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business ['bɪznɪs]1 noun∎ there has been an increase in the number of small businesses throughout the country il y a eu une augmentation du nombre des petites entreprises à travers le pays;∎ he's got a mail-order business il a une affaire ou entreprise de vente par correspondance;∎ would you like to have or to run your own business? aimeriez-vous travailler à votre compte?;∎ business for sale (on sign, in advertisement) commerce à vendre∎ business is good/bad les affaires vont bien/mal;∎ business is slow les affaires ne vont pas;∎ how's business? comment vont les affaires?;∎ business as usual (sign) ouvert;∎ hours of business (sign) heures d'ouverture;∎ to go to London on business aller à Londres pour affaires;∎ a profitable piece of business une affaire rentable ou qui rapporte;∎ we have lost business to foreign competitors nous avons perdu une partie de notre clientèle au profit de concurrents étrangers;∎ we can help you to increase your business nous pouvons vous aider à augmenter votre chiffre d'affaires;∎ the travel business les métiers ou le secteur du tourisme;∎ she's in the fashion business elle est dans la mode;∎ my business is pharmaceuticals je travaille dans l'industrie pharmaceutique;∎ she knows her business elle connaît son métier;∎ he's in business il est dans les affaires;∎ this firm has been in business for 25 years cette entreprise tourne depuis 25 ans;∎ she's in business for herself elle travaille à son compte;∎ to set up in business ouvrir un commerce;∎ he wants to go into business il veut travailler dans les affaires;∎ what's his line of business?, what business is he in? qu'est-ce qu'il fait (comme métier)?;∎ the best in the business le meilleur de tous;∎ I'm not in the business of solving your problems ce n'est pas à moi de résoudre tes problèmes;∎ this shop will be open for business from tomorrow ce magasin ouvrira demain;∎ these high interest rates will put us out of business ces taux d'intérêt élevés vont nous obliger à fermer;∎ to go out of business cesser une activité, faire faillite;∎ he's got no business sense il n'a pas le sens des affaires;∎ she has a good head for business elle a le sens des affaires;∎ to do business with sb faire affaire ou des affaires avec qn;∎ figurative he's a man we can do business with c'est un homme avec lequel nous pouvons traiter;∎ shop that does good business commerce qui marche bien;∎ I've come on business je suis venu pour le travail ou pour affaires;∎ big business is running the country le gros commerce gouverne le pays;∎ selling weapons is big business la vente d'armes rapporte beaucoup d'argent;∎ from now on I'll take my business elsewhere désormais j'irai voir ou je m'adresserai ailleurs;∎ they've put a lot of business our way ils nous ont donné beaucoup de travail;∎ it's bad business to refuse credit c'est mauvais en affaires de refuser le crédit;∎ we're not in the business of providing free meals ce n'est pas notre rôle de fournir des repas gratuits;∎ University a degree in business, a business degree un diplôme de gestion;∎ let's get down to business passons aux choses sérieuses;∎ (now) we're in business! nous voilà partis!;∎ to talk business parler affaires∎ it's my (own) business if I decide not to go c'est mon affaire ou cela ne regarde que moi si je décide de ne pas y aller;∎ what business is it of yours? est-ce que cela vous regarde?;∎ it's none of your business cela ne vous regarde pas;∎ tell him to mind his own business dis-lui de se mêler de ses affaires;∎ I was just walking along, minding my own business, when… je marchais tranquillement dans la rue quand…;∎ what's your business (with him)? que (lui) voulez-vous?;∎ I'll make it my business to find out je m'occuperai d'en savoir plus;∎ people going about their business des gens vaquant à leurs occupations;∎ it's/it's not my business to… c'est/ce n'est pas à moi de…;∎ you had no business reading that letter vous n'aviez pas à lire cette lettre;∎ I could see she meant business je voyais qu'elle ne plaisantait pas;∎ I soon sent him about his business je l'ai vite envoyé promener;∎ familiar he drank like nobody's business il buvait comme un trou;∎ familiar she worked like nobody's business to get it finished elle a travaillé comme un forçat pour tout terminer;∎ British familiar it's the business (excellent) c'est impec'(d) (matter, task)∎ the business of this meeting is the training budget l'ordre du jour de cette réunion est le budget de formation;∎ any other business (on agenda) points mpl divers;∎ any other business? d'autres questions à l'ordre du jour?;∎ she had important business to discuss elle avait à parler d'affaires importantes;∎ that investigation of police misconduct was a dirty business l'enquête sur la bavure policière a été une sale affaire;∎ it's a bad or sad or sorry business c'est une bien triste affaire;∎ this strike business has gone on long enough cette histoire de grève a assez duré;∎ I'm tired of the whole business je suis las de toute cette histoire∎ it was a real business getting tickets for the concert ça a été toute une affaire pour avoir des billets pour le concert∎ the dog did his business and ran off le chien a fait ses besoins et a détaléd'affaires►► Banking business account compte m professionnel ou commercial;business accounting comptabilité f commerciale;business acumen sens m des affaires;business address adresse f professionnelle;business administration gestion f commerciale;business associate associé(e) m,f;business bank banque f d'affaires;business banking operations fpl des banques d'affaires;Commerce business card carte f de visite;business centre centre m des affaires;business class (on aeroplane) classe f affaires;∎ to travel business class voyager en classe affaires;British business college école f de commerce; (for management training) école f (supérieure) de gestion;business computing informatique f de gestion;Journalism business correspondent correspondant(e) m,f financier(ère);Business Expansion Scheme ≃ plan m d'aide à l'investissement;business failure défaillance f d'entreprise;Computing business graphics graphiques mpl de gestion;Computing business intelligence system réactique f;Administration business letter lettre f commerciale;business lunch déjeuner m d'affaires;business manager Commerce & Industry directeur(trice) m,f commercial(e); Sport manager m; Theatre directeur(trice) m,f;business meeting rendez-vous m d'affaires;business park zone f d'activités;business plan projet m commercial;business portfolio portefeuille m d'activités;business premises locaux mpl commerciaux;business reply envelope enveloppe f préaffranchie;business school école f de commerce;School & University business studies études fpl commerciales ou de commerce;business suit complet m (-veston) m;business transaction transaction f commerciale;business travel voyages mpl d'affaires;business traveller = personne qui voyage pour affaires;business trip voyage m d'affaires;∎ to go on a business trip voyager pour affaires -
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business [ˈbɪznɪs]1. noun• what line of business is he in? (inf) qu'est-ce qu'il fait (dans la vie) ?• now we're in business! (inf) ( = ready) maintenant nous sommes prêts !• "business as usual" « nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux »b. ( = volume of trade) our business has doubled in the last year notre chiffre d'affaires a doublé par rapport à l'année dernièrec. ( = firm) entreprise fd. ( = task) affaire f• it's time the government got on with the business of dealing with inflation il est temps que le gouvernement s'occupe sérieusement du problème de l'inflation• that's my business! c'est mon affaire• mind your own business! (inf) mêlez-vous de vos affaires !e. ( = undertaking) moving house is a costly business cela coûte cher de déménagerf. ( = situation) affaire f2. compounds[lunch, meeting, trip] d'affaires• the business end of a rifle le canon d'un fusil ► business hours plural noun [of shops] heures fpl d'ouverture ; [of offices] heures fpl de bureau* * *['bɪznɪs] 1.1) [U] ( commerce) affaires fplthey're back in business — Commerce ils ont repris leurs activités
