Vocabulario Esencial: Términos Clave
- lessens → disminuye
- entails → supone
- accounting → contabilidad
- lock → encerrar
- trustworthy → confiable
- straightforward → directo
- screened → seguimiento
- recruits → reclutar
- dull → aburrido
- scores → resultado
- think outside the box → pensar de forma creativa
- full-time → jornada completa
- hardworking → trabajador
- quit → abandonar
- be eager to → estar deseando
- give up → rendirse / dejar
- first-rate → primera clase
- in-depth → en profundidad
- well-to-do → rico / próspero
Phrasal Verbs Esenciales en Inglés (Pág. 164)
T = Transitivo, I = Intransitivo
- Thought up (T) → idear
- Stands out (I) → resaltar
- Wake up (T) → despertarse (si es pronombre: wake me up)
- Pull off (T) → lograr / ganarse
- To bring about → conseguir
- Get by → tener suficiente dinero, arreglárselas
- Call it off → cancelar
- Look after → cuidar
- Hang out → salir / colgar
- Throw away → tirar
- Go by → transcurrir
- Stand up → dejar plantado
- Count in → incluir a alguien
- Turn down → bajar
- Grow up → crecer
- Get back → regresar
- Wait up → velar / esperar
- Go off → sonar (alarma), dispararse, explotar, seguir
Vocabulario de Empleo y Carrera
- qualifications → títulos
- copywriter → redactor
- scripts → guion
- jingles → canción publicitaria
- plot → trama
- think outside the box → pensar creativamente
- multitasking → multitarea
- degree → grado universitario
- bachelor's degree → grado universitario
- hire (take on) → contratar
- internship → período de prácticas
- field → campo
- freelance → por libre
- overtime → horas extra
- position → puesto de trabajo (job)
- in-depth → a fondo
- troubleshooting → solución de problemas
- staff → personal (personas trabajando en un lugar)
- entry-level → nivel básico
- room for advancement → margen de mejora
- on the job → en el mismo trabajo
- in high demand → mucha demanda
- range → variedad
- rewarding → gratificante
- booming → floreciente / en auge
- interpersonal skills → habilidades interpersonales
- undergraduate → estudiante universitario
Vocabulario General Adicional
- shifts → turnos
- self-employed → autoempleado
- to recruit → to hire / to take on
- assess → evaluar
- counsellors → consejero
- logic → lógica
- widespread → extendido
- booth → cabina
- applications → solicitud
- engage in → participar
Vocabulario Relacionado con el Tiempo y la Gestión
- It’s about time → ya era hora
- Put off (delay) → retrasar / posponer
- Due → entrega programada
- Stage → etapa
- At a time → de uno en uno
- Prompt → rápido
- Deadline → fecha límite
- Brief → breve
- On time → a tiempo
- In time → con tiempo
- At short notice → con poca antelación
- Prone to → propenso a
- Drive you mad → volver loco
- Break a habit → romper un hábito
- Juggle → organizar / hacer malabares
- Fed up → harto
- Pathways → camino
- Overdoer → persona que se excede / hace muchas cosas
- Thrill → emocionante
- Overcome → superar
- To time → cronometrar
- Despair → desesperarse
- Time on your hands → tiempo libre
- To have the time of your life → pasarlo muy bien
- For the time being → por ahora
- In the nick of time → en el último momento
- Delay → retraso
Más Vocabulario de Tiempo y Productividad
- Rush hour → hora punta
- Sharp → (hora justa)
- Timing → momento justo
- In a hurry → tener prisa
- For ages (a long time) → hace mucho
- Run into → encontrarse con alguien
- Downtime → tiempo de descanso
- Sidetracked → distraído
- Drag on → muy lento / “arrastrarse”
- Keep to a schedule → seguir un horario / agenda
- Slip up (blow) → meter la pata
- Running late → llegar tarde
- Take into account → tener en cuenta
- Adrenaline rush → chute de adrenalina
- Willpower → fuerza de voluntad
- Time and time again (over and over) → repetidamente
- Cram → apiñar / estudiar a última hora
- Task → tarea
- Log → registro / diario
- Cut down → reducir
- Stick with → mantenerse
- Strengthen → fortalecer
- Take your time → tómate tu tiempo
- Time is up → se acabó el tiempo
