Vocabulary Related To Economy And Business Flashcards

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El prepuesto

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Budget
Votaremos para aprobar el presupuesto en la junta anual. - We will vote to approve the budget at the annual meeting.

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La compañía

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Company
Nuestra compañía tiene oficinas en cuatro ciudades diferentes. — Our company has offices in four different cities.

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El cliente

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Customer
La clienta se enojó porque no teníamos su talla en la tienda. — The customer became angry because we didn’t carry her size in the store.

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La deuda

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Debt
Después de ir a Las Vegas, tengo una deuda de $3,000. — After going to Las Vegas, I have a debt of $3,000.

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El empleado

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Employee
La empresa en la que trabajo tiene 500 empleados. — The company I work for has 500 employees.

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El empleador

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Employer
Los empleadores en el sector servicios buscan candidatos competentes. — Employers in the service industry are seeking competent candidates.

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Los finanzas

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Finance
El ministro de Hacienda tiene que ser un experto en finanzas. — The Secretary of the Treasury must be an expert on finance.

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Los ingresos

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Income
En este país, los ingresos y la raza están estrechamente correlacionados. - And in this country, income and race are highly correlated.

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El mercado

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Market
El mercado financiero está en un estado volátil. — The financial market is unstable.

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Las ganancias

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Profit
Si compras bajo y vendes alto, tendrás una ganancia. — If you buy low and sell high, you’ll have a profit.

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Las ventas

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Sales
¿Alguna vez has trabajado en ventas o marketing? — Have you ever worked in Sales or Marketing?

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El impuesto

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Tax
El impuesto sobre el valor agregado en México es del 16%. — The value added tax in Mexico is 16%.

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Asequible

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Affordable
Laura y Paul están buscando una agencia que ofrezca viajes en crucero a un precio asequible para su luna de miel. — Laura and Paul are looking for a travel agency that offers cruise trips at an affordable price for their honeymoon.

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Competitivo

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Competitive
El mercado de celulares es muy competitivo en nuestra región. — The cellphone market is highly competitive in our region.

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Costoso

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Costly
El paracaidísmo es un pasatiempo demasiado costoso y ya no me lo puedo permitir. — Skydiving is too costly of a hobby and I can’t afford it anymore.

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Financiero

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Financial
Nuestra tienda cerró debido a la recesión y la crisis financiera. — Our store shut down due to the recession and the financial crisis

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Global

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Global
Con oficinas en más de 30 países, esta empresa tiene un alcance global. — With offices in more than 30 countries, this company has a global reach.

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Creciente

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Growing
Hay un creciente interés por cuidar el medio ambiente. — There’s a growing interest in taking care of the environment.

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Local

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Local
La gastronomía local de esta región se basa sobre todo en verduras y pescado. — The local cuisine from this region uses mostly vegetables and fish.

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Comercializable

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Marketable
No creo que ese producto todavía sea comercializable. — I don’t think that product is still marketable.

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Rentable

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Profitable
Lana es dueña de un negocio muy rentable. — Lana is the owner of a very profitable business.

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Exitoso

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Successful
Mi tía dice que es exitosa porque también es trabajadora y honesta. — My aunt says she’s successful because she’s also hardworking and honest.

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Desempleado

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Unemployed
Desde que estoy desempleado, he enviado docenas de currículums sin respuesta. — Since I’m unemployed, I’ve sent dozens of resumes with no answer.

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Valioso

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Valuable
Mi abuela me dejó en herencia unas joyas muy valiosas. — My grandma left me some very valuable jewels.

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Económicamente

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Economically
Las mujeres comprenden el 43% de la población económicamente activa. — Women make up 43% of the economically active population.

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Eficientemente

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Efficiently
Sra. Buenafuente, trabaja usted tan eficientemente que le vamos a subir el salario. — Mrs. Buenafuente, you work so efficiently that we are going to raise your salary.

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Económicamente

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Financially
Decidimos esperar a tener un hijo hasta que logremos tener una casa y estar bien económicamente. — We decided to wait to have a child until we have a house and are financially better off.

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Globalmente

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Globally
Se ha analizado globalmente el problema para llegar a una solución adecuada. — We have analyzed the problem globally in order to reach an adequate solution.

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Localmente

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Locally
Todos los insumos empleados en nuestro restaurante son provistos localmente. — All the supplies used at our restaurant are sourced locally.

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Oficialmente

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Officially
Hasta que no nos casamos oficialmente no pudimos recibir prestaciones por matrimonio del gobierno. — Not until we were officially married could we receive marriage benefits from the government.

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Personalmente

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Personally
Porque el contenido de la carta fue confidencial, Juan me la envió personalmente. — Because the content of the letter was confidential, Juan delivered it to me personally.

