English Vocabulary for Work, Education, and Personal Traits

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Work and Education Vocabulary

  • Apply for a job - trobar feina
  • Claim benefits - reclamar beneficis
  • Do a course - fer un curs
  • Do a degree - fer una carrera
  • Do an assignment - fer una assignació
  • Do business - muntar un negoci
  • Do your homework - fer els deures
  • Drop out - abandonar
  • Get a job - aconseguir feina
  • Get fired - ser acomiadat
  • Get good - millorar / fer-se bo
  • Bad grades - notes dolentes
  • Get paid - rebre el pagament
  • Get promoted - ser promogut
  • Graduated from - graduat en...
  • Leave school - deixar l'escola
  • Pass an exam - aprovar un examen
  • Pass with flying colors - aprovar amb matrícula d'honor
  • Pass your driving test - aprovar l'examen de conduir
  • Start a business - muntar un negoci
  • Start a career - començar una carrera
  • Start work - començar a treballar
  • Teach yourself - aprendre de forma autodidacta

Phrasal Verbs for Progress and Action

  • Get ahead - avançar-se
  • Get by - tirar endavant / arreglar-se
  • Take on - assumir
  • Take up - començar (una activitat) / prendre
  • Turn down - rebutjar

Job Titles and Professions

  • Bank clerk - empleat de banc
  • Bank manager - director de banc
  • Brain surgeon - cirurgià cerebral
  • Company director - director d'una companyia
  • Data analyst - analista de dades
  • Driving instructor - instructor de conducció
  • Film director - director de cinema
  • Company owner - propietari d'empresa
  • Firefighter - bomber
  • Football coach - entrenador de futbol
  • Football player - jugador de futbol
  • Hotel manager - gerent d'hotel
  • Hotel owner - propietari d'hotel
  • School teacher - professor d'escola
  • Shop assistant - dependent/a
  • Software designer - dissenyador de programari
  • Tattoo artist - artista de tatuatges
  • Train driver - conductor de tren
  • Truck driver - conductor de camió
  • Yoga instructor - instructor de ioga

Adjectives for Describing People and Qualities

  • Articulate - articulat
  • Analytical - analític
  • Calm - tranquil
  • Cautious - cautelós
  • Critical - crític
  • Decisive - decisiu
  • Determined - determinat
  • Efficient - eficient
  • Enthusiastic - entusiasta
  • Experienced - experimentat
  • Focused - centrat
  • Hard-working - treballador / diligent
  • Honest - honest
  • Imaginative - imaginatiu
  • Motivated - motivat
  • Nervous - nerviós
  • Obedient - obedient
  • Organized - organitzat
  • Perceptive - perceptiu
  • Punctual - puntual
  • Qualified - qualificat
  • Rational - racional
  • Reliable - fiable
  • Responsible - responsable
  • Smart - intel·ligent
  • Sociable - sociable
  • Talented - talentós
  • Trustworthy - de confiança / fiable
  • Valuable - valuós

Essential English Grammar: Verb Patterns

  • Verb + Bare Infinitive: I can go there.
  • Verb + -ing: I love going there.
  • Verb + To-Infinitive: I want to go there.
  • Verb + Object + To-Infinitive: He wants me to go there.

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