- In no time flat → muy rápido
Verbos y Preposiciones: Colocaciones Comunes
- React to
- Pretend to
- Object to
- Praised her for
- Reminds me of
- Catering to
- Resulted in
- Congratulate on
- Glanced at
- Attend to
- Aim for
- Substitute for
- Change for
- Benefit from
- Cope with (enfrentarse a)
- Specialising in
- Discourage from
- Commented on
Reported Speech: Transformación de Estilo Directo a Indirecto
| Directo | Indirecto |
|---|
| today | that day |
| tomorrow | the next day / the following day |
| yesterday | the day before |
| now | then |
| ago | before |
| next (week...) | the following (week...) |
| here | there |
| this (book) | that (book) |
| these | those |
| Estilo Directo | Estilo Indirecto |
|---|
| Present Simple → “I work.” | Past Simple → He said (that) he worked. |
| Present Continuous → “I’m working.” | Past Continuous → He said he was working. |
| Past Simple → “I went.” | Past Perfect → He said he had gone. |
| Present Perfect → “I have seen.” | Past Perfect → He said he had seen. |
| Will → “I will go.” | Would → He said he would go. |
| Can → “I can swim.” | Could → He said he could swim. |
| May → “I may go.” | Might → He said he might go. |
| Must → “I must study.” | Had to → He said he had to study. |
Voz Pasiva en Inglés: Estructuras y Ejemplos
| Tiempo Activo | Tiempo Pasivo | Ejemplo Pasivo |
|---|
| Present Simple | am / is / are + Vpp | The house is cleaned every day. |
| Present Continuous | am / is / are + being + Vpp | The house is being cleaned. |
| Past Simple | was / were + Vpp | The house was cleaned yesterday. |
| Past Continuous | was / were + being + Vpp | The house was being cleaned. |
| Present Perfect | has / have been + Vpp | The house has been cleaned. |
| Past Perfect | had been + Vpp | The house had been cleaned. |
| Future (will) | will be + Vpp | The house will be cleaned. |
| Modal verbs (can, must...) | modal + be + Vpp | The house must be cleaned. |
Estructura Causativa en Inglés: "Have/Get Something Done"
| Tiempo verbal | Forma causativa | Ejemplo |
|---|
| Present Simple | have / has + obj + Vpp | I have my car washed every week. |
| Past Simple | had + obj + Vpp | She had her nails done yesterday. |
| Future (will) | will have + obj + Vpp | He will have his house painted. |
| Present Perfect | have / has had + obj + Vpp | They have had their windows cleaned. |
| Past Perfect | had had + obj + Vpp | We had had the room decorated. |
| Modal verbs (can, must…) | modal + have + obj + Vpp | You must have your eyes tested. |
Verbos Modales en Inglés: Uso y Significado
| Modal | Traducción | Uso principal |
|---|
| Can | poder / saber | Habilidad / posibilidad / permiso |
| Could | podría / podía | Habilidad pasada / posibilidad / cortesía |
| May | puede que / poder | Permiso formal / posibilidad |
| Might | podría | Posibilidad menor / sugerencia suave |
| Must | deber / tener que | Obligación fuerte / deducción lógica |
| Shall | (¿debería?) | Ofrecimientos / sugerencias formales / futuro (UK) |
| Should | debería | Consejo / expectativa / reproche |
| Will | (futuro) | Futuro / promesas / decisiones espontáneas |
| Would | (condicional) / solía | Condicional / peticiones formales / hábitos pasados |
| Have to | tener que | Obligación externa / necesidad |
| Need to | necesitar | Necesidad |
| Ought to | debería | Consejo (menos común, formal) |
| Used to | solía | Hábito en el pasado |
| Be able to | ser capaz de | Habilidad (formas más completas de “can”) |
Oraciones Condicionales en Inglés: Tipos y Aplicación
| Tipo | If clause | Main clause | Ejemplo |
|---|
| Zero | If + Present Simple | Present Simple | If you touch fire, it burns. |
| First | If + Present Simple | Will + Infinitive | If she studies, she will pass. |
| Second | If + Past Simple | Would + Infinitive | If I were rich, I would travel. |
| Third | If + Past Perfect | Would have + Past Participle | If he had called, I would have gone. |
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