GLOSSARY

ENGLISH SPANISH EXAMPLE

Aim objetivo The aim of this meeting is to let you know
Aisle seat asiento de pasillo Iabout
preferthe new
aisle process
seat when I fly by plane
Announcement anuncio, He said a very important announcement
comunicación during the dinner
Belt cinta Can you put your luggage on the belt?
transportadora/
cinturón
Boarding Gate puerta de embarque Your boarding gate is 18C
Boarding pass tarjeta de embarque If you want to fly don´t lose your boarding
pass!
Body language lenguaje corporal From your body language I deduce that you
are not satisfied
Boundary frontera, límite The airport is located near the boundary
Challenge reto I accept the challenge
Check-in desk mostrador para When he arrived at the airport he went to
hacer el check-in the check-in desk
Deadline fecha límite, We don't know the deadline for the project
vencimiento
Dismiss despedir (a alguien I had to dismiss several of my employees
de un trabajo) because of the crisis
Hand luggage equipaje de mano Do you have hand luggage?
Hub aeropuerto central There are many shops in this hub
Jolly alegre People were jolly at the party
Luggage equipaje Don´t forget to take your baggage with you
Onslaught ataque violento It was a terrible onslaught on those people
Overhead locker compartimento de Please, place your luggage in the overhead
equipaje locker
Overhead projector retroproyector We will need an overhead projector for our
presentation tomorrow
Ownership propiedad, posesión Private ownership was abolished
Purse bolso/ monedero Put the books in your purse
Redevelop remodelar, The architect has redeveloped these all
reurbanizar houses
Resource recurso Nowadays, we have a lot of resources to
learn English
Runway pista de aterrizaje The airplane stopped in the runway because
of the fog
Security tag etiqueta de Write your name in the security tag in order
seguridad para la not to lose your baggage
maleta
Shopping list lista de la compra Don't forget to put milk in the shopping list
Skills habilidades In order to manage a language, you need to
work on conversational skills
Slide diapositiva I used several slides in my presentation
Telly informal Nowadays, everybody has a telly at home.
abbreviation of TV
To argue discutir, argumentar We prefer to argue our point of view
To arrange organizar We have already arranged the meeting
To back up respaldar You better confess, we will back you up
To drop descender, caer Purchases dropped during the summer
To figure out resolver We need to figure this problem out
immediately
To fulfill cumplir, realizar They eventually fulfilled their promise and
paid back the money
To give input Aportar, dar (su) She gave input a number of good ideas
aportación
To lead (somebody) llevar a alguien a This leads me to explain the following point
to do (something) hacer algo
To outline resumir At the beginning you have to outline what
you are going to explain
To own poseer, tener, ser I own a big house
dueño de...
To provide with proporcionar I will provide you with the necessary
information
To quarrel discutir, pelearse They are quarrelling all the time
To think over pensar, deliberar You have to think it over before acting
Window seat asiento de Can I have a window seat?
ventanilla

EXPRESSIONS SPANISH
Where are you travelling to? ¿A dónde viajan?
Can we both have window seats? ¿Nos puede asignar asientos de ventanilla a los
dos?
It won’t fit in the overhead locker No cabrá en el compartimento de equipaje
I’m sorry about this Lo siento (por este motivo)
Did anyone give you anything to ¿Alguien le ha dado algo para que se lo lleve (en su
carry for them? equipaje)?
Your flight boards at eight thirty Su vuelo embarca a las ocho y media
There you are Aquí tiene
To run the risk Correr el riesgo
As far as......is/am/are concerned En lo que a xxx se refiere
Let's move on Vamos a continuar...
To turn our attention to... Poner atención...
Take a look at... Échale un vistazo a...
Let me introduce myself Permítame/Permítanme presentarme
To hold your own Para dominar la situación
To cast doubt on something Lanzar la duda sobre algo
Retail business Venta al por menor
To make your point Expresar tu opinion
Surrounded by Rodeado por
To be delayed Retrasarse, llevar retraso
To be cancelled Cancelarse