300 basic business English words translated into Spanish by Andrew D.

Miles
Copyright by Andrew D. Miles, 2007

300 Basic Business Words

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A
account
N

B
cuenta
N

background

antecedentes

accountancy accountant agreement allowance analyst

N N N

contabilidad

bad debts deudas incobrables balance

N

contable acuerdo

balance

balance sheet balance bank

N

dinero para gastos

banco
ADJ

analista
N

bankrupt barrel bear

V N

en quiebra

applicant

solicitante

barril

application form solicitud apply for appoint

V V

producir; devengar
V

solicitar

benefit bill
N

beneficiar

nombrar
N

factura; cuenta

appointment

cita;

Board of Directors Consejo de Administracin book boss

V

nombramiento architect area ASAP

N N

arquitecto

reservar jefe
N

rea
DE

ABREV

as soon as possible:

branch brand
N

sucursal; agencia

cuanto antes le sea posible assembly

N

marca
N

montaje;

brochure budget build

V N

folleto

ensamblaje assembly line lnea de montaje assets

N

presupuesto

construir
N

activos
ADJ

builder building

constructor
N

associate auditor
N

asociado

edificio

auditor
V

Business Administration Administracin de Empresas businessman negocios businesswoman negocios

N N

automate

automatizar
N

automation average
N

automatizacin

hombre de

media; promedio

mujer de

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calculation campaign candidate cash cash
N N N

component computer clculo

N

componente

ordenador
N

consultancy consumer consumo consumption container contract contract control control

V V N N

consultora

campaa candidato
N

consumidor

consumer product producto de

carbon paper
V N

papel carbn

cobrar caja; efectivo cajero

N

consumo

contenedor

cash flow flujo de caja cashier cent CEO

N

contratar contrato

catalogue
N

catlogo Chief Executive

controlar control
N

centavo

convention copier corp.

N

convencin

ABREV DE

Officer: Director Ejecutivo change charge chart

N V V

fotocopiadora corporation:

cambiar cargar; cobrar

ABREV DE

corporacin; sociedad corporation sociedad cost CPU

N N

grfico; tabla
V

corporacin;

check

controlar
N

cheque cheques chief client

N

cheque
N

costo; coste Central Processing

chequebook jefe
V

libreta de

ABREV DE

Unit: Unidad Central de Proceso credit card tarjeta de crdito credit officer oficial de crdito credit
N

classify
N

clasificar colateral; adicional competencia

N

cliente
ADJ N

crdito
N

collateral company

currency

divisa

compaa
N

current account cuenta corriente curriculum vitae curriculum vitae customer

N

competition

competitiveness competitividad competitor

N

competidor

cliente

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data debit debt
N N

efficient

ADJ

eficiente electrnico empleado

electronic employee datos dbito; cargo deuda

N

ADJ N

envelope eraser
N

sobre

goma de borrar

estate agent agente de la propiedad inmobiliaria estimate estimate cambio exchange rate tipo de cambio executive executive expand export export
V N N V N

decision decrease demand

decisin
N

decrecimiento demanda
N

estimar estimacin

delivery date fecha de entrega

N

exchange house casa de

department design desk

N N

departamento

diseo

escritorio; mesa de desarrollar

N

ejecutivo ejecutivo

trabajo develop
V

ADJ

expandir

development director dismiss dismissal distribute dollar

N N V

desarrollo

exportar exportacin
N

director despido distribuir

despedir
N

exporter

exportador
N

extension

extensin

dlar

F
factory fair
N N

E
economic economics economist economy efficiency
N ADJ

fbrica

feria enviar por fax fax; facsmil minuta; tarifa campo

N

econmico

fax fax fee field

V N N

N N

economa

economista

economa eficiencia

figure

cifra

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file

archivo
N V

finance finance financial

finanzas; financiacin financiar

ADJ

I
IMF
ABREV DE

financiero

International

firm N firma; empresa foreign debt deuda externa freight funds

N N

Monetary Fund: Fondo Monetario Internacional import import

V

flete; transporte fondos

importar importacin
N

importer

importador mejorar
N

G
gain gain
N V

improve

improvement inc. ganancia; beneficio ganar

N ABREV DE

mejora

incorporated:

incorporado incorporated increase

V ADJ

incorporado

gallon general general glue goal grant graph

N

galn
ADJ

aumentar

general

industrial relations relaciones industriales industrial inflation

N ADJ

general manager director pegamento

V

industrial

inflacin
N

go public
N

salir a bolsa

meta
V N

instalment

cuota

otorgar; conceder grfico

ADJ

institutional relations relaciones institucionales interest rate tipo de inters international

