Spanish Vocabulary: Work, Society, and Equality
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A comprehensive collection of vocabulary terms and definitions regarding work, society, immigration, and gender equality in Hispanic contexts.
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exigir
to demand
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
gerencia
management, leadership.
gremio
guild
hacer frente a
to face up to
el horario de trabajo
work schedule
impuesto
tax
la industrialisation
industrialisation
jubilarse
to retire
el/la obrero/a
worker, labourer
el pacto
pact
paralizarse
to paralyse, come to a halt
el paro
stoppage, unemployment
pasivo
passive
la patronal
management
la perturbación
disturbance
la prestación
benefit, compensation
el presupuesto
budget
la propaganda
propaganda
recapacitar
to reconsider
el recorte
cut
el/la rector/a
vice-chancellor, rector
renunciar
to quit
requerir
to require
la reunión
meeting
robustecerse
to strengthen
el/la simpatizante
sympathiser, supporter
sindicalista
trade unionist
el sindicato
trade union
solicitar
to apply for
el sueldo mínimo
minimum wage
tener conexiones
to have connections; to have influence
tomar asiento
to sit down
vincular
to link
la acción directa
direct action
acosar
to harass
administrar
to manage; to run
el/la administrativo/a
administrative
la afiliación
membership
el afiliado/a
member
la agrupación
association, group
el almacén
department store; warehouse
el arraigo
support, popularity
el artesano
artisan, craftsperson
ascender
to rise, to be promoted
el aumento de sueldo
pay raise
la calumnia
slander, falsehood
(in) capaz
(in)capable, (in)competent
la clandestinidad
hiding, secrecy
la compañía
company
la compulsa
certified copy
la conciencia
awareness
la confederación
confederation
continuador
succesor
contratar
to hire
contundente
forceful, convincing
convocar a huelga
to call a strike
dar marcha atrás
to take a step back
de cuello azul/ blanco
blue/white collar
despedir
to fire
dialogar
to negotiate
la difamación
defamation
digno
decent, dignified, worthy
la emancipación
emancipation
la empresa (multinacional)
(multinational) company
equivocarse
to make a mistake
el esquirol
strike-breaker
estar a la/en venta
to be on sale
estar bajo presión
to be under pressure
la inadaptación
maladjustment
la ineficiencia
inefficiency
institucional
institutional
el instrumento
document, instrument
jurídico
legal
el letrero
sign
la ley de extranjería
immigration laws
la manifestación
demonstration
el modo de vida
way of life
la normativa
rule, regulation
el país adoptivo
country of adoption
el país anfitrión
host country
el parlamentario/a
Member of Parliament
pedir el derecho de asilo
to ask for political asylum
la pena
sentence, punishment
la penalización
penalty
la permanencia
stay
proceder
to come from
el proceso integrador
process of integration
producir
to produce
rechazar
to reject
refugiado
refugee
la reclusión
imprisonment
ser mano de obra barata
to be a cheap workforce
la sociedad pluricultural
multicultural society
la solicitud de asilo
application for asylum
suponer
to mean
sustancial
substantial
tachar
to brand
el brote de racismo
outburst of racism
buscar asilo
to seek asylum