WORK AND JOBS

Question 1

Salary

Answer 1

Salario/sueldo (a fixed amount of money paid regularly, typically monthly or annually, regardless of the number of hours worked)

Question 2

Wage

Answer 2

Salario (compensation usually paid on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, often for manual or part-time work)

Question 3

Minimum wage

Answer 3

Salario mínimo

Question 4

Profession

Answer 4

Profesión

Question 5

Trade

Answer 5

Oficio

Question 6

Remote work / Telecommuting

Answer 6

Trabajo remoto / Teletrabajo

Question 7

Internship

Answer 7

Prácticas / Pasantía

Question 8

Full-time job

Answer 8

Trabajo a tiempo completo

Question 9

Part-time job

Answer 9

Trabajo a tiempo parcial

Question 10

Freelancer

Answer 10

Trabajador/a independiente // Autónomo/a

Question 11

Work-life balance

Answer 11

Conciliación / Equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida personal

Question 12

Career path

Answer 12

Trayectoria profesional

Question 13

Job security

Answer 13

Estabilidad laboral

Question 14

Gig work

Answer 14

Trabajo por encargo / eventual

Question 15

Work overtime

Answer 15

Trabajar horas extra

Question 16

Shift work

Answer 16

Trabajo por turnos

Question 17

Unemployment rate

Answer 17

Tasa de desempleo

Question 18

Job interview

Answer 18

Entrevista de trabajo

Question 19

Vacancy

Answer 19

Vacante

Question 20

Resume (US) / CV (UK)

Answer 20

Currículum vitae

Question 21

Apply for a job

Answer 21

Solicitar un empleo

Question 22

Get promoted

Answer 22

Ser ascendido/a

Question 23

Get a raise (US) / rise (UK)

Answer 23

Obtener un aumento de sueldo

Question 24

Temporary contract

Answer 24

Contrato temporal

Question 25

Climb the career ladder

Answer 25

Ascender en la carrera profesional

Question 26

Burn the midnight oil

Answer 26

Trabajar hasta tarde / Quemarse las pestañas

Question 27

Hit the ground running

Answer 27

Ponerse manos a la obra rápidamente

Question 28

Pull your weight

Answer 28

Hacer tu parte del trabajo

Question 29

Get the sack / Be fired

Answer 29

Ser despedido/a (because of personal fault or poor performance)

Question 30

Lay off / be made redundant

Answer 30

Despedir / Prescindir (de alguien) (due to external circumstances like company finances or restructuring)

Question 31

Take on responsibility

Answer 31

Asumir responsabilidades

Question 32

Dead-end job

Answer 32

Trabajo sin futuro

Question 33

Get down to business

Answer 33

Ponerse manos a la obra

Question 34

Make ends meet

Answer 34

Llegar a fin de mes

Question 35

Make a living

Answer 35

Ganarse la vida

Question 36

Go the extra mile

Answer 36

Hacer un esfuerzo adicional / Ir más allá

Question 37

Be snowed under (with work)

Answer 37

Estar agobiado/a (de trabajo)

Question 38

Take up a new job

Answer 38

Empezar un nuevo trabajo

Question 39

Fill in for

Answer 39

sustituir / cubrir a alguien

Question 40

Get ahead

Answer 40

Progresar / Avanzar

Question 41

Turn down

Answer 41

Rechazar

Question 42

Knuckle down

Answer 42

Ponerse manos a la obra / Aplicarse

Question 43

Slack off

Answer 43

Aflojar / Relajarse demasiado / Escaquearse

Question 44

Burn out

Answer 44

Agotarse / Quemarse

Question 45

Clock in / Clock out

Answer 45

Fichar (entrada/salida)

Question 46

Land a job

Answer 46

Conseguir un trabajo