Tema 5, Sesiónes 1 y 2 Flashcards
Estar orgulloso de uno mismo
Be proud of yourself (in a good way)
Ser orgulloso
To be proud, presumptuous, conceited
Presumido
Presumptuous
Vanidoso
Conceited
Horas punta
Peak hours
Bombas lapa
Limpet bombs
Faldas pantalón
Trouser skirts
Ciudades dormitorio
Dormitory cities
Pisos piloto
Show flats
Coches cama
Sleeper cars
Hombres rana
Frogmen
Niños prodigio
Child prodigies
Noticias bomba
Bombshell notices,
Sofás cama
Sofa beds
Mujeres objeto
Women as objects
Casas cuartel
Barracks
Coches bomba
Car bombs
Añadido
Added
Afán
Eagerness
Pasarela
Footbridge, walkway
Catwalk
Inagotable
Tireless, unflagging, never ending
Incondicional
Unconditional, stalwart
Depuradísima
Highly refined
Depurado
Refined, polished, pure, pristine
A prueba de bombas
Muy resistente
A la vuelta de la esquina
Muy próximo
Poner los pelos de punta
Making your hairs stand on end
Salir airoso
Come out on top
No darse por vencido
Doesn’t give up
Superación
Improvement, self-improvement
No dejarse por los demás
Not to be led by others
Autocontrolarse
To be self-controlled, self-monitoring
Rechazar
Reject, refuse
Autoestima
Self-esteem
Trabajar por cuenta propia
To be self employed
Mito
Myth
Rentable
Profitable, worthwhile
En tiempo
In time, over time
Provenir
To come from
Proveniente de
From
Desafío
Challenge, defiance
Esgrimir
- To use (as an excuse), to argue that. Juán esgrimío argumentos muy válidos
- To fence
Esgrimir un argumento
To put forward an argument
Ganancias
Earnings
Compromiso
- Agreement
- Predicament, tight spot, dilemma
- Engagement (of marriage)—Essentially a commitment
- Commitment, obligation
Altamente innovador
Highly innovative
Líder
Leader
Puntero
Pointer
Vanguardia mundial
World avant-garde
Gran envergadura
Large scale
Director/a
- Director, manager
- School principal
Ejecutivo/a (noun)
Executive, manager
Ejecutivo/a (adj)
Executive (adj)
Nombramiento
Appointment, nomination, designation
Matriz
- Womb, uterus (noun)
- Mould (noun)
- Matrix
- Original (adj)
Consejero/a
Advisor, consultant
¿Que opinas de …?
What do you think of …?
Entorno laboral
Work environment
Muleta
Crutch
Homenajeado/a
Honoured
Homenajear
To honour, praise, pay tribute to
Aporte
Contribution
Contador/a (LatA)
Accountant
Contador/a (LatA)
Accountant
Certamen
Competition, contest
La Sede
Head office
Seat of power
Gerencia
Management
Post of manager
Term of office
Desconfiar
To mistrust, be suspicious of, doubt, have no faith in
Apoyar
To support
Apoyar en
To base
Apoyarse en
To rely on, depend on