Job in spanish
pronunciation: tɹ̩ɑbɑxoʊ part of speech: noun
job1 = trabajo, tarea, menester, faena, empleo, puesto de trabajo.
Example: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.more:
» a job well done = un trabajo bien hecho.
Example: Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.» assign + a job = encomendar un trabajo a Alguien.
Example: If the employee understand and appreciates why a job is assigned, the task will probably be performed more efficiently.» axe + jobs = quitar puestos de trabajo, eliminar puestos de trabajo, despedir mano de obra, despedir obreros.
Example: British small firms axing jobs at fastest since 1992.» be a bit of a job (to) = ser un tanto difícil, ser un poco difícil.
Example: The food mill makes taking out the seeds and skin into child's play, whereas it's a bit of a job to do it by hand.» be a full-time job = ser un trabajo a tiempo completo, ser un trabajo a jornada completa, necesitar + Posesivo + atención completa, necesitar + Posesivo + atención exclusiva, necesitar + Posesivo + atención total.
Example: She was often a little too bold and way too trusting and it was a full-time job keeping her out of danger.» be a good job that = menos mal que.
Example: It's a good job that we didn't put any money on the outcome, because we were quite wrong = Menos mal que no apostamos dinero por el resultado, porque estabamos completamente equivocados.» be just the job = ser justo lo que se necesita, ser ideal, venir como anillo al dedo, venir de maravilla, venir de perilla, venir de perlas, venir a(l) pelo, venir como agua de mayo.
Example: She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly.» blow job = mamada, chupada.
Example: My boyfriend enjoys blow jobs and I am sure after I try all these tips on him he will be amazed!.» boob job = operación de tetas, operación de senos.
Example: A boob job should have improved her figure and given her back her confidence but instead she has painful, lopsided boobs and an addiction to painkillers.» botch(ed) job = chapuz, chapuza, chapucería, bodrio.
Example: Remember, it was the Tories who made such a botched job of privatising the railways -- a legacy we are still suffering from.» casual job = cualquier trabajo temporal, trabajo temporal.
Example: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.» complete + a job = finalizar un trabajo, acabar un trabajo.
Example: Fixing a tubeless wheelbarrow tire is fairly easy, if you know how, and can mean the difference between completed a job or leaving it half done.» con job = camelo, engaño, estafa, fraude, timo.
Example: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.» cushy job = chollo, bicoca, canonjía, trabajo facilón.
Example: But the definition of a cushy job has changed in an era of corporate downsizing, economic uncertainty and a slowdown in the housing market.» cut + jobs = eliminar puestos de trabajo, quitar puestos de trabajo, despedir mano de obra, despedir obreros.
Example: In total, 38% of UK firms surveyed cut jobs during the final quarter.» dead-end job = trabajo sin posibilidad de promoción.
Example: Stuck in an unexciting, dead-end job, he sees no way out and no way back to the life he used to love.» do + a better job = hacerlo mejor, mejorar.
Example: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.» do + a botched job = hacer una chapuza.
Example: You can go to China for plastic surgery but if they do a botched job you can't sue them for damages.» do + a good job = hacer un buen trabajo.
Example: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.» do + a job = hacer un trabajo.
Example: Her sister-in-law worked as a school librarian, and so she convinced Jay to hire a professional to do the job.» do + an excellent job of = hacer Algo muy bien.
Example: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.» do + locum jobs = hacer sustituciones.
Example: It's quite easy for me to arrange to have the same weeks off work, because I do locum jobs in the library.» do + Posesivo + job = hacer + Posesivo + trabajo, cumplir + Posesivo + misión, cumplir + Posesivo + función, cumplir + Posesivo + cometido, hacer + Posesivo + misión, hacer + Posesivo + función, hacer + Posesivo + cometido.
Example: Splash flaps protect the car paint, whether you like the look of them or not, they do their job.» do + the job = cumplir + Posesivo + misión, cumplir + Posesivo + función, cumplir + Posesivo + cometido, hacer + Posesivo + misión, hacer + Posesivo + función, hacer + Posesivo + cometido.
Example: Just got back from a hike that had plenty of climbing, slick rock, sand, and cobbly trails, and these boots really did the job.» enter + a job = conseguir un trabajo.
Example: The result shows that most graduates entered a wide range of jobs in the 'emerging market' and that job satisfaction was at a high level.» entry-level job = trabajo de nivel básico, puesto de trabajo de nivel básico, trabajo de principiante, puesto de trabajo de principiante.
