Tema 5, Sesiones 5 y 6 Flashcards by Geoff Smith

Q

Prescindir de

A

Get rid of, do without

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Ser un quejica

A

To be always complaining

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Escurrir el bulto

A

Avoid responsibility, pass the buck

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Que ni pintado

A

Very appropriate or timely
That’s just perfect

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Descaradamente

A

Shamelessly

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Ser un gorrón

A

To take advantage of people

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Chivo expiatorio

A

Scapegoat

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Q

Colgarse medallas

A

Pinning medals on oneself

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Hacer sombra

A

Prevent another person from standing out

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Meter la pata

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To screw up

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Gorrón

A

Bludger, scrounger

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Bulto

A

Package, piece of luggage, parcel
Bulge, swelling

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Un quejica

A

Whinger, moaner

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Expediente

A

Record, dossier, document

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Recortes

A

Trimmings, cuts, cutbacks
Cuttings, clippings (from a newspaper)

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Finiquito

A

Settlement

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Indemnización

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Compensation

Q

Filial

A

Filial
Subsidiary (noun)
Affiliated, subsidiary

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Impugnar

A

Refute, impugn, challenge

Q

Nómina

A

Salary, payslip

Q

Prorratear

A

Prorate

Q

Improcedente

A

Improper, inadmissible, unseemly

Q

Regirse

A

Govern, go by

Q

Acaso moral

A

Bullying

Q

Despido disciplinario

A

Disciplinary dismissal

Q

Acto de conciliación

A

Conciliation proceedings

Q

Demanda de impugnación

A

Complaint

Q

Inspección de trabajo

A

Labour inspection

Q

Recorte de plantilla

A

Downsizing

Q

Extinción del contrato

A

Termination of contract

Q

Cese voluntario

A

Voluntary termination

Q

Prestación por desempleo

A

Unemployment benefits

Q

Deambular

A

Wander

Q

Embalar

A

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

Q

Pobreza, indigencia

A

Poverty

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Penuria

A

Scarcity, shortage

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Desesperación

A

Despair, desperation

Q

Dedicar
Dedicarse a

A

Dedicate
Be, work as, concentrate on

Q

Dar con

A

Find, stumble upon, come upon

Q

Reparar en

A

To notice

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Quedar como

A

To look like

Q

Arrepentimiento

A

Regret, repentance