Mg

pour gasoline on the fire = ?

recados = errands

intoxicarse (en cuanto a comida) = food poisoning

you can have anisakis, what is dangerous =

you can get anisakis, which is dangerous.

Pronounce: supposedly

fish shop = fish market

thaw = descongelar

My father went to fish market at the first time of the day.  = 

My father went to the fish market first thing in the morning.  

he knew that some hours ago those fish were fished =

he knew that those fish had been fished just hours before.  

besugo = sea bream

curious (about food) = interested in variety of foods, 

placentero = pleasurable

masticando = chewing

tragar = swallow

manjares = favorite dishes, favorite food, pleasures

foodie = ? 

no se si esta abierto ya = i dont know if it´s open anymore 

he has a lot of recognizing = 

He has a lot of recognition

He is well known

segundo plano, segundo escalón = second tier 

picor en los ojos =  itching eyes

garganta = throat

if you go for running = if you go running

I´m similar than you = I´m similar to you 

I prefer don´t take it = I prefer not to take it

Pronounce: mucus, swallowing

pulmones = lungs

when I go to bed at night and I´m lay down = when I go to bed at night and I´m lying down

tragando = swallowing

I asked to take for holidays the friday = I asked to take friday off.  

Oliva = it´s very familiar = it´s very residential

we used to go during weekends = we usually go during weekends

lunar = mole

quirófano = operating room

an apparatus opening my eye = an apparatus holding my eye open

me desmayé = I fainted

If I wouldn´t taken two of them, I would died. = If I hadn´t taken two of them, I would have died. 

reanimación = rehabilitation

I pray for not having another experience like this.  = I pray not to have another experience like this. 

job doctor = occupational doctor

Pronounce: the disease, the dizziness, entrepreneur 

if you are very sensible around the noise = If you are very sensitive to noise

un tapon = a blockage 

otorinos = ear speciialist, ENT specialist (Ear, Nose & Throat)

the good new was that that part was going to regenerate =

the good news was that that part was going to regenerate

me recetaron = they prescribed me (something)

timpany = timpany, ear drum

cervical = cervical spine

stuartess = flight attendant (PC)

a journey (una excursión escolar) = a field trip

why she has had so much votes and why she has won? = 

Why has she had so many votes and why has she won?

hostelería = food service industry

she built a hospital from the nothing = she built a hospital from the ground up

the dates are unbelieveable = the data is unbelieveable

predicar con el ejemplo = to lead by example 

They say one thing and then happens the opposite. = 

They say one thing and then the opposite happens.

Pronounce: scheme

clausure = closure

I want to know what was that subject = I want to know what that subject was

how would be your academic trajectory = how would your academic trajectory be?

altibajos = ups and downs 

the motives = the reasons

to let the candidate to make questions  = to let the candidate ask questions

Pronounce:  focus, honest

to don´t do them that makes me frustrated.  = 

To not do them makes me frustrated.  

Not doing them makes me frustrated.

I offer him the opportunity to know what we are going to do. =  

I offer him the opportunity to know what we are going to do. 

romper el hielo = break the ice

I should do questions for break the ice. =  I should ask questions to break the ice. 

desempeño = performance

caer en la cuenta = realize

humildad = humbleness, humility

auto critica = self-critique

Transcript of interview monologue practice:

Hi, I´m Marta, nice to meet you.  I work in Human Resources here at MS.   Welcome to the second phase of our recruitment process.  I would like to explain to you the goal of this interview. 

We are going to analyze your academic trajectory and review your professional objectives

to see if they align with what MS has to offer.  

(or: to see if they are in alignment with… / to see if they are a good fit with…)

In the last part of the interview, you will have time to ask questions or resolve doubts that you may have about the company. 

How was the first phase of our recruitment process?

(or: What do you think about your performance in the first phase of our recruitment process? 

or: Reflecting on your performance in the first phase of the recruitment process, how do you think you did?)

Had you expected to pass the first phase?

(or: Did you expect to pass the first phase?)

As I see in your resume, you are studying mathematics at Oxford University.  

I would like to know why you chose that degree and that university.  

(or: I would like know: why did you choose that degree and that university?)

You moved to a new city, you began the university with new classmates, new teachers, far from family, etc. 

How was that experience for you?

If you had to summarize that moment in one word, how would you describe it?

Academically, how did you adapt to the demands of the university.  

What results did you obtain / achieve in that first semester of the first year?

he got the vacune.  = he got the vaccine / he was vaccinated. 

efectos secundarios = side effects

ten en cuenta que…. = keep in mind that…. 

in Doja, there doesn´t live so many people.  = 

in Doja, there aren´t that many people living

There aren´t that many people living in Doja

Not many people live in Doja.  