Example: If you're looking for an entry-level job, be sure to brush up on your communication skills and prepare to demonstrate your positive attitude, adaptability, and teamwork skills.» fall + asleep on the job = quedarse dormido en el trabajo.
Example: The controller was already facing disciplinary action for falling asleep on the job on two separate occasions.» find + a job = encontrar trabajo.
Example: This service concentrated on helping people to purchase houses and to find jobs and homes outside London.» fire + Alguien + from + Posesivo + job = despedir del trabajo.
Example: A popular TV presenter in Turkey has been fired from her job for wearing a low-cut top.» full-time job = trabajo a tiempo completo, trabajo a jornada completa.
Example: Full-time jobs still haven't caught up to where they were before the recession.» future job prospects = posibilidades futuras de trabajo, posibilidades de trabajo futuras, posibilidades de trabajo en el futuro.
Example: In looking ahead to the future, and thinking about future job prospects, it is useful to understand where we were and how we got to be where we are today.» get + a job = buscarse un trabajo, conseguir un trabajo.
Example: Tell your daughter you've had enough of her freeloading and she can stay only if she gets a job and contributes to the household.» get + a job done = hacer un trabajo, acabar un trabajo, completar un trabajo, finalizar un trabajo, terminar un trabajo.
Example: With a life coach a client is more comfortable taking bigger strides to getting the job done and making the appropriate changes toward a better life.» get + the job done = cumplir + Posesivo + cometido, cumplir + Posesivo + función, cumplir + Posesivo + misión, hacer el trabajo, completar el trabajo, acabar el trabajo, finalizar el trabajo, hacer + Posesivo + cometido, hacer + Posesivo + función, hacer + Posesivo + misión.
Example: The best cardio workout for burning fat is one of high intensity that gets the job done in as little time as possible.» hand job = paja, masturbación. [Generalmente realizada a otra persona]
Example: Hand jobs are better than blow jobs and deserve more recognition.» hatchet job = crítica feroz, crítica mordaz.
Example: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.» have + a job = tener (un) trabajo, tener (un) empleo.
Example: Because you have a job, your time is limited, so you must be organized and focused.» have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre = tener trabajo para rato, trabajo + no faltar, tener tarea para rato, costar trabajo, verse negro, vérselas negras, aguantar carros y carretas.
Example: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.» hold + a job = tener (un) trabajo, tener (un) empleo.
Example: Everyone who has ever held a job has, at some point, felt the pressure of work-related stress.» hold down + a job = tener (un) trabajo, tener (un) empleo.
Example: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.» inside job = robo con cómplice interno, robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro.
Example: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.» job advertisement = oferta de trabajo, anuncio de empleo.
Example: In the past 20 years many important changes have occurred in libraries and information centres and job advertisements are indicators of change in the information world.» job anxiety = ansiedad en el trabajo.
Example: This article shows results of a study of 50 Indian librarians, aimed at investigating job anxiety in relation to the satisfaction which the individual derives from various aspects of job life.» job applicant = solicitante de empleo, solicitante de trabajo, buscador de empleo, buscador de trabajo.
Example: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.» job application = solicitud de trabajo, solicitud de empleo.
Example: 4 subjects were discussed at a seminar held on 3 successive weekends in Dec 86 on the training of librarians in job application: Curricula vitae; written applications; aspects of labour legislation (particularly testimonials); and interviews.» job assignment = tarea, cometido, puesto de trabajo.
Example: Research suggests that employees who receive challenging job assignments do later in later jobs.» job audit = revisión salarial. [Acción de comparar las tareas enconmendadas a un empleado y el puesto que ocupa para asegurarse de que la compensación salarial es justa]
Example: If a library decided to undertake a total reclassification of all positions, a written job audit would be required.» job centre = oficina de empleo, agencia de empleo, oficina de desempleo, oficina de colocación, agencia de colocación, bolsa de trabajo.
Example: As a result, job centres must treat employers looking for a prostitute in the same way as those looking for a dental nurse.» job creation = creación de empleo.
Example: Non-repayable grants are available for vocational training and guidance, recruitment and wage subsidies, resettlement and technical advice concerned with job creation.» job cut = despido.
Example: Microsoft has just announced 1400 job cuts to reduce costs.» job demand = demanda laboral, demanda de trabajo, demanda de empleo.
