Construction Vocabulary: Terms and Definitions
Materiales: Acero corrugado: Rebar (n). Albañilería: Masonry(n). Bauxita: Bauxite (n). Bloque de hormigón: CMU. Bloques de hormigón ligero: Blocks of cinder concrete (n). Calentar: To heat (v). Caliza/Cal: Limestone (n). Cenizas volantes: Fly ash (n). Clinker (n): clinker. Compuestos: Compounds(n). Crudo: Raw(adj). Enlechar: To grout(v). Escoria: Slag(n). Etapas: Stages(n). Horno de cemento: Cement kiln (n). Hueco: Void (n). Mena de hierro: Iron ore (n). Mezcla: Mixture(n). Mortero: Mortar(n)
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The Roman Colosseum: A Timeless Monument
I am going to talk about the Roman Colosseum. It’s located in Rome, Italy, and it is probably Rome’s most famous prehistoric site. Built in 70 AD, the Colosseum became the largest Roman amphitheater, with an elliptical structure 188 meters long, 156 meters wide, and 57 meters high. Made of brick and covered with travertine, it was divided into five levels with a capacity for more than 50,000 people. In addition to gladiator fights, many other public spectacles
Understanding Key Networking Terms and Concepts
Backed Up: ‘To back something up’ means to copy and save/store on a different machine all the data, files, settings, and applications of a computer or server. In most companies, it is common to ‘back up’ all the data on servers every day. This is done to ensure that no data (or little) is lost if there is a problem or failure of a server. Most of this data is stored/saved on servers that are dedicated to doing ‘backups’ and are called ‘backup servers’. ‘To back up’ is a transitive phrasal verb (
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Supplier Selection: Key Factors for Success
Selection of suppliers:
- Suppliers can determine success or failure.
- What are we looking for in suppliers?
- Quality
- Price
- Security of provision
- How can we select suppliers?
- Workers of our own company
- Suppliers who work for the competition
- Specialized publications
- Internet
- Information from public institutions
- Fairs and specialized exhibitions
- Chambers of Commerce, associations, etc.
Selection criteria:
- Price and quality
- Payment conditions
- Delivery terms
- Reputation
- Guarantee
Active
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99. It was the hardest test I have ever done.
100. There were more people at the game than expected.
101. The most difficult thing of all was communication.
My brother has a tidier room than me.
Australia is bigger than England.
I’m better now than yesterday.
She’s got less money than you, but she doesn’t care.
He thinks Chinese is the most difficult language in the world.
Valencia played worse than Real Madrid yesterday.
Cats are not as intelligent as dogs.
Show me the best restaurant downtown.
The hottest
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You Don’t Know
Lyrics by Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Cashis
[Chorus]
Who run it?
You know, you’re acting like you don’t know
We run it
You know, but you’re acting like you don’t know
Who run it?
You know, you’re acting like you don’t know
We run it
You know, but you’re acting like you don’t know
You know, you’re acting like you don’t know
I tear the club up, for sure
This flow is gonna bring more dough
You know, but you’re acting like you don’t know
[50 Cent]
Now, homie, I say I run it, run it
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