3. tv. to cut some-thing by hitting it with somethingsharp.chop ... encouragingyell; some applause and shoutingmeant to encourage someone.2. n. happiness; a good state ofmind. (No plural.) 3. iv. to yell and shout in support of someone orsomething; to yell in...
... oil and is used tooperate motors and engines.(Plural only for types and instances.)gasp ["gAsp] 1. n. a quick, shortinward breath; a quick breathing in of air. 2. iv. to breathe in sud-denly ... an airplane in anairport.gather ["gAD #] 1. tv. to bringsomething together; to collectsomething together; to bring peo-ple together. 2. tv. to gain orincrease in something, especiallyspeed ... cold and form a layer of iceon top.freeze up 1. [for something] tofreeze and stop functioning.2. [for someone] to becomefrightened and anxious, and beunable to continue with some-thing.freezer...
... expression.)go to pot and go to the dogs togo to ruin; to become ruined; todeteriorate.go to rack and ruin and go towrack and ruin to becomeruined. (The words rack and wrackmean “wreckage” and are foundonly ... topractice or perform certain sportsactivities, such as running, swim-ming, canoeing, fencing, jogging,skiing, walking, or other activitiesexpressed with words ending in -ing. (Past tense: went; ... duringswimming, skiing, biking, and other activities. (Treated as plural.Number is expressed with pair(s)of goggles.)going to do something planning todo something; intending or mean-ing...
... constant nagging.grind somethingaway to removesomething by grinding.grind somethingdown to makesomething smooth or even bygrinding.grind somethingout 1. to producesomething by grinding. ... one’shands→ have somethingat hand→ in hand→ join hands→ know someone or somethinglike theback of one’shand→ know someone or somethinglike thepalm of one’shand→ live from hand ... one hand tied behind one’sbackhand in glove (with someone)very close to someone.hand over fist [for money and merchandise to be exchanged]very rapidly.hand over hand [moving] onehand...
... have somethingat hand Go tohave somethingat one’sfingertips.have somethingat one’sfinger-tips and have somethingathand to have something within(one’s) reach.have somethingdown ... somethingperfectly.have somethinghanging overone’shead to have somethingbothering or worrying one; tohave a deadline worrying one.have something in stock to havemerchandise available and ... things working to one’s ben-efit.have a low boiling point to angereasily.have a nose for somethingto havethe talent for finding something.have a one-track mind to have amind that thinks entirely...