Vocabulario de Inglés sobre el Trabajo: Puestos, Salarios, Horarios y Expresiones Comunes

UNIT 4: POSITION OF A JOB

Assistant manager (asistente de gerente) / QUALIFICATION (a diploma) / FIELD (área) / SHIFT (horario de trabajo, working schedule) / WAGES (money, salary) / PERKS (bonus, extra) / TEAMWORK (to work together) / OUT OF WORK (to be unemployed) / SICK LEAVE (baja laboral) / REWARDING (satisfaction) / PEOPLE SKILLS (to have the ability to interact with others) / DEADLINE (fecha de entrega) / WORK HIS WAY UP (improve your position, empezar desde abajo) / STEADY JOB (trabajo fijo) / OVERTIME (extra hours working) / PART TIME (media jornada) / SEASONAL (temporal) / RISE (a salary increase) / RELIABLE (trustworthy) / ROOM FOR POSSIBILITY (advancement to improve your position) / NONSENSE (stupid, illogical) / RESIGNATION (dimitir) / SLAVES (esclavos) / CLERK (somebody who works in an office) / FOND OF (gustar) / HIS MIND IS MADE UP (to make a decision) / STARVATION (hambruna) / MUMBLE (balbucear) / REHEARSING (to practise) / GLARED (mirar fijamente) / TRACE (try to locate)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS

TEAM PLAYER (somebody who is good at group work) / TO MAKE A LIVING (ganarse la vida) / TO LEARN THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE (learn how to do your job properly) / TO GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR (to start working in a place) / A DEAD-END JOB (trabajo sin futuro) / TO BE BURNT OUT (to be sick and tired of your job) / THE RAT RACE (the competitive world of work) / TO PULL YOUR WEIGHT (to do your part of the work) / TO GET THE SACK (to lose your job)

VOCAB

A MUST (something basic and necessary) / APPLICANT (somebody who applies for something: a job, an internship...) / INTERNSHIP (becario) / HOUSEKEEPING (housework) / STAFF (personnel) / STRENGTHS (positive assets) / TO HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE (to have a great time) / TO BE PUSHED OFF OUR FEET (to have too much on your plate) / LET'S CALL IT A DAY (nahiko da) / TO LEARN THE ROPES (to learn the tricks of the trade) / TO GO ON STRIKE (greba egin) / GET FIRED (lose the job) / TO BREED (criar) / TO ENCOURAGE (to animate) / TO RESTRICT (limit) / TO FORBID (prohibir) / TO BYPASS (avoid) / TO REPEAL (anular) / TO GAMBLE (to bet) / A POOL (a group)