Lesson 7

Vocabulary: Agenda Attitude Battery Court Crisp Databank Delighted Design - to design - designer Dust Electrical appliance Event Fizzy drink Handle Hose Input (words) Laptop computer Lock Marketing strategy Mind the gap Phrase book Playback Product aimed at Purpose (of advertisement, of the meeting, ...) Recognition Spelling correction Suitcase --- briefcase Twist Vacuum cleaner Was it worth it? Whereas Yuppy (Young, urban, professional person) Adjectives, features = characteristics: A x year guarantee Adjustable = you can change the different levels = suitable for all person Annoying = irritating Attractive Available in a wide range of colours Back-up = reinforcement Beautiful = cute Brass (locks) Campaign Colourful = bright --- dull Comfortable to wear Crazy = mad Dear = expensive --- cheap

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Desktop computer --- Laptop computer Desktop product Discreet Durable = robust = made to last Easy-to-carry --- easy-to-use = user-friendly (user-friendliness) Elegant = smart --- casual = informal Environmentally-friendly Extremely lightweight and compact Fake Fault = Defect Faulty = defective Flat Foldable --- collapsible Hand-crafted High performance = powerful High quality --- low quality Leather Light --- dark (colour) Luxurius Modern --- traditional New technology Polite --- impolite Portable Practical = handy = useful --- impractical = useless Prototype = the first model Qualities of products: fantastic, great, marvellous, brilliant, super, wonderful, gorgeous ... Reliable fiable = reliable --- unreliable = doesn't work Slim Solar watch = powered by solar battery = it doesnt' need battery --- batteries supplied Sporty Stylish = fashionable = trendy = up-to date --- old-fashioned = out of date Successful Top of the range = the best product in a category Trim (p. ex. Golded trim) Unusual = original USP (Unique selling point) = characteristic = feature Waterproof Synonyms: Ad = advert = advertise = advertisement = commercial Appearance = how it looks = what is look like Are you aware? = Do you know? Ball point pen = biro pen Benefit = advantage --- disadvantage / drawback Brand = make --- trademark Commercial market = professional market --- domestic market Company = business = firm

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Customer / consumer / end-user profile = target costumer = target audience Eye-catching = attention getting Illness = disease Number = figure Prize +/- award Rather than = instead of Shoulder strap = belt Sort = kind = type Turnover of x pounds = total sales of x pounds Antonyms: Fun --- boring (a product is fun, not funny) Verbs: To afford (e.g. He cans afford wathever he wants) To be backed by = to be supported by - to get backing = to get support = to support --- supportive To call = to phone = to ring = to speak (by phone = over the phone) To carry --- to hold To continue --- to give up To emphasize To handle = to deal with (pasado: dealt) To highlight To lose up to X To overtake To persuade = to encourage To refuse = to reject = to turn down (an offer) To remind = to remember To set (the alarm, the video, ...) To set = to establish a price To steal (pasado: stole) To withdraw a product from the shops / from the market Word formation (verb - noun): To advertise - advertiser To analyse - analyser To compete - competition To expand - expansion To launch - launch To manufacture - manufacturer To operate - operation To plan - planner To prepare - preparation To programme - programmer To troubleshoot - troubleshooter To visit - visitor To wholesale - wholesaler

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To work - worker

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Orden de seguimiento en una reunin Actitud Pila, batera Tribunal Sonido sin interferencia Informacin bancaria Encantado Diseo - disear - diseador Polvo Electrodomstico Suceso, acontecimiento Bebida con gas Asa, pomo (de la puerta) Manguera Entrada (de datos) Ordenador porttil Cerradura, cierre Estrategia de mrketing Cuidado con el agujero Libro de viaje Volver a reproducir Producto dirigido a Motivo (del anuncio, de la reunin, ...) Reconocimiento Correccin de ortografa Maleta --- maletn Giro Aspiradora Vali la pena? Mientras Yupi

Garantizado por x aos Ajustable Molesto, irritante Atractivo Disponible en una amplia gama de colores Apoyo, refuerzo Bonito Latn Campaa Colorido, brillante --- gris, apagado, sin vida Confortable para llevar puesto Loco Caro --- barato

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Ordenador normal --- ordenador porttil Producto de sobremesa Discreto Resistente, hecho para durar Fcil de llevar --- fcil de usar Elegante / inteligente --- casual = informal Respetuoso con el medio ambiente Extremadamente delgado y compacto Sinttico, baado Defecto Defectuoso Plano Plegable --- plegable totalmente Hecho a mano Alto rendimiento Alta calidad --- baja calidad Piel, cuero (Color) claro --- oscuro / delgado Lujoso Moderno --- tradicional Nueva tecnologa Educado --- maleducado Porttil Prctico, til --- no prctico, intil Prototipo Muy bueno Realmente fiable, fiable --- nada fiable Delgado Reloj solar --- bateras suministradas De aspecto deportivo De moda, con estilo --- pasado de moda Exitoso El ms alto de la gama Borde, acabado Inusual = original Caracterstica Resistente al agua

Anuncio publicitario Apariencia Ests al tanto? Bolgrafo Ventaja --- desventaja Marca --- marca registrada Mercado comercial, profesional --- mercado domstico Empresa

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Perfil del consumidor / usuario, cliente objetivo Que llama la atencin Enfermedad Nmero Premio En lugar de Cinturn (de colgar) Clase, tipo Ventas totales de x libras

Divertido --- aburrido (funny: que hace rer)

Permitirse (p.e. l puede permitirse cualquier cosa) Estar respaldado por - conseguir apoyo - apoyar --persona que apoya Llamar por telfono Llevar --- llevar en la mano Continuar --- rendirse Enfatizar Tratar con Destacar Perder hasta Adelantar Persuadir, animar, favorecer Rechazar (una oferta) Recordar Programar (la alarma, el vdeo, ...) Establecer un precio Robar Retirar un producto de las tiendas / del mercado

Anunciar - anunciante Analizar - analizador Competir - competicin Expandir - expansin Lanzar - lanzamiento Fabricar - fabricante Operar - operacin Planear - plan Preparar - preparacin Programar - programador Disparar - disparador Visitar - visitante Vender al por mayor - venta mayorista

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Trabajar - trabajador

Lesson 8

Vocabulary: Aggresive Approachable Available Cartoon Collaborative Covering letter Far more than Freedom to develop my role Good reputation Gossip Government policy High staff turnover Higher productivity Performance Performance appraisal Personal achievement Personal matter Physically handicapped Politics - politician --- policy Position of responsibility Public sector worker Responsible Sensationalistic Shift Split schedule Staff morale Stage of the life Success --- successes Supportive Sympathetic Tax - taxes / taxation Tax law The end justifies the means Time management Synonyms: Action points = actions to solve a problem Advertisement for a job = a job advertisement = a recruitment advertisement Aim = objective = target = goal Application form = survey = questionnaire Area = field Asset +/- skill Asset = skill = ability Career = job = post = position

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Caveat = warning Closing date = deadline Colleague = a person who works with you or in the same field Content = happy = pleased = satisfied Current = nowadays Challenging = interesting Definite = sure = certain Empowerment = to give more responsability Further = more Graduated = someone who has finished the university = ... Obtained a degree Grounds (siempre en plural) = reason = motivation Inspirational = motivating (boss) Job satisfaction = to enjoy your job = to feel satisfied with you are doing Knowledge = awareness Nice = friendly = kind Perk = extra-thing in a job Quote = quotation Role = task Sport shoes = training shoes Status = professional position = prestige Tour guide = courier = tour representative Well-known = famous Workplace culture = culture of the firm where you work Antonyms: Competent --- incompetent Left --- right wing Male --- female Male --- female style Narrow --- wide (for the rest, excepting clothing) Own label // own brand (products) Permanent --- temporary contract Tight --- slack / losse (for clothing) Valuable --- invaluable Where we can find publicity: Banner Billboard Bus stop / bus shelter TV / radio / newspaper / magazine (advert) Verbs: Companies close and move Do you live to work or do you work to live? Lead to = result in (better results)

