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Common Idioms and Expressions

• White lie: mentira piadosa
• Pretending: fingir
• Bluntly: sin rodeos
• Economical with the truth: parte de la verdad para no herir
• Denies: no admitir / negar
• Own up: confesar
• Two-timing: engañar / segunda oportunidad
• Gossip: chismorreo
• Hoax: falsa alarma
• Makes up: inventar
• Fall for: creer algo que es mentira
• Pigs might fly: cuando los cerdos vuelen
• Telling tales: chivarse
• Fake: falso
• Masterminded: planear
• Set foot on: poner un pie en
• Fluttering: aleteo
• Breeze: brisa
• Nouveau: nuevos ricos
• Stepfather: padrastro

Phrasal Verbs and Meanings

• Cover up: cubrir
• Point out: señalar
• Tamper with: estropear / alterar
• Back up: apoyar / respaldar
• Frown on: no gustar / desaprobar
• Live off: depender de alguien
• Tip off: informar / dar un soplo
• Come out: publicar
• Blow

Businesspeople and commercial law are two elements that cannot go separately. When doing business, commercial law is always present and has to be taken into account in order to fulfill the law and have legal effects. But now, how is commercial law developed in business? What is the impact on it? Is it positive? Or negative? All those questions will answer an important matter regarding business and law, two keys that have a huge impact in nowadays society and life.

Defining Commercial Law

First of all, it is needed to define what commercial law is in order to understand which are the matters and issues that are affected. It is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising,... Continue reading "The Impact of Commercial Law on Business and Society" »

Common English Phrasal Verbs

• To break up with: End a relationship.
• To bring about: To cause to happen (health, wealth, good fortune).
• To build up: To draw.
• To carry on: To continue.
• To carry out: To conduct.
• To catch up: Reach the same level.
• To cheer somebody up: Make somebody happy.
• To come out: To appear, to be seen.
• To come around: To change one's mind, to change one's opinion, agree.
• To come down on: To scold or punish.
• To come up: Appear (on the computer screen), happen, or arise.
• To come up against: Chocarse con.
• To come up with: To produce or supply (an idea, a plan).
• To come to (someone): Remember or recall.
• To come about: To happen.
• To come across: To find.
• To come down with: To become sick.
• To come off: Work.
• To cut back on: Reduce.
• To cut down: Reduce.

Verb Tenses and Forms

PreS - 1º / s - p - are + 3º column. Present Continuous (PC) - to be + -ing. Past Simple (PastS) - 2º - P - to be past + 3º. Past Continuous (PastC) - to be past + -ing - P - to be past + -ing + 3º. Future (Futu) - will + infinitive - P - will be + 3º. Be going to (BeGT) - be going to – P - are going to + be + 3º. Present Perfect (PrePer) - have/has + 3º - P - have + been + 3º. Past Perfect (PastP) - had + 3º - P - had been + 3º.

Conditionals: First, Second and Third

• 1st conditional: IF + subject + verb (present) / subject + WILL + INFINITIVE.
• 2nd conditional: IF + subject + verb (past) / subject + WOULD + INFINITIVE.
• 3rd conditional: IF + subject + past perfect (had + past participle) / subject + WOULD + HAVE

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Global Information: Sources, Systems, and Real-Time Flow

Information is distributed globally today in real time, connecting people and organizations across vast distances.

The Reach of Global Communication

Technology has connected people to an unprecedented degree. Consider these examples of global connectivity:

• You can call a friend in Stockholm, Sweden, on your cell phone, though time zones remain a consideration.
• Email messages are sent from almost anywhere in the world and received in nearly any setting. Most public facilities and educational institutions now offer “live” or wireless reception areas.
• Personal communication channels make it easy to keep in touch with friends, family, and business 24/7.
• Mass communication channels operate on

I. Campaign Finance and Core Political Concepts

1. Political Action Committee (PAC):

   Associated with unlimited campaign contributions (referring to independent expenditures).

2. Horserace Journalism:

   Focus on winning and campaign strategy.

3. Elitism:

   Few people have all power in society.

4. Redistricting:

   The process following the census every ten years.

5. Media Bias:

   News selected based on ideology.

6. Factoid:

   75 percent of Americans belong to some type of organization.

II. Media's Role in Public Policy and Elections

7. People may join interest groups because of:
   • Personal and material benefits
   • Social benefits
   • Personal satisfaction

   Answer: All of the above.

8. The media plays a significant role in setting public policy by:
   • Contributing to the public debate over policy alternatives.

Nursery Vocabulary in Spanish and English

Furniture and Items

• La cama de los niños, una litera - Children's bed, a bunk bed
• El colchón - Mattress
• La almohada - Pillow
• La escalera - Ladder
• Un elefante de tela - Soft toy elephant, a cuddly toy animal
• Las bolas para contar - Counting beads
• El lápiz - Pencil
• El caballo de peluche - Toy horse for rocking and pulling
• El armario de la habitación de los niños - Children's cupboard
• El teléfono de juguete - Toy telephone
• Los juguetes - Toys
• La maestra de parvulario - Nursery teacher/nurse
• El niño del parvulario - Nursery child
• La muñeca bebé - Baby doll
• Los trabajos manuales - Handicraft
• El rompecabezas - Jigsaw puzzle
• La pasta de modelar - Modelling clay
• Los libros infantiles - Children's books
• El cochecito de

Business Structures Explained

Sole Proprietorship

The simplest form of business organization is the sole proprietorship. This structure requires one person to provide the capital, control the business, keep all the profits, and accept unlimited liability. There are no special legal requirements, except that the business name must be registered if it differs from the owner's name.

It is easy to start this type of business, but it can be difficult to compete with large firms and challenging to raise money for expansion. When people open small shops, they are usually sole proprietors and may employ others.

Partnership

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