Vocabulary for Social Issues and Professions
(TEMA 4)
- Neighbourhood – Barrio
- Welfare state – Estado de bienestar
- Poverty – Pobreza
- Laws – Leyes
- Tolerance – Tolerancia
- Hand over – Entregar
- Set off – Explotar
- Spring up – Brotará
- Appoint – Nombrar
- Wise – Sabio
- Employment – Empleo
- Healthcare – Cuidado de la salud
- Taxation – Impuestos
- Citizen – Ciudadano
- Membership – Afiliación
- Ownership – Propiedad
- Slavery – Esclavitud
- Come up against – Chocarse
- Arson – Incendio provocado
- Charge – Cargo
- Burglary – Robo con fractura
- Commit – Cometer
- Underage drinking – Beber alcohol siendo menor
- Corporal punishment – Castigo corporal
- Court – Tribunal
- Defendant – Acusado
- Joyriding – Persecución en coche
- Lawyer – Abogado
- Mugging – Asalto
- Release – Liberar
- Shoplifting – Hurto
- Suspect – Sospechar
- Curfew – Toque de queda
- Guilty – Culpable
- Judge – Juez
- Jury – Jurado
- Life sentence – Cadena perpetua
- Verdict – Veredicto
- Theft – Robo
- Witness – Testigo
(TEMA 5)
- Accessories: accesorios
- Beauty product
- Beauty salon
- Catwalk: desfile
- Collection
- Cosmetics
- Cosmetic surgery
- Designer: diseñador
- Design: diseño
- Fashion: moda
- Fashion show: desfile de moda
- Hairstyle
- Label: etiqueta
- Look
- Make-up
- Manicure
- Model
- Pedicure
- Piercing
- Style
- Tattoo
- Trend: tendencia
- Apologize: disculparse
- Beautify: embellecer
- Criticize: criticar
- Darken: oscurecer
- Fantasize: fantasear
- Flatten: aplanar
- Horrify: horrorizar
- Justify: justificar
- Lengthen: alargar
- Modernize: modernizar
- Prioritize: priorizar
- Purify: purificar
- Shorten: acortar
- Simplify: simplificar
- Smarten: arreglarse
- Specialize: especializarse
- Strengthen: fortalecer
- Sympathize: simpatizar
- Weaken: debilitar
- Ankle-length: hasta los tobillos
- Average-sized
- Badly-dressed
- Broad-shouldered: ancho de hombros
- Clean-shaven: bien afeitado
- Curly-haired: pelo rizado
- Dark-haired
- Dark-skinned
- Fair-haired: pelo claro
- Fair-skinned: piel clara
- Friendly-looking: aspecto amable
- Heavily-built: robusto
- Knee-length: hasta la rodilla
- Natural-looking
- Professional-looking
- Scruffy-looking: aspecto desaliñado
- Shoulder-length: hasta los hombros
- Smartly-dressed: elegante
- Sporty-looking
- Well-dressed
- A boom in – Incremento en
- A preoccupation with
- An acceptance of
- Be realistic about
- Be under attack from
- Feel guilty about
- Necessary for
- Resonate with
(TEMA 6)
- Apply for a job: solicitar un trabajo
- Claim benefits: reclamación
- Do a course
- Do a degree: hacer una licenciatura
- Do an assignment: hacer una tarea
- Do business
- Do your homework
- Drop out (of university): abandonar
- Get a job
- Get fired: despedir
- Get good grades
- Get bad grades
- Get paid
- Get promoted: conseguir un ascenso
- Graduate from university
- Leave school
- Pass an exam
- Pass with flying colors: pasar con nota
- Pass your driving test
- Start a business
- Start a career
- Start work
- Teach yourself
- Bank clerk: bancario
- Bank manager: gerente de banco
- Brain surgeon
- Company director
- Company owner: propietario
- Data analyst
- Driving instructor
- Film director
- Firefighter
- Football coach
- Football player
- Hotel manager
- Hotel owner
- School teacher
- Shop assistant
- Software designer
- Tattoo artist
- Train driver
- Truck driver
- Yoga instructor
- Articulate
- Analytical
- Calm
- Cautious
- Critical
- Decisive
- Determined
- Efficient
- Enthusiastic
- Experienced
- Focused
- Hard-working
- Honest
- Imaginative
- Motivated
- Nervous
- Obedient
- Organized
- Perceptive
- Positive
- Punctual
- Qualified
- Rational
- Reliable
- Responsible
- Smart
- Sociable
- Talented
- Trustworthy: fiable
- Valuable
- Get ahead: seguir adelante
- Get by: arreglárselas
- Take on: encargar
- Take up: retomar, ocupar
- Turn down