- River: The final card dealt in a poker hand (in Texas hold ‘em style, this is the fifth card placed in the center of the table).
- Call: To match a bet from another player.
- Big blind: The larger of two set amounts of betting.
The intentions of this blog is to give a brief explanation of the common means of communication in the streets of the foreign English speaker usually from United States but can be use in different countries. This blog was focused in the young English speaking people around the world and compiled some examples of the most useful idioms and phrasal verbs.
martes, 11 de diciembre de 2018
POKER JARGON
FOOTBALL JARGON
- Safety: A slightly rarer form of scoring points, in which an offensive player is tackled in his own end zone while holding the football; worth 2 points.
- Facemask: A penalty of gripping an opponent’s protective mask over his mouth; worth 15 yards.
- Wide receiver: A player on the offense who generally runs downfield to catch the football.
MUSICAL JARGON
- Allegro: Cheerful or brisk tempo.
- Coda: Ending section of music.
- Piano vs. forte: Quiet vs. loud.
MATHEMATICAL JARGON
- Q.E.D: Quod erat demonstrandum in Latin, meaning “which was to be demonstrated,” and placed at the end of mathematical proofs.
- Vanish: To take on the value of 0.
- Deep vs. elementary: A proof is deep if it requires concepts more advanced than the original concept to explain that original concept, while it is elementary if the proof only needs fundamental concepts to explain something.
ARCHITECTURE JARGON
- Chimera: A fantastical or grotesque figure used for decorative purposes in a building.
- Molding: Decorative finishing strip at transitions between surfaces.
- Narthex: A passage between the main entrance and main body of a church.
WHAT A JARGON IS?
Jargon is a specialized set of terms and language that is used in a particular context and setting. It is especially common to find jargon in an industry, such as in law, medicine, academia, or an art or sport. People who are not a part of this industry or group may not be able to understand the jargon used, as the words are either obscure terms or have different definitions than the regular usage of the word
Hands Idioms
1-) Hands were tied
Example: The thief was guilty, so his lawyer hands were tied.
2-) Safe pair of hands
Someone who you can´t trust to do an important job well.
Example: That is an important project, you can´t assignment to Jorge, He is a new employer, He is a safe pair of hands.
3- To lend you a hand
To help one; to give one assistance
Example: Hi lends you a hand, are you ok?
4-) Lifts a finger
Example: He has been working there for a long time. He has a old hand.
6-) Rub shoulders
Spend time with royal, rich or famous people.
Example: I heard you were rubbing shoulders with the governor last Saturday.
7-) Long arm of the law
The police; the law
8-) The back of your hand
9-) As a rule of thumb
Example: A good rule of thumb is to plant your seedlings around the end of May.
10-) Point the fingers
Example: I have to point me finger to that thief.
Example: The thief was guilty, so his lawyer hands were tied.
2-) Safe pair of hands
Someone who you can´t trust to do an important job well.
Example: That is an important project, you can´t assignment to Jorge, He is a new employer, He is a safe pair of hands.
3- To lend you a hand
To help one; to give one assistance
Example: Hi lends you a hand, are you ok?
4-) Lifts a finger
5-) Old hand
6-) Rub shoulders
Spend time with royal, rich or famous people.
Example: I heard you were rubbing shoulders with the governor last Saturday.
7-) Long arm of the law
The police; the law
8-) The back of your hand
Example: A good rule of thumb is to plant your seedlings around the end of May.
10-) Point the fingers
Example: I have to point me finger to that thief.
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