Udemy Vocabulary

Question 1

land a temporary job

Answer 1

Conseguir um trabalho temporário

Question 2

land a permanent job

Answer 2

conseguir um trabalho permanente

Question 3

land a part-time job

Answer 3

conseguir um trabalho meio período

Question 4

land a full-time job

Answer 4

conseguir um trabalho período integral

Question 5

turnover

Answer 5

total income over specified period

Question 6

Inventory turnover

Answer 6

how often company replaces inventory (in specified period)

Question 7

high staff sturnover

Answer 7

when people leave the company quickly

Question 8

Struggling

Answer 8

Lutando, enfrentando dificuldades, esforçando-se.

Question 9

take somebody on

Answer 9

employ somebody (contratar)

Question 10

fill in for somebody

Answer 10

you do the job instead of them (fazer o trabalho de outra pessoa. (doença, férias, etc…))

Question 11

Maternity leave

Answer 11

a woman who has a baby and leave for some days

Question 12

Menial tasks

Answer 12

Tarefas simples/repetitivas (muitas vezes consideradas pouco desafiadoras ou de baixo status).

Question 13

Run-of-the-mill tasks

Answer 13

Tarefas comuns/rotineiras (nada especial ou fora do normal).

Question 14

dead-end job

Answer 14

A job with no opportunities for advancement or progress.

Question 15

Get your foot in the door

Answer 15

To get an initial opportunity to enter a company, industry, or field, often as a starting point for future success.

Question 16

Achieving

Answer 16

The act of successfully reaching a goal, completing something, or accomplishing a desired result.

Question 17

A cushy number

Answer 17

An easy, comfortable, or well-paid job or situation.

Question 18

Be/Get/Knock off work

Answer 18

What time do you get off work

Question 19

to resign (quit)

Answer 19

quit the job

Question 20

to sack/fire/dismiss somebody

Answer 20

firing somebody

Question 21

make sb redundant

Answer 21

fire someone, but not because that person work badly, but the company can’t afford to pay them

Question 22

lay sb off

Answer 22

fire someone

Question 23

downturn

Answer 23

A decline or reduction in economic activity

Question 24

golden hello

Answer 24

A signing bonus or financial incentive offered to a new employee to join a company.

Question 25

signing bonus

Answer 25

same as golden hello (bonus to join in that company)

Question 26

Perks

Answer 26

Benefits (Ongoing benefits or extras provided by an employer)

Question 27

An outstanding debt

Answer 27

A debt that has not yet been paid or settled.

Question 28

Settled

Answer 28

Resolved or finalized

Question 29

Climb the career ladder

Answer 29

"Subir a escada de carreira"

Question 30

you have your work cut out

Answer 30

The phrase "you have your work cut out" is used to describe a situation where someone faces a challenging or demanding task that will require a lot of effort to complete. It often implies that the task is not easy but achievable with hard work.