Employment Flashcards

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1
Q

to _________ someone’s notice

A

hand in

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2
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to ___________ your resignation

A

tender

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3
Q

to ____________ a job for a long time

A

hold down

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4
Q

to ___________ a career break

A

take

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5
Q

to _____________ your contract (finish)

A

terminate

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6
Q

to be in __________ of your contract (not obliged)

A

breach

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7
Q

to ___________ a leave of absence

A

take

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8
Q

The company suffered bankruptcy. The company _____ _______.

A

went under (to go under)

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9
Q

Receive money from the state when being jobless.

A

to draw the dole

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10
Q

to _________ new responsibilities

A

take on

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11
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to _________ a lightning strike

A

call

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12
Q

to _________ a hard bargain

A

drive (saber negociar)

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13
Q

to _________ the corporate ladder

A

climb

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14
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to _________ a compromise

A

reach

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15
Q

to be ___________ in the courts

A

persued (ser demandados)

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16
Q

to ___________ a motion

A

table

17
Q

to be ________________ for a position (rejected)

A

overlooked

18
Q

to ________ a worker from another company (steal)

A

to poach

19
Q

a synonym of “bankruptcy”

A

receivership

20
Q

a group of people abstaining from doing or cooperating with something in protest

A

boycott

21
Q

means ‘added to complete or make something else last longer’

A

supplement

22
Q

disturbance, agitation

A

turmoil

23
Q

emisión de acciones

A

floatation

24
Q

materias primas

A

commodities

25
Q

rentas públicas, ingresos

A

revenue

26
Q

demandante

A

plaintiff

27
Q

citación, orden de comparecencia

A

subpoena

28
Q

to serve a _________ on sb (notificar a alguien una orden de comparecencia)

A

subpoena

29
Q

orden o mandato judicial

A

writ

30
Q

gran avance o adelanto

A

breakthrough

31
Q

punto de control

A

checkpoint

32
Q

They are responsible for the ________________ of the law (hacer cumplir, respetar)

A

enforcement

33
Q

a police __________ (cordón)

A

cordon

34
Q

brigada, cuadrilla

A

squad