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The boss believes in you = the boss trusts you They value you more if you stay overtime To allow To appoint = to recruit = to looking for = to hire = to employ = to take on --to fire = to dismiss = to sack = to lay off To be in control To be passionate about = to be very enthusiastic To blame To commit to / commited to +ing = to dedicate = to applicate To compete (with) To complete = to close = to end = to finish To decide = to make up the mind To discriminate on grounds of gender or race (will not) To earn (a salary = a wage = an income) To get on well / ... with (somebody) = To have a good relationship To give a good impression on the company To have a very good timetable To have confidence To have job security To interfere --- To be hands off = to leave to do the job To joke To make mistakes To match = to fit (my needs) To meet our expectations = fulfil To notice To prioritise To promote To quote - quoting reference To respond = to answer To set = to establish --- To achieve --- To exceed (a goal = a target = an aim = an objective) To shop around To shop on impulse To sit cross-legged To sort out = to solve To spend time with To take = to do = to sit (an exam) To take into account = to bear in mind = to look at (various options) To take the job seriously To take work home To unwind (pasado: unwound) = to switch off To value To work overtime

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Agresivo/a Persona abierta Disponible Vieta Colaborador, que colabora Carta de presentacin Mucho ms que Libertad para hacer mi trabajo Buena reputacin Cotilla, chismoso Poltica gubernamental Mucha rotacin de personal Mayor productividad Rendimiento Evaluacin del rendimiento Logro personal Asunto personal Fsicamente capacitado Poltica (siempre en plural) - persona que se dedica a la poltica - poltica de una compaa Puesto de responsabilidad Funcionario Responsable Sensacionalista Turno Jornada partida Motivacin del personal Etapa de la vida xito --- xitos Persona que ayuda Comprensivo, que escucha Impuesto - impuestos / tasacin Ley de impuestos El fin justifica los medios Organizacin del tiempo

Acciones para resolver un problema Anuncio de trabajo Objetivo Encuesta, formulario Area Activo / virtud Facilidad, habilidad Trabajo, profesin

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Aviso, advertencia Fecha tope Colega Contento, feliz, satisfecho Hoy da, actualmente Reto, desafo, algo estimulante Seguro, definitivo, cierto Dar ms responsabilidad Ms Universitario Razn, motivo (Jefe) que motiva Satisfaccin en el trabajo Conocimientos Simptico "Cosa" extra en el trabajo Presupuesto Papel, tarea Zapatillas deportivas Cargo en una empresa / clase social, prestigio Gua turstico (persona) Conocido/a, famoso/a Cultura de tu empresa

Competente --- incompetente Tirando a la izquierda --- a la derecha (en los peridicos) Hombre --- mujer Estilo masculino --- femenino Estrecho --- ancho (para todo lo que no sea ropa) (Productos) de marca propia // de marca blanca Trabajo fijo --- temporal Estrecho --- ancho (para ropa) Valioso --- que no tiene precio

Publicidad en movimiento Valla publicitaria de carretera Parada de autobs, marquesina de la parada del autobs Anuncio en TV, radio, peridicos, magazines

Las empresas cierran y se trasladan Vives para trabajar o trabajas para vivir? Llevar a, conseguir (mejores resultados)

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El jefe confa en ti ("trust" es confianza moral, no explicar secretos) Te valoran ms si te quedas horas extras Permitir, dejar hacer algo Coger personal --- echar personal Tener el control Estar entusiasmado con Culpar Comprometerse a Tener la capacidad de hacer algo, competir Acabar Decidir Discriminar por razn de sexo y raza (no) Ganar (un sueldo) Llevarlo bien / Llevarse bien (con alguien) Dar una buena impresin de la empresa Tener un muy buen horario Tener confianza en alguien Tener una seguridad en el trabajo Interferir --- no interferir Bromear Cometer errores Satisfacer (mis necesidades) Cumplir con nuestras esperanzas y expectativas Darse cuenta Priorizar Promocionar Mencionar - mencionando la referencia Contestar Establecer --- conseguir --- exceder (un objetivo) Comprar en varios sitios Comprar por impulso Sentarse con las piernas cruzadas Resolver Pasar el tiempo con Tener (un examen) Tener en cuenta (varias opciones) Tomarse en serio el trabajo Llevarse el trabajo a casa Descansar, desconectar Valorar Trabajar horas extras

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Lesson 9

Vocabulary: Attendance Average worker Business --- businesses Competitiveness Database Entrepreneurial spirit Everyday goods Exchange rate In sight Inflation International trade Internet banking Life cost Multinational Overall Price difference between Quarter Rate of growth Respite Shopping basket Skilled workforce Slightly Speech Staff: personnel = employee = worker = workforce Technology Until the end of the year Variation in (price, taxes) Working day Synonyms: Abroad = overseas = in a foreign country Almost = nearly All over the world = throughout the world = around the world Applicant = candidate = someone who is applying for a job As soon as possible = as quickly as possible Decrease = fall = drop = decline = downturn Discussion = debate = conversation Dramatically = sharply Due to = because of Economic recession = economic crisis Enough = sufficient Enquiry = question Environment = atmosphere Great = vast (majority) Huge = enormous = massive Improvement = rise = increase = growth

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Infrastructure = facilities = amenities = installations where the firm is ubicated. No one = nobody Part = component --- piece Resilient = strong Shipping = transportation Steadily Sum = amount = quantitiy Trend = direction Trend = pattern Antonyms: Easy --- poor access to raw materials Good --- poor availability of labour High --- low labour costs High --- low taxes Inward --- outward investment Likely --- unlikely Political stability --- instability Profit --- loss (en el plural no vara) Strong --- weak economy Wholesaler --- retailer Verbs: To account for To affect --- to be affected by --- to be hit by To attract (foreign investment) To be source in (pas) To be willing = to be prepared To bear To benefit from To charge To choose = to select To decrease = to fall = to drop = to decline To drop To improve = to rise = to increase = to grow = to boost To invest To make cuts = to reduce costs --- to improve profits To motivate --- to desmotivate To purchase = to buy = to shop To put into practice = to implement = to carry out To stabilise = to maintain the level = to remain steady at = to stay at the level To stand up (pasado: stood up) To suffer a downturn To take a full working day To worry = to concern

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Word formation (noun - career - positive - negative): Analysis - analyst - analitycal - unanalitycal Economy - economist - economic - uneconomic Employment - employer - employed - employee - unemployed Unemployment - employee - employable - unemployable Word formation (verb - noun - career): To invent - invention - inventor To invest - investment - investor

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Asistencia Trabajador medio Negocio --- negocios Competitividad Base de datos Espritu emprendedor Productos de consumo diario Tipo de cambio A la vista Inflacin Comercio internacional Banco por internet Coste de la vida Multinacional En general Diferencia de precio entre Trimestre Tasa de crecimiento Respiro, alivio Cesta de la compra Mano de obra preparada Ligeramente Manera de hablar, lenguaje, habla Trabajador / personal Tecnologa Hasta final de ao Variacin de (precio, impuestos) Da laborable

En el extranjero Casi Por todo el mundo Candidato Lo antes posible Descenso, disminucin Conversacin Bruscamente Debido a Crisis econmica Bastante, suficiente Pregunta Medio ambiente, atmsfera Gran (mayora) Enorme, muy grande Crecimiento, aumento

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Lesson 9

Instalaciones Nadie Parte, componente --- pieza Fuerte Transporte A un ritmo constante Cantidad Tendencia Dibujo, estampado

Fcil --- difcil acceso a las materias primas Gran --- poca disponibilidad de mano de obra Alto --- bajo coste de la mano de obra Impuestos altos --- bajos Inversin interna --- externa Probable --- improbable Estabilidad --- inestabilidad poltica Beneficio --- prdida Economa fuerte --- dbil Mayorista --- minorista