He worked for a spanish company that bankrupt = 

He worked for a spanish company that went bankrupt. 

She wanted to stay at Madrid.  = She wanted to stay in Madrid. 

He decided to came back to Madrid but it was impossible to find something.  =

He decided to come back to Madrid but it was impossible to find anything.  

he had a secure post in a  complicate sector = He had a secure position in a complicated sector. 

un tercio of the pilots fueron despedidos = one third of the pilots were fired. 

It is interesting to go to those countries just to watch how different we are.  =

It is interesting to go to those countries just to see how different we are.  

in the fondo of your tierra = under your land

fortuito = fortuitous

They treat very bad the immigrants.  = They treat immigrants badly / poorly.  

They hire people from India for build their towers.  = They hire people from India to build their towers.  

thanks of the money, they have the best. = Thanks to the money, they have the best.  

the local population just for be local, they have a salary, even if they don´t work. = The local population, just for being local, have a salary even when they don´t work.  

jeque = sheikh, sheik

They´re very racism. = They´re very racist.

They are very stricts. = They are very strict.

He hasn´t any choice.  = He doesn´t have any choice. / He has no choice. 

You don´t need nothing else. = You don´t need anything else.  

Any company is recruiting.  = No company is recruiting.

i dont lose my time = i don´t waste my time

over the average = above average

leaving his academic career in a second part (segundo plano) = leaving his academic career  in the background

it is important for us to make questions about how dynamic is that person. = 

it is important fus us to ask questions about how dynamic the person is. 

sino que = but rather 

i´m interviewing these candidates since 15 years. = I´ve been interviewing these candidates for 15 years.

that´s when you can see the humidity of others = that´s when you can see the humility of others

presencially - in person

he´s in love of himself = he´s in love with himself

he makes impressions = he does impressions

it was a cconcert with classic music = it was a concert with classical music

la banda sonora = the soundtrack / the musical score

a pesar de ser (uno de los compositores mas populares de Hollywood, vivio toda su vida en Italia) = despite being one of the most popular composers in Hollywood, he lived his whole life in Italy.  

homenaje = omage

I dont know if you know who is he. = I don´t know if you know who he is. 

I was one hour and a half laughing all the time without stop.  = 

I was laughing non-stop for an hour and a half.  

For one hour and a half I was laughing non-stop.

All the persons that he impresss, are spanish, people of our history.  =

Everyone he does impressions of are Spanish, people from our history. 

it is unbelievable the power that he has for doing that. 

It is unbelievable the ability he has for doing that.  

It is unbelievable the ability he has to do that.  

this show concretely, it´s he by himself.  

This show specifically is just him alone/ by himself. 

he impressed = he was doing an impresssion of

i appreciate to have that moment = 

I appreciate having that moment.  

I appreciate having had that moment. 

Pronounce: govern

before to wait to see what was going to happen, she decided to give it up.  = 

Before waiting to see what would happen, she decided to give up. 

convocar una election = 

to hold an election 

to have a vote

We don´t have so many restrictions in comparison with Spain.  = (good, or)  

We don´t have as many restrictions as Spain. 

even in her own partido = even in her own party

Pronounce:  butcher

I cannot give it up, and I don´t want. = I cannot give it up, and I don´t want to.  

it doesnt  makes me so nervous than the other one. = it doesn´t make me as nervous as the other one.  

I took 4 normal coffees per day. = I had 4 normal coffees per day.    

vacunacion = vaccination

me hizo estresada = it made me so stressed 

excitatnte = stimulant

soy nerviosa = I´m a nervous person.

(estoy nerviosa = I´m nervous)

before the covid I felt that the coffee helps me.  = 

Before covid, I felt that coffee helped me.  

overage = average

there´s something happens with me, that when i watch…  = 

there´s something that happens every time I watch….. 

jaulas = cages

i´m very sensitive of it. = I´m very sensitive to it.  

conforme te hagas mayor = as you get older

we are taking care of us a little bit more than men. =  

we are taking care of ourselves a little bit more than men.  

es imitador = he does impressions

i went to pick my kids up to the school by walk = I went walking to pick my kids up from school. 

ya huelo la primavera = ´I feel the spring coming on´

Pronounce:  content  (contenido), ridiculous

Why you can do it with the Monarchy? = Why can you do it with the Monarchy?

an organism = an organization

my oldest daughter with 7 years old was searching for something on youtube.  = 

My oldest daughter, who´s 7, was searching for something on youtube. 

