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"Yes, I'm a RIGGER and a traffic officer" RIGGER is indeed an unusual word that is more in the technical field which probably explains why not everyone knows it. What RIGGERS do is prepare that system of wires and ropes that are generally used to support the structure of the masts in a ship right before it begins sailing. Similar instances, where also wires and ropes are used to allow the performance of some vehicles, are also called RIGGING such as certain airships or hang gliders. There is no word for RIGGER in Spanish and the closest term in meaning is APAREJADOR which is probably called something else from country to country. The word APAREJAMIENTO does exist, but it means something else and it's not a good translation for a RIGGERS do in their labor.

"Oh, the eternal rest! Great after such an EMBALMING experience!" EMBALMING is basically the preservation of a dead body. Unlike Mummification, EMBALMING does not require any organ to be extracted. In fact, the whole body is preserved and in some cases, the process, which requires more than just injecting a  fluid in the corpse, is so perfect that the dead people look pretty much as they looked before dying and seemed to be asleep. EMBALMING is EMBALSAMAR in Spanish.

When a LAYOVER becomes a Sleepover A LAYOVER is a stop or tranfer from one plane to the next in your flight itinerary. It's similar to a Stopover, but it's not necessarily the same. LAYOVERS can last thirty minutes or up to five hours. Beyond that the term Stopover is more often used. In Spanish we don't have any specific word for what a LAYOVER is since we make no difference between a LAYOVER and a Stopover. They are the same: one is shorter, the other is longer. For both we use the same word, ESCALA. 

"OK, good night! I'm going to sle...eh ...bed" If you said GOING TO SLEEP you were right. The only problem with GOING TO SLEEP is that it is not the most common expression to express that idea. It is more likely to say GOING TO BED or BEDTIME than GOING TO SLEEP. Another problem with that expression is how well it translates into Spanish. That is not necessarily a problem unless it happens all the time. There are intrincacies that pertain only to English that Spanish lacks and vicecersa, and when you are aware of that your English sounds a lot better.

"Hey, are we friends already?" "Nope, still only ACQUAINTANCES" An ACQUAINTANCE is a person we know, someone we may say hello to, somebody who we are on friendly terms with. But that's it. A person may be your ACQUAINTANCE for years and never become your friend. It is the same in most Spanish-speaking countries where a friend is an Amigo and an ACQUAINTANCE is a CONOCIDO.  "An old ACQUAINTANCE" and "an ACQUAINTANCE of mine" are common expressions that go into Spanish as "Un viejo CONOCIDO" y un "CONOCIDO mío".

It's not an ad, just a COMBO. The common definition of this term tells us that it is a derivation of sorts of the word Combination. It is essentially a business term created to entice our secret desire to spend our money on things we don't need. In a combo, you get not just one item, but two or three and though you pay a little bit more this is less than if you had acquired each item separately. In other words, you pay more, but you also get more. Sounds like a good deal, doesn't it? Perhaps that is why COMBOS are so popular. There is not a word for COMBO in Spanish so we also say COMBO in Spanish. We may say COMBINACIÓN, but it is not necessarily the same. UNA OFERTA ESPECIAL is another option, but again it is not exactly the same thing. BTW, the word COMBO also means a small musical group. There is a famous Puerto Rican group called El Gran Combo that plays Caribbean music.

"Oooppss, sorry, that was me" VERRACO in English is BOAR, a wild pig. These animals tend to have a powerful smell, in particular, the males that have reached puberty. Therefore, this old expression refers precisely to people who have the unhealthy habit of not bathing regularly. Literally APESTAR A BERRACO is not TO STINK LIKE A BOAR, it is just STINK or variations that use such word such as: TO STINK TO HIGH HEAVEN (many others are unpublishable).  Another alternative is to say someone has a B.O. (BAD ODOR). A variation of the same expression is OLER A CHIVO (GOAT).