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farmer

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el/la agricultor(a)

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construction worker

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el/la albañil

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garbage collector

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el/la basurero/a

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cook

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el/la cocinero/a

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electrician

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el/la electricista

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plumber

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el/la fontanero/a

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gardener

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el/la jardinero/a

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painter

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el/la pintor(a)

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lawyer

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el/la abogado/a

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flight attendant

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el/la asistente de vuelo

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librarian

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el/la bibliotecario/a

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consultant

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el/la consultor(a)

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nurse

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el/la enfermero/a

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engineer

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el/la ingeniero/a

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teacher

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el/la maestro/a

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social worker

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el/la trabajador(a) social

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salesperson

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el/la vendedor(a)

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18
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classified ads

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los anuncios/avisos clasificados

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cover letter

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la carta de interes/de recomendación

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20
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résumé, CV

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el currículum (vitae)

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21
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training course

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el curso de perfeccionamiento/ capacitación

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22
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education, training

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la formación

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23
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application

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la solicitud

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to educate/train oneself

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formarse

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25
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earning/training (period)

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el (periodo de) aprendizaje

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promotion

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el ascenso

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(salary) increase; raise

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el aumento (de sueldo)

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ability/capacity to (adapt/ learn/ work as a team)

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la capacidad de (adaptarse/ aprender/ trabajar en equipo)

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29
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contract

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el contrato

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30
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unemployment

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el desempleo

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31
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lay-off; dismissal (from job)

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el despido

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32
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holidays

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los días feriados

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33
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employee

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el/la empleado/a

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34
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corporation

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la empresa

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35
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success

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el éxito

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36
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signature

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la firma

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37
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failure

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el fracaso

38
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manager, director

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el/la gerente

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strike

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la huelga

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day-care center

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la guardería infantil

41
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taxes

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los impuestos

42
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retirement

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la jublicaión

43
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(maternity/marital/sick) leave

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la licencia (por maternidad/ matrimonio/enfermedad)

44
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demonstration

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la manifestación

45
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market

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el mercado

46
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goal

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la meta

47
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internship

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la prática laboral

48
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position

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el puesto

49
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resignation

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la renuncia

50
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(life/medical/dental) insurance

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el seguro (de vida/médico/ dental)

51
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labor union

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el sindicato

52
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partner

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el/la socio/a

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to promote

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ascender (ie)

54
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to increase

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aumentar

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to contract

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contratar

56
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to lay off, fire

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despedir (i,i)

57
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to employ

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emplear

58
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to be unemployed

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estar desempleado/a

59
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to sign

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firmar

60
Q

to retire

A

jubilarse

61
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to resign

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renunciar

62
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The Accidental Se Formation

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A (Person) SE (Indirect Object) verb(conjugated to subject) subject

63
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to run out (of something)

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acabar/terminar

64
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to fall

A

caer

65
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to forget

A

olvidar

66
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to lose

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perder

67
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to remain/to leave (behind)

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quedar

68
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to burn

A

quemar

69
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to get wet

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mojar

70
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to break

A

romper

71
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The milk fell. (I dropped it)

A

Se me cayó la leche.

72
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The milk fell. (not known how)

A

Se cayó la leche.

73
Q

Present Perfect Indicative

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he/has/ha/hemos/habéis/han + Past Participle

74
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My friend has traveled all over the world thanks to his job.

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Mi amigo ha viajado por todo el mundo gracias a su trabajo.

75
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To express actions that were completed or started in the past but still are relevant in the present.

A

Present Perfect

76
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Irregular Forms of Past Participle

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abierto, cubierto, dicho, descubierto, escrito, hecho, ido, muerto, puesto, resulto, roto, visto, vuelto

77
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Yet, Already

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Ya

78
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Not anymore, no longer

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Ya no

79
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Still

A

Todavía/aún

80
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Not yet/still… not

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Todavía no/ aún no

81
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Past Perfect Indicative

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había/habías/habíamos/habíais + Past Participle

82
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Used to refer to an action that occurred prior to a point of reference in the past

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Past Perfect

83
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Reporting what someone said that someone (else) had done

A

Past Perfect

84
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How to Use of Past Participle as an Adjective

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Must agree in number and gender

85
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Two important constructions for Past Participle as an Adjective

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After SER in the passage voice and after ESTAR to describe resulting conditions

86
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Many articles that are used in homes are manufactured.

A

Muchos artículos que se utilizan en los hogares SON FABRICADOS.

87
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When we arrived the door was already closed.

A

Cuando llegamos, la puerta ya ESTABA CERRADA.

88
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Meaning of He/has/han

A

has or have

89
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Meaning of había

A

had

90
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because

A

porque

91
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since,as, because (generally at the beginning of a sentence)

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como

92
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because of (followed by a noun or an infinitive)

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a causa de