stock

existencias, mercancía

Productos que una tienda o empresa tiene disponibles para vender.

En inglés sencillo: The goods a shop or business has ready to sell.

• The shop needs more stock.
• We sold most of our stock yesterday.
• Their warehouse holds extra stock for busy periods.

Sinónimos: inventory, goods

Expresiones frecuentes: new stock, stock levels, stock for sale, in stock

acción

Parte de la propiedad de una empresa que se puede comprar y vender.

En inglés sencillo: A share in a company that you can buy and sell.

• She bought stock in a technology company.
• His stocks fell in value last week.
• Which stock would you sell first?

Sinónimos: share

Expresiones frecuentes: buy stock, stock market, stock price

caldo

Líquido obtenido al cocer carne, huesos o verduras en agua, usado para preparar sopas y salsas.

En inglés sencillo: Liquid made by cooking meat, bones, or vegetables in water, used to make soups and sauces.

• Add some chicken stock.
• She made stock from the leftover bones.
• Does this soup contain vegetable stock?

Sinónimos: broth

Expresiones frecuentes: chicken stock, vegetable stock, stock cube

balance

En «take stock», indica examinar con cuidado la situación antes de decidir qué hacer después.

En inglés sencillo: Used with “take” to mean carefully considering your situation before deciding what to do next.

• Let’s stop and take stock.
• She took stock of her life after moving.
• Have you taken stock of the situation?

Cómo se usa: take stock of something (We need to take stock of our progress.)

Expresiones frecuentes: take stock, take stock of

tener en venta, vender

Tener un producto disponible en una tienda para que los clientes puedan comprarlo.

En inglés sencillo: If a shop does this with a product, it keeps that product available for customers to buy.

• We stock fresh bread.
• That shop never stocked my size.
• Do you stock this brand of coffee?

Sinónimos: carry, sell

Expresiones frecuentes: stock a product, stock fresh bread, stock several brands

abastecerse, aprovisionarse

Conseguir una cantidad abundante de algo para tener suficiente más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: To get a large supply of something so you have enough for later.

• We need to stock up.
• She stocked up on soap during the sale.
• Are you stocking up for winter?

Cómo se usa: stock up on something (We stocked up on rice before the storm.); stock up for something (They stocked up for the winter.)

Sinónimos: lay in, store up

Expresiones frecuentes: stock up, stock up on, stock up for

abastecer, aprovisionar

Llenar un lugar con los productos o materiales que se necesitan.

En inglés sencillo: To fill a place with the supplies that are needed.

• Please stock the shelves.
• She stocked the fridge with fruit.
• They are stocking the shelter with blankets.

Cómo se usa: stock something with something (We stocked the cupboard with canned food.)

Sinónimos: supply, fill

Antónimos: empty

Expresiones frecuentes: stock the fridge, stock the shelves, stock with something

de serie, estándar

Fabricado en su forma habitual, sin modificaciones especiales ni funciones adicionales.

En inglés sencillo: Made in the usual standard form, without special changes or extra features.

• The car has a stock engine.
• We replaced the stock wheels with larger ones.
• Is this camera still in stock condition?

Sinónimos: standard, unmodified

Antónimos: modified

Expresiones frecuentes: stock engine, stock parts, stock car