she's gone to Brussels on business — elle est allée à Bruxelles pour affaires or en voyage d'affaires
it's good/bad for business — ça fait marcher/ne fait pas marcher les affaires
‘business as usual’ — ( on shop window) ‘nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux’
it is/it was business as usual — fig c'est/c'était comme à l'habitude
2) (custom, trade)we are doing twice as much business as last summer — notre chiffre d'affaires a doublé par rapport à l'été dernier
3) (trade, profession) métier m4) (company, firm) affaire f, entreprise f; ( shop) commerce m, boutique f5) [U] ( important matters) questions fpl importantes; (duties, tasks) devoirs mpl, occupations fpl‘any other business’ — ( on agenda) ‘questions diverses’
6) ( concern)mind your own business! — (colloq) occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires! (colloq)
7) ( affair) histoire f, affaire fit's a bad ou sorry business — c'est une triste affaire
8) (bother, nuisance) histoire f2.noun modifier [ address, letter, transaction] commercial; [ pages] affaires; [ meeting, consortium] d'affairesbusiness people — hommes mpl d'affaires
••she can play the piano like nobody's business — (colloq) elle joue du piano comme personne
to work like nobody's business — (colloq) travailler d'arrache-pied
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A n1 ¢ ( commerce) affaires fpl ; to be in business être dans les affaires ; to go into business se lancer dans les affaires ; they made a lot of money in business ils ont gagné beaucoup d'argent dans les affaires ; to be honest in business être toujours honnête en affaires ; to set up in business s'établir à son compte ; she went into ou set up in business as a translator elle s'est établie comme traductrice ; the firm is no longer in business l'entreprise a fermé ; to do business with sb traiter avec qn, faire des affaires avec qn ; they do a lot of business with Germany ils font beaucoup d'affaires avec l'Allemagne ; they're in business together ils sont associés ; he is a man I can do business with c'est un homme avec qui je peux travailler ; to go out of business faire faillite ; they're back in business Comm ils ont repris leurs activités ; she's gone to Brussels on business elle est allée à Bruxelles pour affaires or en voyage d'affaires ; he's away on business at the moment en ce moment il est en déplacement pour affaires ; the recession has put them out of business la récession les a obligés à cesser leurs activités ; it's good/bad for business ça fait marcher/ne fait pas marcher les affaires ; to talk business parler affaires ; now we're talking business! fig maintenant on commence à parler sérieusement! ; are you in London for business or pleasure? êtes-vous à Londres pour affaires ou pour le plaisir? ; to mix business with pleasure joindre l'utile à l'agréable ; business is business les affaires sont les affaires ; ‘business as usual’ ( on shop window) ‘nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux’ ; it is/it was business as usual fig c'est/c'était comme à l'habitude ;2 (custom, trade) to lose business perdre de la clientèle ; how's business comment vont les affaires? ; business is slow at the moment les affaires marchent au ralenti or ne vont pas fort en ce moment ; most of our business comes from tourists la plupart de nos clients sont des touristes ; we are doing twice as much business as last summer notre chiffre d'affaires a doublé par rapport à l'été dernier ;3 (trade, profession) métier m ; what's your line of business?, what (line of) business are you in? vous travaillez dans quelle branche?, qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie? ; he's in the hotel/insurance business il travaille dans l'hôtellerie/les assurances ; he's the best comedian/chef in the business ○ fig c'est le meilleur comique/chef qui existe ;4 (company, firm) affaire f, entreprise f ; ( shop) commerce m, boutique f ; small businesses les petites entreprises ; she runs a small dressmaking/mail-order business elle dirige une petite affaire de confection/de vente par correspondance ;5 ¢ ( important matters) questions fpl importantes ; (duties, tasks) devoirs mpl, occupations fpl ; let's get down to business passons aux choses sérieuses ; the business before a meeting Admin l'ordre m du jour ; we got through a lot of business at the meeting on a réglé beaucoup de questions au cours de la réunion ; can we get down to business? on peut s'y mettre? ; to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; to deal with daily business expédier les affaires courantes ; we still have some unfinished business to discuss nous avons encore des choses à discuter ; he got on with the business of tidying up/letterwriting il s'est mis à faire le rangement/la correspondance ; ‘any other business’ ( on agenda) ‘questions diverses’ ;6 ( concern) that's her business ça la regarde, c'est son affaire ; it's none of your business! ça ne te regarde pas!, ce n'est pas ton affaire! ; it's no business of yours what he does in his private life sa vie privée ne te regarde pas ; to make it one's business to find out se charger de découvrir la vérité ; mind your own business ○ ! occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ○ ! ; he had no business telling her! ce n'était pas à lui de le lui dire! ; she had no business to be there elle n'avait rien à faire là-bas ; there I was minding my own business when … j'étais là tranquille dans mon coin, quand … ;7 ( affair) histoire f, affaire f ; it's a bad ou sorry business c'est une triste affaire ; the newspapers are full of this murder/drugs business les journaux ne parlent que de cette histoire de meurtre/de drogue ; what a dreadful business! quelle histoire horrible! ; no funny business! et pas d'histoires! ; a nasty business une sale affaire ; I'm fed up with the whole business j'en ai ras le bol ○ ;8 (bother, nuisance) histoire f ; moving house is quite a business! c'est toute une histoire de déménager! ; what a business! quelle histoire! ;B modif [address, law, letter, transaction] commercial ; [pages] affaires ; [meeting, travel, consortium] d'affaires ; business people hommes mpl d'affaires ; the business community le monde des affaires.now we're in business! maintenant nous sommes prêts!, maintenant on peut y aller! ; to be in the business of doing avoir pour habitude de faire ; she can sing/play the piano like nobody's business ○ elle chante/joue du piano comme personne ; to work like nobody's business ○ travailler d'arrache-pied ; that's the business ○ ! c'est super ○ ! ; she means business! elle ne plaisante pas! ; to send sb about his business envoyer promener qn ○ ; to give sb the business ○ US en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn ○. -
