Unidad 5 - Lección 3

prospect

Sustantivo

/prɑs.pɛkt/ or /praas.pekt/

p

p

r

r

o

ɑ

s

s

p

p

e

ɛ

c

k

t

t

posibilidad

the likelihood or possibility of something becoming successful in the future

opportunity

Sustantivo

/ɑ.pɜr.tu.nə.ti/ or /aa.pēr.too.nē.ti/

o

ɑ

pp

p

o

ɜ

r

r

t

t

u

u

n

n

i

ə

t

t

y

i

(ocasión)

oportunidad

a situation or a chance where doing or achieving something particular becomes possible or easier

pension plan

Sustantivo

/pˈɛnʃən plˈæn/

(programa de jubilación)

plan de pensiones

a retirement savings plan in which an employer or organization contributes money on behalf of its employees, to be used to provide income to those employees during their retirement years

autonomy

Sustantivo

/ə.tɑ.nə.mi/ or /ē.taa.nē.mi/

au

ə

t

t

o

ɑ

n

n

o

ə

m

m

y

i

autonomía

(of a country, region, etc.) the state of being independent and free from external control

flexible

Adjetivo

/flɛk.sə.bəl/ or /flek.sē.bēl/

f

f

l

l

e

ɛ

x

ks

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

adaptable

capable of adjusting easily to different situations, circumstances, or needs

professional

Adjetivo

/prə.fɛ.ʃənl/ or /prē.fe.shēnl/

p

p

r

r

o

ə

f

f

e

ɛ

ss

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

a

l

l

profesional

doing an activity as a job and not just for fun

perk

Sustantivo

/pɜrk/ or /pērk/

p

p

e

ɜ

r

r

k

k

N/A

an extra benefit that one receives in addition to one's salary due to one's job

environment

Sustantivo

/ɪn.vaɪ.rən.mənt/ or /in.vai.rēn.mēnt/

e

ɪ

n

n

v

v

i

aɪ

r

r

o

ə

n

n

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

medioambiente

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

convenience

Sustantivo

/kən.vin.jəns/ or /kēn.vin.yēns/

c

k

o

ə

n

n

v

v

e

i

n

n

i

j

e

ə

n

n

c

s

e

(comodidad)

conveniencia

the state of being helpful or useful for a specific situation

challenging

Adjetivo

/ʧæ.lən.ʤɪng/ or /chā.lēn.jing/

ch

ʧ

a

æ

ll

l

e

ə

n

n

g

ʤ

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

(desafiante)

retador

difficult to accomplish, requiring skill or effort

task

Sustantivo

/tæsk/ or /tāsk/

t

t

a

æ

s

s

k

k

(trabajar)

tarea

a piece of work for someone to do, especially as an assignment

most

Determinante

/moʊst/ or /mooost/

m

m

o

oʊ

s

s

t

t

la mayoría de

used to refer to the largest number or amount

plenty

Sustantivo

/plɛn.i/ or /plen.i/

p

p

l

l

e

ɛ

n

n

t

y

i

(plentitud)

abundancia

a plentiful or abundant amount of something

handful

Sustantivo

/hænd.fʊl/ or /hānd.fool/

h

h

a

æ

n

n

d

d

f

f

u

ʊ

l

l

(un pequeño grupo)

un puñado

a small number of people or things

bit

Sustantivo

/bɪt/ or /bit/

b

b

i

ɪ

t

t

un poco

a small amount, quantity, or piece of something