Tema 5, Sesiones 5 y 6 Flashcards

1
Q

Prescindir de

A

Get rid of, do without

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2
Q

Ser un quejica

A

To be always complaining

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3
Q

Escurrir el bulto

A

Avoid responsibility, pass the buck

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4
Q

Que ni pintado

A
  1. Very appropriate or timely
  2. That’s just perfect
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5
Q

Descaradamente

A

Shamelessly

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6
Q

Ser un gorrón

A

To take advantage of people

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7
Q

Chivo expiatorio

A

Scapegoat

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8
Q

Colgarse medallas

A

Pinning medals on oneself

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9
Q

Hacer sombra

A

Prevent another person from standing out

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10
Q

Meter la pata

A

To screw up

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11
Q

Gorrón

A

Bludger, scrounger

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12
Q

Bulto

A
  1. Package, piece of luggage, parcel
  2. Bulge, swelling
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13
Q

Un quejica

A

Whinger, moaner

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14
Q

Expediente

A

Record, dossier, document

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15
Q

Recortes

A
  1. Trimmings, cuts, cutbacks
  2. Cuttings, clippings (from a newspaper)
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16
Q

Finiquito

A

Settlement

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17
Q

Indemnización

A

Compensation

18
Q

Filial

A
  1. Filial
  2. Subsidiary (noun)
  3. Affiliated, subsidiary
19
Q

Impugnar

A

Refute, impugn, challenge

20
Q

Nómina

A

Salary, payslip

21
Q

Prorratear

A

Prorate

22
Q

Improcedente

A

Improper, inadmissible, unseemly

23
Q

Regirse

A

Govern, go by

24
Q

Acaso moral

A

Bullying

25
Q

Despido disciplinario

A

Disciplinary dismissal

26
Q

Acto de conciliación

A

Conciliation proceedings

27
Q

Demanda de impugnación

A

Complaint

28
Q

Inspección de trabajo

A

Labour inspection

29
Q

Recorte de plantilla

A

Downsizing

30
Q

Extinción del contrato

A

Termination of contract

31
Q

Cese voluntario

A

Voluntary termination

32
Q

Prestación por desempleo

A

Unemployment benefits

33
Q

Deambular

A

Wander

34
Q

Embalar

A

1.To pack up, box up
2. To accelerate, speed up

35
Q

Pobreza, indigencia

A

Poverty

36
Q

Penuria

A

Scarcity, shortage

37
Q

Desesperación

A

Despair, desperation

38
Q
  1. Dedicar
  2. Dedicarse a
A
  1. Dedicate
  2. Be, work as, concentrate on
39
Q

Dar con

A

Find, stumble upon, come upon

40
Q

Reparar en

A

To notice

41
Q

Quedar como

A

To look like

42
Q

Arrepentimiento

A

Regret, repentance