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"Business" is a noun which is often translated as "los negocios", and "trade" is a noun which is often translated as "el comercio". Learn more about the difference between "business" and "trade" below.
business(
bihz
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nihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. los negocios (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How is your business going at the moment?¿Qué tal le van los negocios de momento?
b. el comercio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He is studying international business at the university.Está estudiando comercio internacional en la universidad.
2. (firm)
a. la empresa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My son will inherit the family business.Mi hijo heredará la empresa familiar.
b. el negocio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They have a children's clothes business on the main street.Tienen un negocio de ropa infantil en la calle principal.
3. (matter)
4. (profession)
5. (figurative) (excretion)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. las necesidades (F) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The cat did her business.La gata hizo sus necesidades.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. empresarial
Economists are projecting steady business growth in the renewables sector.Los economistas prevén un crecimiento empresarial estable en el sector de energías renovables.
b. comercial
I only deal with business correspondence in the morning.Solo me ocupo de la correspondencia comercial por las mañanas.
trade(
treyd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el comercio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The government wants to increase international trade.El gobierno quiere aumentar el comercio internacional.
2. (industry)
a. la industria (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My father has been in the oil trade for more than 35 years.Mi padre lleva en la industria del petróleo más de 35 años.
b. el gremio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It's well known by those in the trade that they're going to fire the president.Ya se sabe en el gremio de los actores que van a despedir al presidente.
3. (profession)
b. el intercambio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The conditions of the trade seemed fair enough.Las condiciones del intercambio parecían bastante justas.
a. el traspaso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Atlanta's team has been much better since they made the trade.El equipo de Atlanta ha estado mucho mejor desde que hizo el traspaso.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. traspasar
They traded the player for a first-round draft pick.Traspasaron al jugador por la posibilidad de escoger en la primera ronda del draft.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