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own [əʊn]propre;∎ I have my own bedroom j'ai ma propre chambre;∎ I have my very own bedroom j'ai une chambre pour moi tout seul;∎ a flat with its own entrance un appartement avec une porte d'entrée indépendante;∎ these are my own skis ces skis sont à moi ou m'appartiennent;∎ I'll do it (in) my own way je le ferai à ma façon;∎ it's all my own work c'est moi qui ai tout fait;∎ she makes all her own clothes elle fait elle-même tous ses vêtements;∎ how to build your own sauna (title of book, article) comment construire votre propre sauna;∎ it's your own fault! tu n'as à t'en prendre qu'à toi-même!;∎ you'll have to make up your own mind c'est à toi et à toi seul de décider, personne ne pourra prendre cette décision à ta place;∎ I saw it with my own eyes je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux;∎ your own mother wouldn't recognize you! ta propre mère ne te reconnaîtrait pas!;∎ to be one's own man/woman vivre à sa façon ou à son idée2 pronoun∎ is that car your own? est-ce que cette voiture est à vous?;∎ I don't need a pen, I've brought my own je n'ai pas besoin de stylo, j'ai apporté le mien;∎ if you want a car, you'll have to buy your own si tu veux une voiture, tu n'as qu'à t'en acheter une;∎ her opinions are identical to my own nous partageons exactement les mêmes opinions;∎ a house/a room/a garden of one's (very) own une maison/une pièce/un jardin (bien) à soi;∎ their son has a car of his own leur fils a sa propre voiture;∎ a child of his own un enfant à lui;∎ I shan't be going for reasons of my own je n'irai pas pour des raisons personnelles;∎ his ideas are his own ses idées lui sont propres;∎ the town has a character of its own or all (of) its own la ville possède un charme qui lui est propre ou un charme bien à elle;∎ my time is not my own je ne suis pas maître de mon temps;∎ I haven't a single thing I can call my own je n'ai rien à moi;∎ you're on your own now! à toi de jouer maintenant!;∎ to come into one's own (show one's capabilities) montrer de quoi on est capable; (inherit) toucher son héritage;∎ on bad roads the four-wheel-drive model really comes into its own sur les mauvaises routes, le modèle à quatre roues motrices montre vraiment ses capacités;∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn);∎ I'll get my own back on him for that je lui revaudrai ça;∎ to look after one's own s'occuper des siens;∎ to make sth one's own s'approprier qch;∎ she has made the role her own elle en a fait son rôle∎ I've lost everything I own j'ai perdu tout ce que je possède;∎ they own 51 per cent of the shares ils détiennent 51 pourcent des actions;∎ does she own the house? est-elle propriétaire de la maison?;∎ who owns this car? à qui appartient cette voiture?;∎ the land owned by the Crown les terres qui appartiennent à la Couronne;∎ familiar they walked in as if they owned the place ils sont entrés comme (s'ils étaient) chez eux;∎ you don't own me! je ne t'appartiens pas!∎ she owned that I was right elle a reconnu que j'avais raison(tout) seul;∎ are you here on your own? êtes-vous seul ici?;∎ he left me on my own all evening il m'a laissé seul toute la soirée;∎ I'm trying to get him on his own j'essaie de le voir seul à seul;∎ I did it (all) on my own je l'ai fait tout seul;∎ she's setting up in business on her own elle monte une affaire toute seule;∎ you're on your own! c'est à toi de te débrouiller!►► Marketing own brand marque f de distributeur;∎ to score an own goal marquer contre son camp, Swiss marquer un autogoal; figurative agir contre ses propres intérêtsliterary avouer;∎ she owned to a secret passion for Damian elle avoua une passion cachée pour Damian;∎ nobody owned to having taken it personne n'a avoué l'avoir pris;∎ he owns to being forty il admet qu'il a quarante ansavouer, faire des aveux;∎ if the culprit doesn't own up… si le coupable n'avoue pas ou ne passe pas aux aveux…;∎ to own up to sth avouer qch;∎ he owned up to his mistake il a reconnu son erreur;∎ to own up to having done sth avouer avoir fait qch -
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own [əʊn]1. adjective• all my own work! je l'ai fait moi-même !• "own garden" « jardin privatif »• he scored an own goal (British) il a marqué un but contre son camp ; (figurative) ça s'est retourné contre lui2. pronoun• organic farming is now coming into its own l'agriculture biologique commence à prendre de l'importance• did you do it all on your own? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul ?• who owns this house? à qui appartient cette maison ?4. compounds• their own-brand or own-label peas leur propre marque de petits pois• come on, own up! allons, avoue !* * *[əʊn] 1.adjective propreher own car/house/business — sa propre voiture/maison/affaire
2.the house has its own garage/garden — c'est une maison avec garage/jardin (privatif)
my own — le mien, la mienne
3.his/her own — le sien, la sienne
transitive verb1) ( possess) avoir [car, house, dog]2) ( admit) reconnaître, avouer4.Phrasal Verbs:- own up••each to his own — chacun son goût (colloq)
to get one's own back — se venger ( on somebody de quelqu'un)
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♦ business /ˈbɪznəs/n.1 [u] affare, affari; attività commerciale; commercio: Business is booming, gli affari vanno a gonfie vele; to do business with sb., fare affari con q.; We're doing less business than last year, la nostra attività è diminuita rispetto all'anno scorso; to go into business, darsi agli affari; mettersi in affari; to go out of business, cessare l'attività; ritirarsi dall'attività; fallire; to get down to business, mettersi al lavoro; mettersi sotto; to start a business, avviare (o aprire) un'attività; to transact business, trattare affari; He is no longer in business, non è più in affari; business activity, attività commerciale; business trip, viaggio d'affari; business associate, collega d'affari; socio; the business community, il mondo degli affari; business executive, dirigente d'impresa (di alto livello); business letter, lettera commerciale; lettera d'affari; business model, modello imprenditoriale2 [u] attività; lavoro; occupazione; ramo (d'affari): a profitable business, un'attività che rende bene; What business are you in?, che attività svolgi?; to be back in business, avere ripreso l'attività; ( di negoziante) avere riaperto; I'm here on business, sono qui per affari; the insurance business, il ramo delle assicurazioni; le assicurazioni; He's in the oil business, lavora nel ramo petrolifero; si occupa di petrolio; core business, attività tipica o principale ( di un'azienda)3 azienda; compagnia; impresa; ditta: He's running a small business, ha una piccola attività; dirige una piccola azienda; They have sold their business, hanno venduto la ditta; a family business, un'impresa familiare; a delivery business, una ditta di consegne a domicilio4 [u] compito; dovere; cosa che spetta, che tocca: It's my business to make sure things are running smoothly, è compito mio assicurarmi che tutto funzioni; You had no business changing the date, non avevi nessun diritto di (o non toccava a te) cambiare la data5 (solo sing.) faccenda; affare; cosa; storia: a strange business, una strana faccenda; a risky business, una cosa rischiosa; I'm fed up with the whole business, sono stufo di tutta la faccenda; What a business!, che roba!; che storia!; to go about one's business, occuparsi delle proprie faccende; to have unfinished business ( with sb.), avere una questione in sospeso (con q.); That's none of your business ( o That's no business of yours), non è affar tuo; la faccenda non ti riguarda; DIALOGO → - Discussing an election- Mind your own business!, fatti gli affari tuoi!; bada agli affari (o ai fatti) tuoi!6 [u] cosa da fare; cosa all'ordine del giorno: What is your business with him?, che hai a fare con lui?; the business of the meeting, l'ordine del giorno della riunione; to make it one's business to do st., preoccuparsi di fare qc.7 [u] (teatr.) azione mimica9 (come pred.) – ( slang GB) the business, una cosa fantastica; una roba straordinaria; ( anche) autentico, genuino: This bike's the business!, questa moto è fantastica!