Todos nos ponemos un poco tristes al final de las navidades – se acaban las vacaciones y todavia nos quedan tres meses de invierno. Aunque en la calle haga frío, por lo menos podemos estar dentro del centro comercial, y mejor aún, ¡estan de rebajas! ¡Dáte un capricho!
Para los amantes de las compras, hay mucho más que decir que “How much is it?” y “Do you have a bigger size?” Aquí os dejamos algunas expresiones para hablar de las compras.
| to shop around | comparar precios | They are selling that jacket at the Corte Inglés for 150 euros, but I think I’ll shop around a bit to see if I can get it a bit cheaper. |
| to shop till you drop | comprar hasta que no puedes más | On the first day of the sales, my mother and I always go to the mall and shop till we drop! |
| to go on a shopping spree | comprar a lo loco | When Rita got her first paycheck, she went on a shopping spree and spent everything she had earned. |
| retail therapy | comprar para hacerse sentir mejor | Paula was feeling depressed, so her friends took her out for a bit of retail therapy |
| window shopping | ir de compras sin la intención de comprar | Felicia doesn’t have any money, so she’ll have to settle for window shopping until she gets paid. |
| to pick up a bargain | conseguir un chollo | I love going to the sales and picking up a bargain! |
| on sale | rebajado | After Christmas is the best time to buy things, when they’re on sale! |
| to try something on | probarse algo | Make sure you try that on before you buy it, you cannot return or exchange something you bought on sale |
| a shopaholic | comprador compulsivo | David is a shopaholic, he goes shopping at least three times a week! |