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business [ˈbɪznɪs]
sustantivo
1. asunto (m) (task, concern)
- it's none of your business -> no es asunto tuyo
- it's not my business to… -> no me corresponde a mí…
- mind your own business -> métete en tus asuntos
- to make it one's business to do something -> proponerse algo
- I was just going about my business -> yo simplemente iba a lo mío
- to get down to business -> ir a lo esencial, ir a lo importante
- to mean business -> ir en serio
- it's a sad or sorry business -> es un asunto lamentable or triste
- I'm sick of the whole business -> estoy harto de todo este asunto
- he was working like nobody's business (familiar) -> estaba trabajando de lo lindo
- it's the business! (familiar) -> ¡es fantástico or genial! (excellent) (británico)
2. empresa (f) (individual company); negocios mpl (commercial activity)(con) (con)
- to be in business -> dedicarse a los negocios
- to be in the computing business -> trabajar en el sector de la informática (person)
- I'm not in the business of making concessions -> no estoy por hacer concesiones
- to go into business (with) -> montar un negocio
- to go out of business -> quebrar
- to go to London on business -> ir a Londres en viaje de negocios
- how's business? -> ¿cómo van los negocios?
- it's good/bad for business -> es bueno/malo para los negocios
- to talk business -> hablar de negocios
- to do business (with) -> hacer negocios
- he's a man you can do business with (sentido figurado) -> es un hombre con el que se puede tratar
- business account (finanzas) -> cuenta (f) comercial
- business card -> tarjeta (f) de visita
- business center -> centro (m) de negocios; (in hotel) centro (m) comercial (city)
- business class (aviación) -> clase (f) preferente
- business college -> facultad (f) de ciencias empresariales
- business hours -> horario (m) de trabajo; (of company) horario (m) comercial (of shop)
- business incubator -> vivero (m) (de empresas)
- business lunch -> comida (f) de trabajo
- business management -> gestión (f) or administración (f) de empresas
- business manager -> administrador(ora) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) de empresa
- business park -> parque (m) empresarial
- business plan -> plan (m) económico
- business school -> escuela (f) de negocios
- business studies -> empresariales (f pl)
- business trip -> viaje (m) de negocios
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business [bis-nes]
sustantivo
1. Empleo, oficio; asunto (affair, situation, activity); What’s all this business about you leaving?
- To give somebody the business -> echarle la bronca a alguien (reprimand); tomarle el pelo a alguien (tease)
sustantivo
- I’m in the insurance/antique business -> trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades (branch of commerce)
- She’s the best designer in the business -> es la mejor diseñadora del ramo
- It’s been a pleasure to do business with you -> ha sido un placer trabajar con usted (transactions)
- She’s away on business -> está fuera por negocios
- To mix business with pleasure -> mezclar el trabajo con la diversión
- Business before pleasure -> antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)
- To get down to business -> ir al grano, entrar en materia
- To mean business -> decir algo muy en serio
- To talk business -> hablar de negocios
- Business studies -> (ciencias) empresariales
- Business school -> escuela de administración o gestión de empresas
- A course in business German -> un curso de alemán comercial
- The firm has been in business for 50 years -> la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial
- To set up in business -> montar o poner un negocio
- They went into business together -> montaron o pusieron un negocio juntos
- To go out of business -> cerrar
- Business is good -> el negocio anda o marcha bien
- We open for business at nine o’clock -> abrimos al público a las nueve
- To lose business -> perder clientes o clientela (clients, custom)
- What is your business here? -> ¿qué le trae a Ud
- To do the business for -> liquidar (una cuenta) completamente; acabar; de aquí, matar o arruinar a alguno
- It is not my business -> eso no me atañe; nada tengo que ver con eso
- Mind your own business! -> ¡no te metas en lo que no te importa
- I shall make it my business to find out -> yo me ocuparé o me encargaré de averiguarlo
- She was getting through those chocolates like nobody’s business -> les estaba dando duro a los bombones
- He was dashing around like nobody’s business -> estaba corriendo como un loco de aquí para allá
- To attend to business -> aplicarse a los negocios
- To carry on business -> comerciar
- To do business -> hacer negocios
- To give up business -> retirarse- del comercio
- Beginning business -> establecerse
- In business -> estar establecido
- Line of business -> ramo de negocios
- Business letter -> carta comercial
- Business trip -> viaje de negocios
- Any other business -> otros asuntos, ruegos y preguntas
, ¿qué es eso de que te vas? Negocio, empresa (firm); ocupació Negocios (world of commerce, finance). Comercio (commercial activity, trading). acá? Asunto, incumbencia (rightful occupation, concern).(Coloq,) De trabajo, de negocios (appointment, lunch). Asuntos, temas (items of agenda).
"business" in the Answers forum
| Q: | BUSINESS DOCUMENT "RELEASE FORM" |
| A: | Formulario de autorización. Although in spanish just the word "release" in quotation marks works too, as in: firmar un "release". |
| Q: | How does one say "for profit" business? and |
| A: | Trabaja en un "sucursal" de una empresa sin fines de lucro que es de ganancias |
| Q: | business/construction terms |
| A: | I don't know about "good" sites, but here are some I found by googling "*spanish construction vocabulary*" etc.. : [construction verbs][1] [business][2]… |
| Q: | business spanish- to place someone on hold |
| A: | In Spain "No cuelgue, por favor" is probably the most common option. |
| Q: | Business Like environment |
| A: | I'm pretty sure you need to turn that around. Here's my attempt: Un ambiente de negocios profesional y seguro However, you'd better wait for some native… |
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