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"Businessman" is a noun which is often translated as "el hombre de negocios", and "entrepreneur" is a noun which is often translated as "el empresario". Learn more about the difference between "businessman" and "entrepreneur" below.
businessman(
bihz
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nihs
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mahn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (profession)
a. el hombre de 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).
I'm not a businessman. I don't know about profit margins.No soy hombre de negocios. No sé nada de márgenes de ganancias.
b. el empresario (M) (business owner)
(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).
Donald is both a wealthy businessman and a celebrity.Donald es un empresario acaudalado y una celebridad.
c. el negociante (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 city streets are full of well-dressed businessmen with briefcases.Las calles de la ciudad están llenas de negociantes bien vestidos y con maletines.
entrepreneur(
an
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truh
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pruh
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nuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el empresario (M), la empresaria (F)
(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).
(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 grandfather was a successful entrepreneur who founded five companies.Mi abuelo fue un empresario exitoso que fundó cinco empresas.