● business address, indirizzo d'ufficio; recapito □ business administration, gestione aziendale □ business agent, agente (o procacciatore) d'affari □ business angel ► angel, def. 3 □ (econ.) business barometer, barometro economico □ business card, biglietto da visita ( professionale) □ (aeron.) business class, business class □ (econ.) business climate, situazione congiunturale □ business college, scuola aziendale □ (econ.) business combine, concentrazione di aziende □ business consultant, commercialista; consulente d'impresa □ (econ.) business cycle, ciclo economico □ business day, giorno lavorativo □ business economics, economia aziendale □ business economist, aziendalista □ (fam.) business end, estremità funzionante ( di un oggetto); punta; apertura; bocca: the business end of a knife, la punta di un coltello; Where's the business end of this thing?, da che parte si usa questo affare? □ business ethics, comportamento professionale; deontologia □ business game, gestione simulata ( di aziende, affari, ecc.) □ business hours, orario d'ufficio; orario di esercizio; orario di apertura □ business law, diritto commerciale □ business leader, capitano d'industria □ business lunch, pranzo (o colazione) d'affari □ business management, gestione aziendale; amministrazione degli affari □ business manager, dirigente aziendale □ business mathematics, computisteria □ business name, nome dell'azienda; ragione sociale □ (econ.) business outlook, congiuntura □ business park, zona commerciale ( di una città) □ business person, uomo o donna d'affari □ business premises, locali ( di un'azienda) □ business recovery, ripresa dell'attività commerciale □ ( USA) business reply mail, servizio di risposta affrancata □ business school, scuola aziendale □ (comput.) business software, software per le aziende □ (comm.) business strategy, strategia aziendale □ business studies, (studi di) amministrazione aziendale □ ( USA) business suit, (abito) completo □ business survey, indagine congiunturale □ (org. az.) business-to-business (abbr. B2B, b2b), (relativo a) transazioni commerciali elettroniche di beni e servizi tra aziende □ (org. az.) business-to-consumer (abbr. B2C, b2c), (relativo a) transazioni commerciali elettroniche di beni e servizi tra aziende e consumatori finali □ (econ.) business trends, tendenze congiunturali; evoluzione (sing.) della congiuntura □ business unit, unità operativa ( che può essere identificata come centro di profitti) □ business visitor, operatore ( a una fiera, ecc.) □ (fin., rag.) business year, anno sociale; esercizio □ (econ.) big business, la grande industria; il grande capitale □ (fam.) to do the business, funzionare; avere successo; riuscire □ ( slang USA) to give sb. the business, picchiare q., suonarle a q.; dirne quattro a q., dare una ripassata a q.; uccidere q., accoppare q.; imbrogliare q. □ Good business!, bene!; ben fatto! □ (fam.) We're in business!, siamo pronti (a cominciare)!; siamo a posto!; siamo a cavallo! □ (fam.) to be in the business of, occuparsi di; avere intenzione di; avere come scopo: We're in the business of winning, il nostro scopo è vincere; I'm not in the business of paying for everybody, non intendo pagare per tutti □ (fam.) like nobody's business, benissimo; moltissimo; a gran velocità; a tutto spiano □ to make a great business of st., fare qc. in modo ostentato; fare qc. facendo una gran scena □ (fam.) to mean business, fare sul serio; non scherzare □ poor business, affari magri; ( anche) cattivo modo di condurre gli affari □ to set up in business, mettere su un'attività propria; mettersi in proprio (o per conto proprio) □ to talk business, parlare d'affari; (fig.) parlare di lavoro, parlare di bottega □ Business as usual, l'attività si svolge normalmente; tutto è come al solito; è tornata la normalità; ( cartello su un negozio: dopo una calamità, ecc.) siamo aperti □ (prov.) Business is business, gli affari sono affari □ (prov.) Business before pleasure, prima il dovere, poi il piacere NOTA D'USO: - activity o business?-. -
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A adj1 (belonging to particular person, group etc) propre ; his own car/house sa propre voiture/maison ; my own sister/daughter ma propre sœur/fille ; his own children ses propres enfants ; to have/start one's own business avoir/lancer sa propre affaire ; the company has its own lawyer l'entreprise a son propre avocat ; he has his own ideas about what the truth is il a sa propre idée sur ce qui s'est vraiment passé ; he is responsible to his own government/department il est responsable devant son gouvernement/service ; don't ask him to do it, he has his own problems ne lui demande pas de le faire, il a assez de problèmes comme ça ; for your/his/their own safety pour ta/sa/leur sécurité ; he's very nice in his own way il est très gentil à sa manière ; the film was, in his own words, ‘rubbish’ selon ses propres termes, le film était ‘nul’ ; the house has its own garage/garden c'est une maison avec garage/jardin (privatif) ; with my own eyes de mes propres yeux ; she does her own cooking/washing c'est elle qui se fait à manger/qui fait sa lessive (elle-même) ; he makes his own decisions il prend ses décisions tout seul.B pron I don't have a company car, I use my own je n'ai pas de voiture de fonction, j'utilise la mienne ; he didn't borrow it, it's his own il ne l'a pas emprunté, c'est le sien ; she borrowed my pen, because she'd lost her own elle m'a emprunté mon stylo, parce qu'elle avait perdu le sien ; they have problems of their own ils ont assez de problèmes comme ça ; when you have children of your own quand tu auras des enfants ; he has a room of his own il a sa propre chambre ; I have a suggestion of my own to make j'ai une suggestion personnelle à faire ; a house/a garden of our (very) own une maison/un jardin (bien) à nous ; it's his (very) own c'est à lui (tout seul) ; we've got nothing to call our own nous n'avons rien à nous ; my time's not my own je n'ai pas une minute à moi.C vtr1 ( possess) avoir ; [car, house, dog] ; she owns three shops and a café elle est propriétaire de trois magasins et d'un café ; who owns this house/car? à qui est cette maison/voiture? ; he walks around as if he owns the place pej il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui ;2 ( admit) reconnaître, avouer ; to own that avouer que.D vi to own to a mistake reconnaître son erreur ; he owned to having lied/cheated/forgotten il a avoué or reconnu avoir menti/triché/oublié.to come into one's own s'épanouir fig ; to do one's own thing être indépendant ; each to his own chacun fait ce qu'il veut, chacun son truc ○ ; to get one's own back se venger (on sb de qn) ; to hold one's own bien se défendre ; on one's own tout seul ; to get sb on their own voir qn en privé.■ own up avouer ; to own up to having done ou to doing avouer or reconnaître avoir fait ; to own up to the murder/theft avouer avoir commis le meurtre/vol. -
9 business
̈ɪˈbɪznɪs I
1. сущ. буквально означает "занятость", см. busy
1) какая-л. активность, деятельность а) дело, занятие;
то, чем кто-л. занят в данный момент, дело, задание;
"дело" (как противопоставленное "развлечению, отдыху") ;
"дело" (очень трудное занятие) What a business it is to run a government! ≈ Управлять правительством - целое дело. the business of the day/meeting ≈ повестка дня to mind one's (own) business ≈ заниматься своим делом bad business ≈ спад в делах dirty business ≈ грязные дела personal business ≈ личные дела unfinished business ≈ незавершенное дело business end ≈ практическая, наиболее важная сторона дела business hours ≈ приемные часы - to mean business funny business monkey business business executives on business б) профессия, сфера ответственности;
обязанность, должность;
право;
"дело" You had no business to do it ≈ Вы не имели права это делать One whose business it is to preach. ≈ Он профессиональный проповедник. make smth one's business в) дело, история( отрицательные коннотации) be sick of the whole business г) театр. действие, игра, мимика, жесты (в отличие от реплик) They give the literary composition the almost contemptuous title of "words", while they dignify the movements of the actors with the name of "business". ≈ Литературному произведению они дают презрительное наименование "слова", а движения актеров прославляют под именем "игра".
