WRITING (FRASES ÚTILES)

WRITING (FRASES ÚTILES)

"It is about time"
Ya es hora (seguido de un verbo en pasado)
It is about time you found a job

"It is no good" 
No vale la pena (seguido de un verbo en gerundio)
It is no good buying this paper, it is very expensive.

"In case"
Por si
I carry an umbrella in case it rains

"Had better"
Sería mejor (seguido de verbo en infinitivo)
 You’d better study or else you’ll fail

FRIENDS

FRIENDS

 

TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY

TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY

It is said when you feel that someone has made a bad situation worse by doing something else to upset you. 

La traducción es "Para colmo"

They told me that I was too old for the job, and then to add insult to injury, they refused to pay my expenses.

MAKE UP SOMETHING

MAKE UP SOMETHING at a different time because you can't do it at the expected time.

MAKE UP SOMETHING es un phrasal verb que se puede traducir como compensar o recuperar

Example:

She left work early and made up the time by staying late the next day