Contemporary Life

agobiado

overworked/overwhelmed

agotado

worn out(person)/exhausted

analfabeto

illiterate

confundido

confusing

cotidiano

daily

encargado

in charge of

acertar(e-ie)

to get right

acostumbrarse

to get used to

aprobar(o-ue)

to pass

aprovecharse(de)

to take advantage (of)

arriesgar

to risk

averiguar

to figure out

carecer de (carezco)

to lack

contratar

to hire

darse cuenta de (que)

to realize

destacar

to stand out

emplear

to employ

equivocarse

to make a mistake

escoger

to choose

explicar

to explain

faltar

to miss/skip

ganarse la vida

to earn a living

influir (y)

to influence

lograr/realizar

to achieve

llenar

to fill out

marcar

to score

matricularse/ingresar

to enroll/register

merecer (zco)

to deserve

quejarse

to complain

solicitar

to apply (to school)

suspender/reprobar(o-ue)

to fail

tener éxito

to be successful

asignatura

subject/course

aula (m)

classroom

bachillerato

high school diploma

beca

scholarship

calificación (f)/ nota

grade

carrera

career

curriculum (m)

resume

descanso

break

desempleo

unemployment

destreza

skill

dueño

owner

empresa

company/business

esquema

outline

gobierno

government

hecho

fact

horario

schedule

huelga

strike

impresora

printer

internado

boarding school

licenciatura

degree

máster (m), maestría

master's degree

meta

goal

mitad (f)

half

nivel (m)

level

obstáculo

obstacle

oferta

offer

presión (f)

pressure

procedimiento

procedure

redacción (f)

paper (that you write)

requisito

requirement

reto

challenge

secundaria/liceo/colegio

high school

solicitud (f)

application (job/school)

alojarse

to stay (in a house/hotel)

animar

to encourage/cheer on

añadir

to add

aterrizar

to land (plane)

coger

to catch

darse por vencido

to give up

despegar

to take off (plane)

meter (don't use poner en)

to put in

vencer

to defeat

carné/licencia

license

carretera/autopista

highway

esfuerzo

effort

fracaso

failure