Vocabulario Inglés-Español de Negocios y Vida Cotidiana: Términos, Expresiones y Refranes
Bill: factura
Bill: cuenta (en un restaurante)
Invoice: factura proforma
¿Factura or albarán?
Receipt: recibo
Proof of purchase: prueba de compra
Charter / declaration of rights: carta/declaración de los derechos
A bill / a law: proyecto de ley, has not been passed by Parliament
To make a reservation / booking: hacer una reserva
Outlet: tienda, establecimiento
Department store: grandes almacenes
Direct mailing: buzoneo
Mail order: venta por correo
Order: pedido, hacer un pedido
Retired people: jubilados
Diapers: pañales (Pampers is a commercial name)
Nappy: pañal
Tissue / hanky: kleenex
Pacifier: chupete (US) / dummy (UK)
Retired citizens (US) / OAP’s (UK)
OAP: Old Age Pensioner
Berries: bayas, frutos del bosque
Blackberry: moras
Slim: esbelto
Lightweight: ligero
Display: visualización, pantalla
Wireless: inalámbrico
Wired: cableado
Headset: cascos, auriculares (headphones, earphones)
Browser: explorador, navegador
A market share: cuota de mercado
Order: hacer un pedido
Owe: deber
Qualification: titulación
Complaints: quejas
Apologies: disculpas
Overcharge: cobrar de más, sobrecargo
Complaint form: hoja de reclamaciones
Glasses: vasos o copas
Cups: tazas o copas (Champions cup)
At least: al menos, como mínimo
As: como
Stress management: gestión, control del estrés
Replacement: repuesto
Matter: asunto
Holy Week: Semana Santa
Advisor: consejero
To make a suggestion: hacer una sugerencia
Blindfold: antifaz, venda de los ojos
Vocabulario de Negocios y Publicidad
A crossword: un crucigrama
MAIL, DISCOUNT, MOVE, RENT, REVENUE, STAFF, LOCATION, LEASE, COMPETITORS, ADVERTISE
Jinx: gafe
To run a business: llevar un negocio
To run a program: ejecutar un programa
Several: varios/as
Direct mailing: buzoneo
Advertising: publicidad
To afford: permitir(se)
Características del Producto
PRODUCT FEATURE: slim, color display, Bluetooth for wireless headset and speakerphone, 32MB of memory, SMS texting, organizer, browser
Predicciones en el Futuro
I think we will sell a lot in Europe.
The product will be very popular with young children.
Recomendaciones
You should recruit any more staff.
I think you should advertise on the internet.
I'd advise you to offer other languages.
Refranes
A mistake repeated more than once is a decision: una equivocación repetida más de una vez es una decisión.
It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.
I complained because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.
See you later, alligator: hasta luego, cocodrilo.
In a while, crocodile: en un rato.
Canales de Venta
Sales outlets: mobile phone, mail order, on the internet.
Wishful thinking: you say what you want it to be.
Consejos a un Amigo
Do not despair. He thinks that your race is not finished, that you are only in a process of change and that, after a short time, you will succeed.
Adopt a positive attitude.
Identify what makes you different.
Desventajas del Trabajo a Tiempo Parcial
The worker cannot perform overtime, except for those to prevent or repair casualties and other extraordinary and urgent damages.
The part-time worker has the same rights as a full-time worker.
The worker can subscribe a special agreement of the social security.