housekeeping

limpieza, labores domésticas

Trabajo de mantener limpia y ordenada una casa, un hotel u otro lugar.

En inglés sencillo: The work of keeping a home, hotel, or other place clean and tidy.

• I do most of the housekeeping.
• The hotel needs more housekeeping staff.
• Fresh towels are available from housekeeping.

Sinónimos: cleaning, housework

Expresiones frecuentes: do the housekeeping, housekeeping staff, housekeeping duties

tareas preparatorias, tareas de mantenimiento

Pequeñas tareas habituales de preparación y organización que permiten realizar el trabajo principal.

En inglés sencillo: Small routine jobs that prepare or organize things so the main work can happen.

• We need to do some housekeeping first.
• The program handles housekeeping before processing the data.
• Deleting old files is part of our weekly housekeeping.

Sinónimos: preparatory work, routine maintenance

Expresiones frecuentes: general housekeeping, housekeeping tasks, routine housekeeping

avisos previos

Información práctica que se da a los asistentes antes de comenzar una reunión, un espectáculo u otro acto.

En inglés sencillo: Practical information given to people before a meeting, show, or other event starts.

• First, a little housekeeping: please silence your phones.
• She covered the housekeeping before introducing the speaker.
• There are two housekeeping announcements before we begin.

Sinónimos: preliminary announcements

Expresiones frecuentes: some quick housekeeping, housekeeping announcements, housekeeping matters