headquarters

sede central

Oficina o edificio principal desde donde se dirige una organización.

En inglés sencillo: The main office or building from which an organisation is managed.

• Our headquarters is in London.
• The company moved its headquarters last year.
• Hundreds of people work at the international headquarters.

Cómo se usa: headquarters in somewhere (The company has its headquarters in Berlin.)

Sinónimos: head office, main office

Expresiones frecuentes: company headquarters, headquarters in somewhere, corporate headquarters

cuartel general

Lugar desde donde los mandos militares y su personal dirigen a los soldados y dan órdenes.

En inglés sencillo: The place where military leaders and their staff direct soldiers and give orders.

• The general returned to headquarters.
• New orders arrived from army headquarters.
• Enemy planes attacked the military headquarters during the night.

Sinónimos: command centre

Expresiones frecuentes: army headquarters, military headquarters, report to headquarters