10: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Flashcards
abogado
lawyer, solicitor
albañil, el
brick-layer, building worker
azafata, la
flight attendant
bombero, el
firefighter
camionero, el
lorry driver
carpintero, el
joiner, carpenter
cartero, el
postman
contable, el
accountant
ejército, el
army
encargado, el
person in charge
encargarse (de)
to be in charge of
estar en huelga
to be on strike
expectativa, la
hope, prospect
gerente, el
manager
granjero, el
farmer
probar
to have a go; to try
rellenar
to fill in
solicitar
to apply
solicitud, la
(job) application
sueldo, el
wages, salary
considerer
to consider
demostrar
to show, demonstrate
desventaja
disadvantage
estar harto de
to be fed up with
estar obsesionado con
to be obsessed with
furioso/a
furious
ganar
to earn / win / gain
la habilidad
skill / ability
horroroso/a
dreadful
imaginar
to imagine
inútil
useless
el mundo
world
necesitar
to need
pedir
to ask for
peor
worse, worst
por otra parte
on the other hand
la promocíon
promotion
relacionarse con
to relate to, get on with
repasar
to revise
el repaso
revision
seguro
sure
la sociedad
the society
todavía
still
vale la pena
it’s worthwhile, it’s worth it
a solas
one ones own (eg “on ones own personality”)
acabar de + infinitive
to have just
adecuado/a
adequate, decent
aislado/a
isolated
al final de
at the end of
apetecer
to appeal
aprender
to learn
así que
so
avanzado/a
advanced