Example: This may vary a bit from area to area of the United States depending on job demand and so on, but it is generally in this ballpark.» job description = descripción del puesto de trabajo, descripción de las funciones. [Conjunto de tareas que la persona que ocupa un puesto de trabajo debe desempeñar]
Example: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.» job enlargement = ampliación de responsabilidades laborales.
Example: The library manager can provide opportunities for growth by offering job enlargement and assignment to special projects.» job enrichment = ampliación de las responsabilidades laborales.
Example: The author suggests job enrichment methods that may help overcome lack of motivation.» job environment = entorno laboral.
Example: Job satisfaction, it was found, did not relate to the first 3 factors, but did relate to the characteristics of the job environment.» job exchange = permuta de trabajo, permuta laboral, intercambio de puestos de trabajo.
Example: This article describes the steps taken by the author in planning a job exchange with a librarian in the UK.» job expectations = expectativas laborales.
Example: Over half the respondents were vague on job expectations.» job experience = experiencia laboral.
Example: Nursing is a fantastic field for those who are entry-level, or have no prior job experience.» job fair = feria del empleo.
Example: This job fair is open to all students interested in working in the newspaper industry.» job grade = categoría profesional, grupo profesional, categoría laboral, nivel profesional, nivel laboral.
Example: The jobs that form a part of a specific job grade have similar job descriptions and requirement of knowledge, skills and abilities, thus making the pay scale similar for all those jobs.» job-help centre = centro de ayuda al empleo.
Example: The library has developed a job-help centre, with information on available employment, resume writing, test-taking, etc..» job-hopper = persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia.
Example: He's such a job-hopper: he's had three professional jobs in his three years since getting his degree in three different libraries = Es una persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia: ha tenido tres trabajos profesionales en tres bibliotecas diferentes en los tres años siguientes a su graduación.» job hunt = búsqueda de empleo.
Example: The job hunt can be frustrating for both job seekers and employers.» job hunting = búsqueda de empleo.
Example: The keen competition among employers for the best employees has boosted the development of Web sites devoted to job hunting.» job information centre = centro de información laboral.
Example: The library responds to community problems with specialized services, such as a job information centre.» job insecurity = precariedad laboral.
Example: Although they enjoy better salaries, benefits, and dynamic work responsibilities, they feel enormous job insecurity.» job instability = precariedad laboral.
Example: Job instability has increased for young workers during the 1980s and early 1990s.» job interview = entrevista de trabajo.
Example: The author sets out seven points designed to help candidates overcome nervousness and make the best of themselves in job interviews.» jobless = desempleado, sin empleo, sin trabajo.
Example: Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is 'war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.» job life = vida en el trabajo.
Example: This article shows results of a study of 50 Indian librarians, aimed at investigating job anxiety in relation to the satisfaction which the individual derives from various aspects of job life.» job market = mercado de trabajo, mercado laboral, mundo laboral.
Example: Other recent surveys, such as those on multiple job holders and vacancies, reflect the need for information on aspects of the job market in the Community.» job mobility = movilidad laboral.
Example: Irvine considers status and job security, and Matarazzo discusses career development and job mobility.» job offer = oferta de trabajo, oferta laboral, oferta de empleo.
Example: Good candidates know their own worth and are choosy about job offers.» job opening = plaza, vacante, puesto vacante, oferta de trabajo.
Example: Job openings and overall hiring both rose to five-year highs in September, signaling improvement in the job market.» job opportunities = oferta de empleo, bolsa de trabajo, salidas profesionales.
Example: This article examines why job opportunities remain limited for women librarians.» job + pay = cobrar en un trabajo.
Example: No matter how much more another job pays or how much more a person would like another part of the country or another job, the person should stay put for a minimum of two years.» job placement = oferta de empleo, inserción laboral.
Example: The libraries are located in the fringe areas between low-income neighbourhoods and business districts and provide careers and educational guidance, job placement and referral to community facilities for diagnosis and remedial services.» job pool = bolsa de trabajo.
Example: Most people don't realise that a large percentage of jobs never get advertised and these jobs make up what I call the hidden job pool.» job position = puesto de trabajo.
Example: It was decided that forty five minutes to one hour was the 'ideal' time frame to interview candidates for a job position.» job profile = descripción del puesto de trabajo, descripción de las funciones.
Example: To assist in your decision to apply, the following job profiles will give you a better idea of what employees in these positions do.» job promotion = promoción en el trabajo, promoción laboral, ascenso en el trabajo, ascenso laboral.
