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jueves, 23 de junio de 2016

BREXIT

BREXIT

Esta palabra hace referencia a la salida del Reino Unido de la Unión Europea.

Se forma a partir de la frase British Exit 

miércoles, 22 de junio de 2016

LEGOLAND

LEGOLAND

On 7 June 1968, the first LEGOLAND Park was opened in Billund. This theme park featured elaborate models of miniature towns built entirely from Lego bricks. The three acre (12,000 m²) park attracted 625,000 visitors in its first year alone. During the next 20 years, the park grew to more than eight times its original size, and eventually averaged close to a million paying visitors per year. More than eighteen million Lego sets were sold in 1968.
In 1969, the duplo system went on sale. Duplo bricks are much larger than Lego bricks, making them safer for young children, but the two systems are compatible: Lego bricks can be fitted neatly onto Duplo bricks, enabling the transition to the Lego system to be easily made as children outgrow their Duplo bricks. The name Duplo comes from the Latin word duplus, which translates literally as double, meaning that a Duplo brick is exactly twice the dimension of a Lego building brick (2× height by 2× width by 2× depth = 8× the volume of a brick).






martes, 21 de junio de 2016

TIT FOR TAT

TIT FOR TAT


Esta expresión se utiliza para indicar que algo está hecho a medida para alguien.
La traducción es "tal para cual".
Existen otras que significan lo mismo:

TWO OF A  KIND
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK

They are two of a kind.
They are tit for tat.
They are two of a kind.

domingo, 19 de junio de 2016

LEGO

LEGO 

'LEGO' is an abbreviation of the two Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well". It’s the firm name and it’s its ideal.
LEGO Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. The company has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder.
It has come a long way over the past almost 80 years - from a small carpenter’s workshop to a modern, global enterprise that is now one of the world’s largest manufacturer of toys.
The LEGO brick is the most important product. This is why they are proud to have been named twice – “Toy of the Century”. The products have undergone extensive development over the years – but the foundation remains the traditional LEGO brick.
The brick in its present form was launched in 1958. The interlocking principle with its tubes makes it unique, and offers unlimited building possibilities. It's just a matter of getting the imagination going – and letting a wealth of creative ideas emerge through play.