As many/much as

As many as

Tantos + sustantivo plural contable + como

     I don't have as many children as Lucía.

"el doble de..." con sustantivos contables en plural

     I have been to twice as many countries as my brother.

As much as

Tanto + sustantivo incontable + como

     I don't have as much time as I used to.

"el doble de..." con sustantivos incontables

     I did twice as much work last week as the week before.

     I take three times as much sugar in my tea as Henry does.

     He earns four times as much as me. (money)

     I weigh seven times as much as my baby.

Idiom of the day (136)

In the blink of an eye.

En un abrir y cerrar de ojos.

The life of Brian (full movie)

The life of Brian is a Monty Pithon's film.

Original version: https://www.netflix.com/es/title/699257

“Give”, “go” and “read” (irregular verbs)

Irregular verbs - give, go and read is a video of Vaughan TV.

Idiom of the day (135)

Baptism of fire.

Bautismo de fuego.

The Ruttles - All you need is cash (full movie)

The Ruttles - All you need is cash is a Monty Pithon's film.

Original version with subtitles in Spanish: click here to see the film.

Plant vocabulary

Plant vocabulary is a video of Vaughan TV.

Idiom of the day (134)

It's better to be safe than sorry.

Más vale prevenir que curar.

Imperativo negativo

Imperativo negativo = Don't + verb

     Don't do it please.

     Don't go.

     Don't eat that!

     Don't forget to call me.

     Don't be rude.

Es de mala educación en inglés utilizar el imperativo para pedir algo pero es habitual verlo en pancartas oficiales.

So far...

So far is a video of Vaughan TV.

Idiom of the day (133)

Don't beat (around/about) the bush.

No andes por las ramas.

Expresiones con "point"

What's the point of + gerund? --- ¿De qué sirve...?

     What's the point of getting angry about it?

There's no point in + gerund ----- No sirve de nada...

     There's no point in going to University if you're not prepared to study

     hard.

Idiom of the day (132)

Give me ballpark figure.

Dame una cifra aproximada.

Stop

Stop + gerund.....: "dejar de hacer algo"

     She stopped going out with Tom last month.

Stop + infinitive...: "pararse para hacer algo"

     He stopped for five minutes to smoke a cigarette.

     She stopped to sneeze.

Idiom of the day (131)

I'm out of shape.

No estoy en forma (física).

Start

Start puede ir seguido tanto de un infinitivo como de un gerundio. Los británicos tienden a utilizar más el segundo que el primero mientras que los americanos no tienen preferencia.

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

     I've just started going to yoga classes.

     Start writing when I say so.

     When we got to the park, it started to rain.

     She started to cry when I told her the news.

Idiom of the day (130)

It left a bad taste in my mouth.

Me dejó mal sabor de boca.

Apart from

Cuando "aparte", "excepto" y "aparte de que" van seguidos de un sustantivo, en inglés usamos apart from.

Cuando "aparte", "excepto" y "aparte de que" van seguidos de un verbo, en inglés usamos apart from the fact that.

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

     Apart from work, everything is fine.

     Apart from the kitchen, the flat is lovely.

     Apart from the fact I'm under a lot of stress at work, everything is fine.
     Apart from the fact the kitchen is very small, the flat is lovely.

Idiom of the day (129)

At the end of the day.

En el análisis final.

Due to

Para decir "debido a" + sustantivo empleamos la expresión due to.

     Ejemplo: Debido al tráfico llegué tarde.

                    Due to the traffic, I arrived late.

Para decir "debido a que" + verbo empleamos la expresión due to the fact that.

     Ejemplo: Debido a que odio volar, siempre viajo en tren.

                    Due to the fact that I hate flying, I always travel by train.