Representar (paraq cantidades) Afectar --- Estar afectado por Atraer (inversin extranjera) Provenir de (pas) Estar dispuesto, preparado Soportar Aprovecharse de Cobrar Seleccionar Disminuir Dejar caer Aumentar Invertir Reducir gastos --- Aumentar beneficios Motivar --- desmotivar Comprar (la 1 es la ms formal) Poner en prctica Mantenerse en Ascender a (para cantidades) Sufrir un descenso Lleva un da completo de trabajo Estar preocupado

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Lesson 9

Anlisis - analista - analtico - no analtico Economa - economista - econmico - no econmico Empleo - empleador - empleado - desempleado Desempleado - empleado - empleable - no empleable

Inventar - invencin - inventor Invertir - inversin - inversor

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Vocabulary: Agenda Aggresive Approachable Attendance Attitude Available Average worker Battery Business --- businesses Cartoon Collaborative Competitiveness Court Covering letter Crisp Databank Database Delighted Dust Electrical appliance Entrepreneurial spirit Event Everyday goods Exchange rate Far more than Fizzy drink Freedom to develop my role Good reputation Gossip Government policy Handle High staff turnover Higher productivity Hose In sight Inflation Input (words) International trade Internet banking Laptop computer Life cost Lock Marketing strategy Mind the gap Multinational Overall Performance appraisal

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Personal achievement Personal matter Phrase book Physically handicapped Playback Politics - politician --- policy Position of responsibility Price difference between Product aimed at Public sector worker Purpose (of the advertisement, of the meeting, ...) Quarter Rate of growth Recognition Respite Responsible Sensationalistic Shift Shopping basket Skilled workforce Slightly Speech Spelling correction Split schedule Staff morale Staff: personnel = employee = worker Stage of the life Success - successes Suitcase --- briefcase Supportive Sympathetic Tax - taxes / taxation Tax law Technology The end justifies the means Time management Twist Until the end of the year Vacuum cleaner Variation in (price, taxes) Was it worth it? Whereas Working day Yuppy (Young, urban, professional person) Adjectives, features = characteristics: A x year guarantee Adjustable = you can change the different levels = suitable for all person

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Annoying = irritating Attractive Available in a wide range of colours Back-up = reinforcement Beautiful = cute Brass (locks) Campaign Colourful = bright --- dull Comfortable to wear Crazy = mad Dear = expensive --- cheap Desktop computer --- Laptop computer Desktop product Discreet Durable = robust = made to last Easy-to-carry --- easy-to-use = user-friendly (user-friendliness) Elegant = smart --- casual = informal Environmentally-friendly Extremely lightweight and compact Fake Fault = Defect Faulty = defective Flat Foldable --- collapsible Hand-crafted High performance = powerful High quality --- low quality Leather Light --- dark (colour) Luxurius Modern --- traditional New technology Polite --- impolite Portable Practical = handy = useful --- impractical = useless Prototype = the first model Qualities of products: fantastic, great, marvellous, brilliant, super, wonderful, gorgeous ... Reliable fiable = reliable --- unreliable = doesn't work Slim Solar watch = powered by solar battery = it doesnt' need battery --batteries supplied Sporty Stylish = fashionable = trendy = up-to date --- old-fashioned = out of date Successful Top of the range = the best product in a category Trim (p. ex. Golded trim) Unusual = original USP (Unique selling point) = characteristic = feature Waterproof

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Where we can find publicity: Banner Billboard Bus stop / bus shelter TV / radio / newspaper / magazine (advert) Synonyms: Abroad = overseas = in a foreign country Action points = actions to solve a problem Ad = advert = advertise = advertisement = commercial Advertisement for a job = a job advertisement = a recruitment advertisement Aim = objective = target = goal Almost = nearly All over the world = throughout the world = around the world Appearance = how it looks = what is look like Applicant = candidate = someone who is applying for a job Application form = survey = questionnaire Are you aware? = Do you know? Area = field As soon as possible = as quickly as possible Asset +/- skill Asset = skill = ability Ball point pen = biro pen Benefit = advantage --- disadvantage / drawback Brand = make --- trademark Career = job = post = position Caveat = warning Closing date = deadline Colleague = a person who works with you or in the same field Commercial market = professional market --- domestic market Company = business = firm Content = happy = pleased = satisfied Current = nowadays Customer / consumer / end-user profile = target costumer = target audience Challenging = interesting Decrease = fall = drop = decline = downturn Definite = sure = certain Discussion = debate = conversation Dramatically = sharply Due to = because of Economic recession = economic crisis Empowerment = to give more responsibility Enough = sufficient Enquiry = question Environment = atmosphere

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Eye-catching = attention getting Further = more Graduated = someone who has finished the university = ... obtained a degree Great = vast (majority) Grounds (siempre en plural) = reason = motivation Huge = enormous = massive Illness = disease Improvement = rise = increase = growth Infrastructure = facilities = amenities = installations where the firm is ubicated. Inspirational = motivating (boss) Job satisfaction = to enjoy your job = to feel satisfied with you are doing Knowledge = awareness Nice = friendly = kind No one = nobody Part = component --- piece Perk = extra-thing in a job Prize +/- award Quote = quotation Rather than = instead of Resilient = strong Role = task Shipping = transportation Shoulder strap = belt Sort = kind = type Sport shoes = training shoes Status = professional position = prestige Steadily Such as = e.g. = for instance = for example Sum = amount = quantitiy Tour guide = courier = tour representative Trend = direction Trend = pattern Turnover of x pounds = total sales of (x pounds) Well-known = famous Workplace culture = culture of the firm where you work Antonyms: Competent --- incompetent Easy --- poor access to raw materials Fun --- boring (a product is fun, not funny) Good --- poor availability of labour High --- low labour costs High --- low taxes Inward --- outward investment Left --- right wing Likely --- unlikely Male --- female

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Male --- female (style) Narrow --- wide (for the rest, excepting clothing) Own label // own brand (products) Permanent --- temporary contract Political stability --- instability Profit --- loss (en el plural no vara) Strong --- weak economy Tight --- slack / losse (for clothing) Valuable --- invaluable Wholesaler --- retailer Verbs: Companies close and move Do you live to work or do you work to live? Lead to = result in (better results) The boss believes in you = the boss trusts you They value you more if you stay overtime To account for To affect --- to be affected by --- to be hit by To afford (e.g. He cans afford wathever he wants) To allow To appoint = to recruit = to looking for = to hire = to employ = to take on -- to fire = to dismiss = to sack = to lay off To attract (foreign investment) To be backed by = to be supported by - to get backing = to get support = to support --- supportive To be in control To be passionate about = to be very enthusiastic To be source in (pas) To be willing = to be prepared To bear To benefit from To blame To call = to phone = to ring = to speak (by phone = over the phone) To carry --- to hold To commit to / commited to +ing = to dedicate = to applicate To compete (with) To complete = to close = to end = to finish To continue --- to give up To charge To choose = to select To decide = to make up the mind To decrease = to fall = to drop = to decline To discriminate on grounds of gender or race (will not) To drop To earn (a salary = a wage) To emphasize To get on well / ... with (somebody) = To have a good relationship To give a good impression on the company

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To handle = to deal with (pasado: dealt) To have a very good timetable To have confidence To have job security To highlight To improve = to rise = to increase = to grow = to boost To interfere --- To be hands off = to leave to do the job To joke To lose up to X To make cuts = to reduce costs --- to improve profits To make mistakes To match = to fit (my needs) To meet our expectations = fulfil To motivate --- to desmotivate To notice To overtake To persuade = to encourage To prioritise To promote To purchase = to buy = to shop To put into practice = to implement = to carry out To quote - quoting reference To refuse = to reject = to turn down (an offer) To remind = to remember To respond = to answer To set (the alarm, the video, ...) To set = to establish - a goal = a target = an aim = an objective --- To achieve a goal ... --- To exceed a goal ... To set = to establish a price To shop around To shop on impulse To sit cross-legged To sort out = to solve To spend time with To stabilise = to maintain the level = to remain steady at = to stay at the level To stand up (pasado: stood up) To steal (pasado: stole) To suffer a downturn To take = to do = to sit (an exam) To take a full working day To take into account = to bear in mind = to look at (various options) To take the job seriously To take work home To unwind (pasado: unwound) = to switch off To value To withdraw a product from the shops / from the market To work overtime To worry = to concern

