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heritage /ˈherətɪdʒ/ UK  US  sustantivo

patrimonio

dam /dæm/ UK  US  sustantivo & verbo

 •  sustantivo

dique, presa

 •  verbo [transitivo] (-mmed, -mming)

construir un dique/una presa en

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labourer BrE, laborer AmE /ˈleɪbərə/ UK  US  sustantivo

1 peón (albañil)

2 jornalero

plumber /ˈplʌmə/ UK  US  sustantivo

fontanero -a

trader /ˈtreɪdə/ UK  US  sustantivo

1 comerciante

2 (en la Bolsa) operador -a

ˈsales repreˌsentative (also sales rep) noun[countable]  someone who travels around, usually within a particular area, selling their company’s products

surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən/ UK  US  sustantivo

cirujano -a

esˈtate ˌagent UK  US  sustantivo BrE

1 agente inmobiliario -a

2 estate agent's inmobiliaria

Real‧tor, realtor /ˈrɪəltə, -tɔː $ -ər, -ɔːr/ noun[countable] trademark American English  a real estate agent

bonus /ˈbəʊnəs/ UK  US  sustantivo (plural bonuses)

1 bonificación, extra

entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː/ UK  US  sustantivo

empresario -a

responsibility

dull /dʌl/ UK  US  adjetivo & verbo

 •  adjetivo

1 aburrido -a, tedioso -a

2  sin brillo, opaco -a

a dull blue/green etc un azul/verde etc apagado

3  sordo -a [sonido]

4 sordo -a [dolor]

5  gris, nublado -a [día, tiempo, cielo]

6 lerdo -a, torpe [intelectualmente]

7  romo -a, desafilado -a [cuchillo, etc.]

ad‧min /ˈædmɪn/ noun [uncountable] informal 

administration

- an admin assistant

- She works in admin.

paperwork /ˈpeɪpəwɜːk/ UK  US  sustantivo

papeleo

HIRE

a) to employ someone for a short time to do a particular job

- Employers hire skilled people on fixed-term contracts.

hire somebody to do something

- A City lawyer has been hired to handle the case.

b) American English to employ someone

- Businesses may only hire foreign workers where an American cannot be found.

- the power to hire and fire (=employ and dismiss people)

re‧cruit /rɪˈkruːt/ ●●○ verb  1 [intransitive, transitive] to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc 

We’re having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff. 

Many government officials were recruited from private industry.

Permanent job

per‧ma‧nent /ˈpɜːmənənt $ ˈpɜːr-/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 

continuing to exist for a long time or for all the time in the future OPP temporary

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Amanada, graphic designer for phone company, 8 years ago, she was 25.

Yvan 30, studying, civil servant, worked for a company for a year and a half for free