la educación Flashcards
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aficionado/a (m,f)
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amateur
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acceder a la universidad
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to get into university
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alumno/a (m,f)
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pupil
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aprender de memoria
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to learn by heart
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aprobar (ue)*
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to pass (succeed)
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asignatura (f)
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subject
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aula (f)
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classroom
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autoestima (f)
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self-esteem
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beca (f)
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scholarship
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biblioteca (f)
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library
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catedrático/a (m,f)
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professor
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ceder el asiento
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to give up one’s seat
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ceder el paso
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to give way
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ceder la palabra
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to give the floor to someone
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clases (fpl) extra-escolares
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additional clases
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coger apuntes
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to take notes
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colegio (m) interno
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boarding school
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compañero/a (m,f) de clase
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classmate
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comportamiento (m)
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behaviour
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concienciación (f)
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awareness
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corto
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dim-witted
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curso (m) académico
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academic year
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dar pautas
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to provide guidelines
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darse bien/mal
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to be good/bad at
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deberes (mpl)
homework
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decir (i)* palabrotas
to swear
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documental (m)
documentary
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educación (f) primaria
primary education
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educación (f) secundaria
secondary education
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ejercer una profesión
to ply a trade
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escolarizar
to provide schooling for
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escuela (f) privada
independent school
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escuela (f) pública
state school
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estar al día
to be up-to-date
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estar chupado
to be a pushover
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facultad (f)
faculty
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fomentar
to encourage
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formación (f) continua
lifelong learning
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formación (f) profesional
vocational training
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fracaso (m) escolar
failure at school
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hacer horas extras
to do extra hours
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hacer huelga
to go on strike
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hacer pellas
to play truant
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hacer una presentación
to give a presentation
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idioma (m)
language
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imponer
to impose
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incentivo (m)
bonus
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inculcar
to instil
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instituto (m)
secondary school
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laboratorio (m) de idiomas
language laboratory
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leer ávidamente
to read eagerly
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librería (f)
bookshop
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listillo/a (m,f)
clever clogs
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matricularse
to enrol
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nota (f)
mark
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obra (f) de teatro
play
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obrero (m)
blue-collar worker
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oficinista (m,f)
white-collar worker
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ordenador (m)
computer
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orfanato (m)
orphanage
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periódico (m)
newspaper
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personal (m) docente
teaching staff
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pizarra (f)
blackboard, whiteboard
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prejuicio (m)
prejudice
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presentarse a un examen
to take an exam
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profesor(a) (m,f)
teacher
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pupitre (m)
desk
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quebrar (ie)*
to go bust
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recorrer mundo
to travel the world
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redacción (f)
essay
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rendimiento (m) escolar
performance at school
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repasar
to revise
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respeto (m) al prójimo
respect for your fellows
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revista (f)
magazine
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sabelotodo (m,f)
know-all
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sala (f) de conciertos
concert hall
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salir adelante
to succeed
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saludar
to greet
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sentirse (ie)* integrado
to feel part of
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ser analfabeto
to be illiterate
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ser culto
to be cultured
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ser de mala educación
to be rude
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sindicato (m)
trade union
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superdotado
gifted
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suspender
to fail
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tema (m) de actualidad
topical issue
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tener (ie)* malos modales
to have bad manners
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tener (ie)* la cabeza sobre los hombros
to have one's head screwed on
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tener (ie)* los pies sobre la tierra
to have one's feet on the ground
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tiza (f)
chalk
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trimestre (m)
term
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visado (m) de estudiante
student visa
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El saber no ocupa lugar
One can never know too much
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La experiencia es la madre de la ciencia
Experience is the father of wisdom
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Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo
There is no substitute for experience
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Donde fueres, haz lo que vieres
When in Rome, do as the Romans (do)
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El que mucho abarca poco aprieta
Jack of all trades, master of none
