La Palabra Del Dia: "empresa"
empresa ( ehm-preh'-sah )
noun ( firm, company, venture )
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Examples:
1. Francisco se mudó a San Francisco para trabajar para una nueva empresa que diseña aplicaciones para teléfonos inteligentes.
Francisco moved to San Francisco to work for a new company that develops apps for smartphones.
2. No me gusta trabajar para empresas demasiado grandes. Hay mucha burocracia.
I don't like working for large companies. There's too much bureaucracy.
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A lot of companies have chosen to downsize. Muchas empresas han optado por reducir.
The management regrets to inform you that we will have to fire you. Happy Christmas.
La empresa lamenta informarle de que vamos a tener que despedirte. Feliz Navidad.
¿Sabes que las peores empresas están listadas en el "Customer Service Hall of Shame" cada año?
Do you know that the worst companies are listed in the "Customer Service Hall of Shame" every year?
link to page which contains the worst companies of 2012 and another of MSN which is probably the main page
La empresa tiene grandes pérdidas por culpa de la crisis de la economía.
The company has big losses by fault of the economy crisis.
Los dueños de la empresa tenían dificultades con los empleados, pero encontraron una solución por el problema.
The owners of the company had difficulties with the employees, but they found a solution for the problem.
Es mejor invertir en empresas grandes.
It's better to invest in large companies.
No me gustaría tener mi propia empresa. Para mi es mejor trabajar al hospital donde tengo que preparar cosas como las unidades de sangre, donde tengo que tomarse la sangre de los enfermos. No, no quiero mi propia empresa.
I would not like to have my own firm. For me it's better to work at the hospital where I have to prepare things like units of blood, where I have to draw/take blood from sick people. No, I don't want my own firm.
The creditors initiated the bankruptcy proceedings against the Robert's firm.
Los acreedores iniciaron el procedimiento de quiebra en contra de la empresa de Roberto.
My cousin dreams about owning a company.
Mi primo sueña con poseer una empresa.
