Real English - I Need Some New Wheels! - Chapter 6
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This is a list of vocabulary I encountered in a book and I didn't find the meaning in the dictionary. I want you to help me understand their meaning.
1- a good catch. Una buena partida o una buena compra.
2- get a lemon. Un limón, es un coche que no es bueno.
3- pay through the nose. Pagar un ojo de la cara
4- rip you off. Engañarte, venderte algo malo, estafarte.
5- smooth operator. Alguien que sabe hablar muy bien, convencerte..
6- sweet-talk somebody. Es convencer a alguien con dulces palabras
7- To break something in, es usar una cosa hasta que funcione bien, o hasta que te acostumbres a ella. "To break in a person" es entrenar a alguien en un nuevo trabajo
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1- a good catch. Una buena partida o una buena compra.
2- get a lemon. Un limón, es un coche que no es bueno.
3- pay through the nose. Pagar un ojo de la cara
4- rip you off. Engañarte, venderte algo malo, estafarte.
5- smooth operator. Alguien que sabe hablar muy bien, convencerte..
6- sweet-talk somebody. Es convencer a alguien con dulces palabras
7- To break something in, es usar una cosa hasta que funcione bien, o hasta que te acostumbres a ella. "To break in a person" es entrenar a alguien en un nuevo trabajo
Thanks for reading!
You just have to have a car, don't you? Well, so does everyone else. Whatever you do, be sure to check each car out carefully before you decide to buy one. If you don't, you could be lucky enough to find a good catch at a great price, but you also might get a lemon. If you get a lemon, you'll have to pay through the nose for repairs, so it's not worth it.
If you go to a used car lot you may get a salesman who'll rip you off because he's such a smooth operator. He'll sweet talk you into buying a car you don't want at a price you can't afford.
Take my advice, go to the Blue Book to find out how much a car is worth and check out the consumer reports to find out which are the best and worst rated cars. But be careful, because once you've done all your homework you may find yourself getting into a used car instead of breaking in a new one.
If you go to a used car lot you may get a salesman who'll rip you off because he's such a smooth operator. He'll sweet talk you into buying a car you don't want at a price you can't afford.
Take my advice, go to the Blue Book to find out how much a car is worth and check out the consumer reports to find out which are the best and worst rated cars. But be careful, because once you've done all your homework you may find yourself getting into a used car instead of breaking in a new one.
I want you to help me understand their meaning.
1- a good catch.
Una buena partida o una buena compra.
2- get a lemon.
"A lemon" (un limón)es un coche que no es bueno.
3- pay through the nose
pagar un ojo de la cara
4- rip you off.
engañarte, venderte algo malo
5- smooth operator.
alguien que sabe hablar muy bien, convencerte...
6- sweet talk
"to sweet-talk somebody" es convencer a alguien con dulces palabras
7- breaking in
"To break something in" es usar una cosa hasta que funcione bien, o hasta que te acostumbres a ella. "To break in a person" es entrenar a alguien en un nuevo trabajo, por ejemplo.