Expanding your vocabulary: air pocket

air pocket  bolsa de aire

DEFINITION: an air current that makes a plane gain or lose altitude suddenly

Expanding your vocabulary: red-light district

red-light district  barrio chino, zona de alterne

DEFINITION: the area in a city where there are many prostitutes and sex shops

Would you pick up the tab... or the girl?

gin and tonic
an alcoholic drink made with gin and tonic = gin-tonic
account for (something)
give an explanation for (something) = explicar (algo)
  be fond of (something)
have a liking for (something) = gustarte (algo)
you meet a lot of people 
you see and talk to many people for the first time = conoces a mucha gente
you're a good judge of a person
your opinion of other people is usually right = sabes juzgar a las personas, eres buena psicóloga
your weight
how heavy you are = tu peso
flattery will get you nowhere (saying) (humorous)
your praise will not help you get what you want = con halagos no vas a conseguir nada
I mean it
I'm serious = lo digo en serio
once or twice
on one or two occasions = una o dos veces, un par de veces
the taller, the better
it is better if you are very tall = cuanto más alta, mejor
Are you local?
Do you live in the neighbourhood? = ¿Eres de aquí?
enormously
very much = muchísimo, inmensamente, tremendamente
a young lady
a woman who has not lived for many years = una joven
drink up
consume the rest of a drink = terminar de beber
paddle off (informal)
clear off, go away = lárgate
ignore him
don't pay attention to him, disregard what he has said = ignóralo
I was just wondering ...
a polite way of inviting someone or asking them to do something = estaba pensando...
go on
said when you're encouraging someone to do something = venga, anda, vamos
take someone out for a meal
take someone to a restaurant, bar, etc. to have lunch or dinner = sacar a alguien a comer
warm
showing affection, kindness or enthusiasm = afectuosa, cálida
terrific (informal)
excellent = fantástico, estupendo, maravilloso, fabuloso
knockers (informal) (offensive)
a woman's breasts = tetas, domingas 
fancy something (British English) (informal)
like or want something = apetecerte algo
a bite to eat (informal)
something to eat, not a full meal = un bocado, algo de comer
for goodness' sake (informal)
said when you're annoyed or surprised = por lo que más quieras, por el amor de Dios

Is that a good way to pick up a girl at a bar?

Yes
No

Rhymes for good times

How do you do? (formal)  encantado de conocerle, mucho gusto
limericks  quintillas humorísticas
I trust (formal)  supongo, me imagino (es de esperar)
I'm only here for the beer  (saying)  yo sólo vengo a pasármelo bien
rhyme  rima
I can't help it  no puedo evitarlo
bloke  (British English) (informal)  tío, tipo
jolly good (British English) (old-fashioned, informal)  muy bueno
a smoke  (informal)  un pitillo
in the right mood  de buen humor
in the nude  desnuda
intrude  molestar, importunar
step off the train  bajarse del tren
in the drain  en la boca de alcantarilla
the porter  el mozo
confined to  limitado a, destinado a
the loos (British English) (informal)  los retretes
BBC 2  a British television channel
made it into a play  lo dramatizó, hizo una obra de teatro
a wit  una persona ocurrente/ingeniosa
railway carriages  vagones
a born intellectual  una intelectual nata
that's the stuff I wish I could write  ojalá yo pudiera escribir esas cosas
ponder (formal)  pensar, reflexionar, meditar
come up with something  ocurrírsete algo
tale  cuento, historia
quite, quite (British English) (formal)  exacto, exacto (mostrando acuerdo)
grotty  (British English) (informal)  de mala muerte, cutre, asquerosa
woodworm  carcoma, polilla
dry rot  putrefacción de la madera por un hongo
drawers cajones
the tart  (informal, derogatory)  la fulana/zorra/pendona
bless her heart  qué buena es (como muestra de afecto)
a right little goer  (British English) (informal)  una puta/lagarta
quibble  poner pegas
I fancy a nibble  me apetece un mordisco
the urge las ganas
the gents (British English)  el servicio (de caballeros)
a scribble  this may refer to "a slash" (una meada) or to something  else with sexual connotations

Do you like limericks?

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No

They do speak English!

Note: You will also hear some German at some point in the video.

my car's broken down  se me ha averiado el coche
I wondered if  me preguntaba si
a garage  un taller
that's wasted on me  no me he enterado de nada
I wish I had paid more attention  ojalá hubiera prestado más atención
a mile  una milla (1.609 metros)
a village  un pueblo
there might be somebody there  podría haber alguien allí
you never know  nunca se sabe
next time you're over  la próxima vez que vengas
so can I  yo también

How you ever been in a similar situation?

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No

Do you "sea" what they mean?

This is another great video of British humour. Below is some vocabulary to help you with comprehension.

I say  oye, eh
bosun  contramaestre
we've been cast adrift...  llevamos a la deriva...
tunes  melodías
"All Things Bright and Beautiful"  this is an Anglican hymn - see the video here
log  cuaderno de bitácora, diario de a bordo
New Year's Eve  Nochevieja
running plimsoll  zapatilla (para correr)
left over from Christmas  que sobró de la Navidad
fellas  (informal)  tíos, tipos
(it) stands to reason  es lógico, salta a la vista
Hello, sailor  this is a sexual proposition made by a prostitute to a sailor who has been long at sea
twit  (British English) (informal)  imbécil, tonto
scrupulously fair  escrupulosamente justos
eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by his toe...  pito, pito, gorgorito, dónde vas tú tan bonito, a la era verdadera, pin pon fuera
seagull dropping  caca/excremento de gaviota
hang on a minute  espera un momento
Jewish  judío
kosher  kosher (alimentos que cumplen los requisitos del judaísmo)
hold still  no te muevas
pull the trigger  apretar el gatillo
tasty  rico, sabroso
brine myself / marinade myself  me pongo en salmuera / me marino
sharks  tiburones
mate  oficial (de la marina mercante)
last requests  últimos deseos
innit?  ¿verdad?
put me off my food  quitarme las ganas de comer
dance the night away  pasar la noche bailando
spirit  1. espíritu, ánimo 2. alcohol
I'm looking forward to this  tengo muchas ganas
famished (informal)  famélico, muerto de hambre
Sealink  a ferry company which was notorious for its bad food

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A fruitful lesson

Watch this hilarious video. If you can't understand everything, have a look at the vocabulary below translated into Spanish.

blackberry  1. mora 2. BlackBerry (registered trademark)  tipo de teléfono móvil inteligente
juice 1. zumo 2. (informal)  corriente, batería
frozen  congelado (alimento o programa/aplicación informática)
orange 1. naranja 2. Orange (trademark)  operador de telefonía móvil
black spots 1. manchas negras 2. zonas sin cobertura (para móviles)
desktop  1. mesa (el alto) 2. escritorio (del ordenador) 
mouse  ratón (animal o de ordenador)
drag  1.arrastrar 2. drag and drop  arrastrar y soltar (en informática)
the trash (American English) 1. la basura 2. la papelera de reciclaje (en informática)
launch  1. lanzar (cohete, misil) 2. abrir, iniciar (programa, aplicación)
mess up  ensuciar
windows  1. ventanas 2. Windows (registered trademark)  sistema operativo de Microsoft
date  1. dátil 2. fecha
apple  1. manzana 2. Apple  ordenador o dispositivo electrónico de la compañía Apple
dongle  adaptador 
it won't fit  no encaja 
on the small side  pequeño,-a, más bien pequeño,-a
boot something  1. (informal)  dar una buena patada a algo 2. arrancar/iniciar un ordenador/aplicación/móvil
it's crashed  1. se ha estrellado 2. se ha bloqueado/colgado (programa, ordenador, móvil)
can't make head or tail of something  no encontrarle a algo ni pies ni cabeza
eggsbox 3.60£  1. cartón de huevos a 3,60£ 2. this is a play on words: the phrase sounds similar to "Xbox 360", which is a games console sold by Microsoft

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