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Profesionalmente

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Professionally
Admiro a Carlos profesionalmente, es un médico brillante, pero su vida privada es un desastre. — I admire Carlos professionally, he’s a brilliant doctor, but his private life is a mess.

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Regularmente

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Regularly
Esta planta necesita ser regada regularmente. — This plant needs to be watered regularly.

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Con éxito

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Successfully
Tu perfil en línea fue creado con éxito. ¡Gracias por unirte a nosotros! — Your online profile was created successfully. Thank you for joining us!

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Tradicionalmente

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Traditionally
Más del 80% de nuestros alumnos pertenecen a grupos tradicionalmente subrrepresentados en la educación superior. — More than 80% of our students come from traditionally underrepresented groups in higher education.

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Ampliamente

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Widely
El affair romántico ha sido ampliamente difundido. — The romantic affair has been widely publicized.

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Anunciar

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To advertise
Anunciaron el festival por toda la ciudad. — They advertised the festival citywide.

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Prestar

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To borrow
¿Me prestas la aspiradora un par de horas? La mía está estropeada. —Could I borrow your vacuum cleaner for a couple of hours? Mine is broken.

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Comprar

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To buy
¡Hay que comprar una piñata que hoy comienzan las posadas! — We need to buy a piñata because the Posadas start today!

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Ganar

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To earn
Mi hermana ganó $50 vendiendo limonada en la acera en nuestro vecindario. — My sister earned $50 selling lemonade on the curb in our neighborhood.

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Emplear

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To employ
Nuestra empresa emplea 12 ingenieros y un diseñador. — Our company employs 12 engineers and a designer.

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Invertir

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To invest
Ya te dije que no era buena idea invertir nuestros ahorros en acciones. — I told you it wasn’t a good idea to invest our savings in stock.

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Dirigir

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To manage
No le gusta mucho dirigir el hotel; preferiría trabajar en un restaurante. — She doesn’t really like managing the hotel; she’d prefer to work in a restaurant.

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Promocionar

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To market (promote)
Fui al evento a promocionar mis servicios de traducción. — I attended the event to promote my translation services.

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Comercializar

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To market (sell)
Tras el éxito inicial del producto, estamos pensando comercializarlo en gran escala. — After the initial success of the product, we’re planning to market it on a large scale.

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Producir

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To produce
Alemania produce coches de muy buena calidad. — Germany produces very good quality cars.

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Vender

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To sell
La chica estaba vendiendo naranjas en el mercado. — The girl was selling oranges in the market.

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Comerciar

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To trade
Los mercaderes asiáticos comerciaban con especias. — The Asian merchants traded in spices.

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Solicitar un préstamo

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To apply for a loan
Carlos decidió solicitar un préstamo para abrir su propio negocio. — Carlos decided to apply for a loan to open his own business.

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Equilibrar el presupuesto

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To balance the budget
María se esforzaba por equilibrar el presupuesto cada mes. — María was striving to balance the budget every month.

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Cerrar un acuerdo

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To close a deal
Los empresarios trabajaron arduamente para cerrar un acuerdo beneficioso. — The businessmen worked hard to close a beneficial deal.

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Reducir costos

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Cut costs
La empresa implementó nuevas estrategias para reducir costos. — The company implemented new strategies to reduce costs.

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Generar ingresos

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To generate income
El objetivo principal del proyecto es generar ingresos para los trabajadores locales. — The main goal of the project is to generate income for the local workers.

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Quebrar

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To go bankrupt
Desafortunadamente, la tienda de la esquina tuvo que cerrar porque no quería quebrar. — Unfortunately, the corner store had to close because it didn’t want to go bankrupt.

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Aumentar las ventas

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To increase sales
El nuevo plan de marketing tiene como objetivo aumentar las ventas significativamente. — The new marketing plan aims to significantly increase sales.

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Obtener ganancias

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To make a profit
La empresa implementó varias estrategias para obtener ganancias consistentes. — The company implemented several strategies to make consistent profits.

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Pagar la deuda

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To pay off debt
Después de años de esfuerzo, finalmente lograron pagar la deuda por completo. — After years of effort, they finally managed to pay off the debt in full.

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Recaudar capital

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To raise capital
La start-up está buscando recaudar capital para expandir sus operaciones. — The start-up is seeking to raise capital to expand its operations.

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Reducir gastos

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To reduce expenses
La empresa implementó medidas para reducir gastos y mejorar su rentabilidad. — The company implemented measures to reduce expenses and enhance its profitability.

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Dirigir un negocio

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To run a business
Luis tiene experiencia en dirigir un negocio y tomar decisiones estratégicas. — Luis has experience in running a business and making strategic decisions.