Examen 2

Question 1

Anticipo

Answer 1

an advance

Question 2

carta de recomendación

Answer 2

letter of recommendation

Question 3

contrato indefinido

Answer 3

open-ended contract, permanent contract (most common form of employment contract)

Question 4

contrato temporal

Answer 4

temporary contract

Question 5

dietas

Answer 5

diets

Question 6

desempleo

Answer 6

unemployment

Question 7

Empresa de Trabajo Temporal (ETT)

Answer 7

an employment agency

Question 8

flexibilidad horaria

Answer 8

flexible schedule

Question 9

ingresos

Answer 9

income

Question 10

jornada laboral

Answer 10

workday

Question 11

jubilación

Answer 11

retirement

Question 12

ocupación

Answer 12

Occupation

Question 13

retribución

Answer 13

payment

Question 14

cobrar un sueldo/una nómina

Answer 14

collect a salary, a payroll

Question 15

una indemnización

Answer 15

compensation, reparation

Question 16

conseguir un puesto de trabajo

Answer 16

to get a job (a position)

Question 17

contratar a alguien

Answer 17

to hire somebody

Question 18

Cotizar a la Seguridad Social

Answer 18

to contribute to social security (cotizar means to quote?)

Question 19

Ejercer una profesión

Answer 19

to practice a profession

Question 20

estar de baja

Answer 20

to be on sick leave (to be under the weather)

Question 21

estar en el paro

Answer 21

To be out of work

Question 22

fichar

Answer 22

to file

Question 23

hacer los papeles

Answer 23

to make the papers, to get papers

Question 24

hacerse de oro

Answer 24

to enrich oneself

Question 25

jubilarse

Answer 25

to retire

Question 26

llamar para una entravista

Answer 26

to call for an interview

Question 27

negociar un contrato

Answer 27

to negotiate a contract

Question 28

ocupar un puesto/cargo

Answer 28

to hold a position

Question 29

participar en un proceso de selección

Answer 29

to participate in a selection process

Question 30

pedir un aumento

Answer 30

ask for a raise

Question 31

perder el empleo

Answer 31

to lose employment

Question 32

renovar un contrato

Answer 32

to renew a contract

Question 33

ser despedido

Answer 33

to be fired

Question 34

tener referencias

Answer 34

to have references

Question 35

trabajar a tiempo completo/parcial

Answer 35

work full-time or part-time

Question 36

trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena

Answer 36

for yourself, for someone else

Question 37

alojamiento

Answer 37

accomodations

Question 38

Atico

Answer 38

penthouse/attic

Question 39

Bombilla

Answer 39

lightbulb

Question 40

Buhardilla

Answer 40

attic

Question 41

comunidad de vecinos

Answer 41

neighborhood community

Question 42

conserje

Answer 42

concierge

Question 43

enchufe

Answer 43

plug

Question 44

gastos de comunidad

Answer 44

community fees

Question 45

el hogar

Answer 45

the home

Question 46

interruptor

Answer 46

switch

Question 47

patio interior

Answer 47

courtyard

Question 48

plazos

Answer 48

deadlines, time limits

Question 49

portero

Answer 49

goalie, porter, janitor

Question 50

presupuesto de reforma

Answer 50

reform (renovations) budget

Question 51

la residencia

Answer 51

the residence

Question 52

asomarse

Answer 52

to peek, to lean out

Question 53

convivir

Answer 53

to live together, to cohabit

Question 54

Dar a la calle

Answer 54

to face the street

Question 55

de alta/baja servicio

Answer 55

unclear, maybe heavy duty vs. non heavy duty?

Question 56

estar bien/mal orientado

Answer 56

to be well or badly oriented

Question 57

estropearse

Answer 57

to break down, to get damaged

Question 58

hacer la mudanza

Answer 58

to make the move

Question 59

limpiar a fondo

Answer 59

to clean thoroughly

Question 60

pasar la aspiradora

Answer 60

to vacuum

Question 61

pasar la fregona

Answer 61

to mop

Question 62

pintar a mano

Answer 62

to paint by hand

Question 63

quitar el polvo

Answer 63

to dust (to remove the dust)

Question 64

recoger

Answer 64

to collect, to pick up

Question 65

reformar un piso

Answer 65

to reform a floor

Question 66

ser acogedor

Answer 66

to be cozy

Question 67

tener buena/mala distribución

Answer 67

to have a good or bad layout

Question 68

trasladarse

Answer 68

to move/to relocate

Question 69

contenedor

Answer 69

container

Question 70

establecemiento

Answer 70

Established, establishment

Question 71

marquesina

Answer 71

marquee

Question 72

residuo

Answer 72

the residue, the leftover, the remaining

Question 73

acciones

Answer 73

actions

Question 74

depósito

Answer 74

Tank, reservoir, deposit

Question 75

inversión

Answer 75

investment

Question 76

plan de pensiones

Answer 76

pension plan

Question 77

valores

Answer 77

values, securities, stock

Question 78

ahorrar

Answer 78

to save

Question 79

cobrar la pensión

Answer 79

collect the pension (literally charge the pension)

Question 80

Dar un tirón

Answer 80

to pull, to yank, to give a pull

Question 81

estar por las nubes

Answer 81

through the roof, sky-high

Question 82

hacer la declaración de la renta

Answer 82

make the income statement

Question 83

invertir

Answer 83

to invest

Question 84

pagar a plazos

Answer 84

to pay in installments

Question 85

pagar al contado

Answer 85

to pay cash

Question 86

solicitar un préstamo

Answer 86

to ask for a loan

Question 87

tener los pies en la tierra

Answer 87

to have your feet on the ground, to be pragmatic or sensible

Question 88

tener una deuda

Answer 88

to be in debt

Question 89

prestar dinero

Answer 89

to loan money