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Do

• Hacer teamworks
• Incorporar management y middle management
• Establecer responsabilidades y targets

A. Desarroll

• CSR commitment (scanning de los CSR commitments, crear group de work, consultar stakeholders afectados)
• Implement CSR commitment (integrar CSR estrategia, implementar CSR business plan, fidelizar empleados, diseñar CSR training, crear planes de comunicación interna y externa, hacer pública los commitments)

Check

• Medir targets y reconocer performance
• Asegurar y reportar el progreso (fidelizar stakeholders, reportar performance interna y externa, asegurar performance)

Improve

• Hacer SWOT
• Evaluar y mejorar (identificar oportunidades de mejora, fidelizar stakeholders)

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• accuse sb of: acusar a alguien de
• agree with sb: estar de acuerdo con alguien (to some extent)
• agree to do: estar de acuerdo en hacer algo
• apologise to sb for: disculparse con alguien por
• apply for: aplicar, solicitar para
• (dis)approve of: desaprobar
• argue with: pelear/discutir con
• believe in: creer en
• belong to: pertenecer a
• blame for: echar la culpa por
• complain about: quejarse de
• concentrate on: concentrarse en
• concerned about/with: estar concienciado sobre
• congratulate on: felicitar por
• cope with=deal with: lidiar con
• decide to: decidir hacer algo
• be determined to: decidirse a hacer algo
• insist on: insistir en
• lead to: llegar a
• look for/at/after/into/to: buscar/mirar a/cuidar/investigar/mirar a/hacia
• object to: oponer
• prevent sb/sth from: prevenir/impedir a

Consultas de Seleção e Ordenação de Dados

• Liste todas as informações de uma tabela (no caso DEPARTMENTS):
  SELECT * FROM DEPARTMENTS;
• Liste todos os empregados que têm um salário entre 10.000 e 20.000 (utilize os métodos BETWEEN e AND):
  SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEES WHERE SALARY BETWEEN 10000 AND 20000;
SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEES WHERE SALARY > 10000 AND SALARY < 20000;
• Liste os números e nomes dos departamentos ordenados por nome do departamento:
  SELECT DEPARTMENT_ID, DEPARTMENT_NAME FROM DEPARTMENTS ORDER BY DEPARTMENT_NAME;
• Liste todos os tipos diferentes de funções desempenhadas pelos empregados:
  SELECT DISTINCT JOB_ID FROM EMPLOYEES;
• Liste a informação detalhada dos empregados dos departamentos 10 e 20 por ordem alfabética do nome:
  SELECT

Office Duties

• Answer incoming calls = atender trucades de invitados
• Data entry = introduir dades
• Deliver the message = entregar el mensaje
• Distribute the incoming mail = distribuir el correu
• File documents = arxivar documents
• Keep a log = mantenir un registre
• Order supplies = pedir suministros
• Schedule a meeting = programar una reunió
• Screen a call = filtrar trucades
• Send a fax = enviar un fax
• Show someone around = mostrar algo a algú
• Type agendas = escriure a l'agenda
• Update a mailing list = actualitzar una llista de correu
• Word processing = processador de textos

Office Supplies

• A box of = una caja de
• A sheet of = un full de (packet, pair, roll)
• Air conditioner = aire acondicionado
• Coat rack = perchero
• Filing cabinet = archivador
• Shredder = trituradora
• Waste

Essential Business English Vocabulary

Enhance your understanding of key business terms with this comprehensive English-to-Spanish glossary.

• Stock exchange: La bolsa
• Shareholders: Accionistas
• Assets / shares: Acciones de bolsa. Can be bought on the stock exchange.
• Likely to: Tener la probabilidad de
• Sole trader / Sole proprietor: Autónomo
• Management: Gestión
• To manage (v): Gestionar
• Debts: Deudas
• To set up / to settle / to start a business (v): Empezar, establecer un negocio
• Profits / benefits: Beneficios
• Losses: Pérdidas
• To appoint (v): Nombrar a
• Headquarters (pl) / main office: Sede central
• Branches: Sucursales
• Subsidiary: Sucursal, filial
• To found a business (v): Fundar una empresa
• Dotcoms: Online companies, haven't got a physical company.
• Franchising /

Physical Activity and Fitness

• Activities: Aerobics, homework, sports, Zumba, gardening (jardinería), weight training (entrenar con peso), working out (kirola egin), walking the dog, hiking (senderismo), jogging (korrika egin), playing squash, playing tennis, playing with children.
• Goals: Get in shape (forman jarri), put on weight (ganar peso), lose weight (perder peso).
• Verbs: Take care of (norbait/zerbait zaindu).

Intensity Levels

• Gentle: Amable
• Moderate/Regular: Moderado
• Strenuous: Agotador

Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions

• Phrasal Verbs: Call off (suspender), catch up with (alcanzar a), throw up (vomitar).
• Verbs + Prepositions: Apply for (solicitar), listen to, work for, care about (preocuparse por), spend on (gastar en), laugh at (reírse de).

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English Verb Tenses

• Present Simple: Do/Does (he, she) + infinitive (e.g., Yo juego)
• Present Continuous: To be + -ing (e.g., Yo estoy jugando)
• Present Perfect Simple: Have/Has + 3rd column (e.g., Yo he jugado)
• Present Perfect Continuous: Have/Has + been + -ing (e.g., He estado jugando)
• Past Simple: 2nd column / didn't / Did...? (e.g., Yo jugué)
• Past Continuous: Was/Were (you, we, they) + -ing
• Past Perfect Simple: Had + 2nd column / Hadn't (e.g., Había estudiado)
• Past Perfect Continuous: Had + been + -ing (e.g., Había estado jugando)
• Be going to: To be + going to + infinitive (e.g., Voy a jugar)
• Will: Will + infinitive / Won't (e.g., Jugaré)

Modal Verbs

• Can: Poder (possibility or ability)
• Could: Podía (past possibility or ability)
• May/Might: Podría (

Common English Collocations and Phrasal Verbs

Collocations

Collocations are words that are often used together. Using them correctly will make your English sound more natural.

Adjective/Verb + Preposition

• Absent from
• Accustomed to
• Accused of
• Addicted to
• Afraid of
• Aim at: apuntar
• Apologise for
• Arrest for
• Ashamed of
• Aware of
• Based on
• Believe in
• Blame for
• Capable of
• Close to
• Content with
• Contrary to
• Convenient for
• Convict of
• Crazy about/for
• Criticise for/about
• Crowded with
• Curious about
• Depend on
• Dependent on: depender de
• Deprive of
• Devoid of: falta de; de interés
• Eager to/for: ansioso
• Excited about: emocionat
• Faithful to: leal
• Famous for
• Fed up with/of: harto de
• Find out
• Fond of: apreciar
• For yourself
• Guilty of: culpable
• Happen throughout
• Inclined to: interesado, dispuesto
• Intent to
• Interested

Air Travel Phrases

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Travel Agent: Organized and Communicative

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Highly organized and communicative.
• Confident in speaking with people.
• Strong sales skills.
• Proficient IT skills.

A travel agent needs excellent customer service skills. They also require strong sales abilities to sell holiday and travel products to customers. Furthermore, good IT skills are essential to find information and make bookings online.

Flight Attendant: Customer-Focused and Efficient

• Customer-focused and efficient.
• Calm and patient.
• Strong communication skills.
• Effective team player.
• Knowledge of first aid and medical procedures.

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