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Verb. This word is almost always exclusively used in a business context and it means ‘to return an amount to the person who had given it’. Its exact opposite is desembolsar. E.g.: Por lo tanto, se necesita una devaluación real para reembolsar la deuda si se quiere evitar una ralentización o incluso… Thus, a real devaluation is necessary to repay the debt if a slowdown or even a recession in the debtor country is to be avoided; El administrador tendrá las funciones de desembolsar el dinero para el proyecto y llevar la contabilidad pertinente: It shall be his/her responsibility to disburse funds to the project and account for the LCIF grant funding.
The nouns are el reembolso and el desembolso and the adjectives are reembolsable and desembolsable. As you can see, both words come from bolsa, bag. On a more colloquial tone we have the verb embolsar, to pocket; but bolsar does not exist. A perfect synonym of reembolsar is reintegrar; the noun is el reintegro and the adjective reintegrable. dc

Feminine noun. It is a form of indirect protection from infectious disease that can occur with some diseases when a sufficient percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through vaccination or previous infections, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity. Immune individuals are unlikely to contribute to disease transmission, disrupting chains of infection, which stops or slows the spread of disease. E.g.: Cuando los padres no vacunan a sus hijos, también perjudican a la población que los rodea, al reducir la llamada “inmunidad de rebaño”, que es la que impide los brotes: When parents do not vaccinate their children it also harms the population around them, by lowering “herd immunity,” which thwarts outbreaks. dc

Verb. To establish or determine the conditions of a piece of legislation, a deal, agreement, price or something else. E.g.: En otros países, la ley estipula que para determinados acreedores tales como profesionales liberales, la retención de impuestos…: In other countries, the law provides that for certain vendors such as self-employed people, withholding tax need only be…
The noun is la estipulación. dc

Feminine noun. Biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. E.g.: Se ha comprobado que la vacuna es muy eficaz en la prevención de la covid-19: The vaccine has proven very effective in preventing Covid-19.
The verbs are vacunar, to vaccinate, and vacunarse, to get vaccinated. Another noun is la vacunación: vaccination programme. E.g.: Aquellas personas que viajen a zonas selváticas pueden vacunarse contra la fiebre amarilla, malaria y cólera, previa consulta médica: Those persons travelling to jungle zones can be vaccinated against yellow fever, malaria and cholera, subject to medical consultation. dc

Verb. Oposición or concurso de oposición is the examination process implemented in for recruitment and admission to the civil service and public companies. Aprobar oposiciones then means to pass those examinations. From the point of view of the Administration the expression is convocar a oposiciones: to advertise a job in the public service. E.g.: Si ha aprobado unas oposiciones, introduzca y mantenga actualizado su currículum vitae en línea: If you have successfully completed an open competition exam, you are welcome to enter and update your CV online. dc