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Vocabulario

De compras

En el mercado

sh fruit and
vegetables

pescado
fruta y verdura
Every Friday we
eat sh. Look at that! A
wholesale of fresh
fruits and
vegetables in the
middle of
nowhere.

Pesos y medidas

(a) measure (to) measure

medida medir
What are the He's measuring
American the room.
measures of
weight? .

Longitud

deep foot (pl. feet) high inch

profundo pie alto pulgada

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Lake Michigan is There are 12 How high is She's two or three

quite deep. inches in a foot. Everest? inches taller than
me.

long low metre (US: meter) mile

largo bajo metro milla

How long is the There's a low wall He came second The nearest post-
River Thames? all the way round in the 400 metres. o ce is about
the car park. half a mile down
the road.

narrow short wide

estrecho corto ancho

His shop is in a It's only a short The river is very
narrow street. walk from here. wide at this place.

Peso

(a pair of) scales heavy light pound (lb)

balanza pesado ligero libra

We have got I can't lift this box. It's as light as a She bought half a
kitchen scales. It's too heavy. feather. pound of butter.

ton

tonelada
In Britain, a ton is
2,240 pounds. It is
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a little heavier
than a metric ton.

Capacidad

barrel gallon litre (US: liter) pint

barril galón litro pinta

He keeps barrels There are four A litre is equal to A pint of bitter,
of beer in a quarts in a gallon. 1.76 British pints please.
special room. or 2.11 American
pints.

quart

cuarto
A quart is equal to
two pints.

Dinero

(a) note (US: bill) cent change dollar ($)

billete centavo cambio dolar

I gave him a £5 There are 100 The ticket You will be paid in
note. cents in a dollar. machine gives American dollars.
change.

penny (pl. pence) pound (£)

= p.

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libra
penique
He gave me £10
The price was (ten pounds)
only 50p.

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