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L04: Vocab
Perspectivas Laborales
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el almacen | department store; warehouse |
| el aumento de sueldo | pay raise |
| la compania | company |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| la empresa (multinacional) | (multinational) company |
| el horario de trabajo | work schedule |
| el impuesto | tax |
| el mercado | market |
| el presupuesto | budget |
| el puesto | position; job |
| la reunion | meeting |
| el sindicato | labor union |
| el sueldo (minimo) | (minimum) wage |
| acosar | to harass |
| administrar | to manage; to run |
| ascender | to rise; to be promoted |
| contratar | to hire |
| despedir (e-->ie) | to fire |
| estar a la/en venta | to be for sale |
| estar bajo presion | to be under pressure |
| exigir | to demand |
| ganarse la vida | to earn a living |
| jubilarse | to retire |
| renunciar | to quit |
| solicitar | to apply for |
| tener conexiones | to have connections; to have influence |
| administrativo/a | administrative |
| (in)capaz | (in)capable of; (in)competent |
| desempleado/a | unemployment |
| perezoso/a | lazy |
| trabajador(a) | hard-working |
| los ahorros | savings |
| la bancarroto | bankruptcy |
| la bolsa de valores | stock market |
| el cajero automatico | ATM |
| la crisis economica | economic crisis |
| la cuenta corriente | checking account |
| la deuda | debt |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la riqueza | wealth |
| la tarjeta de credito | credit card |
| la tarjeta de debito | debit card |
| ahorrar | to save |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| cobrar | to charge, to be paid |
| depositar | to deposit |
| gastar | to spend |
| invertir (e-->ie) | to invest |
| pedir (e-->ie) prestado | to borrow |
| prestar | to lend |
| a corto/largo plazo | short/long term |
| agotado/a | exhausted |
| dispuesto/a (a) | ready, wiling (to) |
| estresado/a | stressed (out) |
| exitoso/a | successful |
| financiero/a | financial |
| 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 obrero/a | blue collar worker |
| el/la socio/a | partner; member |
| el/la vendedor(a) | salesman/woman |
| tan (adjective/adverb) como | as (blank/blankly) as |
| (verb) tanto como | (blank) as much as |
| tanto/a (singular noun/plural noun) como | as many (blank/blanks) as |