A quote for the job
You know el presupuesto as a budget: the money you plan to spend. When a plumber or a painter gives you un presupuesto, it is usually a quote, the price of the job.
| The plumber has given me a very expensive quote. | El fontanero me ha dado un presupuesto muy caro. |
Both meanings can meet in one sentence. The first is the electrician's quote; nuestro presupuesto is the money we have, our budget:
| The electrician's quote is higher than our budget. | El presupuesto del electricista es más alto que nuestro presupuesto. |
When a bulb blows
fundirse is what a light bulb does when it stops working. It usually comes with se: se ha fundido, se funde.
| The bathroom light bulb has blown. | Se ha fundido la bombilla del baño. |
An old bulb is the usual suspect:
| It's normal for an old light bulb to blow. | Es normal que una bombilla vieja se funda. |
Two jobs called portero
| where | el portero is |
|---|---|
| on a football field | the goalkeeper |
| in a block of flats | the doorman, the porter |
| The doorman of my building used to be a football goalkeeper. | El portero de mi edificio era portero de fútbol. |
A building's portero often takes in parcels:
| If I'm not home, give the package to the doorman. | Si no estoy en casa, dale el paquete al portero. |
Paperwork and repairs
archivar is to file documents or emails so you can find them later:
| I file the bills in this folder. | Archivo las facturas en esta carpeta. |
técnico means technical, and el servicio técnico is the repair service you call when an appliance breaks:
| The washing machine doesn't work; I'm going to call the repair service. | La lavadora no funciona; voy a llamar al servicio técnico. |
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