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