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Word formation (verb - noun): To advertise - advertiser To analyse - analyser To compete - competition To expand - expansion To launch - launch To manufacture - manufacturer To operate - operation To plan - planner To prepare - preparation To programme - programmer To troubleshoot - troubleshooter To visit - visitor To wholesale - wholesaler To work - worker Word formation (noun - career - positive - negative): Analysis - analyst - analitycal - unanalitycal Economy - economist - economic - uneconomic Employment - employer - employed - employee - unemployed Unemployment - employee - employable - unemployable Word formation (verb - noun - career): To invent - invention - inventor To invest - investment - investor To design - design - designer To innovate - innovation - innovator

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Orden de seguimiento en una reunin Agresivo/a Persona abierta Asistencia Actitud Disponible Trabajador medio Pila, batera Negocio --- negocios Vieta Colaborador, que colabora Competitividad Tribunal Carta de presentacin Sonido sin interferencia Informacin bancaria Base de datos Encantado Polvo Electrodomstico Espritu emprendedor Suceso, acontecimiento Productos de consumo diario Tipo de cambio Mucho ms que Bebida con gas Libertad para hacer mi trabajo Buena reputacin Cotilla, chismoso Poltica gubernamental Asa, pomo (de la puerta) Mucha rotacin de personal Mayor productividad Manguera A la vista Inflacin Entrada (de datos) Comercio internacional Banco por internet Ordenador porttil Coste de la vida Cerradura, cierre Estrategia de mrketing Cuidado con el agujero Multinacional En general Evaluacin del rendimiento, del resultado

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Logro personal Asunto personal Libro de viaje Fsicamente capacitado Volver a reproducir Poltica (siempre en plural) - persona que se dedica a la poltica poltica de una compaa Puesto de responsabilidad Diferencia de precio entre Producto dirigido a Funcionario Propsito, motivo (del anuncio, de la reunin, ...) Trimestre Tasa de crecimiento Reconocimiento Respiro, alivio Responsable Sensacionalista Turno Cesta de la compra Mano de obra preparada Ligeramente Manera de hablar, lenguaje, habla Correccin de ortografa Jornada partida Motivacin del personal Trabajador Etapa de la vida xito - xitos Maleta --- maletn Persona que ayuda Comprensivo, que escucha Impuesto - impuestos / tasacin Ley de impuestos Tecnologa El fin justifica los medios Organizacin del tiempo Giro Hasta final de ao Aspiradora Variacin de (precio, impuestos) Vali la pena? Mientras Da laborable Yupi

Garantizado por x aos Ajustable

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Molesto, irritante Atractivo Disponible en una amplia gama de colores Apoyo, refuerzo Bonito Latn Campaa Colorido, brillante --- gris, apagado, sin vida Confortable para llevar puesto Loco Caro --- barato Ordenador normal --- ordenador porttil Producto de sobremesa Discreto Resistente, hecho para durar Fcil de llevar --- fcil de usar Elegante / inteligente --- casual = informal Respetuoso con el medio ambiente Extremadamente delgado y compacto Sinttico, baado Defecto Defectuoso Plano Plegable --- plegable totalmente Hecho a mano Alto rendimiento Alta calidad --- baja calidad Piel, cuero (Color) claro --- oscuro / delgado Lujoso Moderno --- tradicional Nueva tecnologa Educado --- maleducado Porttil Prctico, til --- no prctico, intil Prototipo Muy bueno Realmente fiable, fiable --- nada fiable Delgado Reloj solar --- bateras suministradas De aspecto deportivo De moda, con estilo --- pasado de moda Exitoso El ms alto de la gama Borde, acabado Inusual = original Caracterstica Resistente al agua

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Publicidad en movimiento Valla publicitaria de carretera Parada de autobs, marquesina de la parada del autobs Anuncio en TV, radio, peridicos, magazines

En el extranjero Acciones para resolver un problema Anuncio publicitario Anuncio de trabajo Objetivo Casi Por todo el mundo Apariencia Candidato Encuesta, formulario Ests al tanto? Area Lo antes posible Activo / virtud Facilidad, habilidad Bolgrafo Ventaja --- desventaja Marca --- marca registrada Trabajo, profesin Aviso, advertencia Fecha tope Colega Mercado comercial, profesional --- mercado domstico Empresa Contento, feliz, satisfecho Hoy da, actualmente Perfil del consumidor / usuario, cliente objetivo Reto, desafo, algo estimulante Descenso, disminucin Seguro, definitivo, cierto Conversacin Bruscamente Debido a Crisis econmica Dar ms responsabilidad Bastante, suficiente Pregunta Medio ambiente, atmsfera

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Que llama la atencin Ms Universitario Gran (mayora) Razn, motivo Enorme, muy grande Enfermedad Crecimiento, aumento Instalaciones (Jefe) que motiva Satisfaccin en el trabajo Conocimientos Simptico Nadie Parte, componente --- pieza "Cosa" extra en el trabajo Premio Presupuesto En lugar de Fuerte Papel, tarea Transporte Cinturn (de colgar) Clase, tipo Zapatillas deportivas Cargo en una empresa / clase social, prestigio A un ritmo constante Por ejemplo Cantidad Gua turstico (persona) Tendencia Dibujo, estampado Ventas totales de (x libras) Conocido/a, famoso/a Cultura de tu empresa

Competente --- incompetente Fcil --- difcil acceso a las materias primas Divertido --- aburrido (funny: que hace rer) Gran --- poca disponibilidad de mano de obra Alto --- bajo coste de la mano de obra Impuestos altos --- bajos Inversin interna --- externa Tirando a la izquierda --- a la derecha (en los peridicos) Probable --- improbable Hombre --- mujer

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(Estilo) masculino --- femenino Estrecho --- ancho (para todo lo que no sea ropa) (Productos) de marca propia // de marca blanca Trabajo fijo --- temporal Estabilidad --- inestabilidad poltica Beneficio --- prdida Economa fuerte --- dbil Estrecho --- ancho (para ropa) Valioso --- que no tiene precio Mayorista --- minorista

Las empresas cierran y se trasladan Vives para trabajar o trabajas para vivir? Llevar a, conseguir (mejores resultados) El jefe confa en ti ("trust" es confianza moral, no explicar secretos) Te valoran ms si te quedas horas extras Representar (para cantidades) Afectar --- Estar afectado por Permitirse (p.e. l puede permitirse cualquier cosa) Permitir, dejar hacer algo Coger personal --- echar personal Atraer (inversin extranjera) Estar respaldado por - conseguir apoyo - apoyar --- persona que apoya Tener el control Estar entusiasmado con Provenir de (pas) Estar dispuesto, preparado Soportar Aprovecharse de Culpar Llamar por telfono Llevar --- llevar en la mano Comprometerse a Tener la capacidad de hacer algo, competir Acabar Continuar --- rendirse Cobrar Seleccionar Decidir Disminuir Discriminar por razn de sexo y raza (no) Dejar caer Ganar (un sueldo) Enfatizar Llevarlo bien / Llevarse bien (con alguien) Dar una buena impresin de la empresa

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Tratar con Tener un muy buen horario Tener confianza en alguien Tener una seguridad en el trabajo Destacar Aumentar Interferir --- no interferir Bromear Perder hasta Reducir gastos --- Aumentar beneficios Cometer errores Satisfacer (mis necesidades) Cumplir con nuestras esperanzas y expectativas Motivar --- desmotivar Darse cuenta Adelantar Persuadir, animar, favorecer Priorizar Promocionar Comprar (la 1 es la ms formal) Poner en prctica Mencionar - mencionando la referencia Rechazar (una oferta) Recordar Contestar Programar (la alarma, el vdeo, ...) Establecer un objetivo --- conseguir un objetivo --- exceder el objetivo Establecer un precio Comprar en varios sitios Comprar por impulso Sentarse con las piernas cruzadas Resolver Pasar el tiempo con Mantenerse en Ascender a (para cantidades) Robar Sufrir un descenso Tener (un examen) Lleva un da completo de trabajo Tener en cuenta (varias opciones) Tomarse en serio el trabajo Llevarse el trabajo a casa Descansar, desconectar Valorar Retirar un producto de las tiendas / del mercado Trabajar horas extras Estar preocupado

