Collocations

Question 1

Rise to the challenge

Answer 1

Estar a la altura

Question 2

Tight schedule

Answer 2

Agenda apretada

Question 3

Pay rise

Answer 3

Subida de salario

Question 4

Annual leave

Answer 4

Vacaciones (formal)

Question 5

Get the hang of something

Answer 5

Verb. (idiomatic) To learn to handle something with some skill, through practice or diligence, which can lead to an almost unconscious performance thereof.

“Pillar el rollo”

Ex: Driving feels awkward when you’re new to it, but it’s easy once you get the hang of it.

Question 6

To one another

Answer 6

El uno al otro

“They have had an argument and now they are not speaking to one another”.

Question 7

To be in a hurry

Answer 7

Tener prisa

Question 8

Smoked mirrors

Answer 8

Cortinas de humo

Question 9

Glib

Answer 9

(figurado) con mucho pico, con mucha labia loc adj

Be careful not to make any sarcastic or glib remarks when you talk to the boss.

, superficial, simplista
Con mucha labia (para mal)