lunes, 5 de mayo de 2014

Supersticiones en inglés - Superticions

- If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have. 

- To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy. 
(- Para predecir el sexo de un bebé: Suspender un anillo de boda en manos de un trozo de hilo sobre la palma de la chica embarazada. Si el anillo se balancea en un movimiento oval o circular el bebé será una niña. Si el anillo se balancea en una línea recta que el bebé será un niño.)

- If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you. 

"BEDSPREAD" EN ESPAÑOL


bedspread {sustantivo} colcha / cobertor


- If a bee enters your home, it's a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant. 

- If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow. 

- If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish. 

- If you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again. 

- If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit. 

- If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married. 

- If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married. 

- If a candle lighted as part of a ceremony blows out, it is a sign that evil spirits are nearby. 

- If the first calf born during the winter is white, the winter will be a bad one. 

- If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it. 

- If your cheeks suddenly feel on fire, someone is talking about you. 

- If you get a chill up your back or goosebumps, it means that someone is walking over your grave. 

- If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family. 

- If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you. 

- If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you. 

- If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family. 

- If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted. 

- If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day. 

- If the bottom of your right foot itches, you are going to take a trip. 

- If the palm of your right hand itches it means you will soon be getting money. 

- If the palm of your left hand itches it means you will soon be paying out money. 

- If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool. 

- If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken. 

- If a young girl catches a ladybug and then releases it, the direction in which it flies away will be the direction from which her future husband will come. 

- If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.


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