composition for espanol. :P

desempleo

unemployment

contratos temporales

: temporary or short-term contracts

remuneración

salary, earnings

círculo vicioso

vicious circle

precariedad laboral

job instability

intrínseco

inherent, intrinsic

ejercer

to perform, do

tercio

a third

enfrentarse

to face, confront.

mileurista

those with a low monthly salary of a thousand euros

graduado universitario:

college graduate

vivienda

housing

lejano

distant, remote

desplomar

to collapse

inmobilario

real estate

desalentador

disheartening, discouraging

dignamente

honorably, decently

licenciarse

to graduate, earn a degree

investigador de apoyo

assistant researcher

media

average

vigilar

to watch over

alquiler

rent

junto con

along with

gastos

expenses

prácticamente

practically, barely

ahorrar

to save

aún así

even so

hipoteca

mortgage, house payment

entre comillas

quote unquote, so called

sueldo

salary

contrato indefinido

unlimited contract

pieza de museo

museum piece

disparo

gunshot

manifestación

demonstration

quejarse

to complain, protest

ampliar

to expand, increase

denuncia

protest, demand

nefasto

disastrous, ruinos

poner en entredicho

to question, call into doubt

gestión

policies, managemnt

la pescadilla que se muerde la cola

the snake (literally, fish) that bites its own tail

estado de bienstar

welfare state

jubilación

retirement

deuda pública

national debt

hacer frente

to tackle, to deal with

sumergido

underground

en negro

: off the books, under the table

burlar

to evade, avoid

oleada

wave

despidos

layoffs

escudarse

to shield oneself, hide behind

incremento

increas

contratación

hiring

sin papeles

illegal, undocumented

disminución

reduction

vicedecano

assistant dean

términos netos

net terms, real terms

a corto plazo

in the short term

en principio

in theory

estancarse

to stagnate, to come to a standstill

extremeño

native of Extremadura

compaginar

: to combine

presupuesto

budget

cobrar

: to charge, earn

deteriorar

to worsen, deteriorate

imparable

unstoppable, relentless

agarrar

to cling to

con uñas y dientes:

with tooth and nail, desperately

arrastrar

to draw, attract, drag

fieles

faitful

devoto

follower

encomendarse

to entrust, give oneself to

trabajadores a tiempo parcial

migrant or part time workers

sobrante

surplus, superfluous

cura 

priest

campaña

campaign

descariado

lost, astra

desfavorecido

underprivileged, disadvantaged

red social

social network

acoso

harrasment

etiqueta

hashtag

cadena

network

emitir

to broadcast

violación

rape

testigo

witness

tocamientos

sexual abuse

manosear

to grope

despedir

to fire

hundido

sunk in despair

vejación

humilation abuse

pasar por alto

to overlook

culpable

guilty

vetar

to reject, turn down

alegrarse

to be glad