30 EXPRESIONES DE TOLES

que pueden caerte en el examen y no vienen en el libro

01
ABIDE BY
ATENERSE A
The parties must abide by the
judge’s decision.

02
APPOINTMENT
NOMBRAMIENTO
Following your recent
appointment to the post of
Sales Manager I enclose your
contract of employment.

03
ATTRIBUTABLE
ATRIBUÍBLE
This employee’s constant
absences were attributable
to her serious illness.

04
BACK PAY
SALARIOS
ATRASADOS
About 22,400 UK workers
were owed back pay worth
£1.44m as a result of the
underpayments.
 BACKGROUND CHECK

05
COMPROBACIÓN DE
ANTECEDENTES

Not every employee is

obliged to have a
background check but it is
normal to carry one out if
someone wants to work for
the police or to work with
children, for instance.

06
BONUS PAYMENT
PAGA O BONUS
In the UK many employees
receive a Christmas bonus.

07
CARRY OVER
DISFRUTAR DE
VACACIONES
PENDIENTES
Employees are permitted to
carry over a maximum of 6
days unused holiday
entitlement into the next
Annual Leave Year.

CLOSING DATE

08
FECHA LÍMITE
PARA PRESENTAR
ALGO
All applications for the
position of Teacher of
Business Studies at Phoenix
College must be received by
6 pm on the closing date of 2
September.
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COMPOUND INTEREST
INTERÉS COMPUESTO
Compound interest is the
addition of interest to the
principal sum of a loan or
deposit, or in other words,
interest on interest.

10
CONCUR
ESTAR DE
ACUERDO
I think you're absolutely right
and I concur with your
decision.

11
EXCLUSIVE BASIS
EXCLUSIVIDAD
The Employee agrees to
provide his services to the
Employer on a full-time and
exclusive basis and shall not,
during such term, be
employed or engage in any
capacity in carrying on any
other business.

FACTORING

12
VENTA DE
DEUDAS
If a company is owed money
and needs cash quickly, it
can sell its debts to a third
party in a process known as
factoring.
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FREEZING ORDER
ORDEN DE EMBARGO
The purpose of a freezing
order is to stop a person (or
company) from disposing of
or dealing with their assets
other than in the ordinary
course of business.

14
GLOSS OVER
ELUDIR
The report glosses over some
important issues.

HEADS OF

15
AGREEMENT
BORRADOR-
RESUMEN DEL
CONTRATO
The parties have managed to
draft the heads of agreement
and rely on finalising the
details of the contract by the
end of this month.

HIVE OFF

16
SEPARAR PARTE
DE UNA EMPRESA
PARA FORMAR
OTRA
Lufthansa had originally
planned to hive off its
domestic operations into a
subsidiary, Lufthansa Express.
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IN THE CAPACITY OF
PARA EL PUESTO DE
The Company hires the
Employee in the capacity of
Teaching Assistant.

18
KICKBACK
SOBORNO
He set up 70 ghost
companies to receive
kickbacks and valued them
at €200 million.

19
KIN (SUSTANTIVO
PLURAL)
PARIENTES
PRÓXIMOS
She has gone to live with her
husband's kin.

20
LOOPHOLE
VACÍO LEGAL
It is right for the government
to close tax loopholes but it
needs to be careful that it
doesn't discourage people
from making Britain their
economic centre.
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OFFSET
COMPENSAR,
CONTRARRESTAR
The move is designed to help
offset the shortfall in world
oil supplies.

PERIOD OF

22
CONTINUOUS
EMPLOYMENT
ANTIGÜEDAD
Your previous period of
employment with the
company does not count as
part of your continuous
period of employment.

23
POOR TIMEKEEPING
FALTAS DE
PUNTUALIDAD O
ASISTENCIA
If an employee's late arrival
for work becomes a regular
occurrence, the employer
should investigate the reason
behind his or her poor
timekeeping.

24
PERIODO DE
PRUEBA
PROBATIONARY
PERIOD
I've started a new job on a 3-
month probationary period.
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SICKNESS ABSENCE
BAJA POR
ENFERMEDAD
In the UK, sickness absence
of more than 7 days requires
a sick note from the doctor.

26
SUPERSEDE
REEMPLAZAR
This contract supersedes any
prior agreements the
contracting parties might
have made with regard to the
subject of the contract.

27
TAKE INDUSTRIAL
ACTION
HACER HUELGA
Workers at the plant are
threatening industrial action.

28
TAKE ON
CONTRATAR
The company is not taking on
any new staff at the moment.
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TAX REBATE
DEVOLUCIÓN DE
IMPUESTOS
In many situations
overpayments of tax occur
and everyone loves a tax
rebate from HM Revenue &
Customs.

30
VOUCH FOR
RESPONDER POR
ALGO O ALGUIEN
I cannot vouch for the
accuracy of his testimony.

Una última
recomendación:
Echa un ojo a los
libros de "The
advanced
vocabulary series"
de TOLES.

Good luck!

Lola