SHOPPING Flashcards
Bargain hunting
Spend time in the shops looking for items to buy at the lowest price. CAZA DE GANGAS
Do the shopping
Go shopping regularly to buy food and other necessities. HACER LAS COMPRAS
Go shopping
Go to the shops to buy things. IR DE COMPRAS
Fitting room / Changing room
A place to try on clothes to see if they fit or suit you. PROBADOR
I can’t afford it.
Not have enough money to buy something. NO PUEDO PERMITÍRMELO
In stock/out of stock
Be available or unavailable in a shop or store. EN STOCK/FUERA DE STOCK
It costs a fortune!
Be very expensive. ¡CUESTA UNA FORTUNA!
It costs an arm and a leg!
Cost a lot of money; very expensive. ¡CUESTA UN OJO DE LA CARA!
It’s a steal!
So cheap that it’s almost as if you haven’t paid anything for it. ¡ES UNA GANGA! / ¡ESTÁ REGALADO!
It’s good value for money.
Worth the money spent on it. BUENA RELACIÓN CALIDAD-PRECIO / CUESTA LO QUE VALE
Price tag
A label showing the price of an article. ETIQUETA DE PRECIO
Receipt
A piece of paper given in a shop as proof that you have paid for an article. RECIBO
Refund
Money paid back to a customer who is not satisfied with an article purchased. REEMBOLSO
Summer / Winter sales
A period in the year when articles are sold at a reduced price. REBAJAS DE VERANO O INVIERNO
Shop around
Visit a number of shops selling similar articles in order to compare the prices. COMPARAR PRECIOS
Shop assistant
A person who serves customers in a shop. DEPENDIENTE/A
Shop till you drop
Go shopping for a very long time, until you are exhausted. COMPRAR HASTA CAER RENDIDO/A
Shopaholic
Love shopping so much that it is like an addiction. COMPRADOR/A COMPULSIVO/A
Shopping spree
Enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money. DÍA o MARATÓN DE COMPRAS
Shopping therapy
The idea that buying things can make you feel better. TERAPIA DE COMPRAS
Spend money
Use money to purchase an article or service. GASTAR DINERO
Splash out on something
Buy something even though it costs a lot of money. DARSE UN CAPRICHO (CARO)
Take something back
Return something that you have bought. DEVOLVER ALGO
That’s a bargain!
Said when an article is well below the usual price. ¡ES UNA GANGA!
That’s a bit pricey!
It’s a bit expensive. ¡ES UN POCO CARO!
That’s dirt cheap!
It costs very little. ¡ES BARATÍSIMO!
That’s a rip-off!
It is much more expensive than it should be. ¡ES UN ROBO / TIMO!
Window shopping
Look at things in shop windows, without actually purchasing anything. MIRAR ESCAPARATES
To talk shop
To discuss work issues in your free time. HABLAR DE TRABAJO
To shoplift
To steal something from a shop. HURTAR EN TIENDAS
To shop someone
To tell the police that someone has committed a crime. DELATAR A ALGUIEN
To be all over the shop
To be disorganised and confused. ESTÁ HECHO UN LÍO
Like a bull in a china shop
To rush around and knock things over. COMO UN ELEFANTE EN UNA CACHARRERÍA