2) "дело" с большой буквы а) бизнес, коммерческая деятельность to set up in business ≈ начать торговое дело to be out of business ≈ обанкротиться to conduct, do, transact;
drum up business ≈ вести коммерческую деятельность to do business with smb. ≈ иметь с кем-л. дело to go into business ≈ заняться бизнесом to go out of business ≈ выйти из игры, уйти из делового мира big business ≈ большой бизнес small business ≈ малый бизнес mailorder business ≈ бизнес, занимающийся рассылкой товаров почтой show business ≈ управление развлекательными программами travel business ≈ туристический бизнес retail business ≈ розничные продажи wholesale business ≈ оптовые продажи to talk business ≈ вести деловые разговоры, говорить о делах business drops off ≈ бизнес угасает business picks up ≈ бизнес возобновляется business is brisk, booming, flourishing, thriving ≈ торговля идет оживленно, процветает, расширяется business is slack ≈ торговля идет вяло business is at a standstill ≈ торговля стоит на месте business as usual man of business business interests business index б) торговое предприятие, фирма to build up a business;
establish a business;
launch a business ≈ открыть торговое предприятие to manage, operate, run a business ≈ управлять торговым предприятием to buy into a business;
buy out a business ≈ купить предприятие to take over a business ≈ руководить предприятием в) сделка (обычно выгодная) ∙ everybody's business is nobody's business ≈ у семи нянек дитя без глазу mind you own business! ≈ не ваше дело! what is your business here? ≈ что вам здесь надо? to send smb. about his business ≈ прогонять, выпроваживать кого-л. to mean business ≈ говорить всерьез, искренне;
иметь серьезные намерения do one's business like nobody's business nobody's business
2. прил. адьективное употребление существительного business I
1. II сущ уст. то же, что busyness дело, постоянное занятие, специальность - your name? *? place of address? ваша фамилия? занятие /чем занимаетесь/? адрес? - what's his *? что он делает?, чем он занимается? - his * was that of a solicitor он был поверенным - his * is selling motor-cars он торгует машинами - to make a * of smth. превратить что-л. в профессию дело, работа - * address служебный адрес - * hours рабочие часы, часы работы( учреждения, предприятия и т. п.) - * letter деловое письмо - * correspondence коммерческая корреспонденция - * call /visit/ деловой визит - * meeting рабочее совещание - a man of * деловой человек - to go to * ходить на работу - to get /to come/ down to * взяться за дело, взяться за работу - you call it pleasure, I call it * вы называете это развлечением, я же считаю это работой - are you here on *? вы здесь по делу? - what is your * here? зачем вы сюда пришли?;
что вам здесь надо? - what's your * with him? зачем он вам нужен?, по какому вопросу вы хотите его видеть? - I asked him his * я спросил, что ему нужно /по какому делу он пришел/ - what a * it is! трудное это дело! повестка дня (тж. the * of the day, the * of the meeting) - (any) other * разное, прочие вопросы( в повестке дня) дело, обязанность, долг, назначение;
круг обязанностей - a doctor's * обязанности доктора - a soldier's * is to defend his country долг солдата- защищать свою страну - it is part of a professor's * это входит в обязанности преподавателя - to go about /to attend to/ one's * заниматься своим делом;
не вмешиваться в чужие дела - that's no * of yours это вас не касается, это не ваше дело - what * is that of yours? какое ваше дело?, что вы вмешиваетесь? - mind your own * занимайтесь своим делом6 не вмешивайтесь в чужие дела - to make it one's * считать( что-л.) своей святой обязанностью /своим кровным делом/ - you have (got) no * to be here вы не имеете права присутствовать здесь - it is nobody's * это никого не касается торговля, коммерческая деятельность, бизнес - retail * розничная торговля - * failure банкротство, крах - * relations деловые отношения;
торговые связи - * depression застой в торговле;
экономическая депрессия;
экономический кризис - * circles /quarters/ торговые /деловые, коммерческие/ круги - library * коммерческая библиотека - government and * правительство и деловые круги - a line of * торговая специальность или специализация - the general stagnation of * общий застой торговли - the * part of the town торговый центр города - not strict * не по правилам торговли - to be in the wool * торговать шерстью - to go into * заняться торговлей;
стать торговцем - to engage in * (американизм) заняться торговлей - to do * заниматься коммерцией, быть коммерсантом - to carry on * in coffee вести торговлю кофе - to transact one's * through a bank вести свои дела через банк - to be out of * обанкротиться - to be in the theatre * быть владельцем зрелищных предприятий торговое дело, коммерческое предприятие, фирма - banking * банкоское дело, банк - a partner in the * компаньон в торговом деле /в фирме/ - to buy a * купить торговое предприятие - to set up in * начать торговое дело торговая, коммерческая сделка - a good stroke /piece/ of * удачная сделка( разговорное) дело, вопрос, случай - a funny * странное дело - an ugly * безобразная история - a deplorable * прискорбный случай - a pretty *! хорошенькое дельце! - a pretty piece of *, isn't it! хорошенькая история - нечего сказать!, вот так история! - I'm tired of the whole *! мне все это надоело! (театроведение) игра, мимика - this part has a good deal of comic * as played by him он вносит комический элемент в исполнение этой роли актерские атрибуты, приспособления( устаревшее) отношения, связи( с кем-л.) (устаревшее) занятость;
усердие( американизм) клиентура, покупатели;
публика - to play to enormous * выступать перед огромной аудиторией (эвфмеизм) "серьезное дело" (дефекация) (эвфмеизм) "занятие", проституция > the * (американизм) (сленг) наказание;
взбучка > to give smb. the * избить /исколошматить/ кого-л. > big * крупный капитал > good *! здорово! > monkey * (американизм) (разговорное) валяние дурака;
бессмысленная работа;
шутливая выходка;
штучки, фокусы > no monkey *! без фокусов!, без глупостей! > * as usual замалчивание трудностей или проблем;
все в порядке > to know one's own * не вмешиваться в чужие дела > to mean * говорить серьезно, не шутить;
собираться решительно действовать;
не ограничиваться словами > "Any Other B." "Разное" (в повестке дня) > to do the * for разделаться с кем-л., отделаться от кого-л. раз и навсегда > that will do his * этого с него хватит;
это его доконает /погубит/ > to send smb. about his * прогнать /вытурить/ кого-л.;
отчитать кого-л.;
поставить кого-л. на место;
посылать кого-л. к черту > * before pleasure сперва работа, потом развлечения;
делу время, потехе час > * is * в торговле сантименты излишни;
на войне как на войне > everybody's * is nobody's * (пословица) у семи нянек дитя без глазу agency ~ агентский бизнес ailing ~ предприятие, испытывающее финансовые трудности any other ~ любой другой вид деятельности banking ~ банк banking ~ банковские операции banking ~ банковское дело banking ~ операции банка ~ дело, занятие;
the business of the day (или meeting) повестка дня;
on business по делу;
to be out of business обанкротиться brokerage ~ посредническая контора burgeoning ~ процветающая фирма ~ attr. практический, деловой;
the business end практическая, наиболее важная сторона дела ~ attr. практический, деловой;
the business end практическая, наиболее важная сторона дела ~ executives руководящий административный персонал;
"капитаны" промышленности executive: ~ амер. должностное лицо, руководитель, администратор (фирмы, компании) ;
business executives представители деловых кругов ~ hours часы торговли или приема hours: business ~ рабочие часы business ~ часы работы биржи business ~ часы работы предприятия business ~ часы торговли ~ in futures фьючерсные сделки ~ index индекс деловой активности ~ interests деловой мир, деловые круги ~ of one's own собственное дело ~ of one's own собственное предприятие ~ дело, занятие;
the business of the day (или meeting) повестка дня;
on business по делу;
to be out of business обанкротиться ~ of the day повестка дня business =busyness busyness: busyness занятость, деловитость commercial ~ сфера торгового предпринимательства commercial ~ торговля commercial ~ торговое предпринимательство commission ~ комиссионная торговля commission ~ посредническая контора commission ~ предпринимательство на комиссионной основе conduct a ~ руководить делом consumer ~ сделка с клиентом contango ~ бирж. сделка с отсрочкой расчета contract ~ контрактная сделка craftsman's ~ ремесленное предприятие credit ~ предоставление кредита custody ~ безопасное хранение ценностей клиентов в банке debt collecting ~ инкассаторская служба deposit-taking ~ депозитное учреждение direct ~ прямая сделка direct ~ торговая сделка без посредников do ~ вести торговые дела do ~ делать дела dollar conversion ~ контора по обмену долларов domestic ~ внутренний бизнес domestic ~ местное предприятие entrepreneurial ~ предпринимательская деятельность entrepreneurial ~ предпринимательство error regarding type of ~ ошибка в отношении типа дела established ~ существующее предприятие everybody's ~ is nobody's ~ = у семи нянек дитя без глазу;
