Capítulo 7: La educación y las profesiones Flashcards
(115 cards)
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la beca
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scholarship (financial reward)
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la carrera
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career; university major
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la conferencia
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lecture
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el curso
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program, course of study
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el/la estudiante de primero (segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto, sexto)
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first-year student (sophomore, junior, senior, 5th-, 6th-year undergraduate)
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la facultad
A
school within a university
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el intercambio
A
exchange
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la materia (H.A.), la asignatura
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course, subject (school)
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la matrícula
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tuition
10
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el metro
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subway
11
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la mochila
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backpack
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la pensión
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boarding house
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el profesorado
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faculty
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la oficina de servicios escolares (Mex.), la secretaría
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office of student services, secretary’s office (for student services or other business)
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aprobar (ue)
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to pass, to get a passing grade
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apurarse
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to worry; to rush (H.A.)
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arreglarse
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to arrange, fix; to sort out
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enterarse de
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to find out about
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reprobar (ue) (H.A.), suspender (Sp.)
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to fail, to get a failing grade
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antipático/a
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unpleasant, disagreeable
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deprimido/a
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depressed
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Anda (tú). (Ande [Ud.].)
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Come on., Go on.
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estar libre
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to be free, to be unoccupied
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menos mal
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it’s a good thing…, it’s just as well
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tener aspecto
to look, to appear
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los apuntes
notes (for a course or lecture)
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el ausentismo (H.A.), el absentismo (Sp.)
absenteeism
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el bachillerato
secondary (high school) education and the degree obtained
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la calificación, la nota
grade
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la carpeta
folder
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la carrera experimental
scientific course of study
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la carrera humanística
liberal arts course of study
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la casa particular
private home
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la cátedra
chair, professorship
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el/la catedrático/a
senior professor
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la clase optativa
elective course, optional course
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los deberes
homework, assignments
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el/la decano/a
dean
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la diplomatura
undergraduate degree obtained after a course of study that is shorter than the one required for a licenciatura
40
el doctorado
doctoral (Ph.D.) degree
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la enseñanza
teaching
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la especialización
major, field of study
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el expediente (del estudiante)
(student) record or file
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la hemeroteca
newspaper and periodicals library
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el informe
report
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la intromisión
interference
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la lectura
reading
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la libertad de cátedra
academic freedom
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la licenciatura
undergraduate degree (commonly obtained after a four- or five- year course of study)
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la maestría
master's (M.A.) degree
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el papeleo
paperwork, red tape
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la petición de ingreso, la solicitud
application for admission
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la plaza reservada
a place in the incoming class
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la puntuación
score
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el/la rector/a
university president, rector
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el/la regente de matrícula
registrar
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el requisito
requirement, required course
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la residencia estudiantil, el colegio mayor (Sp.)
dormitory
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la sala de conferencias, el aula
lecture hall
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la tarea
task, homework
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el título (universitario)
academic degree
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el trabajo
paper or other type of written work
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los trámites
procedures or steps needed to obtain something
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el/la universitario/a
college student or graduate
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apuntar
to write down
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archivar
to file
67
calificar
to grade
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decidirse por (algo)
to decide on (something), to choose (something)
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graduarse, licenciarse
to graduate (from college)
70
iniciar
to begin
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matricularse, inscribirse
to matriculate, to register, to enroll
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sacar buenas/malas notas
to get good/bad grades
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seguir (i) un curso
to follow a program or course of sutdy
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tomar apuntes
to take notes
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transferir (ir)
to transfer
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rendir (i) un examen, presentarse a un examen, hacer un examen, tomar un examen (Mex.)
to take an exam
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seguir (i) una carrera de..., hacer un carrera de...
to pursue a degree in (a field of study)
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zambutir (Mex.), tragar (Arg., Urug.), empollar (Sp.)
to cram for an exam
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arquitectura
architecture
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ciencias naturales
natural sciences
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ciencias políticas y económicas
political science and economics
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derecho
law
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sobresaliente
excellent
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notable
good
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aprobado
passing
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la administración de empresas
business administration
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la antropología
anthropology
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la biología
biology
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las ciencias económicas
economics
90
la comunicación colectiva
communications
91
derecho
law
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la educación primaria/secundaria
elementary/secondary education
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la enfermería
nursing
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la filología
historical study of language and literature
95
la filología inglesa
English (language and literature)
96
filosofía y letras
liberal arts, humanities
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historia y arte
history and art
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ingeniería
engineering
99
medicina
medical school
100
reprobado
failing
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suspendido (H.A.), suspenso (Sp.)
failing badly; suspended
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la filosofía
phiolosophy
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la geografía
geography
104
la geología
geology
105
la historia
history
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la hotelería (H.A.), la hostelería (Sp.)
hotel management
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los idiomas
foreign languages
108
la informática
computer science
109
la ingeniería
engineering
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la lingüística
linguistics
111
las matemáticas
mathematics
112
el periodismo
journalism
113
la psicología
psychology
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la química
chemistry
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la sociología
sociology
