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Essential Vocabulary for Language and Digital Communication

Language and Linguistic Terms

A collection of key terms related to language acquisition and usage:

• Accent: Acento
• Bilingual: Bilingüe
• Cognate: Similar (Cognado)
• False Friend: Falso parecido
• Fluently: Con fluidez
• Idiom: Expresiones (Modismos)
• Meaning: Significado
• Mother Tongue: Lengua materna
• Proverb: Refrán
• Saying: Dicho
• Second Language: Segunda lengua
• Slang: Jerga
• Synonym: Sinónimo
• Translation: Traducción

Communication and Social Interaction

Vocabulary for discussing interpersonal and public communication:

• Comment on: Opinar
• Have a chat: Hablar largo
• Keep in touch: Mantenerse en contacto
• Speak in public: Hablar en público
• Spread a rumor: Difundir un rumor
• Etiquette: Etiqueta (Normas de comportamiento)

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