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✅ TO JOKE 👉 to say things that are intended to make people laugh; to say something that is not true, to see if someone will believe you; something that you say or do that is intended to make people laugh

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-joke/5019/
September 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Today's expression is ✅ YOU'RE KIDDING

👉 It is used when you do not believe or agree with what someone has said

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/youre-kidding/5018/
September 16, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ TO EXPECT 👉 to think that something will happen

✅ TO HOPE 👉 to want something to happen or to be true

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/expect-vs.-hope/5017/
September 15, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ RELEASE (MORE PHRASES)

👉 to stop holding something; to let go. To make something available, such as information or documents

✔️ The new Steven Spielberg film, "Disclosure Day," is due to be released this weekend

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/release-more-phrases/5012/
July 17, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ RELEASE (VERB or NOUN)

👉 to let someone (a person or an animal) leave a place where they have been kept

✔️ The state governor has decided to release thirty prisoners from jail

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/please-write-a-postcard/4926/
July 16, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ PLEASE WRITE A POSTCARD

THE 'GOING TO' FUTURE 👉 is/are + GOING TO + VERB

✔️ Tomorrow we are going to visit the town together
✔️ Tomorrow we are visiting the town together

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/please-write-a-postcard/4926/
July 15, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ HOW TO WRITE A POSTCARD

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS 👉 is/am/are + VERB + -ING

✔️ I'm having a wonderful time!
✔️ I'm sitting under a palm tree
✔️ I am having a piña colada and relaxing

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/how-to-write-a-postcard/4925/
July 14, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ WRITING A POSTCARD

👉 Dear/hello/hi + NAME

👉 I'm in/I'm visiting/I'm having a great time here in + PLACE

👉 See you when I get back, See you soon, Wish you were here, Hugs and Kisses or Bye for now! 

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/writing-a-postcard/4924/
July 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ HARDWARE

👉 computer equipment (CPU, monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.) which is NOT software
👉 the equipment, machines and vehicles used in a particular area of activity, such as the military

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/hardware/5009/
July 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ ANYTHING GOES

👉 anything is acceptable to do. A similar expression in Spanish might be 'todo vale'

✔️ Carnival is a huge celebration in my city, where anything goes! So, whatever you may see, don't be surprised!

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/anything-goes/5008/
July 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ LET YOUR HAIR DOWN

👉 to relax and enjoy yourself because you are in a comfortable environment. You don't feel inhibited

✔️ Tonight is Carnival. I really want to let my hair down and have a great time

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/let-your-hair-down/5007/
July 8, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH

👉 to say that you understand another person very well or that you agree with him/her

✔️ The moment I met Marie, I knew we were on the same wavelength. I remember we talked for ages

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/on-the-same-wavelength/5005/
July 7, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ TO CARRY SOMETHING OUT

👉 to do something that you have organised, planned or promised or that you have been told to do

✔️ James, I haven't been able to carry out your orders to send the information via e-mail

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-carry-something-out/5004/
July 6, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ NUANCE

👉 a slight difference in the quality of something that may be difficult to notice but is important. This word is similar in meaning to the Spanish word matiz

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/nuance/5003/
July 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ DUE TO

👉 Because of something

✔️ The negative image of immigrants is largely due to ignorance

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/due-to/4992/
June 23, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ NO WAY!

👉 this is an informal and very definite way of saying 'No'

✔️ Paul: Are you planning on going to Trudy's party?
Karen: No way! She lives out in the suburbs! It's too far away for me

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/no-way/4991/
June 22, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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✅ NOT AT ALL

👉 It is a polite reply to thank you. It means the same as you're welcome. Also it is used to emphasize a negative statement

✔️ This job is not at all what I thought it would be

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/not-at-all/4990/
June 19, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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NO vs. NOT

NO 👉 is the opposite of yes
✔️ There is no coffee in the cupboard

NOT 👉 is used to make a verb negative. It goes after the verb (auxiliary verb + NOT)
✔️ I did not go to the presentation yesterday

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/no-vs-not/4989/
June 18, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ SHALL

👉 is the equivalent of will but it is used in standard British English of a more formal register. The negative form is shall not or shan't.

✔️ Come on, children! We shall be late if you don't hurry up!

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/shall/4988/
June 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ ON ONE'S OWN

👉 to say that there is nobody else with you

✔️ I will be on my own this week because my husband is going to be on a business trip

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/on-ones-own/4987/
June 16, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ TO FEEL LIKE something / doing something

👉 to want something or to want to do something

✔️  Do you feel like going out to dinner tonight?

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/to-feel-like/4984/
June 15, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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✅ WHIM

👉 to have a sudden feeling that you must have something or that you must do something. It often suggests that what you want is not important

✔️ Do you like my new shoes? I bought them on a whim

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/whim/4983/
June 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ CRAVING (to have / get a craving for something)

👉 to have a strong desire to do something. It is usually used with words related to food

✔️ When you were pregnant, did you have any cravings for strange foods?

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/craving /4982/
June 11, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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✅ PRONOUNCING YEARS: THOUSANDS
We have two possible pronunciations:

✔️ 2010 👉 two thousand and ten or two thousand ten

✔️ 2010  👉 twenty ten

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/pronouncing-years-thousands/4981/
June 10, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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✅ PRONOUNCING YEARS: HUNDREDS
We have two possible pronunciations:

✔️ 323 BC 👉three hundred and twenty-three BC

✔️ 323 BC 👉 three twenty-three BC

https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/pronouncing-years-hundreds/4980/
June 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM