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🇪🇸 Spanish · C1

Work & School in Spanish · C1

70 Spanish words and phrases for work & school, at C1 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. la conciliación
    work-life balance (lit. reconciling work and family life)

    La empresa presume de sus políticas de conciliación.

    The company prides itself on its work-life balance policies.

  2. la remuneración
    remuneration, compensation

    La remuneración se fijará según la experiencia aportada.

    Compensation will be set according to the experience brought to the role.

  3. el convenio colectivo
    collective bargaining agreement

    Eso viene recogido en el convenio colectivo del sector.

    That is covered in the sector's collective agreement.

  4. el cese
    dismissal, termination; stepping down

    Anunciaron el cese del director financiero.

    They announced the chief financial officer's departure.

  5. la excedencia
    extended unpaid leave, sabbatical leave (Spain)

    Pidió una excedencia de un año para cuidar a su madre.

    She requested a year of unpaid leave to care for her mother.

  6. la meritocracia
    meritocracy

    Se habla mucho de meritocracia, pero pesan más los contactos.

    There is a lot of talk about meritocracy, but connections carry more weight.

  7. desempeñar
    to carry out (a role), to hold (a post)

    Desempeñó el cargo de rectora durante ocho años.

    She held the post of university president for eight years.

  8. el hito
    milestone

    Alcanzamos el primer hito del proyecto antes de lo previsto.

    We reached the project's first milestone ahead of schedule.

  9. la ponencia
    conference paper, talk

    Su ponencia despertó un debate muy interesante.

    His talk sparked a very interesting debate.

  10. el claustro
    faculty, teaching staff (as a body)

    El claustro se opuso a recortar las horas de tutoría.

    The faculty opposed cutting office hours.

  11. arrimar el hombro
    to pitch in, to pull one's weight

    En temporada alta todos arrimamos el hombro.

    In high season we all pitch in.

  12. ponerse las pilas
    to get one's act together, to buckle down

    Como no te pongas las pilas, no apruebas.

    Unless you get your act together, you will not pass.

  13. dar el callo
    to graft, to work hard (colloquial, Spain)

    Lleva veinte años dando el callo en la fábrica.

    He has been grafting at the factory for twenty years.

  14. tirar la toalla
    to throw in the towel, to give up

    Estuvo a punto de tirar la toalla antes de defender la tesis.

    He was about to throw in the towel before defending his thesis.

  15. la asignatura pendiente
    unfinished business, something still to be dealt with

    La igualdad salarial sigue siendo una asignatura pendiente.

    Equal pay is still unfinished business.

  16. estar hasta arriba
    to be swamped, snowed under

    Perdona, es que estoy hasta arriba de trabajo.

    Sorry, it is just that I am completely swamped with work.

  17. el desgaste profesional
    professional burnout, attrition

    El desgaste profesional afecta sobre todo al personal sanitario.

    Professional burnout affects healthcare staff above all.

  18. quemarse
    to burn out

    Si sigue a este ritmo, se va a quemar.

    If he keeps up this pace, he is going to burn out.

  19. la precariedad
    job insecurity, precarious employment

    La precariedad laboral empuja a muchos jóvenes a emigrar.

    Job insecurity pushes many young people to emigrate.

  20. el escalafón
    career ladder, ranks

    Fue subiendo en el escalafón a base de constancia.

    He worked his way up the ladder through sheer persistence.

  21. el finiquito
    final settlement pay (on leaving a job)

    No firmes el finiquito sin revisar las cuentas.

    Do not sign the final settlement without checking the figures.

  22. la indemnización
    severance pay, compensation

    Le corresponde una indemnización por despido improcedente.

    He is entitled to severance pay for unfair dismissal.

  23. el organigrama
    organizational chart

    Tras la fusión, el organigrama quedó irreconocible.

    After the merger, the org chart was unrecognizable.

  24. el acoso laboral
    workplace harassment, mobbing

    Denunció el acoso laboral que sufría desde hacía meses.

    She reported the workplace harassment she had been suffering for months.

  25. el absentismo
    absenteeism

    El absentismo escolar ha aumentado en los últimos años.

    School absenteeism has risen in recent years.

  26. la jerarquía
    hierarchy

    En esta oficina la jerarquía se nota poco.

    In this office the hierarchy is barely noticeable.

  27. el cometido
    duty, assigned task

    Mi cometido consiste en coordinar a los distintos equipos.

    My role consists of coordinating the different teams.

  28. subsanar
    to rectify, to put right

    Tenemos quince días para subsanar los errores del expediente.

    We have fifteen days to rectify the errors in the file.

  29. velar por
    to safeguard, to look out for

    El comité vela por la calidad de la docencia.

    The committee safeguards the quality of teaching.

  30. sacar adelante
    to see through, to get (something) off the ground

    Sacaron adelante el proyecto pese a los recortes.

    They saw the project through despite the budget cuts.

  31. poner en marcha
    to launch, to set in motion

    Han puesto en marcha un plan de formación interna.

    They have launched an internal training plan.

  32. la letra pequeña
    the fine print

    El problema siempre está en la letra pequeña.

    The catch is always in the fine print.

  33. el interlocutor
    counterpart, point of contact (in talks)

    Necesitamos un interlocutor válido dentro de la empresa.

    We need a proper point of contact inside the company.

  34. la coyuntura
    current situation, juncture

    En la coyuntura actual, no conviene arriesgarse.

    In the current climate, it is not wise to take risks.

  35. el homólogo
    counterpart (person in the same role elsewhere)

    Se reunió con su homóloga de la sede alemana.

    He met with his counterpart from the German head office.

  36. la formación continua
    continuing professional development

    La formación continua es indispensable en este sector.

    Ongoing training is indispensable in this sector.

  37. la tutoría
    office hours; academic mentoring

    Pedí una tutoría para orientar mi investigación.

    I asked for a mentoring session to steer my research.

  38. el rendimiento
    output, academic performance, yield

    Dormir poco repercute directamente en el rendimiento académico.

    Sleeping too little has a direct impact on academic performance.

  39. las horas extras
    overtime hours

    Aquí las horas extras ni se pagan ni se compensan.

    Here overtime is neither paid nor compensated with time off.

  40. el becario
    intern; scholarship holder

    No es justo que un becario asuma tanta responsabilidad.

    It is not fair for an intern to take on so much responsibility.

  41. De haberlo sabido antes, jamás habría aceptado esas condiciones.
    Had I known earlier, I would never have accepted those terms.
  42. No obstante, cabe reconocer que el equipo ha dado la talla.
    Nevertheless, it must be acknowledged that the team measured up.
  43. Se le da muy bien vender ideas, aunque le cueste ejecutarlas.
    He is very good at selling ideas, even if he struggles to execute them.
  44. Convendría matizar esa afirmación antes de incluirla en el informe.
    That claim ought to be qualified before we include it in the report.
  45. Por más vueltas que le doy, no veo forma de cumplir con todo.
    No matter how much I turn it over, I see no way to get everything done.
  46. Le ruego que disculpe la demora en responder a su correo.
    Please forgive the delay in replying to your email.
  47. Lejos de mejorar, las condiciones se han ido deteriorando.
    Far from improving, conditions have gradually deteriorated.
  48. Me consta que se esforzó, pero el resultado deja mucho que desear.
    I know for a fact that he tried hard, but the result leaves a lot to be desired.
  49. A raíz de la reestructuración, muchos puestos quedaron amortizados.
    As a result of the restructuring, many posts were cut permanently.
  50. Si bien el sueldo es competitivo, la carga horaria resulta desmedida.
    While the pay is competitive, the number of hours is excessive.
  51. Aquí nadie se moja: en cuanto hay que decidir, todos miran para otro lado.
    Nobody here sticks their neck out: as soon as a decision is needed, everyone looks the other way.
  52. Ha sabido ganarse el respeto de sus colegas sin imponerse.
    She has earned her colleagues' respect without throwing her weight around.
  53. Nos exigen resultados inmediatos sin dotarnos de medios.
    They demand immediate results from us without giving us the resources.
  54. Dicho esto, propongo que aplacemos la votación hasta la próxima sesión.
    That said, I propose that we postpone the vote until the next session.
  55. Llevamos meses trabajando a contrarreloj y ya se nota el desgaste.
    We have been working against the clock for months and the strain is showing.
  56. Su intervención en el congreso le abrió muchas puertas.
    His contribution at the conference opened many doors for him.
  57. Cuanto más asciendes, menos tiempo te queda para lo que te gustaba hacer.
    The higher you climb, the less time you have left for what you used to enjoy doing.
  58. Me temo que ese criterio no se sostiene con los datos en la mano.
    I am afraid that criterion does not hold up once you look at the data.
  59. Optó por reorientar su carrera hacia la docencia universitaria.
    She chose to redirect her career toward university teaching.
  60. Que conste que lo advertí en su momento.
    Let the record show that I warned about it at the time.
  61. El tribunal valoró la solidez metodológica por encima de la originalidad.
    The examining board valued methodological soundness over originality.
  62. Si me permite la franqueza, el planteamiento me parece poco realista.
    If I may be frank, the approach strikes me as unrealistic.
  63. Terminó de máster y, acto seguido, se incorporó a la plantilla.
    She finished her master's and immediately afterwards joined the staff.
  64. En el fondo, el problema no es de recursos, sino de prioridades.
    Deep down, the problem is not one of resources but of priorities.
  65. Nadie se atrevió a llevarle la contraria al director en pleno consejo.
    Nobody dared contradict the director in the middle of the board meeting.
  66. Ha ido asumiendo, poco a poco, funciones que no le corresponden.
    Little by little, she has taken on duties that are not hers to handle.
  67. Con el paso de los años, uno aprende a no llevarse el trabajo a casa.
    As the years go by, you learn not to take work home with you.
  68. Salvo que surja un imprevisto, cerraremos el acuerdo esta semana.
    Unless something unexpected comes up, we will close the deal this week.
  69. Le pusieron mil trabas para renovarle la beca de investigación.
    They put every obstacle in his way when it came to renewing his research grant.
  70. A estas alturas, más vale reconocer el error que seguir justificándolo.
    At this stage, it is better to admit the mistake than to keep justifying it.

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