Thursday, November 16, 2017

NI1 16/11/17

p.154

mon‧ey /ˈmʌni/ 
mort‧gage /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/
ma‧chine /məˈʃiːn/

p. 15
word rhymes
noth‧ing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not have a clue (where/why/how etc)
informal
a) to not have any idea about the answer to a question, how to do something, what a situation is etc
 ‘Do you know how to switch this thing off?’ ‘I haven’t a clue.’


instalment BrE, installment AmE /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ UK  US  sustantivo
1 cuota, plazo
to pay for sth in/by instalments pagar algo a plazos
fi‧nance /ˈfaɪnæns, fəˈnæns $ fəˈnæns, ˈfaɪnæns/ 

budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ UK  US  sustantivo, verbo &  adjetivo
 •  sustantivo
presupuesto
over budget por encima de lo presupuestado

keep to something phrasal verb
1 to stay on a particular road, course, piece of ground etc
 It’s best to keep to the paths.
2 to do what has been decided in an agreement or plan, or what is demanded by law
 Keep to the speed limits.

spender /ˈspendə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
someone who spends money → saver
 The new casino hopes to attract big spenders (=people who spend a lot of money).

Make sure

cheeky /ˈtʆiːki/ UK  US  adjetivo (-kier, -kiest)
caradura, descarado -a

Don't be cheeky!
¡No seas caradura!

He's so  cheeky to  his mother.
Es un insolente con su madre.

Mean -> tight fisted
NOT GENEROUS British English not wanting to spend money, or not wanting to use much of something
SYN stingy, cheap American English
 He’s too mean to buy a present for his wife.
mean with
 He’s always been mean with his
money.

Something comes along that I need to buy.
->to appear or arrive
 A bus should come along any minute now.


Good at holding on to it.

When I do have some...
Keep my computer always up to date = updated
Money dissapears as soon as I get it
I always end up buying something
end up phrasal verb
to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it
 He came round for a coffee and we ended up having a meal together.
end up doing something
 Most slimmers end up putting weight back on.

I’m careful about money
The best  (that) I can get for that price


bargain /ˈbɑːgɪn/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo
 •  sustantivo
1 ganga
This skirt was a real bargain.
Esta falda fue una verdadera ganga.

Try them on

p.16

read money:
Decimals 
The book cost €12.99 (spoken – twelve euros, ninety nine cents – or just – twelve ninety-nine).

NOTE: If you are not talking about money then say – twelve point nine nine.

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