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Bring significa mover algo hacia la persona que habla.
Can you come here and bring your notepad with you?
Take significa llevar algo a otro sitio.
Could you take these reports over to John's office?
Fetch significa ir, coger algo y traerlo.
Could you fetch the flash report from Antonio's desk?
Carry no especifica la dirección pero requiere usar los brazos o el cuerpo.
I had to carry my suitcases from reception up to my room.
Travel - Trip - Journey - Voyage - Commute
Travel es un verbo.
I hope to travel to Canada some day.
Travel es un nombre no contable.
Air travel is getting more and more common every day.
Trip es un nombre contable. Suele ser un viaje corto.
Would you like me to buy anything for you? I'm gonna take a trip to the supermarket.
Next week we have a business trip to Japan.
Journey es un nombre contable. Suele ser un viaje largo.
Last year Freddie made a journey across Europe by train.
Have a safe journey!
Voyage es un nombre contable. Suele ser un viaje largo en barco.
The voyage from England to India used to take 6 months.
Commute es un verbo. Se refiere exclusivamente al viaje diario de casa al trabajo y otra vez a casa.
She commutes from Philadelphia to D.C. every day.
El opuesto de clean es sucio. Clear significa transparente, sin marcas, ordenado.
We have to clear the room of furniture because they are coming to clean the floor.
A chair es un mueble para sentarse.
There were so many people at the meeting that we had to borrow some chairs from the cafeteria.
A seat es un sitio para sentarse.
I always ask for a window seat when I fly.