Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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el almacén

A

department store; warehouse

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2
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el aumento de sueldo

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pay raise

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3
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la compañia

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company

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4
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el desempleo

A

unemployment

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5
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la empresa (multinacional)

A

(multinational) company

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6
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el horario de trabajo

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work schedule

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7
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el impuesto

A

tax

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8
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el mercado

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market

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9
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el presupuesto

A

budget

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10
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el puesto

A

position, job

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11
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la reunión

A

meeting

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12
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el sindicato

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labor union

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13
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el sueldo (minimo)

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(minimum) wage

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14
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acosar

A

to harass

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15
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administrar

A

to manage, to run

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16
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ascender

A

to rise, to be promoted

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17
Q

contratar

A

to hire

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18
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despedir

A

(e:i) to fire

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19
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estar a la/en venta

A

to be on sale

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20
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estar bajo presión

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to be under pressure

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21
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exigir

A

to demand

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22
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ganarse la vida

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to earn a living

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23
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jubilarse

A

to retire

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24
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renunciar

A

to quit

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25
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solicitar

A

to apply for

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26
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tener conexiones

A

to have connections; to have influence

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27
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administrativo/a

A

administrative

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28
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(in)capaz

A

(in)capable, (in)conpetent

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29
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desempleado/a

A

unemployed

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30
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perezoso/a

A

lazy

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31
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trabajador(a)

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hard-working

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32
Q

los ahorros

A

savings

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33
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la bancarrota

A

bankruptcy

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34
Q

la bolsa de valores

A

stock market

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35
Q

el cajero automático

A

ATM

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36
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la crisis económica

A

economic crisis

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37
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la cuenta corriente

A

checking account

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38
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la cuenta de ahorros

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savings account

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39
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la deuda

A

debt

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40
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la pobreza

A

poverty

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41
Q

la riqueza

A

wealth

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42
Q

la tarjeta de crédito

A

credit card

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43
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la tarjeta de débito

A

debit card

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44
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ahorrar

A

to save

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45
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aprovechar

A

to take advantage of

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46
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cobrar

A

to charge, to be paid

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47
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depositar

A

to deposit

48
Q

gastar

A

to spend

49
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invertir

A

(e:ie) to invest

50
Q

pedir prestado

A

(e:i) to borrow

51
Q

prestar

A

to lend

52
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a corto/largo plazo

A

short/long term

53
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agotado/a

A

exhausted

54
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dispuesto/a (a)

A

ready, willing (to)

55
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estresado/a

A

stressed (out)

56
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exitoso/a

A

successful

57
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financiero/a

A

financial

58
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el/la asesor(a)

A

consultant, advisor

59
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el/la contador(a)

A

accountant

60
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el/la dueño/a

A

owner

61
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el/la ejecutivo/a

A

executive

62
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el/la empleado/a

A

employee

63
Q

el/la gerente

A

manager

64
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el hombre/la mujer de negocios

A

businessman/woman

65
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el/la obrero/a

A

blue-collar worker

66
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el/la socio/a

A

partner; member

67
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el/la vendedor(a)

A

salesman/woman

68
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la afición

A

hobby

69
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la angustia

A

distress

70
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el/la aspirante

A

applicant

71
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la conversación informal

A

small talk

72
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la entrevista (laboral)

A

(job) interview

73
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el/la entrevistado(a)

A

interviewee

74
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el/la entrevistador(a)

A

interviewer

75
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la mentira

A

lie

76
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la plantilla (Esp.)

A

staff

77
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la prensa

A

press

78
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la valoración

A

assessment

79
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la vida laboral

A

working life

80
Q

cumplimentar

A

to fill in

81
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estar en paro (Esp.)

A

to be unemployed

82
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promocionarse

A

to be promoted

83
Q

quebrar

A

to go bankrupted

84
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renovar

A

to renew

85
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apto/a

A

suitible

86
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capacitado/a

A

qualified

87
Q

los bienes

A

goods

88
Q

la cantera

A

quarry

89
Q

la compra

A

purchase

90
Q

el descubrimiento

A

discovery

91
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la escasez

A

shortage

92
Q

el gasoducto

A

gas pipeline

93
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el/la inversionista

A

investor

94
Q

la represa

A

dam

95
Q

la riquezas

A

riches

96
Q

la venta

A

sale

97
Q

el yacimiento

A

deposit

98
Q

abastecer

A

to supply

99
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desaprovechar

A

to waste, to misuse

100
Q

quejarse

A

to complain

101
Q

Comercio

A

Business Administration

102
Q

el control de armas

A

gun control

103
Q

el hambre

A

hunger

104
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la indiferencia

A

indifference

105
Q

la inflación

A

inflation

106
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el juguete

A

toy

107
Q

el lío

A

mess

108
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el/la tendero/a

A

storekeeper

109
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dar para vivir

A

to yield enough

110
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darse cuenta de

A

to realize

111
Q

dirigirse a

A

to address

112
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disparar

A

to shoot

113
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matar(se)

A

to kill (oneself)

114
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sospechar

A

to suspect

115
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voltear

A

to turn back

116
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desesperado/a

A

desperate