work in

hacer hueco a, incluir

Encontrar tiempo o espacio para incluir a alguien o algo entre otras actividades o cosas.

En inglés sencillo: To find time or space to include someone or something among other things.

• We can work in a short break.
• The doctor worked me in before lunch.
• Could you work a personal story into your talk?

Cómo se usa: work someone/something in (The dentist can work you in tomorrow.); work something into something (She worked a joke into her speech.)

Sinónimos: fit in, include, squeeze in

Antónimos: exclude

Expresiones frecuentes: work in something, work in someone

incorporar, mezclar

Mezclar una sustancia con otra o introducirla presionando.

En inglés sencillo: To mix or press something into another substance.

• Work in the butter with your fingers.
• She worked the flour in slowly.
• Have you worked the compost in the soil?

Cómo se usa: work something in (Add the butter and work it in gently.); work something in something (Work the eggs in the batter until it is smooth.)

Sinónimos: mix in, blend in

Expresiones frecuentes: work in butter, work in the flour

alternar series

Usar una máquina del gimnasio mientras otra persona descansa entre sus series.

En inglés sencillo: To use a gym machine during the breaks between another person’s exercises on it.

• Can I work in while you rest?
• We worked in with each other on the chest machine.
• She let another member work in between her sets.

Cómo se usa: work in with someone (May I work in with you on this machine?)

Sinónimos: take turns

Expresiones frecuentes: work in with someone, work in between sets