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Spanish 4 Chapter 7a
Perspectivas Laborales
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el almacén | department store; warehouse |
| el aumento de sueldo | pay raise |
| la compañía | company |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| la emprese (multinacional) | (multinational) company |
| el horario de trabajo | work schedule |
| el impuesto | tax |
| el mercado | market |
| el presupuesto | budget |
| el puesto | position, job |
| la reunión | meeting |
| el sindicato | labor union |
| el sueldo (mínimo) | minimum wage |
| acosar | to harass |
| administrar | to manage, to run |
| ascender | to rise, to be promoted |
| contratar | to hire |
| despedir (e:i) | to fire |
| estar a la/en venta | to be on sale |
| estar bajo presión | 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, (in)competent |
| desempleado/a | unemployed |
| perezoso/a | lazy |
| trabajador(a) | hard-working |
| los ahorros | savings |
| la bancarrota | bankruptcy |
| la bolsa de valores | stock market |
| el cajero automático | ATM |
| la crisis económica | economic crisis |
| la cuenta corriente | checking account |
| la cuento de ahorros | savings account |
| la deuda | debt |
| la pobreza | poverty |
| la riqueza | wealthy |
| la tarjeta de crédito | credit card |
| la tarjeta de débito | 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:i) prestado | to borrow |
| prestar | to lend |
| a corto/largo plazo | short/long-term |
| agotado/a | exhausted |
| dispuesto/a (a) | ready, willing (to) |
| estresado/a | stressed (out) |
| exitoso/a | successful |
| financiero/a | financial |
| el/la asesor(a) | consultant, advisor |
| el/la contador(a) | accountant |
| el/la dueño/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 |
| el ataque | seizure |
| la beca de investigación | research grant |
| el botón | button |
| la burocracia | bureaucracy |
| el cargo | position |
| la culpa | fault |
| el/la jefe/a | boss |
| el/la oficinista | office worker |
| el sello | stamp |
| el/la soñador(a) | dreamer |
| el techo | ceiling |
| destacar | to stand out |
| expulsar | to expel, to dismiss |
| flotar | to float |
| intentar | to try |
| marcharse | to leave |
| partirse de risa | to split one's side laughin |
| perder (e:ie) el tiempo | to waste time |
| portarse | to behave |
| sellar | to stamp |
| volar (o:ue) | to fly |
| comprensivo/a | understanding |
| inaudito/a | unprecedented |
| los bienes | goods |
| la cantera | quarry |
| la compra | purchase |
| el descubrimiento | discovery |
| la escasez | shortage |
| el gasoducto | gas pipeline |
| el/la inversionista | investor |
| la represa | dam |
| las riquezas | riches |
| la venta | sale |
| el yacimiento | deposit |
| abastecer | to supply |
| desaprovechar | to waste, to misuse |
| quejarse | to complain |
| Comercio | Business Administration |
| el control de armas | gun control |
| el hambre | hunger |
| la indiferencia | indifference |
| la inflación | inflation |
| el juguete | toy |
| el lío | mess |
| el/la tendero/a | storekeeper |
| dar para vivir | to yield enough to live on |
| darse cuenta de | to realize |
| dirigirse a | to address |
| disparar | to shoot |
| matar(se) | to kill (oneself) |
| sospechar | suspect |
| voltear | to turn back |
| desesperado/a | desperate |
| el altiplano andino | Andean high plateau |
| el/la artesano/a | craftsperson |
| aterrar | to terrify |
| el cerro | hill |
| dar pleitesía | to pay honor |
| el/la peregrino/a | pilgrim |