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Word Definition Translation

award (v) to officially give (sb) (sth such as premiar (v)
a prize or money) to reward them
for sth they have done
backache (n) a pain in your back dolor de espalda (n phr)

bend (v) to move (part of your body) so doblar (v)

that it is not straight or so that you
are not upright
bill (n) a written list showing how much factura (n)
you have to pay for services you
have received, work that has
been done, etc.
bloatware (n) parts of a computer program that software inflado (n)
include unnecessary features that
are not used by end users, or that
generally use more computing
power than necessary, while
offering little or no benefit to its
users
burn (v) if sth is burning, it is producing quemar (v)
flames and being damaged or
destroyed by fire
call centre (n) an office where people answer centro de llamadas (n phr)
customers’ questions, make
sales, etc. by using the telephone
rather than by meeting people
connection error (n phr) a mistake or fault in the electrical error de conexión (n phr)
system joining two parts of a
machine, computer network, etc.
cool down (phr v) to make (sth) slightly colder, or to enfriar (v)
become slightly colder

crash (v) if a computer crashes, or if you bloquear (v)

crash the computer, it suddenly
stops working

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customised (adj) if sth is customised, it has been personalizado (adj)
changed to make it more suitable
for you, or to make it look special
or different from things of a similar
type
CV (n) (Curriculum Vitae) a short written currículum (n)
document that lists your
education and previous jobs, that
you send to employers when you
are looking for a job
education (n) the process of teaching and educación (n)
learning, usually at school,
college or university, or a list of
where this happened in your case
electric shock (n phr) a sudden shock to your body, descarga eléctrica (n)
caused by electricity

error code (n) a set of numbers, letters or código de error (n phr)

symbols that shows what fault
has occurred on a computer or
gives information about it
escalate (v) to increase the seriousness, aumentar (v)
intensity, etc. of (sth)

failure (n) an occasion when a machine or fallo (n)

part of your body stops working
properly
fault (n) sth that is wrong with a machine, fallo (n)
system, design, etc. that prevents
it from working properly
further qualification (n if you have a further qualification, estudios avanzados (n pl)
phr) you have passed an examination
or course to show you have a
higher than usual level of skill or
knowledge in a subject
government (n) the group of people who govern a gobierno (n)
country or state

hang (v) if a computer hangs, it stops no responder (v)

responding to inputs

issue tracking system (n a computer software package that sistema de seguimiento de

phr) manages and maintains lists of incidentes (n phr)
problems reported by users of a
website

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manual (n) a book that gives instructions guía (n)
about how to do sth, especially
how to use a machine
occupational (adj) relating to, or caused by, your job laboral (adj)

organisational skill (n an ability to plan and arrange sth habilidad organizativa (n)
phr) so that it is successful or effective

personal information (n facts or details that tell you sth información personal (n)
phr) about a person

personal skill (n phr) an ability belonging or relating to habilidad personal (n)

one particular person, rather than
to other people or to people in
general
personnel (n) the people who work in a personal (n)
company, organisation or military
force
position held (phr) a job that you used to do puesto anterior (n)

qualification (n) if you have a qualification, you título (n)

have passed an examination or
course to show that you have a
particular level of skill or
knowledge in a subject
responsibility (n) sth that you must do as part of responsabilidad (n)
your job or duty

RSI (n) (Repetitive Strain Injury) pains in síndrome RSI (lesión por
your hands, arms, etc. caused by esfuerzo repetitivo) (n)
doing the same movements many
times, especially by using a
computer keyboard or mouse
short circuit (n phr) a failure of an electrical system, cortocircuito (n)
caused by bad wires or a fault in
a connection in the wires
solution (n) a way of solving a problem or solución (n)
dealing with a difficult situation

speculate (v) to guess about the possible especular (v)

causes or effects of sth, without
knowing all the facts or details

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spill (v) if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it derramar (v)
accidentally flows over the edge
of a container
subject (n) an area of knowledge that you asignatura (n)
study at a school or university

ticket (n) a file in an issue tracking system parte (n)

that records a reported problem
and the steps taken to resolve it
tier 1 (n phr) the first, most important or nivel 1 (n)
simplest of several levels in an
organisation or system
trips and falls (n phr) acts of falling as a result of hitting tropezones y caídas (n+n pl)
sth with your foot, or from any
other cause
troubleshooting guide (n a piece of computer software, or a guía de resolución de problemas
phr) printed manual, that asks you a (n phr)
series of questions to try to find
the cause of a computer problem,
and suggests possible solutions
usage (n) the way in which sth is used, or uso (n)
the amount of it that is used

virus (n) a set of instructions secretly put virus (n)

onto a computer or computer
program, which can destroy
information. When a computer
that has a virus makes a
connection with another
computer, for example by email,
the virus can make copies of itself
and move to the other computer
work experience (n) the experience you have had of experiencia laboral (n)
working in a particular type of job

wrist (n) the part of your body where your muñeca (n)
hand joins your arm

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