Business English Flashcards

To be fluent in order to be a good professional

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Business acumen

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É ter visão de negócios, conseguir entender uma situação de negócio e saber lidar com ele trazendo ótimos resultados

Capable of solving customer needs applying tech solutions

I’ve developed my business acumen after working with Concordia for 2 years

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Seasoned executive/Business Analyst…

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Seasoned significa experiente

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Level playing field

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Um campo de batalha justo, equilibrado, que dá a todos a mesma oportunidade de ter sucesso

Exemplo:

The government must ensure a level playing field for domestic companies

There isn’t a level playing field for foreign companies in China

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Level the playing field

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Equilibrar, nivelar o campo de batalha

It’s time to level the playing field for minorities

The Internet has leveled the playing field for small companies in several segments

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Driver

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Fator que impulsiona, influência, impacta, direciona

Digital marketing and social media were our main growth drivers last yeas

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Yield

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Rendimento

US Treasury yield slides after last week’s surge

Here are some high-yield funds to invest your money

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Pivot

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Mudar algum aspecto fundamental do negócio, mudar de direção, grandes mudanças

Some businesses have successfully pivoted during the pandemic

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Out of / in

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9 out of 10 clients are satisfied with our service

1 in 15 customers are not paying the bills

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Out of

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Fora de / sem

We are out of money

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Out of

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A partir de

How can we create value out of conflict?

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Silver lining

The company strruggled during the crisis, but the silver lining is that we learned how to do more woth less resources

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Algo positivo numa situação ruim, o lado bom de algo ruim, negativo

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Grace period

the bank will give us a grace period of 5 months for this loan

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carência (tempo a mais para fazer algo)

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Lack of

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falta de algo

there is a lack of competent professionals in blockchain

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diferencial (como vantagem)

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advantage
competitive advantage
is what sets us apart
is what makes us unique

The main advantage of our platform is that its content is completely business-driven

Our vast experience in the pharmaceutical industry is what sets us apart

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dia útil

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working day

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fornecedor

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gerente

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differential

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diferença de valor, tratamento

price differential
salary differential

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Lojas, varejista, atacadista físicos
no sentido oposto de online

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brick-and-mortar
B&M
Physical

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vendas

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Cursos, aulas, treinamentos presenciais

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in-person
face-to-face
in-class

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Eventos físicos

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in-person
face-to-face

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Ballpark (figure)

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estádio de baseball
ou
Valor estimado/aproximado

I need more information to calculate the exact costs, but a ballpark figure should be around $ 200k

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Bear

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urso

ou

tolerar, suportar, aguentar algo negativo (ou no sentido de peso)

ou

carregar/levar

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make up for something
compensar alguma coisa Sorry for the missing goods, I will send you two new boxes to make up for it
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reserva
booking
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make up (verb)
inventar / fazer as pazes / preparar /completar a diferença para chegar a um valor
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makeup
composição The company has a diverse nationality makeup
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make up your mind make up my mind
se decidir me decidir
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charge
carregar/ responsável (in charge of) cobrar / cobrança / acusado de um crime They will charge ud for this service There will be extra charges for the additional service
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Tailor your summary and profile when applying for a job
Adapte/Molde seu resumo e perfil quando for aplicar para um trabalho