4th ESO SLANG MONEY

IRREGULAR VERBS

100

Meaning, PAST SIMPLE and PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb BID

BID - BID - BID

PUJAR

200

Meaning, PAST SIMPLE and PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb FREEZE

FREEZE - FROZE - FROZEN

HELAR

CONGELAR

300

Meaning, PAST SIMPLE and PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb KNEEL

KNEEL - KNELT - KNELT

ARRODILLARSE

400

Meaning, PAST SIMPLE and PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb CAST

CAST - CAST - CAST

ARROJAR

500

Meaning, PAST SIMPLE and PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb TEAR

TEAR - TORE - TORN

RASGAR

PAST TENSES

100

We were doing the History test when the fire alarm ................................. (RING)

RANG

200

My sister ........................ (LIVE) in Chicago for  years!

HAS LIVED

300

As David came late to school, the caretaker .......................... (ALREADY / CLOSE) the doors 

HAD ALREADY CLOSED

400

My eyes are stinging! I ................................ (PLAY) videogames all day!

HAVE BEEN PLAYING

500

I ........................(NOT GO) to the party because Lauren had forgotten to send me the invitation

DIDN'T GO

QUANTIFIERS

100

There isn't ....................... snow now. We will have to put off the school trip 

ENOUGH

200

Oh my God! You shouldn't add.................... sugar in your coffee!!!!! You may suffer from diabetes in the future

too much / so much

300

- Did you like the hotel's buffet?

- Yes! It was the best! There was .................... food, so we had lots of options

PLENTY OF / LOTS OF / A LOT OF

400

The apartment wasn't big ........................ for all the family. This is why they finally moved to a bigger house

ENOUGH

500

I have a ................ friends and they are the best!:D

FEW

IDIOMS

100

"TO BE BROKE"

"I cannot continue spending like that my money or I'll be broke"

estar pelado, no tener dinero, estar sin blanca

200

"BRING HOME THE BACON"

50 years ago, it was very common that men brought home the bacon, while women stayed at home

Earn money

300

" A WAKE-UP CALL"

For the insurance industry, these floods were a wake-up call.

If something that happens is a wake-up call, it should make you realize that you need to take action to change a situation

400

"A DIME A DOZEN"

Some singers like Aitana are a dime a dozen

"del montón"

common and not special, cheap

500

"MAKE ENDS MEET"

While honest citizens struggle to make ends meet, politicians still steal our money

to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

SLANG

100

AE: CHEESE

"I lost my job. I need to find somewhere new to get my cheese".

MONEY

200

CHEAPSKATE

STINGY

TIGHT(WAD)

My dad's such a cheapskate that he cuts his hair himself.

a person who is unwilling to spend money 

RATA

300

HAGGLE OVER/ABOUT

It's traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market.

to attempt to decide on a price or conditions that are acceptable to the person selling the goods and the person buying them, usually by arguing 

REGATEAR

400

GO DUTCH

My girlfriend and I always go dutch

to agree to share the cost of something, especially a meal 

pagar a medias

500

SPILL THE TEA

"Girl, did you know Renee is having ANOTHER baby? And the babby daddy is the same guy who she found out has been cheating on her!"

"OMG, spill the tea on that drama!!!!"

when one tells an especially juicy bit of gossip