business

comercio, negocios

Actividad de comprar y vender productos o servicios para ganar dinero.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of buying and selling goods or services to earn money.

• Business is slow today.
• They do business with companies abroad.
• Online business has grown quickly.

Cómo se usa: do business with someone (We do business with several local farmers.)

Sinónimos: trade, commerce

Expresiones frecuentes: do business, international business, business with someone, in business

empresa, negocio

Empresa o tienda que vende productos o servicios.

En inglés sencillo: A company or shop that sells goods or services.

• She owns a small business.
• Several businesses closed last year.
• Would you like to run your own business?

Sinónimos: company, firm, enterprise

Expresiones frecuentes: small business, run a business, family business

asuntos

Tareas que alguien debe hacer o asuntos que le afectan personalmente.

En inglés sencillo: Things you need to do or matters that concern you personally.

• I have some business to finish.
• Please keep out of my business.
• We returned to business as usual.

Cómo se usa: be someone’s business (How I spend my money is my business.)

Sinónimos: affairs, matters

Expresiones frecuentes: personal business, unfinished business, mind your business

oficio, sector

Tipo de trabajo o sector en el que alguien se gana la vida.

En inglés sencillo: The kind of work someone does to earn money.

• He is in the music business.
• She learned the restaurant business from her father.
• How long have you been in this business?

Cómo se usa: be in the … business (Her family is in the hotel business.)

Sinónimos: trade, occupation, profession

Expresiones frecuentes: insurance business, hotel business, in the business

empresarial, comercial

Relacionado con el trabajo o las actividades comerciales.

En inglés sencillo: Related to work or professional activities.

• Dad is on a business trip.
• Please use your business email address.
• We discussed it over a business lunch.

Sinónimos: professional, commercial

Antónimos: personal

Expresiones frecuentes: business trip, business meeting, business phone, business expenses