Example: The analysis revealed that salary increase and job promotion ranked as less important than increased knowledge, self-confidence and self-enrichment.» job prospects = posibilidades de trabajo. [Expresión generalmente usada en plural]
Example: We should be strengthening our investments in job training to improve the job prospects of the unemployed when good jobs do become available.» job-related = relacionado con el trabajo.
Example: Are academic and theoretical concepts being stressed to the detriment of practical and job-related issues as these are understood by the potential employers in business and industry?.» job requirement = requisito laboral.
Example: 80% find their professional training only partly corresponding to the job requirements.» job satisfaction = satisfacción en el trabajo, satisfacción profesional.
Example: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.» job searching = búsqueda de empleo.
Example: This article was published in a special issue devoted to various aspects of library services for career planning, job searching, and employment opportunities.» job security = estabilidad laboral.
Example: Irvine considers status and job security, and Matarazzo discusses career development and job mobility.» job seeker = buscador de empleo, buscador de trabajo.
Example: This will lead to public libraries becoming hubs of extensive networks of resources essential for job seekers.» job segregation = segregación en el trabajo, segregación en el empleo.
Example: This paper investigates the relationship between job segregation by race & wages among African Americans.» job setting = entorno laboral.
Example: Maslow's approach focuses on the employee; the next theory concentrates on the job setting.» job share = trabajo a medias. [Situación laboral en la que dos personas comparten un trabajo y el sueldo]
Example: Non-traditional career patterns include part-time work; job share, flexitime, freelance and services by consultants and information brokers.» job sharing = trabajo compartido. [Situación laboral en la que dos personas comparten un trabajo y el sueldo]
Example: Job sharing, as a form of permanent part-time employment, was also included in the study.» job-specific = específico de un trabajo concreto.
Example: A survey of staff revealed a need for better and more varied training that was not job-specific.» job specs = titulación requerida, formación requerida, conocimientos requeridos. [Expresión utilizada en las ofertas de trabajo]
Example: So far, from looking at job specs, it is not obvious to me that there is a demand for elaborate technical skills at this point.» job status = estatus profesional.
Example: Envy and jealousy, particularly regarding salaries and job status, will not help librarians to stay competitive in the 21st century.» job stress = estrés laboral, estrés en el trabajo, tensión en el trabajo.
Example: Job stress is related both to neuroticism.» job structuring = organización laboral, estructura laboral.
Example: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.» job title = denominación del puesto de trabajo, categoría profesional, cargo. [Título del puesto de trabajo]
Example: The job title is designed to indicate the group (professional, associate, technician, or clerk) to which the job belongs and the level of the job within that grouping.» job training = formación laboral.
Example: We should be strengthening our investments in job training to improve the job prospects of the unemployed when good jobs do become available.» job vacancy = oferta de empleo.
Example: Small ads and job vacancies may also be displayed in the library.» land + a job = conseguir un trabajo.
Example: A significant number of library school graduates are landing jobs in nontraditional areas.» leave + a job half-done = dejar un trabajo a medias, dejar un trabajo a medio hacer, dejar un trabajo medio hecho, dejar un trabajo a medio acabar, dejar un trabajo medio acabado, dejar un trabajo a medio terminar, dejar un trabajo medio terminado, dejar un trabajo empantanado.
Example: I am the product of my upbringing I suppose, and sometimes when I am tired or very busy I wish I could walk away leaving a job half-done.» leave + a job half-finished = dejar un trabajo a medias, dejar un trabajo a medio hacer, dejar un trabajo medio hecho, dejar un trabajo a medio acabar, dejar un trabajo medio acabado, dejar un trabajo a medio terminar, dejar un trabajo medio terminado, dejar un trabajo empantanado.
Example: We always go the extra mile for our clients, and never leave a job half finished.» leave + a job unfinished = dejar un trabajo sin acabar, dejar un trabajo sin terminar, dejar un trabajo sin completar, dejar un trabajo empantanado.
Example: We stand behind our work, never leave a job unfinished, we guarantee a job well done and a satisfied customer.» lie down on + the job = holgazanear en el trabajo, no rendir en el trabajo, dormirse en el trabajo, descuidar el trabajo.
Example: Anyway, we don't know much about Nicole yet, just that she's a babysitter who was caught lying down on the job.» lose + Posesivo + job = perder el trabajo.
