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Modismos del trabajo y la carrera profesional

Workplace and career idioms

Aprende modismos como hit the ground running, move the goalposts, call the shots y the glass ceiling para describir la vida laboral con matices.

Los lugares de trabajo de habla inglesa están llenos de modismos, desde la charla informal en el pasillo hasta el lenguaje de las evaluaciones de rendimiento y las entrevistas. Entenderlos te ayuda a captar lo que de verdad quieren decir tus compañeros, y usar unos pocos con acierto hace que tu inglés suene relajado y natural. Como los modismos son fijos, normalmente no se pueden cambiar las palabras, aunque el tiempo verbal sí puede cambiar.

hit the ground runningmodismo
empezar un trabajo o proyecto nuevo y trabajar con eficacia desde el primer momentoWithin a week, Tomás had hit the ground running and was leading client meetings.
move the goalpostsmodismo
cambiar las reglas o los objetivos de forma injusta mientras alguien intenta cumplirlosEvery time we reach the target, management moves the goalposts.
go the extra milemodismo
esforzarte más de lo que se espera de tiMina always goes the extra mile for her clients.
touch basemodismo
ponerte brevemente en contacto con alguien para compartir novedades o comprobar cómo va algoI'll touch base with you on Thursday to see how the draft is coming on.
have a lot on your platemodismo
tener muchas tareas o responsabilidades que atenderI can't take on anything else; I already have far too much on my plate.
burn the candle at both endsmodismo
agotarte trabajando muchísimo y descansando muy pocoHe has been burning the candle at both ends, writing at night after a full day at work.
get a foot in the doormodismo
conseguir una primera oportunidad para entrar en una profesión o en una organizaciónA short internship was her chance to get a foot in the door.
pull your weightmodismo
hacer la parte del trabajo que te correspondeNew team members are expected to pull their weight from the start.
bite off more than you can chewmodismo
aceptar más trabajo del que eres capaz de manejarBy agreeing to lead a fourth project, she had bitten off more than she could chew.
be thrown in at the deep endmodismo
recibir una tarea difícil con poca preparación o apoyoOn her first day she was thrown in at the deep end and asked to chair a meeting.
glass ceilingsustantivo
una barrera invisible que impide que algunos grupos lleguen a los puestos más altosMany talented women hit a glass ceiling before reaching the board.
call the shotsmodismo
ser la persona que toma las decisiones importantesThe founder still likes to call the shots on every major hiring decision.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la mejor opción

Elige el modismo o la expresión que completa cada oración.

  1. Tomás _____ when he joined: within a week he was leading the client meetings himself.

  2. The sales team is frustrated because every time it meets a target, management raises it. They keep _____.

  3. If you are burning the candle at both ends, you are ...

  4. I'll _____ with you on Thursday to see how the draft is coming on.

  5. Getting a foot in the door means ...

  6. Having agreed to lead a fourth project, she realised she had _____.

  7. Although she had excellent qualifications, she came up against a _____ that stopped women from reaching the top roles.

  8. Newcomers are expected to _____ and share the workload fairly.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa el modismo

Escribe la palabra que falta para completar cada modismo. Usa cada palabra una sola vez: candle, deep, door, goalposts, ground, mile, plate, shots.

  1. The new manager hit the running and had fixed the rota by Friday.

  2. It isn't fair to move the after the project has already started.

  3. Mina always goes the extra for her clients, often staying late to help them.

  4. I can't take on anything else; I already have far too much on my .

  5. He has been burning the at both ends, working nights to finish his thesis.

  6. A short internship was her first chance to get a foot in the .

  7. On her first day she was thrown in at the end and asked to chair a meeting.

  8. The founder still likes to call the on every major hiring decision.

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