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Anunciar - anunciante Analizar - analizador Competir - competicin Expandir - expansin Lanzar - lanzamiento Fabricar - fabricante Operar - operacin Planear - plan Preparar - preparacin Programar - programador Disparar - disparador Visitar - visitante Vender al por mayor - venta mayorista Trabajar - trabajador

Anlisis - analista - analtico - no analtico Economa - economista - econmico - no econmico Empleo - empleador - empleado - desempleado Desempleado - empleado - empleable - no empleable

Inventar - invencin - inventor Invertir - inversin - inversor Disear - diseo - diseador Innovar - innovacin, novedad - innovador

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Vocabulary: Annual report Balance sheet Earning per share Equity Exchange-rate Expenditure Fare Financial results How well the company is performing Income tax Interest rate Interest-bearing International presence Land Offshore bank account On-demand Profit and loss account Proposal Public expending Regardless Return Share Shareholder Statement Summary Tax year Tax-free The Inland Revenue The investment may go down as well as up VAT - Value Added Tax Worthwhile Figures and numbers: Cardinal number Decimal number Fraction Metre - centimetre (squared) Ordinal number Percentage Expenditure = to expend = expending = expenses To spend on ... Clothing and footwear Food and drink Fuel and power

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Household good = household product = furniture Housing Leisure goods and services Miscellaneous Rent --- mortgage Soft drink --- alcoholic drink Tobacco Transport Synonyms: Acquisition = Takeover another company Cash = money Currency = money Dividend = share of the turnover that the shareholders receive For a start = to begin In other words = that is to say = that means = i.e. Inflation = cost of living Pay on time --- late payment = don't pay on time Operating profit = turnover minus overheads or running costs Outstanding = excellent Performance = result Proper = good = correct Several = a lot of Tax = taxation That's a good point = that's interesting Antonyms: Asset --- liability Bank --- current --- deposit (account) Favourable --- unfavourable Gross --- net (profit, interest) Individual --- company Public --- private (company) Safe = sure --- dangerous = unsure Short --- long (term) Variable --- unvariable Verbs: To avoid To ban = to prohibit = to forbid To be obliged --- to oblige (to do something) To borrow (e.g. If I borrow money from you, then you lend me the money) To deduct To draw up To focus on = to concentrate on To get rid of

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To lend (e.g. If I borrow money from you, then you lend me the money) To save money To sell off = to dispose of = to sell (an asset) To switch = to change = to vary To take care of = to look after To take full advantage To treat --- to invite

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Informe anual Balance Beneficio por accin Plusvala Tipo de cambio Gasto de una persona Tarifa Resultados financieros Si la empresa va bien o no IRPF Tipo de inters Que paga intereses Presencia internacional Terreno Cuenta bancaria en un banco situado en un paraso fiscal Sobre demanda Cuenta de prdidas y ganancias Propuesta Gasto pblico Sea cual sea Devolucin Accin Accionista Afirmacin / extracto Resumen Ao fiscal Libre de impuestos Hacienda La inversin puede bajar como subir IVA Que merece la pena

Nmero cardinal Nmero decimal Fraccin Metro - centmetro (cuadrado) Nmero ordinal Porcentaje

Gastar en ... Ropa y calzado Comida y bebida Combustible y electricidad

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Producto para el hogar Gastos del hogar Productos y servicios de ocio Varios Alquiler --- hipoteca Bebida refresacante --- bebida alcohlica Tabaco Transporte

Comprar otra empresa Dinero en efectivo Moneda, divisa Dividendo Para empezar En otras palabras, es decir Inflacin Pagar cuando toca --- retrasarse en el pago Beneficio operativo = ventas totales menos gastos Excelente Resultado Bueno, adecuado, correcto Muchos Tasacin Es interesante

Activo --- pasivo (Cuenta) bancaria --- corriente --- depsito Favorable --- desfavorable Beneficio, inters bruto --- neto Persona particular --- empresa Empresa pblica --- privada Seguro --- no seguro A corto --- largo plazo Variable --- invariable

Evitar Prohibir Verse obligado --- obligar (a hacer algo) Pedir prestado Deducir Preparar, planear, poner por escrito Concentrarse en algo Deshacerse de algo

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Prestar Ahorrar dinero Vender (un activo) Cambiar, variar Cuidar Aprovecharse de las ventajas El primero es que te invitan y paga el otro y el segundo no quiere decir que vayan a pagar

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Vocabulary: Bankruptcy Early settlement discount Equal opportunities policy Ethical policy Fair Fine Fortnight Freely Ground coffee Harmful = hurtful = dangerous Human rights Needlessly Ozone layer Payment on time Payment policy Product policy Roast coffee Spokesman Synonyms: Developing = underdeveloped = third world (country) Bill = law = legislation Cash-flow = movement of money in a company Ethical consumer = morally right --- morally wrong Unless = except if Antonyms: Creditor (who lends money) --- debtor (who borrows money) Incomes --- outgoings Responsible = ethical --- irresponsible = unethical Verbs: To claim (the lead) To conduct = to run = to manage (a business = a company) To charge an interest To damage = to harm = to hurt To dissuade To face a problem To go out of business = to close To grow = to expand = to develop To have high spending power = To be rich = to be wealthy To lack (a lack) To overcharge To owe (money)

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To pollute To preserve To proceed To provide To raise To settle = to pay To submit = to send in To take ages to pay To turn over To use delaying tactics (for the payment) Word formation (noun - adjective): Environment - environmental Power - powerful --- powerless Sceptic - sceptical

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Bancarrota Descuento por pronto pago Poltica de igual de oportunidades Poltica tica Justo Multa Quincena, dos semanas Gratuitamente Caf molido Daino Derechos humanos Necesariamente Capa de ozono Pagar a tiempo Poltica de pagos Poltica de producto Caf torrefacto Portavoz

Pas en vas de desarrollo Ley Entrada y salida de dinero Consumidor tico, responsable --- moralmente reprochable Excepto

Deudor --- acreedor Ingresos --- gastos Responsable --- irresponsable

Reclamar / pretender (ser el lder, el liderazgo) Dirigir (una empresa) Cargar un inters Daar Disuadir, hacer cambiar de opinin Enfrentarse a un problema Cerrar una empresa Crecer, cultivar, producir / expandirse Ser rico Faltar, no tener (falta) Cobrar de ms Deber (dinero)

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Contaminar Conservar Proceder a hacer algo Conllevar Recaudar Pagar Enviar Tardar mucho tiempo en pagar Convertir Usar tcticas para retrasar (el pago)

Medio ambiente - medioambiental Poder - poderoso --- dbil Escptico - escptico

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Lesson 12

Vocabulary: Branch Brand loyalty Collapse Chairman Flavour Synonyms: Border = frontier Competitor = seller = rival Drink = beverage Good = product = item Manufacturer = producer Market share = proportion of market Open market = area of business where there is free competition Parent = holding (company) --- subsidiary Plant = factory = facility Antonyms: Understaff --- overstaff Upmarket = an expensive/luxury image --- downmarket = a low-status image Verbs: To break into = to enter into = to begin doing business = to exploit (in a new area, in a new market) To float = to sell (shares) To form = to establish = to create (a company) To gain supremacy = to win the first position To merge --- to demerger To outsell = to sell more than To retain = to keep (shares) To split = to divide (a company)

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Sucursal, tienda Fidelidad a una marca determinada Cada Presidente, director general Gusto, sabor

