shopping

compras

Actividad de buscar y comprar cosas que necesitas o deseas.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of looking for and buying things you need or want.

• I enjoy shopping for clothes.
• We do our shopping on Saturdays.
• Online shopping makes it easy to compare prices.

Cómo se usa: shopping for something (Shopping for shoes can take hours.)

Sinónimos: buying, purchasing

Expresiones frecuentes: go shopping, do the shopping, online shopping

compra, compras

Cosas recién compradas, especialmente alimentos y otros productos de uso diario.

En inglés sencillo: The things you have just bought, especially food and other everyday supplies.

• Put the shopping on the table.
• She carried two heavy bags of shopping.
• Have you unpacked the shopping yet?

Sinónimos: purchases, groceries

Expresiones frecuentes: carry the shopping, bags of shopping, unpack the shopping

oferta comercial, comercios

Tiendas y productos que se pueden encontrar en una zona determinada.

En inglés sencillo: The shops and goods available in a particular area.

• The town has excellent shopping.
• Our hotel is close to the best shopping.
• The island offers little shopping beyond a few small stores.

Sinónimos: retail facilities

Expresiones frecuentes: excellent shopping, local shopping, shopping nearby

revisión en taller

Envío de un vehículo o máquina al taller para reparaciones importantes o una revisión completa.

En inglés sencillo: Sending a vehicle or machine to a workshop for major repairs or a thorough check.

• The locomotive is due for shopping.
• Scheduled shopping kept the engines in good condition.
• After the accident, shopping was necessary before the locomotive could return to service.

Sinónimos: overhaul, workshop overhaul

Expresiones frecuentes: scheduled shopping, locomotive shopping, shopping for repairs