mind you own business! не ваше дело!;
занимайтесь своим делом! export ~ экспорт export ~ экспортная деятельность foreign ~ иностранное предприятие foreign exchange ~ валютные операции foreign exchange ~ валютные сделки foreign exchange ~ компания, ведущая валютные операции forward ~ бирж. срочные сделки freelance ~ работа без контракта futures ~ бирж. сделки на срок futures ~ бирж. срочные сделки futures ~ бирж. срочные торговые операции ~ пренебр. дело, история;
I am sick of the whole business мне вся эта история надоела import ~ занятие импортом import ~ импортная сделка income from ~ доход от предпринимательства indirect ~ дополнительный вид деятельности insurance ~ страховое дело insurance ~ страховое предпринимательство insurance ~ страховой бизнес, страховое дело interest arbitrage ~ сделка с процентным арбитражем international ~ международная торговля it has done his ~ это его доконало joint ~ совместное предприятие lawful ~ законная сделка lending ~ кредитный бизнес lending ~ ссудный бизнес mail-order ~ предприятие посылочной торговли ~ обязанность;
право;
to make it one's business считать своей обязанностью;
you had no business to do it вы не имели основания, права это делать man of ~ агент, поверенный man of ~ деловой человек margin ~ спекулятивная сделка на разницу, сделка с маржей to mean ~ говорить всерьез;
иметь серьезные намерения;
браться( за что-л.) серьезно, решительно mean: to ~ business разг. браться (за что-л.) серьезно, решительно to ~ business разг. говорить всерьез everybody's ~ is nobody's ~ = у семи нянек дитя без глазу;
mind you own business! не ваше дело!;
занимайтесь своим делом! moneylending ~ операции по кредитованию mortgage credit ~ операции по ипотечному кредиту new ~ новая компания new ~ новая фирма off-balance sheet ~ внебалансовая сделка official ~ служебное дело oil ~ нефтяной бизнес old ~ выч. давно существующая компания ~ дело, занятие;
the business of the day (или meeting) повестка дня;
on business по делу;
to be out of business обанкротиться on-balance sheet ~ сбалансированная сделка one-man ~ индивидуальный бизнес one-man ~ предприятие с одним занятым own ~ собственное дело private ~ частное дело profitable ~ выгодное дело profitable ~ прибыльный бизнес prosperous ~ преуспевающее предприятие publishing ~ издательское дело real estate ~ сделка с недвижимостью real property ~ операции с недвижимостью real property ~ сделки с недвижимостью registration ~ регистрационная деятельность reinsurance ~ перестрахование rental ~ арендная сделка retail ~ розничная торговля retail ~ розничное предприятие seasonal ~ сезонное занятие security deposit ~ учреждение, принимающее на хранение ценные бумаги to send (smb.) about his ~ прогонять, выпроваживать ( кого-л.) ;
what is your business here? что вам здесь надо? service ~ предприятие сферы обслуживания set up ~ основывать дело ~ бизнес;
коммерческая деятельность;
to set up in business начать торговое дело shipowning ~ судоходная компания small ~ малое предприятие small ~ мелкий бизнес small ~ мелкое предпринимательство spot ~ кассовая сделка spot ~ сделка за наличные spot ~ сделка на наличный товар spot ~ сделка на реальный товар spot ~ сделка на товар с немедленной сдачей storage ~ складской бизнес thriving ~ преуспевающее предприятие timber ~ торговля лесоматериалами unitary ~ предприятие в единой системе налогообложения urban ~ деловая жизнь города volume banking ~ банковские услуги, предлагаемые широкому кругу клиентов warehousing ~ складское дело weekend ~ предприятие, работающее в выходные дни to send (smb.) about his ~ прогонять, выпроваживать (кого-л.) ;
what is your business here? что вам здесь надо? wholesale ~ оптовая торговля wholesale ~ оптовое предприятие ~ обязанность;
право;
to make it one's business считать своей обязанностью;
you had no business to do it вы не имели основания, права это делатьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > business
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'biznis1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negocio2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negocio, empresa3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) asunto•- businessman
- on business
business n1. negocios2. negocio / empresa / industria3. asunto / temait's none of your business no es asunto tuyo / a ti no te importamind your own business! ¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!tr['bɪznəs]1 (commerce) negocios nombre masculino plural2 (firm) negocio, empresa3 (affair) asunto, tema nombre masculino■ does he know about the business with the money? ¿se ha enterado del asunto del dinero?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's my «(your, etc)» business to... me (te, etc) incumbe...to be away on business estar (fuera) de viajeto be big business ser un buen negocioto be in business dedicarse al mundo de los negociosto be the business familiar molar, ser muy guayto do business with somebody comerciar con alguien, tener relaciones comerciales con alguiento get down to business entrar en materiato go out of business quebrarto have no business to «+ inf» no tener ningún derecho a + infto mean business ir en serioto put somebody out of business hacer que alguien quiebreto run a business llevar un negocioto send somebody about his «(her, etc)» business mandar a alguien de paseoto set up a business montar un negociomind your own business! ¡no te metas donde no te llaman!business before pleasure primero es la obligación que la devociónbusiness is business el negocio es el negociobig business grandes negocios nombre masculino pluralbusiness administration administración nombre femenino de negociosbusiness card tarjeta de presentación, tarjeta comercialbusiness centre centro de negociosbusiness consultant asesor,-ra de empresasbusiness consultancy asesoría de empresasbusiness deal trato comercialbusiness district área de negocios, zona comercialbusiness hours horario comercialbusiness of the day orden nombre masculino del díabusiness manager director,-ra de empresasbusiness school escuela de negociosbusiness studies estudios nombre masculino plural empresariales, empresariales nombre masculino pluralbusiness trip viaje nombre masculino de negociosline of business profesión nombre femenino■ what line of business are you in? ¿a qué te dedicas?business ['bɪznəs, -nəz] n1) occupation: ocupación f, oficio m2) duty, mission: misión f, deber m, responsabilidad f3) establishment, firm: empresa f, firma f, negocio m, comercio m4) commerce: negocios mpl, comercio m5) affair, matter: asunto m, cuestión f, cosa fit's none of your business: no es asunto tuyoadj.• comercial adj.• de negocios adj.• empresarial adj.• negocio, -a adj.• negocios adj.n.• asunto s.m.• bártulos s.m.pl.• comercio s.m.• cuestión s.f.• dependencia s.f.• empleo s.m.• empresa s.f.• negocio s.m.• negocios s.m.pl.• trato s.m.• tráfico s.m.'bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs1) u ( Busn)a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl
business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas
b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio mto be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve
c) (custom, clients)to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela
2) ca) ( firm) negocio m, empresa fb) ( branch of commerce)I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades
the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música
3) ua) ( transactions)she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios
unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)
to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia
to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio
to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios
business letter — carta f comercial
business trip — viaje m de negocios
b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mplany other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas
c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia fthat's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe
I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business — (colloq)
she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)
4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto mwhat's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
['bɪznɪs]to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
1. N•
business as usual — (=general slogan) aquí no ha pasado nada; (=notice outside shop) "seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas"•
business before pleasure — primero es la obligación que la devoción•
to carry on business as — tener un negocio de•
to do business with — negociar con•
he's in business — se dedica al comercio•
to go into business — dedicarse al comercio•
the shop is losing business — la tienda está perdiendo clientela•
he means business — habla en serio•
I'm here on business — estoy (en viaje) de negocios•
to go out of business — quebrar•
to set up in business as — montar un negocio de•
to get down to business — ir al grano2) (=firm) negocio m, empresa f3) (=trade, profession) oficio m, ocupación fwhat business are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica usted?