Frontera Competidor, rival Bebida Producto Fabricante, productor Cuota de mercado Area de libre competencia Empresa matriz --- filial Fbrica

Falto de personal --- demasiado personal Imagen de marca --- sin imagen de marca

Entrar en (una nueva rea, en un nuevo mercado) Salir a bolsa, vender (acciones) Crear (una empresa) Conseguir el primer puesto Fusionarse --- desfusionarse Vender ms que Quedarse, guardarse (acciones) Dividir (una empresa)

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Vocabulary: Agenda Aggresive Annual report Approachable Attendance Attitude Available Average worker Balance sheet Bankruptcy Battery Branch Brand loyalty Business - businesses Cartoon Collaborative Collapse Competitiveness Court Covering letter Crisp Chairman Databank Database Delighted Dust Early settlement discount Earning per share Electrical appliance Entrepreneurial spirit Equal opportunities policy Equity Ethical policy Event Everyday goods Exchange rate Expenditure Fair Far more than Fare Financial results Fine Fizzy drink Flavour Fortnight Freedom to develop my role Freely

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Good reputation Gossip Government policy Ground coffee Handle High staff turnover Higher productivity Hose How well the company is performing Human rights In sight Income tax Inflation Input (words) Interest rate Interest-bearing International presence International trade Internet banking Land Laptop computer Life cost Lock Marketing strategy Mind the gap Multinational Needlessly Offshore bank account On-demand Overall Ozone layer Payment policy Performance appraisal Personal achievement Personal matter Phrase book Physically handicapped Playback Politics - politician --- policy Position of responsibility Price difference between Product aimed at Product policy Profit and loss account Proposal Public expending Public sector worker Purpose (of the advertisement, of the meeting, ...) Quarter

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Rate of growth Recognition Regardless Respite Return Roast coffee Sensationalistic Share Shareholder Shift Shopping basket Skilled workforce Slightly Speech Spelling correction Split schedule Spokesman Staff morale Staff: personnel = employee = worker = workforce Stage of the life Statement Success - successes Suitcase --- briefcase Summary Supportive Sympathetic Tax - taxes / taxation Tax law Tax year Tax-free Technology The end justifies the means The Inland Revenue The investment may go down as well as up Time management Twist Until the end of the year Vacuum cleaner VAT - Value Added Tax Variation in (price, taxes) Was it worth it? Whereas Working day Worthwhile Yuppy (Young, urban, professional person) Adjectives, features = characteristics: A x year guarantee Adjustable = you can change the different levels = suitable for all person

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Annoying = irritating Attractive Available in a wide range of colours Back-up = reinforcement Beautiful = cute Brass (locks) Campaign Colourful = bright --- dull Comfortable to wear Crazy = mad Dear = expensive --- cheap Desktop computer --- Laptop computer Desktop product Discreet Durable = robust = made to last Easy-to-carry --- easy-to-use = user-friendly (user-friendliness) Elegant = smart --- casual = informal Environmentally-friendly Extremely lightweight and compact Fake Fault = Defect Faulty = defective Flat Foldable --- collapsible Hand-crafted High performance = powerful High quality --- low quality Leather Light --- dark (colour) Luxurius Modern --- traditional New technology Polite --- impolite Portable Practical = handy = useful --- impractical = useless Prototype = the first model Qualities of products: fantastic, great, marvellous, brilliant, super, wonderful, gorgeous ... Reliable fiable = reliable --- unreliable = doesn't work Slim Solar watch = powered by solar battery = it doesnt' need battery --- batteries supplied Sporty Stylish = fashionable = trendy = up-to date --- old-fashioned = out of date Successful Top of the range = the best product in a category Trim (p. ex. Golded trim) Unusual = original USP (Unique selling point) = characteristic = feature Waterproof

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Where we can find publicity: Banner Billboard Bus stop / bus shelter TV / radio / newspaper / magazine (advert) Figures and numbers: Cardinal number Decimal number Fraction Metre - centimetre (squared) Ordinal number Percentage Expenditure = to expend = expending = expenses To spend on ... Clothing and footwear Food and drink Fuel and power Household good = household product = furniture Housing Leisure goods and services Miscellaneous Rent --- mortgage Soft drink --- alcoholic drink Tobacco Transport Synonyms: Abroad = overseas = in a foreign country Acquisition = Takeover another company Action points = actions to solve a problem Ad = advert = advertise = advertisement = commercial Advertisement for a job = a job advertisement = a recruitment advertisement Aim = objective = target = goal Almost = nearly All over the world = throughout the world = around the world Appearance = how it looks = what is look like Applicant = candidate = someone who is applying for a job Application form = survey = questionnaire Are you aware? = Do you know? Area = field As soon as possible = as quickly as possible Asset +/- skill

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Asset = skill = ability Ball point pen = biro pen Benefit = advantage --- disadvantage / drawback Bill = law = legislation Border = frontier Brand = make --- trademark Career = job = post = position Cash = money Cash-flow = movement of money in a company Caveat = warning Closing date = deadline Colleague = a person who works with you or in the same field Commercial market = professional market --- domestic market Company = business = firm Competitor = seller = rival Content = happy = pleased = satisfied Currency = money Current = nowadays Customer / consumer / end-user profile = target costumer = target audience Challenging = interesting Decrease = fall = drop = decline = downturn Definite = sure = certain Developing = underdeveloped = third world (country) Discussion = debate = conversation Dividend = share of the turnover that the shareholders receive Dramatically = sharply Drink = beverage Due to = because of Economic recession = economic crisis Empowerment = to give more responsibility Enough = sufficient Enquiry = question Environment = atmosphere Ethical consumer = morally right --- morally wrong Eye-catching = attention getting For a start = to begin Further = more Good = product = item Graduated = someone who has finished the university = ... obtained a degree Great = vast (majority) Grounds (siempre en plural) = reason = motivation Harmful = hurtful = dangerous Huge = enormous = massive Illness = disease Improvement = rise = increase = growth In other words = that is to say = that means = i.e. Inflation = cost of living Infrastructure = facilities = amenities = installations where the firm is ubicated.

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Inspirational = motivating (boss) Job satisfaction = to enjoy your job = to feel satisfied with you are doing Knowledge = awareness Manufacturer = producer Market share = proportion of market Nice = friendly = kind No one = nobody Open market = area of business where there is free competition Operating profit = turnover minus overheads or running costs Outstanding = excellent Parent = holding (company) --- subsidiary Part = component --- piece Pay on time --- late payment = don't pay on time Performance = result Perk = extra-thing in a job Plant = factory = facility Prize +/- award Proper = good = correct Quote = quotation Rather than = instead of Resilient = strong Role = task Several = a lot of Shipping = transportation Shoulder strap = belt Sort = kind = type Sport shoes = training shoes Status = professional position = prestige Steadily Such as = e.g. = for instance = for example Sum = amount = quantitiy That's a good point = that's interesting Tour guide = courier = tour representative Trend = direction Trend = pattern Turnover of x pounds = total sales of (x pounds) Unless = except if Well-known = famous Workplace culture = culture of the firm where you work Antonyms: Asset --- liability Bank --- current --- deposit (account) Competent --- incompetent Creditor (who lends money) --- debtor (who borrows money) Easy --- poor access to raw materials Favourable --- unfavourable Fun --- boring (a product is fun, not funny) Good --- poor availability of labour

