| A | B |
|---|
| contratar | to hire; to contract |
| despedir (e-->i) | to fire |
| entrevistar | to interview |
| estar a la venta | to be on/for sale |
| hacer cola | to stand/to be/to wait in line |
| hacer horas extraordinarias | to work overtime |
| renunciar (a) | to quit (a job) |
| solicitar | to apply (to college, for a job, scholarship,etc.) |
| tomar vacaciones | to take a vacation |
| las acciones | stock; shares of stock (in a company) |
| el/la accionista | the shareholder |
| el (gran) almacén | the department store |
| la Bolsa | the stock market |
| el/la cajero/a | the teller (bank); the cashier (store) |
| el cajero automático | the ATM |
| la compañía | the company |
| el contrato | the contract |
| el/la desempleado/a | the unemployed person |
| el desempleo | the unemployment |
| el despacho | the the office (specific room) |
| el/la empleado/a | the employee, the worker |
| el empleo | the work, the employment |
| la empresa | the corporation |
| la entrevista | the interview |
| las ganancias | the earnings, the profits |
| la gerencia | the management |
| el/la gerente | the manager |
| el hombre/la mujer de negocios | the business man/woman |
| el mercado | the market |
| la oficina | the office (general term) |
| las pérdidas | the losses |
| el/la secretario/a | the secretary |
| el sindicato | the labor union (e.g. Teamsters) |
| el/la socio/a | the partner, associate; member |
| la solicitud | the application form (e.g. for college, job, scholarship, etc.) |
| la tienda | the store |
| la venta | the sale |
| ahorrar | to save (money, etc.) |
| cargar | to charge (to one's account) |
| cobrar | to charge (someone for something) |
| cobrar un cheque | to cash a check |
| gastar | to spend (money) |
| ingresar | to deposit (funds) |
| invertir (e-->i) | to invest |
| pagar a plazos | to pay in installments |
| pagar en efectivo | to pay in cash |
| pedir (e-->i) prestado/a | to borrow |
| pedir (e-->i) un préstamo | to request (take out) a loan |
| prestar | to loan |
| retirar | to withdraw (funds) |
| la cuenta | the account; the bill |
| la cuenta corriente | the checking account |
| la cuenta de ahorros | the savings account |
| las deudas | the debts |
| los gastos | the expenses |
| las inversiones | the investments |
| el préstamo | the loan |
| la tarjeta de cajero | the ATM card |
| la tarjeta de crédito | the credit card |
| culpar | to blame |
| fortalecer | to strengthen |
| intervenir (como venir) | to intervene |
| odiar | to hate |
| proporcionar | to give, to yield (material, information, food, etc.) |
| proteger | to protect |
| respaldar | to back, to support (proposal, plan) |
| el aliado | the ally |
| el bien | (philosophical) good |
| los bienes | (material) goods |
| la culpa | the blame, guilt |
| el derrumbamiento | the toppling, tearing down |
| la deuda (externa) | the (foreign) debt |
| el dictador | the dictator |
| la dictadura | the dictatorship |
| la disponibilidad | the availability |
| la exportación | the export(s) |
| los impuestos | the taxes |
| la inversión | the investment |
| el lema | the slogan |
| el libre comercio | the free trade |
| la libre empresa | the free enterprise |
| las materias primas | the raw materials |
| la medida | the measure, the means |
| la meta | the goal |
| la política (exterior) | the (foreign) policy |
| el préstamo | the loan |
| el presupuesto | the budget |
| el respaldo | the backing/support (financially, etc.) |
| la subvención | the grant (of money) |
| (des)agradecido/a | (un)grateful |
| culpable | guilty |
| derechista | the rightist, right-wing |
| izquierdista | the leftist, left-wing |
| al alcance (de la mano) | with (arm's) reach |
| ya que | because (since) (before a conjugated verb) |
| como | since (because), MUST be at the BEGINNING of a sentence |
| puesto que | since, because |
| porque | because (NEVER at the beginning of a sentence) |
| por + A NOUN | because OF (for/on account of/on behalf of) |
| una cuestión | question = matter, subject, topic of discussion |
| una pregunta | question or interrogation |
| hacer una pregunta/preguntar | to ask a question |
| la fecha | the date (calendar) |
| la cita | the date = going out with someone; an appointment (NEVER means a person) |
| un caballero | a "date" (a person) |
| los/las dos | both (agrees in gender with the nouns to which it refers) |
| ambos/ambas | both (agrees in gender with the nouns to which it refers) |
| tanto...como... | both... and... |
