SHOPPING

Question 1

Bargain hunting

Answer 1

Spend time in the shops looking for items to buy at the lowest price. CAZA DE GANGAS

Question 2

Do the shopping

Answer 2

Go shopping regularly to buy food and other necessities. HACER LAS COMPRAS

Question 3

Go shopping

Answer 3

Go to the shops to buy things. IR DE COMPRAS

Question 4

Fitting room / Changing room

Answer 4

A place to try on clothes to see if they fit or suit you. PROBADOR

Question 5

I can’t afford it.

Answer 5

Not have enough money to buy something. NO PUEDO PERMITÍRMELO

Question 6

In stock/out of stock

Answer 6

Be available or unavailable in a shop or store. EN STOCK/FUERA DE STOCK

Question 7

It costs a fortune!

Answer 7

Be very expensive. ¡CUESTA UNA FORTUNA!

Question 8

It costs an arm and a leg!

Answer 8

Cost a lot of money; very expensive. ¡CUESTA UN OJO DE LA CARA!

Question 9

It’s a steal!

Answer 9

So cheap that it’s almost as if you haven’t paid anything for it. ¡ES UNA GANGA! / ¡ESTÁ REGALADO!

Question 10

It’s good value for money.

Answer 10

Worth the money spent on it. BUENA RELACIÓN CALIDAD-PRECIO / CUESTA LO QUE VALE

Question 11

Price tag

Answer 11

A label showing the price of an article. ETIQUETA DE PRECIO

Question 12

Receipt

Answer 12

A piece of paper given in a shop as proof that you have paid for an article. RECIBO

Question 13

Refund

Answer 13

Money paid back to a customer who is not satisfied with an article purchased. REEMBOLSO

Question 14

Summer / Winter sales

Answer 14

A period in the year when articles are sold at a reduced price. REBAJAS DE VERANO O INVIERNO

Question 15

Shop around

Answer 15

Visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices. COMPARAR PRECIOS

Question 16

Shop assistant

Answer 16

A person who serves customers in a shop. DEPENDIENTE/A

Question 17

Shop till you drop

Answer 17

Go shopping for a very long time, until you are exhausted. COMPRAR HASTA CAER RENDIDO/A

Question 18

Shopaholic

Answer 18

Love shopping so much that it is like an addiction. COMPRADOR/A COMPULSIVO/A

Question 19

Shopping spree

Answer 19

Enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money. DÍA o MARATÓN DE COMPRAS

Question 20

Shopping therapy

Answer 20

The idea that buying things can make you feel better. TERAPIA DE COMPRAS

Question 21

Spend money

Answer 21

Use money to purchase an article or service. GASTAR DINERO

Question 22

Splash out on something

Answer 22

Buy something even though it costs a lot of money. DARSE UN CAPRICHO (CARO)

Question 23

Take something back

Answer 23

Return something that you have bought. DEVOLVER ALGO

Question 24

That’s a bargain!

Answer 24

Said when an article is well below the usual price. ¡ES UNA GANGA!

Question 25

That's a bit pricey!

Answer 25

It's a bit expensive. ¡ES UN POCO CARO!

Question 26

That's dirt cheap!

Answer 26

It costs very little. ¡ES BARATÍSIMO!

Question 27

That's a rip-off!

Answer 27

It is much more expensive than it should be. ¡ES UN ROBO / TIMO!

Question 28

Window shopping

Answer 28

Look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything. MIRAR ESCAPARATES

Question 29

To talk shop

Answer 29

To discuss work issues in your free time. HABLAR DE TRABAJO

Question 30

To shoplift

Answer 30

To steal something from a shop. HURTAR EN TIENDAS

Question 31

To shop someone

Answer 31

To tell the police that someone has committed a crime. DELATAR A ALGUIEN

Question 32

To be all over the shop

Answer 32

To be disorganised and confused. ESTÁ HECHO UN LÍO

Question 33

Like a bull in a china shop

Answer 33

To rush around and knock things over. COMO UN ELEFANTE EN UNA CACHARRERÍA