dole

subsidio de desempleo, paro

Dinero que el gobierno paga a quienes no tienen trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: Money the government pays people who do not have a job.

• She is on the dole.
• He used his dole money to pay the electricity bill.
• How long have you been claiming dole?

Cómo se usa: on the dole (He was on the dole for six months.)

Sinónimos: unemployment benefit

Expresiones frecuentes: on the dole, claim dole, dole money

limosna, ayuda

Dinero, alimentos u otras cosas que se dan a personas pobres para ayudarlas a vivir.

En inglés sencillo: Money, food, or other things given to poor people to help them live.

• The parish provided a weekly dole.
• She depended on a small dole of bread and milk.
• The wealthy merchant offered doles to poor families.

Cómo se usa: dole of something (Each family received a small dole of grain.)

Sinónimos: alms, handout

Expresiones frecuentes: charitable dole, daily dole, dole of bread

distribución, reparto

Acción de dividir cosas entre varias personas y dar a cada una su parte.

En inglés sencillo: The act of dividing things among people and giving each person a share.

• The dole began after the bells rang.
• Each household received its share at the general dole.
• The official supervised the dole of grain.

Cómo se usa: dole of something (The dole of grain took place at dawn.)

Sinónimos: distribution, apportionment

Expresiones frecuentes: equal dole, general dole, dole of grain

repartir, distribuir

Dar cosas a varias personas, a menudo en pequeñas cantidades.

En inglés sencillo: To give things to several people, often in small amounts.

• They dole out soup at noon.
• The manager doled out praise sparingly.
• Who will dole the tickets out to the children?

Cómo se usa: dole out something (The volunteers dole out meals every evening.); dole something out to someone (They doled blankets out to families.)

Sinónimos: distribute, hand out, give out

Expresiones frecuentes: dole out food, dole out money, dole out advice