I enjoy to eat them.  = I enjoy eating them.  

if I tried them with something on, they are going to like me = 

If I try them with something on them, I am going to like them.  

canapes = hors d'oeuvres  (or-DERVS)

he can do normal life, quite similar than our life. = 

He can have a normal life, quite similar to our lives.

he has a lot of exit, business exit = 

he has a lot of success in business 

he is very successful in business. 

miserias = poverty

he was thinking about to move to the coast = he was thinking about moving to the coast.

a lot of lungs problems = a lot of lung problems

Pronounce: collapsed, my colleague watched it, IRA, Brazil

everybody ask me for these things =
everybody asks me for these things

intermediaro = intermediary

las quejas = the complaints

we hadn´t any probelm until last week =
we didn´t have any problem until last week.

to avoid work until so late =
to avoid working until so late

ansiedad = anxiety

delinquentes = delinquents
he delinqs = he gets into trouble, he causes trouble

esocia = scotland
escoces = scottish

Me permite... = he lets me...

the fact to be listening english all the time =
the fact of listening to english all the time / the idea of listening to english all the time

I recommend you = I recommend it to you

the actor that characterize Pablo Escobar =
the actor that plays Pablo Escobar

after passing so much time with her =
after spending so much time with her

sometimes when i had any conference or presentation in any university, people thought i was from from the north of spain = sometimes when I had some conference or presentation in some university... 

un acento un poco pijo = a snobby accent

Before to read that, I thought I was a super procrastinator =
Before reading that, I thought I was a super procrastinator

Tengo envidia de aquellos que …. = I´m envious of those who... 

Mala prensa = bad press

no elevo mi voz = I don´t raise my voice

Desmayar = faint

Mareada = dizzy

to pass the page = to turn the page

her auto description = her self description

I have many homeworks to do = 

I have many tasks to do

I have many chores to do

I have many things at home to do

fish, eggs, and meat are the main of my menus =

fish, eggs, and meat are the main courses of the menus I prepare.  

tiquis miquis = picky

vale la pena = it´s worth it

when something stinks / when something makes you doubt = 

when something is funny / fishy

menos aun =  even less

el overage = the average

la gota que derramo el vaso = 

the straw that broke that camel´s back

that made us to make that decision = 

That made us decide that.

i could be against of them =

I could be against them.

i could be agree with them =

I could agree with them. 

our population is polaricized = 

our population is polarized

trying to look for agree = 

trying to look for common ground

trying to look for things we agree on

a no ser que = unless

unrespectable with other = 

disrespectuful with others

she had a friend in our department that recommends her.  =

she had a friend in our department that recommended her 

morreando = make out, get nasty with someone

someone comes for help me at home. = someone comes to help me at home

she comes for cleaning and cooking also = she comes to clean and also to cook

i ask him for put the plates on the washing machine. = I ask him to put the plates in the washing machine

 i cant stand with something dirty = I can´t stand things being dirty

Pronounce: dessert, catholic

it´s ciclico = it´s cyclical, it´s a cycle

she doesn´t have time for cook = she doesn´t have time to cook / she doesn´t have time for cooking.

los lavados = the loads of laundry

i have shame to live in that way = I´m embarrassed to live in that way / I´m embarrassed to live like that. 

the day next is she the one who puts them on the washing machine.  = the next day it´s she who puts them in the washing machine

gracias a la nieve = thanks to the snow

they take care to the people = they take care of the people

…to think of the disaster that could be happen if the children were being outside = …to think of the disaster that could have happened if the children had been outside.

it has been one of the best christmas in many years ago. = it has been one of the best christmases in many years.  

I prefer the small meetings.  = I prefer small gatherings

I have been more relaxing in that way.  = I have been more relaxed in that way

the third age = old age

i´m not be that kind of person. = I´m not that kind of person

I used to avoid the metro.  = I usually avoid the metro

i love climb = I love climbing

 it´s near to madrid = it´s near Madrid

cuenca have two canyons = Cuenca has two canyons

Pronounce: harness

I try don´t eat sugar. = I try not to eat sugar

 tenia mal humor = i was in a bad mood

I didn´t have anybody for going with me.  = I didn´t have anyone to go with me

i like travel with other people.  = I like to travel with other people

modelo a seguir = role model

él pudo = he was able to 

the other day i asked to my husbsnd to do it. = the other day I asked my husband to do it.

