La Gerencia Flashcards
Training, instruction (also of animals)
Adiestramiento, el
Skill
Destreza, capacidad
Management (the process, study of)
Administración, la (dirección, gestión)
Management by objectives (MBO)
Administración por objetivos, la
Manager
Administrador/a (gerente, director/a, gestor/a)
Upper management
Alto mando, el
To postpone
Aplazar
Consultant, adviser; to advise, give advice
Asesor/a (consultor/a)
asesorar, aconsejar
Advertisement; warning; announcement
Aviso, el
First-line, lower management
Bajo mando, el
Employment agency
Bolsa de empleo, la
Good manners
Buenos modales (buena educación)
Search
Búsqueda, la
(Employee) training
Capacitación, la/la formación
Foreman=supervisor in a factory
Capataz, el
Job, position (professional and full time)
Cargo, el (el puesto, el empleo)
Folder, binder
Carpeta, la
Major at the university; career; race
Carrera, la
Headhunter, executive recruiter
Cazacerebros, el/la (cazatalentos; buscatalentos)
Headhunter, talent scout
Cazatalentos, el/la (cazacerebros; buscatalentos)
Appointment (also=quotation)
Cita, la
Key element, important element
Clave, la (clave, adj)
Colleague
Colega, el/la
Fulfillment, achievement of a task, goal
Cumplimiento de algo, el (la realización de algo)
To study a major; to take a course
Cursar
To realize, as in “to become aware of”
Darse cuenta de
Practice of hiring/promoting someone because they are a family member or friend instead of by merit; nepotism, favoritism
Dedazo, dedocracia (nepotismo, amiguísimo)
Delay
Demora, la
To perform, carry out a task, a profession
Desempeñar
Job performance
Desempeño de trabajo, el (la realización de…)
Disadvantage/advantage
Desventaja, la / la ventaja
Management; board of directors
La dirección
Management by objectives
Dirección por objetivos, la
Availability
Disponibilidad
Manners upbringing; education (LAm)
Educación, la
Effectiveness (effective, efficient)
Eficacia, la (eficaz, adj)
Employee — refers to “white collar” workers
El/la Empleado/a
High school graduation
La entrega de bachillerato
Feasible
Factible
Finance
Finanzas, las
To encourage, promote, stimulate an activity
Fomentar
Training, education
Formación, la (el adiestramiento, la capacitación)
Failure
El fracaso
Staff member; govt, official
Funcionario/a
Manager
Gerente/a (administrador/a, gestor/a)
Manager; business representative
Gestor/a (administrador, gerente/representante)
To guide, direct
Guiar
To find; to be located
Hallar (encontrar) / hallarse (encontrarse)
Indispensable
Imprescindible
Immaterial, of no consequence
Indistinto
Investor
Inversionista, el/la
Day’s wages (also magazine, daily paper)
Jornal, el
Leader (the leading company)
Líder, el (la empresa líder)
To lead
Liderar
Leadership
El liderazgo (el liderato)
To carry out
Llevar a cabo (realizar)
Briefcase
Maletín, el
Management (levels); control, leadership
Mando, el
Assembly plant
Maquiladora, la
Middle management
Medio mando, el
Goal, objective
Meta, la (el propósito, el objetivo)
To set a goal/ to achieve, reach a goal
Establecer, fijarse una meta/ lograr una meta
To name, appoint
Nombrar
Blue-collar worker, laborer (farm worker)
Obrero/a, trabajador/a (labrador/a)
Organizational chart
Organigrama, el
To sponsor
Patrocinar
Model, guidelines
Pauta, la
Time period, deadline
Plazo, el
To award
Premiar
Budget
Presupuesto, el
Job, position (professional and full-time)
Puesto, el (cargo)
To accomplish, carry out, perform
Realizar (llevar a cabo)
Compensation (as in pay)
Recompensa, la
Resource
Recurso, el
Wages (hourly rate), pay
Salario, el
Job applicant
Solicitante, el/la
Salary (quoted as annual amount)
Sueldo, el
Step, procedure
Trámite, el (el paso, el procedimiento)
Treatment, manner of dealing with
Trato, el
To use “tu” instead of “ud”; always allow the spanish speaker to suggest changing from “ud” to “tu”
Tutearse
First name basis
Tuteo, el
To be on a first name basis with someone in certain Central American and Southern Cone countries where “vos” is used
Vosear/ voseo