4) (=task, duty, concern) asunto m, responsabilidad f•
to send sb about his business — echar a algn con cajas destempladas•
the business before the meeting — frm los asuntos a tratar•
I have business with the minister — tengo asuntos que tratar con el ministrowhat business have you to intervene? — ¿con qué derecho interviene usted?
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we're not in business to — + infin no tenemos por costumbre + infinwe are not in the business of subsidizing scroungers — no tenemos por costumbre costearles la vida a los gorrones
•
that's my business — eso es cosa míait is my business to — + infin me corresponde + infin
•
it's no business of mine — yo no tengo nada que ver con eso, no es cosa mía•
they're working away like nobody's business — están trabajando como locos•
it's none of his business — no es asunto suyo5) * (=affair, matter) asunto m, cuestión fthe Suez business — el asunto de Suez, la cuestión Suez
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it's a nasty business — es un asunto feo•
finding a flat can be quite a business — encontrar piso or (LAm) un departamento puede ser muy difícil•
did you hear about that business yesterday? — ¿te contaron algo de lo que pasó ayer?•
I can't stand this business of doing nothing — no puedo con este plan de no hacer nada•
what a business this is! — ¡vaya lío!6) (Theat) acción f, gag m7)8)he's/it's the business * — es fantástico
2.CPDbusiness account N — cuenta f comercial, cuenta f empresarial
business address N — dirección f comercial or profesional
business administration N — (as course) administración f de empresas
business agent N — agente mf de negocios
business angel N — (=backer) inversor(a) m / f providencial
business associate N — socio(-a) m / f, asociado(-a) m / f
business card N — tarjeta f de visita
business centre, business center (US) N — centro m financiero
business class N — (Aer) clase f preferente
business college N — escuela f de administración de empresas
business consultancy N — asesoría f empresarial
business consultant N — asesor(a) m / f de empresas
business deal N — trato m comercial
business district N — zona f comercial
business end * N — (fig) [of tool, weapon] punta f
business expenses NPL — gastos mpl (comerciales)
business hours NPL — horas fpl de oficina
business language N — lenguaje m comercial
business letter N — carta f de negocios, carta f comercial
business loan N — préstamo m comercial
business lunch N — comida f de negocios
business machines NPL — máquinas fpl para la empresa
business management N — dirección f empresarial
business manager N — (Comm, Ind) director(a) m / f comercial, gerente mf comercial; (Theat) secretario(-a) m / f
business park N — parque m industrial
business partner N — socio(-a) m / f
business people NPL — gente f de negocios, profesionales mpl
business person N — hombre/mujer m / f de negocios, profesional mf
business plan N — plan m de empresa
business practice N — práctica f empresarial
business premises NPL — local msing comercial
business school N — = business college
business sense N — cabeza f para los negocios
business Spanish N — español m comercial
business studies N — ciencias fpl empresariales, empresariales fpl
business titan N — gigante m empresarial
business use N — uso m empresarial
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for business use only — solo para uso empresarial•
the business use of sth — el uso de algo con fines empresarialesyou can claim a certain amount for business use of your home — puedes deducir una cierta cantidad por el uso con fines empresariales de tu casa
business venture N — empresa f comercial
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his first business venture — su primera empresa comercial(Faculty of) Business Studies N — (Facultad f de) Ciencias fpl Empresariales
business suit N — traje m de oficina or de calle
business trip N — viaje m de negocios
* * *['bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs]1) u ( Busn)a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl
business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas
b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio mto be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve
c) (custom, clients)to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela
2) ca) ( firm) negocio m, empresa fb) ( branch of commerce)I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades
the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música
3) ua) ( transactions)she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios
unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)
to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia
to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio
to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios
business letter — carta f comercial
business trip — viaje m de negocios
b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mplany other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas
c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia fthat's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe
I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business — (colloq)
she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)
4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto mwhat's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?
to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)
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nounhe's in the wool business — er ist in der Wollbranche
business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
that is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
what business is it of yours? — was geht Sie das an?
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
5) (serious work)get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
mean business — es ernst meinen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) das Geschäft2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) das Geschäft3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) die Angelegenheit•- academic.ru/9798/businesslike">businesslike- businessman
- on business* * *busi·ness<pl -es>[ˈbɪznɪs]I. nis your visit for \business or pleasure? ist ihr Besuch dienstlicher oder privater Natur?to combine [or mix] \business with pleasure das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbindennever mix \business with pleasure Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps famto do \business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen [o geschäftliche Beziehungen unterhalten] [o Handel treiben]to go into \business Geschäftsmann/Geschäftsfrau werdenhe went into \business as a caterer er ging ins Gaststättengewerbeto go out of \business das Geschäft aufgebento talk \business zur Sache kommenon \business beruflich, dienstlich, geschäftlichhow's \business at the moment? was machen die Geschäfte?\business is booming/slow die Geschäfte gehen hervorragend/nicht gutwhat line of \business are you in? in welcher Branche sind Sie tätig?small \business Kleinunternehmen ntto start up [or establish] a \business ein Unternehmen gründenthat's none of your \business ( fam) das geht dich nichts anto be a time-consuming \business eine zeitraubende Angelegenheit seinto make sth one's \business sich dat etw zur Aufgabe machen6. no plto mean \business (be serious) es [wirklich] ernst meinento get on with the \business of sth mit etw dat weitermachen\business committee Unterhausausschuss m für die Einteilung der Sitzungszeit9.▶ to do one's \business ( euph: person) austreten, sich akk erleichtern euph; (dog) sein Geschäft verrichten euph▶ to get down to \business zur Sache kommen▶ to be in the \business of [doing] sth dafür zuständig sein, etw zu tunI'm not in the \business of telling you what to do es ist nicht meine Sache, Ihnen zu sagen, was Sie zu tun habento hurt like nobody's \business ganz arg weh tun famto run like nobody's \business ganz schnell rennen▶ what a \business was für ein Umstand* * *['bIznɪs]n1) no pl (= commerce) Geschäft nt; (= line of business) Branche fto be in the publishing/insurance business — im Verlagswesen/der Versicherungsbranche tätig sein
to set up in business as a butcher/lawyer etc — sich als Fleischer/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen
to do business with sb — Geschäfte pl mit jdm machen
"business as usual" (during renovation etc) — das Geschäft bleibt geöffnet
he is here/away on business — er ist geschäftlich hier/unterwegs
to get down to business —
to combine or mix business with pleasure — das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden
you shouldn't mix business with pleasure — man sollte Geschäftliches und Vergnügen trennen
looking for business? (asked by prostitute) — na, Süßer, wie wärs?
