Tema 5, Sesiones 5 y 6 Flashcards

1
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Prescindir de

A

Get rid of, do without

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2
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Ser un quejica

A

To be always complaining

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3
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Escurrir el bulto

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Avoid responsibility, pass the buck

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4
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Que ni pintado

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

Descaradamente

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Shamelessly

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6
Q

Ser un gorrón

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To take advantage of people

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7
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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
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Meter la pata

A

To screw up

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11
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Gorrón

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Bludger, scrounger

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12
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Bulto

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  1. Package, piece of luggage, parcel
  2. Bulge, swelling
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13
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Un quejica

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Whinger, moaner

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14
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Expediente

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Record, dossier, document

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15
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Recortes

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

Finiquito

A

Settlement

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17
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Indemnización

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Compensation

18
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Filial

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

A

Refute, impugn, challenge

20
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Nómina

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Salary, payslip

21
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Prorratear

22
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Improcedente

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Improper, inadmissible, unseemly

23
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Regirse

A

Govern, go by

24
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Acaso moral

25
Despido disciplinario
Disciplinary dismissal
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Acto de conciliación
Conciliation proceedings
27
Demanda de impugnación
Complaint
28
Inspección de trabajo
Labour inspection
29
Recorte de plantilla
Downsizing
30
Extinción del contrato
Termination of contract
31
Cese voluntario
Voluntary termination
32
Prestación por desempleo
Unemployment benefits
33
Deambular
Wander
34
Embalar
1.To pack up, box up 2. To accelerate, speed up
35
Pobreza, indigencia
Poverty
36
Penuria
Scarcity, shortage
37
Desesperación
Despair, desperation
38
1. Dedicar 2. Dedicarse a
1. Dedicate 2. Be, work as, concentrate on
39
Dar con
Find, stumble upon, come upon
40
Reparar en
To notice
41
Quedar como
To look like
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Arrepentimiento
Regret, repentance