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Enfoques Ch 7 Vocab
El trabajo y economia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el aumento de sueldo | raise in salary |
| la compania | company |
| la conferencia | conference |
| el contrato | contract |
| el curriculum (vitae) | resume |
| el empleo | employment; job |
| la entrevista de trabajo | job interview |
| el puesto | position; job |
| la reunion | meeting |
| el sueldo minimo | minimum wage |
| administrar | to manage; to run |
| ascender (e:ie) | to rise; to be promoted |
| contratar | to hire |
| despedir (e:i) | to fire |
| exigir | to demand |
| ganar bien/mal | to be well/poorly paid |
| ganarse la vida | to earn a living |
| jubilarse | to retire |
| renunciar | to quit |
| solicitar | to apply for |
| (des)empleado/a | (un)employed |
| exitoso/a | successful |
| (in)capaz | (in)competent; (in)capable |
| el ahorro | savings |
| la bancarrota | bankruptcy |
| el cajero automatico | ATM |
| la cuenta corriente | checking account |
| la cuenta de ahorros | savings account |
| la deuda | debt |
| la hipoteca | mortgage |
| el presupuesto | budget |
| ahorrar | to save |
| cobrar | to charge; to receive |
| depositar | to deposit |
| financiar | to finance |
| gastar | to spend |
| invertir (e:ie) | to invest |
| pedir (e:i) prestado/a | to borrow |
| prestar | to lend |
| a corto/largo plazo | short/long-term |
| fijo/a | permanent/fixed |
| financiero/a | financial |
| la bolsa (de valores) | stock market |
| el comercio | commerce; trade |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| la empresa multinacional | multinational company |
| la huelga | strike |
| el impuesto (de ventas) | (sales) tax |
| la inversion (extranjera) | (foreign) investment |
| el mercado | market |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la riqueza | wealth |
| el sindicato | labor union |
| exportar | to export |
| importar | to import |
| el/la asesor(a) | consultant; advisor |
| el/la contador(a) | accountant |
| el/la dueno/a | owner |
| el/la ejecutivo/a | executive |
| el/la empleado/a | employee |
| el/la gerente | manager |
| el hombre/la mujer de negocios | businessman/woman |
| el/la socio/a | partner; member |
| el/la vendedor(a) | salesperson |
| la amenaza | threat |
| el/la cobrador(a) | debt collector |
| la factura | bill |
| el/la moroso/a | debtor |
| el/la payaso/a | clown |
| el sueldo fijo | base salary |
| avergonzar | to embarrass |
| cumplir | to carry out |
| deber | to owe |
| dejar en paz | to leave alone |
| humillar | to humiliate |
| tozudo/a | stubborn |
| la advertencia | warning |
| el aprendizaje | learning |
| la colmena | beehive |
| el deber | duty |
| el descanso | rest |
| la experiencia | experience |
| la fatiga | fatigue; weariness |
| la miel | honey |
| el polen | pollen |
| volar (o:ue) | to fly |
| haragan/haragana | lazy; idle |
| trabajador(a) | industrious; hard-working |
| el anfitrion/la anfitriona | host(ess) |
| la huella | trace; mark |
| el lujo | luxury |
| el privilegio | privilege |
| disenar | to design |
| tomaro en serio | to take seriously |
| adinerado/a | wealthy |
| energico/a | energetic |