(#2#17) Parties, festivities and celebrations!

After quite a long break, due to personal reasons, Pete and Rebecca join forces once again in this great episode, which fits just perfectly for this time of the year: December! In this episode they talk about different expressions and vocabulary related to parties, festivities and celebrations.
We would just like to thank you all for tuning in, following us and sharing our content and would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a great start to the New Year ahead!


Podcast notes:
- Gathering: bringing together of things - reunirse/reunión (objetos/personas)
- Gather - unirse
- Host/hostess: anfitrión
- To host: ser anfitrión
- Guest: huésped/invitado
- Invitation
- RSVP: responde si vous plaît - responde en cuanto antes por favor (la confirmación de la invitación)
- Boxing Day - 26 diciembre (festivo nacional en UK)
- Rusty - oxidado/a
- Venue - lugar de encuentro / lugar del evento
- DJ
- Magician - mago
- Comedian - humorista
- Clown - payaso
- Posh - pijo
- Awards - premios
- Theme party - fiesta temática
- Murder mystery - fiesta de misterio de asesinato
- Evening dress / ballroom - de gala
- Evening wear - atuendo nocturno
- Lounge suit - traje de salón
- Dress code - código de vestimenta
- Top hat and tails - traje de pingüino
- Tuxedo - smoking
- Attire - atuendo
- To cater for - proveer / servir / atender a
- Caterers - un catering
- To help yourself - servirse
- Take potluck - echarlo a suerte
- Dance floor - pista de baile
- To hire - contratar / alquilar

Christmas vocabulary:
- Cracker - petardo navideño
- Fortune telling fish - check it out! (pez saltarín de fortuna)
- Secret Santa - amigo invisible
- Jolly - alegre
- Mistletoe - muérdago
- Holly - acebo
- Festive - festivo / navideño 
- Cosy - acogedor
- Snug - abrigado
- Lively - activo / lleno de vida
- Merry - feliz / *bebido



Expressions:
Tongue got tied / tongue-tied: enreliarse la lengua
Rock on! - ¡toma ya!

Pronunciation:
- Buffet

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