10: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Flashcards
1
Q
abogado
A
lawyer, solicitor
2
Q
albañil, el
A
brick-layer, building worker
3
Q
azafata, la
A
flight attendant
4
Q
bombero, el
A
firefighter
5
Q
camionero, el
A
lorry driver
6
Q
carpintero, el
A
joiner, carpenter
7
Q
cartero, el
A
postman
8
Q
contable, el
A
accountant
9
Q
ejército, el
A
army
10
Q
encargado, el
A
person in charge
11
Q
encargarse (de)
A
to be in charge of
12
Q
estar en huelga
A
to be on strike
13
Q
expectativa, la
A
hope, prospect
14
Q
gerente, el
A
manager
15
Q
granjero, el
A
farmer
16
Q
probar
A
to have a go; to try
17
Q
rellenar
A
to fill in
18
Q
solicitar
A
to apply
19
Q
solicitud, la
A
(job) application
20
Q
sueldo, el
A
wages, salary
21
Q
considerer
A
to consider
22
Q
demostrar
A
to show, demonstrate
23
Q
desventaja
A
disadvantage
24
Q
estar harto de
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to be fed up with
25
estar obsesionado con
to be obsessed with
26
furioso/a
furious
27
ganar
to earn / win / gain
28
la habilidad
skill / ability
29
horroroso/a
dreadful
30
imaginar
to imagine
31
inútil
useless
32
el mundo
world
33
necesitar
to need
34
pedir
to ask for
35
peor
worse, worst
36
por otra parte
on the other hand
37
la promocíon
promotion
38
relacionarse con
to relate to, get on with
39
repasar
to revise
40
el repaso
revision
41
seguro
sure
42
la sociedad
the society
43
todavía
still
44
vale la pena
it's worthwhile, it's worth it
45
a solas
one ones own (eg "on ones own personality")
46
acabar de + infinitive
to have just
47
adecuado/a
adequate, decent
48
aislado/a
isolated
49
al final de
at the end of
50
apetecer
to appeal
51
aprender
to learn
52
así que
so
53
avanzado/a
advanced