ADJ

graphic

grfico

internacional

International Monetary Fund

H
head-hunter talentos high-tech
ADJ N

Fondo Monetario Internacional interview cazador de interview

V

entrevistar entrevista
N

interviewer de alta tecnologa invest

V

entrevistador

invertir

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investment invoice
N

inversin

link loan logo

conexin
N

factura

prstamo logotipo limited: limitado

J
junior
ADJ

ltd.

ABREV DE

de menor rango o

M
machine
N

jerarqua mquina dirigir; administrar director; gerente

ADJ

K
key
N

manage manager

managerial llave; clave

directivo;

administrativo market share cuota de

L
L/C
ABREV DE

mercado market market Letter of Credit:

N

mercado comercializar; vender

N

marketing serie media

N

mercadotecnia

Carta de Crdito launch lawyer lay off layoff layout lease

V V

mass production produccin en medios

N

lanzar abogado

N V

despedir despido distribucin

meeting memo

reunin; junta memorndum

N

ABREV DE

memorandum merge merger model money

N V

memorndum

arrendamiento

fusionar fusin

financiero letter of credit carta de crdito liabilities limited line

N N

modelo
N

pasivo limitado

dinero
N

ADJ

mortgage

hipoteca
ADJ

lnea

multinational

multinacional

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net worth network
N N

personnel

personal
N

photocopier photocopy patrimonio neto pint plan plant

N N

fotocopiadora

fotocopia

pinta plan planta ms

red

O
offer office officer official order owe
N

plus port

PR E P

puerto

portable computer ordenador oferta

N

porttil postpone pound

N V

oficina oficial oficial

N

posponer

N N

libra
N

premises

sede; local
N

operation
N

operacin

presentation president general press price print

V N N

presentacin

orden

presidente director

organisation chart organigrama

V

deber
N

prensa precio

owner

dueo

imprimir
N

P
paperclip patent pay
V N N

product

producto
N

production productivity clip profit profit

V

produccin
N

productividad

obtener beneficios beneficios; ganancia

patente devolver rendimiento

pagar
V N

profit-sharing participacin en los beneficios profitable

ADJ

pay back payment

pago
N

beneficioso; que programador

performance personal

da ganancia programmer project

N N

personal assistant asistente

proyecto

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promocin

rsum risk risk run

V N

curriculum vitae

public bidding licitacin pblica public relations relaciones pblicas

arriesgar riesgo
N

robot
V

robot

dirigir

Q
quality calidad
N

calidad

S
sale
N

quality control control de venta

sales manager director de

R
R&D
ABREV DE

ventas salesman
N

vendedor
N

salesperson Research & vendedora

vendedor;

Development: Investigacin y Desarrollo reception recession refund rent reps

N V N

savings account cuenta de ahorro secretary sector

N

recepcin
N

secretaria

receptionist
N

recepcionista

sector
N N N

recesin

security seminar service set

N

seguridad seminario

reembolsar informe representatives: investigar investigacin reservar reserva

alquiler
N

servicio

report

conjunto
N

ABREV DE

share

accin

representantes research research reserve reserve

V N V N

shipping document documento de embarque shop sign

V N

tienda; taller firma

firmar
N

signature

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skilled worker trabajador cualificado social security seguridad social speech personal stake stock strike
N N

unit

unidad

unskilled worker trabajador no cualificado

discurso

staff meeting reunin de participacin

N

V
VAT
ABREV DE

stationery
N N

material de oficina

Value Added Tax: director;

accin; existencias huelga

impuesto al valor aadido vice-president vicepresidente volume

N

T
team
N

volumen

equipo
N V

WXYZ
wage N salario warehouse textos work
N N

transfer transfer

transferencia transferir
V N

transport transport trial type

N

transportar transporte

almacn
N

word-processor

procesador de

prueba
V

mecanografiar

trabajador
N

workstation trabajo

estacin de

U
unemployed
ADJ

write off

dar de baja

desempleado desempleo

unemployment

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