Glossary

Learning activity 4

English Spanish
Aggressive (adjective) Agresivo
Almost Casi
Approximately Aproximadamente
Cautious (adjective) Cauteloso - precavido
Charismatic (adjective) Carismático
Communicate (verb) Comunicar - transmitir
Communication (noun) Comunicación
Competent (adjective) Competente
Consistent (adjective) Congruente
Criticize (verb) Criticar
Decision-making (noun) Tom de decisión
Decisive (adjective) Decisivo
Disciplined (adjective) Disciplinado
Encourage (verb) Fomentar - estimular
Enforce (verb) Hacer cumplir
Fall Caída
Inspire (verb) Incentivar - inspirar
Just under Menos de
Lead (verb) Liderar
Leader (noun) Líder
Leadership (noun) Liderazgo
Manager (noun) Gerente
Obey (verb) Obedecer
Objective (noun) Objetivo
One step ahead Por delante de
Oversight Supervisión
Passion (noun) Pasión
Peak Alcanzar la cima
 Persuasive (adjective)
Rally the troops
Relationships (noun)
Responsible (adjective)
Rise
Role (noun)
Service (noun)
Take charge
Team spirit
The majority
The same as
To decline steadily
To decrease noticeably
To drop slightly
To fall substantially
To grow marginally
To increase considerably Incrementar - aumentar considerablemente
To rise dramatically
To roll up one’s sleeves
Track record
Trust (verb)
Persuasivo(a)
Pedir / reunir ayuda
Relaciones
Responsible
Aumento - Incremento
Rol, papel
Servicio
Hacerse cargo
Espíritu de equipo
La mayoría
Lo mismo que
Reducir - disminuir constantemente -
progresivamente
Reducir notablemente
Disminuir ligeramente
Disminuir - caer substacialmente
Crecer marginalmente
Incremantar - aumentar drásticamente
Colaborar
Registro de seguimiento
Confiar

Supplement – prefixes and suffixes

Prefix Meaning Example

a-, an- without amoral
ante- before antecedent
anti- against anticlimax
auto- self autopilot
circum- around circumvent
 co- with copilot
com-, con- with companion, contact
contra- against contradict
de- off, away from devalue
dis- not disappear
en- put into enclose
ex- out of, former extract, ex-president
extra- beyond, more than extracurricular
hetero- different heterosexual
homo- same homonym
hyper- over, more hyperactive
il-, im-, in-, ir- not, without illegal, immoral, inconsiderate, irresponsible
in- into insert
inter- between intersect
intra- between intravenous
macro- large macroeconomics
micro- small microscope
mono- one monocle
non- not, without nonentity
omni- all, every omniscient
post- After postmortem
pre-, pro- before, forward precede, project
sub- Under submarine
syn- same time synchronize
trans- Across transmit
 tri- Three tricycle
un- Not unfinished
uni- One unicorn

Common noun Suffixes

Suffix Meaning Example

-acy state or quality privacy

-al act or process of refusal

-ance, -ence state or quality of maintenance, eminence

-dom place or state of being freedom, kingdom

-er, -or one who trainer, protector

-ism doctrine, belief communism

-ist one who chemist

-ity, -ty quality of veracity

-ment condition of argument

-ness state of being heaviness

-ship position held fellowship

-sion, -tion state of being concession, transition

Verb Suffixes
-ate become eradicate
-en become enlighten
-ify, -fy make or become terrify
-ize, -ise become civilize
 Adjective Suffixes

-able, -ible capable of being edible, presentable

-al pertaining to regional

-esque reminiscent of picturesque

-ful notable for fanciful

-ic, -ical pertaining to musical, mythic

-ious, -ous characterized by nutritious, portentous

-ish having the quality of fiendish

-ive having the nature of creative

-less without endless

-y characterized by sleazy
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Name Position Dependence Date

Nicole Bruskewitz
Juan Carlos Solano Theme expert Dirección de
Author Johana Méndez Asesor English Formación
November
Sarmiento Dot Works - Profesional.
2014
Kelly Johanna Vera Programa de Dirección
Diettes Bilingüismo General

Centro
Copy editor –
Rachman Bustillo Agroindustrial. October
Adaptation Línea de
Martínez Regional 2015
Producción
Quindío