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Gross --- net (profit, interest) High --- low labour costs High --- low taxes Incomes --- outgoings Individual --- company Inward --- outward investment Left --- right wing Likely --- unlikely Male --- female Male --- female (style) Narrow --- wide (for the rest, excepting clothing) Own label // own brand (products) Permanent --- temporary contract Political stability --- instability Profit --- loss (en el plural no vara) Public --- private (company) Responsible = ethical --- irresponsible = unethical Safe = sure --- dangerous = unsure Short --- long (term) Strong --- weak economy Tight --- slack / losse (for clothing) Understaff --- overstaff Upmarket = an expensive/luxury image --- downmarket = a low-status image Valuable --- invaluable Variable --- unvariable Wholesaler --- retailer Verbs: Companies close and move Do you live to work or do you work to live? Lead to = result in (better results) The boss believes in you = the boss trusts you They value you more if you stay overtime To account for To affect --- to be affected by --- to be hit by To afford (e.g. He cans afford wathever he wants) To allow To appoint = to recruit = to looking for = to hire = to employ = to take on --- to fire = to dismiss = to sack = to lay off To attract (foreign investment) To avoid To ban = to prohibit = to forbid To be backed by = to be supported by - to get backing = to get support = to support --- supportive To be in control To be obliged --- to oblige (to do something) To be passionate about = to be very enthusiastic To be source in (pas) To be willing = to be prepared

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To bear To benefit from To blame To borrow (e.g. If I borrow money from you, then you lend me the money) To break into = to enter into = to begin doing business = to exploit (in a new area, in a new market) To call = to phone = to ring = to speak (by phone = over the phone) To carry --- to hold To claim (the lead) To commit to / commited to +ing = to dedicate = to applicate To compete (with) To complete = to close = to end = to finish To conduct = to run = to manage (a business = a company) To continue --- to give up To charge To charge an interest To choose = to select To damage = to harm = to hurt To decide = to make up the mind To decrease = to fall = to drop = to decline To deduct To discriminate on grounds of gender or race (will not) To dissuade To draw up To drop To earn (a salary = a wage = an income) To emphasize To face a problem To float = to sell (shares) To focus on = to concentrate on To form = to establish = to create (a company) To gain supremacy = to win the first position To get on well / ... with (somebody) = To have a good relationship To get rid of To give a good impression (on the company) To go out of business = to close To grow = to expand = to develop To handle = to deal with (pasado: dealt) To have a very good timetable To have confidence To have high spending power = To be rich = to be wealthy To have job security To highlight To improve = to rise = to increase = to grow = to boost To interfere --- to be hands off = to leave to do the job To joke To lack (a lack) To lend (e.g. If I borrow money from you, then you lend me the money) To lose up to To make cuts = to reduce costs --- to improve profits

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To make mistakes To match = to fit (my needs) To meet our expectations = fulfil To merge --- to demerger To motivate --- to desmotivate To notice To outsell = to sell more than To overcharge To overtake To owe (money) To persuade = to encourage To pollute To preserve To prioritise To proceed To promote To provide To purchase = to buy = to shop To put into practice = to implement = to carry out To quote - quoting reference To raise To refuse = to reject = to turn down (an offer) To remind = to remember To respond = to answer To retain = to keep (shares) To save money To sell off = to dispose of = to sell (an asset) To set (the alarm, the video, ...) To set = to establish --- To achieve --- To exceed (a goal = a target = an aim = an objective) To set = to establish a price To settle = to pay To shop around To shop on impulse To sit cross-legged To sort out = to solve To spend time with To split = to divide (a company) To stabilise = to maintain the level = to remain steady at = to stay at the level To stand up (pasado: stood up) To steal (pasado: stole) To submit = to send in To suffer a downturn To switch = to change = to vary To take = to do = to sit (an exam) To take a full working day To take ages to pay To take care of = to look after To take full advantage

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To take into account = to bear in mind = to look at (various options) To take the job seriously To take work home To treat --- to invite To turn over To unwind (pasado: unwound) = to switch off To use delaying tactics (for the payment) To value To withdraw a product from the shops / from the market To work overtime To worry = to concern Word formation (verb - noun): To advertise - advertiser To analyse - analyser To compete - competition To expand - expansion To launch - launch To manufacture - manufacturer To operate - operation To plan - planner To prepare - preparation To programme - programmer To troubleshoot - troubleshooter To visit - visitor To wholesale - wholesaler To work - worker Word formation (noun - career - positive - negative): Analysis - analyst - analitycal - unanalitycal Economy - economist - economic - uneconomic Employment - employer - employed - employee - unemployed Unemployment - employee - employable - unemployable Word formation (verb - noun - career): To design - design - designer To innovate - innovation - innovator To invent - invention - inventor To invest - investment - investor Word formation (noun - adjective): Environment - environmental Power - powerful --- powerless Responsible - responsibility Sceptic - sceptical

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Orden de seguimiento en una reunin Agresivo/a Informe anual Persona abierta Asistencia Actitud Disponible Trabajador medio Balance Bancarrota Pila, batera Sucursal, tienda Fidelidad a una marca determinada Negocio - negocios Vieta Colaborador, que colabora Cada Competitividad Tribunal Carta de presentacin Sonido sin interferencia Presidente, director general Informacin bancaria Base de datos Encantado Polvo Descuento por pronto pago Beneficio por accin Electrodomstico Espritu emprendedor Poltica de igual de oportunidades Plusvala Poltica tica Suceso, acontecimiento Productos de consumo diario Tipo de cambio Gasto de una persona Justo Mucho ms que Tarifa Resultados financieros Multa Bebida con gas Gusto, sabor Quincena, dos semanas Libertad para hacer mi trabajo Gratuitamente

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Buena reputacin Cotilla, chismoso Poltica gubernamental Caf molido Asa, pomo (de la puerta) Mucha rotacin de personal Mayor productividad Manguera Si la empresa va bien o no Derechos humanos A la vista IRPF Inflacin Entrada (de datos) Tipo de inters Que paga intereses Presencia internacional Comercio internacional Banco por internet Terreno Ordenador porttil Coste de la vida Cerradura, cierre Estrategia de mrketing Cuidado con el agujero Multinacional Necesariamente Cuenta bancaria en un banco situado en un paraso fiscal Sobre demanda En general Capa de ozono Poltica de pagos Evaluacin del rendimiento, del resultado Logro personal Asunto personal Libro de viaje Fsicamente capacitado Volver a reproducir Poltica (siempre en plural) - persona que se dedica a la poltica - poltica de una compaa Puesto de responsabilidad Diferencia de precio entre Producto dirigido a Poltica de producto Cuenta de prdidas y ganancias Propuesta Gasto pblico Funcionario Propsito, motivo (del anuncio, de la reunin, ...) Trimestre

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Tasa de crecimiento Reconocimiento Sea cual sea Respiro, alivio Devolucin Caf torrefacto Sensacionalista Accin Accionista Turno Cesta de la compra Mano de obra preparada Ligeramente Manera de hablar, lenguaje, habla Correccin de ortografa Jornada partida Portavoz Motivacin del personal Trabajador / personal Etapa de la vida Afirmacin / extracto xito - xitos Maleta --- maletn Resumen Persona que ayuda Comprensivo, que escucha Impuesto - impuestos / tasacin Ley de impuestos Ao fiscal Libre de impuestos Tecnologa El fin justifica los medios Hacienda La inversin puede bajar como subir Organizacin del tiempo Giro Hasta final de ao Aspiradora IVA Variacin de (precio, impuestos) Vali la pena? Mientras Da laborable Que merece la pena Yupi

Garantizado por x aos Ajustable

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Molesto, irritante Atractivo Disponible en una amplia gama de colores Apoyo, refuerzo Bonito Latn Campaa Colorido, brillante --- gris, apagado, sin vida Confortable para llevar puesto Loco Caro --- barato Ordenador normal --- ordenador porttil Producto de sobremesa Discreto Resistente, hecho para durar Fcil de llevar --- fcil de usar Elegante / inteligente --- casual = informal Respetuoso con el medio ambiente Extremadamente delgado y compacto Sinttico, baado Defecto Defectuoso Plano Plegable --- plegable totalmente Hecho a mano Alto rendimiento Alta calidad --- baja calidad Piel, cuero (Color) claro --- oscuro / delgado Lujoso Moderno --- tradicional Nueva tecnologa Educado --- maleducado Porttil Prctico, til --- no prctico, intil Prototipo Muy bueno Realmente fiable, fiable --- nada fiable Delgado Reloj solar --- bateras suministradas De aspecto deportivo De moda, con estilo --- pasado de moda Exitoso El ms alto de la gama Borde, acabado Inusual = original Caracterstica Resistente al agua