Example: Authorites said faulty equipment was to blame and there was no need for anyone to lose their jobs.» make + an excellent job of = hacer Algo muy bien.
Example: For many years, however, librarians have made use of several firms of library binders who make an excellent job of rebinding damaged library books.» menial job = trabajo no cualificado, trabajo servil.
Example: Tens of thousands of graduates are accepting menial jobs as bosses want employees to have a degree for menial work.» multiple job holder = pluriempleado.
Example: Other recent surveys, such as those on multiple job holders and vacancies, reflect the need for information on aspects of the job market in the Community.» nose job = cirugía estética de la nariz.
Example: I like the pigtails, but they draw tremendous attention to her nose job and very oval face.» odd-job = trabajo de poca monta, chapuz, chapuza, trabajo de la casa, tarea de la casa.
Example: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).» office job = trabajo de oficina.
Example: After returning from Europe, Elizabeth worked an office job that made her stir-crazy.» on-the-job = en el trabajo, mientras se trabaja, en el tajo, en la brecha, al pie del caón.
Example: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.» on-the-job training = formación en el trabajo.
Example: But only 20% had attended a taught course, been on atraining attachment or received on-the-job training.» out of a job = sin empleo, sin trabajo, desempleado, en paro.
Example: 'I'm not a miracle worker,' Obama declared, after saying he's not 'content' when workers are out of jobs = "No soy un obrador de milagros," declaró Obama, después de decir que no estaba contento cuando los trabajadores están en paro.» paint job = mano de pintura.
Example: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.» part-time job = trabajo a tiempo parcial.
Example: A `typical' reader could well be a young wife, say in her early thirties, with two young children and perhaps a part-time job in an office, but this is an example only, there is no stereotype.» principle of rate for the job = principio de cualificación profesional adecuada para el trabajo en cuestión. [Norma implícita según la cual la persona que vaya a desempeñar un trabajo debe tener la formación profesional adecuada]
Example: Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.» quit + Posesivo + job = dejar el trabajo, dimitir del trabajo.
Example: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.» regular job = trabajo estable, trabajo fijo.
Example: Celebrities are people too -- if they weren't famous they'd probably have to have regular jobs like the rest of us.» repair job = arreglo, chapuza, chapuz, reparación.
Example: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.» resign (from) + Posesivo + job = dejar el trabajo, dimitir del trabajo.
Example: Expecting to go to America with her boyfriend, staff nurse Sally Chalmers burnt her boats and resigned her job only to be left behind!.» rush job = trabajo urgente.
Example: Companionships had probably been developed in late eighteenth-century London for dealing with rush jobs in the larger printing offices.» service job = trabajo de préstamo de servicios.
Example: Many women in service jobs work as waitresses, cooks, hospital attendants, cleaning women, and hairdressers.» shed + jobs = quitar puestos de trabajo, eliminar puestos de trabajo, despedir mano de obra, despedir obreros.
Example: Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies.» squeeze on jobs = pérdida de puestos de trabajo.
Example: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.» take + job = empezar a trabajar.
Example: A significant feature of the cases included herein is that the problems encountered reflect the fact that students are about to graduate and take jobs.» take up + a job = tomar un trabajo, ocupar un trabajo.
Example: Junior doctors will spend a minimum of four working days shadowing the job that they will be taking up from this summer.» temp job = trabajo temporal, empleo temporal.
Example: If you have asked for a permanent position without success, experts suggest you shouldn't stay in a temp job for more than a year.» temporary job = trabajo temporal.
Example: Significant trends revealed by the data include better salaries to be earned in non traditional posts (e.g. Web developers), creeping disparity between men's and women's salaries, and continuing rise in part time and temporary jobs.» thankless job = tarea ingrata, trabajo ingrato, trabajo desagradecido, tarea desagradecida.
Example: Women are always expected to do the dirty work -- always doing a thankless job.» upward job mobility = ascenso, promoción.
Example: Upward job mobility, if it leads to geographical relocation, is unacceptable to the majority of professionals.» while on the job = estando de servicio.
Example: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.» work + a second job = estar pluriempleado, tener un segundo trabajo, tener un segundo empleo.
Example: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.Job2 = Job.
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» have + the patience of Job = tener la paciencia del santo Job, tener más paciencia que el santo Job.
Example: My advice to young scientists: be a pest -- ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.» Saint Job = santo Job.
Example: Saint Job also critiqued Roman Catholic teachings regarding the use of unleavened bread in the Eucharist.