Project, task, ownership, deadline — how work is planned and replanned.
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From these 50 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
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Two languages, two money pictures for the same idea. English says something takes its toll: a charge collected at a barrier as you go past, paid on the spot. Spanish sends the bill afterwards. Pasar factura is to put the invoice through, and el cansancio pasó factura en marzo means the tiredness turned up as a cost months later. The delay is the whole point of the phrase: la carga de trabajo desigual pasa factura says an uneven load will be paid for, not that it hurts now. The same words do the ordinary office job as well — pasar una factura is simply to invoice somebody.
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el hito del proyectothe milestonePhraseB2
El hito del proyecto es la primera entrega.The milestone is the first delivery.
el alcance del proyectohow much the project coversPhraseB2
El alcance del proyecto creció sin permiso.How much the project covers grew without anybody agreeing to it.
la dependencia entre tareasone task waiting on anotherPhraseB2
La dependencia entre tareas retrasó todo.One task waiting on another held everything up.
la ruta críticathe critical pathPhraseB2
La ruta crítica pasa por dos personas.The critical path runs through two people.
el cuello de botella del procesothe bottleneck in the processPhraseB2
El cuello de botella del proceso está en la revisión.The bottleneck in the process is at the checking stage.
asumir una tareato take a task onPhraseB2
Asumió la parte técnica sin dudarlo.She took the technical part on without hesitating.
hacerse cargo deto take responsibility forPhraseB2
Se hizo cargo del retraso.He took responsibility for the delay.
el reparto de tareasthe sharing out of the workPhraseB2
El reparto de tareas se acordó el lunes.The sharing out of the work was agreed on Monday.
la carga de trabajo desigualthe uneven workloadPhraseB2
La carga de trabajo desigual pasa factura.The uneven workload takes its toll.
pasar facturato take its tollPhraseB2
El cansancio pasó factura en marzo.The tiredness took its toll in March.
la fecha de entregathe delivery datePhraseB2
La fecha de entrega no se movió.The delivery date did not move.
el retraso acumuladothe delay built up so farPhraseB2
El retraso acumulado es de tres semanas.The delay built up so far is three weeks.
el margen de tiempothe slack in the timetablePhraseB2
No quedaba margen de tiempo.There was no slack left in the timetable.
la estimación de esfuerzothe estimate of how much work it isPhraseB2
La estimación de esfuerzo se quedó a la mitad.The estimate of how much work it is fell short by half.