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Publicidad en movimiento Valla publicitaria de carretera Parada de autobs, marquesina de la parada del autobs Anuncio en TV, radio, peridicos, magazines

Nmero cardinal Nmero decimal Fraccin Metro - centmetro (cuadrado) Nmero ordinal Porcentaje

Gastar en ... Ropa y calzado Comida y bebida Combustible y electricidad Producto para el hogar Gastos del hogar Productos y servicios de ocio Varios Alquiler --- hipoteca Bebida refresacante --- bebida alcohlica Tabaco Transporte

En el extranjero Comprar otra empresa Acciones para resolver un problema Anuncio publicitario Anuncio de trabajo Objetivo Casi Por todo el mundo Apariencia Candidato Encuesta, formulario Ests al tanto? Area Lo antes posible Activo / virtud

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Facilidad, habilidad Bolgrafo Ventaja --- desventaja Ley Frontera Marca --- marca registrada Trabajo, profesin Dinero en efectivo Entrada y salida de dinero Aviso, advertencia Fecha tope Colega Mercado comercial, profesional --- mercado domstico Empresa Competidor, rival Contento, feliz, satisfecho Moneda, divisa Hoy da, actualmente Perfil del consumidor / usuario, cliente objetivo Reto, desafo, algo estimulante Descenso, disminucin Seguro, definitivo, cierto (Pas) en vas de desarrollo Conversacin Dividendo Bruscamente Bebida Debido a Crisis econmica Dar ms responsabilidad Bastante, suficiente Pregunta Medio ambiente, atmsfera Consumidor tico, responsable --- moralmente reprochable Que llama la atencin Para empezar Ms Producto Universitario Gran (mayora) Razn, motivo Daino Enorme, muy grande Enfermedad Crecimiento, aumento En otras palabras, es decir Inflacin Instalaciones

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(Jefe) que motiva Satisfaccin en el trabajo Conocimientos Fabricante, productor Cuota de mercado Simptico Nadie Area de libre competencia Beneficio operativo = ventas totales menos gastos Excelente Empresa matriz --- filial Parte, componente --- pieza Pagar cuando toca --- retrasarse en el pago Resultado "Cosa" extra en el trabajo Fbrica Premio Bueno, adecuado, correcto Presupuesto En lugar de Fuerte Papel, tarea Muchos Transporte Cinturn (de colgar) Clase, tipo Zapatillas deportivas Cargo en una empresa / clase social, prestigio A un ritmo constante Por ejemplo Cantidad Es interesante Gua turstico (persona) Tendencia Dibujo, estampado Ventas totales de (x libras) Excepto Conocido/a, famoso/a Cultura de tu empresa

Activo --- pasivo (Cuenta) bancaria --- corriente --- depsito Competente --- incompetente Deudor --- acreedor Fcil --- difcil acceso a las materias primas Favorable --- desfavorable Divertido --- aburrido (funny: que hace rer) Gran --- poca disponibilidad de mano de obra

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Beneficio, inters bruto --- neto Alto --- bajo coste de la mano de obra Impuestos altos --- bajos Ingresos --- gastos Persona particular --- empresa Inversin interna --- externa Tirando a la izquierda --- a la derecha (en los peridicos) Probable --- improbable Hombre --- mujer (Estilo) masculino --- femenino Estrecho --- ancho (para todo lo que no sea ropa) (Productos) de marca propia // de marca blanca Trabajo fijo --- temporal Estabilidad --- inestabilidad poltica Beneficio --- prdida Empresa pblica --- privada Responsable --- irresponsable Seguro --- no seguro A corto --- largo plazo Economa fuerte --- dbil Estrecho --- ancho (para ropa) Falto de personal --- demasiado personal Imagen de marca --- sin imagen de marca Valioso --- que no tiene precio Variable --- invariable Mayorista --- minorista

Las empresas cierran y se trasladan Vives para trabajar o trabajas para vivir? Llevar a, conseguir (mejores resultados) El jefe confa en ti ("trust" es confianza moral, no explicar secretos) Te valoran ms si te quedas horas extras Representar (para cantidades) Afectar --- Estar afectado por Permitirse (p.e. l puede permitirse cualquier cosa) Permitir, dejar hacer algo Coger personal --- echar personal Atraer (inversin extranjera) Evitar Prohibir Estar respaldado por - conseguir apoyo - apoyar --- persona que apoya Tener el control Verse obligado --- obligar (a hacer algo) Estar entusiasmado con Provenir de (pas) Estar dispuesto, preparado

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Soportar Aprovecharse de Culpar Pedir prestado Entrar en (una nueva rea, en un nuevo mercado) Llamar por telfono Llevar --- llevar en la mano Reclamar / pretender (ser el lder, el liderazgo) Comprometerse a Tener la capacidad de hacer algo, competir Acabar Dirigir (una empresa) Continuar --- rendirse Cobrar Cargar un inters Seleccionar Daar Decidir Disminuir Deducir Discriminar por razn de sexo y raza (no) Disuadir, hacer cambiar de opinin Preparar, planear, poner por escrito Dejar caer Ganar (un sueldo) Enfatizar Enfrentarse a un problema Salir a bolsa, vender (acciones) Concentrarse en algo Crear (una empresa) Conseguir el primer puesto Llevarlo bien / Llevarse bien (con alguien) Deshacerse de algo Dar una buena impresin (de la empresa) Cerrar una empresa Crecer, cultivar, producir / expandirse Tratar con Tener un muy buen horario Tener confianza en alguien Ser rico Tener una seguridad en el trabajo Destacar Aumentar Interferir --- no interferir Bromear Faltar, no tener (falta) Prestar Perder hasta Reducir gastos --- Aumentar beneficios

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Cometer errores Satisfacer (mis necesidades) Cumplir con nuestras esperanzas y expectativas Fusionarse --- desfusionarse Motivar --- desmotivar Darse cuenta Vender ms que Cobrar de ms Adelantar Deber (dinero) Persuadir, animar, favorecer Contaminar Conservar Priorizar Proceder a hacer algo Promocionar Conllevar Comprar (la 1 es la ms formal) Poner en prctica Mencionar - mencionando la referencia Recaudar Rechazar (una oferta) Recordar Contestar Quedarse, guardarse (acciones) Ahorrar dinero Vender (un activo) Programar (la alarma, el vdeo, ...) Establecer --- conseguir --- exceder (un objetivo) Establecer un precio Pagar Comprar en varios sitios Comprar por impulso Sentarse con las piernas cruzadas Resolver Pasar el tiempo con Dividir (una empresa) Mantenerse en Ascender a (para cantidades) Robar Enviar Sufrir un descenso Cambiar, variar Tener (un examen) Lleva un da completo de trabajo Tardar mucho tiempo en pagar Cuidar Aprovecharse de las ventajas

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Tener en cuenta (varias opciones) Tomarse en serio el trabajo Llevarse el trabajo a casa El primero es que te invitan y paga el otro y el segundo no quiere decir que vayan a pagar Convertir Descansar, desconectar Usar tcticas para retrasar (el pago) Valorar Retirar un producto de las tiendas / del mercado Trabajar horas extras Estar preocupado

Anunciar - anunciante Analizar - analizador Competir - competicin Expandir - expansin Lanzar - lanzamiento Fabricar - fabricante Operar - operacin Planear - plan Preparar - preparacin Programar - programador Disparar - disparador Visitar - visitante Vender al por mayor - venta mayorista Trabajar - trabajador

Anlisis - analista - analtico - no analtico Economa - economista - econmico - no econmico Empleo - empleador - empleado - desempleado Desempleo - empleado - empleable - no empleable

Disear - diseo - diseador Innovar - innovacin, novedad - innovador Inventar - invencin - inventor Invertir - inversin - inversor

Medio ambiente - medioambiental Poder - poderoso --- dbil Responsable - responsabilidad Escptico - escptico

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