Pronounce: relaxed

the 4 presents that you must to give to your kids. = the 4 presents that you must give your kids

no valoran = they don´t value

i have four presents for Carlota.  are very simple.  = I have four presents for Carlota.  They are very simple.

soy una persona muy disfrutona. = I´m someone who enjoys a lot

if i would be here by myself, of course i was enjoying.  = If I were here by myself, of course I would enjoy

I love that way of think of kids = I love the way kids think

las sobras = the leftovers

not especial = not especially 

I watch what are the competition doing = I watch  what the competition is doing. 

la competicion = the competition (our competitors)

I had a very good news =  

I received some very good news
I got some very good news
I have some very good news

Pronounce:  CEO, managers, focus

I have been thinking on this = (OK, or) I have been thinking about this

ser incordio = [Linguee.com: to be a pest, to pester (in a good way); nuissance (bad)]

fortalezas y puntos debiles = strong points and weak points OR strengths and weaknesses

exigente = demanding

es mi papel = it´s my role

I do it since 15 years.  = I have been doing it for 15 years / I have done it for 15 years.  

inventar = create, come up with

empeorar = to get worse

you put them a grade / letter = you give them a grade / letter

you don´t offer nothing else = you don´t offer anything else

that employee should promote = that empnloyee should be promoted

big step = considerable change

you are going to win much money = you are going to earn a lot of money

campana de Gauss = grading curve

What have he done =  What has he done?

He don´t do any mistake = He doesn´t make any mistakes

What means an A?  what means a B and C? = What does an A mean?  What do B and C mean?

The directors delegate those meetings on them = the directors delegate those meetings to them

me he dado cuenta = I´ve realized

pronounce:  rhythm 

(pronounce: terrorism, cynicism)

en buena forma = in good shape

i dont care about the ridiculous i could do  = I don´t care about how ridiculous I might look

dejando eso aparte = even without that / that aside

era muy deportista = I was very sporty / athletic

te has superado = you have gotten over it

no valgo para eso = I´m not good for that 

(no se me da bien = I´m not good at that)

I have a problem for do just one thing = I have a problem doing just one thing

 un acompañamiento = an acompaniment

he never give up = he never gives up

saca lo peor de mi = (someone) brings out the worst in me

es dificil encontrar una pelicula que me atrape = 

it´s difficult to find a movie that engages me.

it´s difficult to find a movie that captivates me.

it´s difficult to find a movie that I really get into.  

I´m cutting up so many kinds of movies = I´m crossing so many movies off the list. 

tetraplegico = quadruplegic 

more tendence for = a greater tendency for

hierro = iron

i dont focus on nothing special = i dont focus on anything in particular 

lentejas = lentils

superalimentos = superfoods

es una moda = it´s a trend

entre comillas = in quotations  / quote-unquote

when i arrived = (good, or) when i came back

that episode make me disgusting = that episode made me disgusted / that episode disgusted me

gula = gluttony

i got 10 kilos in one month = i gained 10 kilos in one month

los representantes = the representatives

una marioneta = a puppet

that exams let you to work somewhere, to get your specialization or not, to go to a hospital or not = those exams determine whether or not you get your specialization, whether or not you can work at a hospital… 

ministro de sanidad = health minister

pronounce:  he makes his speech

pronounce: at least

pronounce: tourism

it wasn´t true neither = it wasn´t true either.

muy fuerte = very serious

nowaday = nowadays

derrotar = destroy, take down

our politicals = our politicians

our results are worst than in March = our results are worse than in March.

deberian haber valuado = They should have evaluated.  

egolatria = egocentricity

everybody is getting by here = everyone is coming through here (Madrid airport)

incredulidad = incredulity
sustentabilidad  = sustainability
energic = energetic
vacune = vaccine
punto de inflexion = inflection point, turning point
resume = summary
sensible = sensitive
ansiedad = anxiety
mandibula = jaw
medio ambiente = environment
indicadores = indicators
están promoviendo = they are promoting
tramitar = to process
reenfuerzan = they reinforce
clenching your teeth = apretando los dientes, bruxism
sin importar = no matter

I dont know what it´s = I dont know what it is

no me caia bien = I didn´t like myself

it was a circle = a cycle

we have to analyze how sustainable we are. 

what would we do for to get to there = what would we do to get there

cumplir con las normas = comply with the rules

we don´t make difference betwen man and woman = we don´t distinguish between men and women

i see so good resumes of indian people = i see such good resumes of indian people

universities are plain of them = universities are full of them / universities have plenty of them

she earns a lot of money in compare with her original country = in comparison to/with

tanto men como women = men as well as women, both men and women

pronounce: project