2) (fig inf)it's/she's the business — das/sie ist spitze (inf)
that's my business — das ist meine Sache or Angelegenheit
that's no business of mine/yours, that's none of my/your business — das geht mich/dich nichts an
to make it one's business to do sth — es sich (dat) zur Aufgabe machen, etw zu tun
you should make it your business to see that all the products... — Sie sollten sich darum kümmern, dass alle Produkte...
you've no business doing that — du hast kein Recht, das zu tun
we are not in the business of doing that — es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, das zu tun
I must be about my business (form) — ich muss( jetzt) meinen Geschäften nachgehen
See:→ mind5) (= difficult job) Problem nt6) (inf: affair) Sache fmoving house can be a costly/stressful business — ein Umzug kann ganz schön teuer/stressig sein
See:→ funny8) (inf: defecation of dog, child) Geschäft nt (inf)* * *business [ˈbıznıs]A s1. Geschäft n, Beruf m, Tätigkeit f, Gewerbe n, Arbeit f:in the music business im Musikgeschäft;on business geschäftlich, beruflich, in Geschäften, in einer geschäftlichen Angelegenheit;be away on business dienstlich oder geschäftlich unterwegs sein, auf Dienst- oder Geschäftsreise sein;on the way to business auf dem Weg zur Arbeit(sstätte);politics is a dirty business die Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft;carry on business as an estate agent als Grundstücksmakler tätig sein;discuss business über geschäftliche Dinge reden;he knows his business er versteht sein Geschäft2. a) Kaufmannsberuf mb) Geschäftsleben n, Handel m:be in business Geschäftsmann oder Kaufmann sein, ein Geschäft haben;be back in business wieder im Geschäft sein;go into business Kaufmann werden;a) das Geschäft oder seinen Beruf aufgeben,b) den Betrieb einstellen;business is business Geschäft ist Geschäft3. WIRTSCH Geschäft(sgang) n(m), Geschäftsvolumen n, Umsatz m:bad for business schlecht fürs Geschäft;how is business? wie gehen die Geschäfte?;business is slack das Geschäft ist flau;no business (done) (Börse) ohne Umsatz;do good business gute Geschäfte machen ( with mit);lose business Kundschaft oder Aufträge verlieren, geschäftliche Einbußen erleiden4. WIRTSCH Geschäft n, (Geschäfts)Unternehmen n, (-)Betrieb m, Firma f5. (Laden)Geschäft n6. Arbeit f, Tätigkeit f, Beschäftigung f:business before pleasure erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen;8. Sache f, Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:that’s your business (to do) das (zu tun) ist deine Aufgabe;make it one’s business to do sth, make a business of doing sth es sich zur Aufgabe machen, etwas zu tun9. Angelegenheit f, Sache f:life is a serious business das Leben ist eine ernste Angelegenheit;that’s my business das ist meine Sache, das geht niemanden etwas an;this is nobody’s business das geht niemanden etwas an;this is none of your business, that is no business of yours das geht Sie nichts an;get down to business zur Sache kommen;I’m trying to keep out of this demonstration business umg ich versuche, mich aus der ganzen Demonstriererei herauszuhalten;10. Anliegen n:what is your business? was haben Sie auf dem Herzen?11. Anlass m, Grund m, Berechtigung f:what business did he have to say that? wie kam er dazu, das zu sagen?12. THEAT Aktion f (stumme Szenen, Bewegungen etc; Ggs Sprechtext)13. Geschäft n euph (Notdurft):B adj geschäftlich:for business reasons aus geschäftlichen Gründen* * *noun2) no pl. (buying and selling) Geschäfte Pl.business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft
set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen
go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)
go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden
do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen
be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein
3) (task, duty, province) Aufgabe, die; Pflicht, diethat is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache
mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!
he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun
4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"
get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen
business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
* * *adj.geschäftlich adj. n.Angelegenheit f.Geschäft -e n.Problem -e n.Sache -n f. -
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['bɪznɪs] 1.to do business with sb. — trattare o fare affari con qcn.
to go out of business — fare fallimento, ritirarsi dagli affari
she's gone to Brussels on business — è a Bruxelles per affari o in viaggio d'affari
"business as usual" — (on shop window) "siamo aperti"
2) (custom, trade)3) (trade, profession) mestiere m.4) (company, firm) azienda f., impresa f.; (shop) negozio m.to go about one's business — svolgere le proprie attività quotidiane, occuparsi delle proprie cose
we still have some unfinished business to discuss — ci sono ancora alcune questioni irrisolte da discutere
"any other business" — (on agenda) "varie ed eventuali"
6) (concern)mind your own business! — colloq. fatti gli affari tuoi!
7) (affair) storia f., affare m.8) (bother, nuisance)2.modificatore [letter, transaction] commerciale; [ pages] di economia, affari; [meeting, travel, trip] d'affari••to be in the business of doing — occuparsi di o avere intenzione di fare
she can play the piano like nobody's business — colloq. suona il piano come se niente fosse
to work like nobody's business — colloq. lavorare in fretta e bene
* * *['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) affari, attività2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) attività, lavoro, occupazione3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) affari•- businessman
- on business* * *['bɪznɪs] 1.to do business with sb. — trattare o fare affari con qcn.
to go out of business — fare fallimento, ritirarsi dagli affari
she's gone to Brussels on business — è a Bruxelles per affari o in viaggio d'affari
"business as usual" — (on shop window) "siamo aperti"
2) (custom, trade)3) (trade, profession) mestiere m.4) (company, firm) azienda f., impresa f.; (shop) negozio m.to go about one's business — svolgere le proprie attività quotidiane, occuparsi delle proprie cose
we still have some unfinished business to discuss — ci sono ancora alcune questioni irrisolte da discutere
"any other business" — (on agenda) "varie ed eventuali"
6) (concern)mind your own business! — colloq. fatti gli affari tuoi!
7) (affair) storia f., affare m.8) (bother, nuisance)2.modificatore [letter, transaction] commerciale; [ pages] di economia, affari; [meeting, travel, trip] d'affari••to be in the business of doing — occuparsi di o avere intenzione di fare
she can play the piano like nobody's business — colloq. suona il piano come se niente fosse
to work like nobody's business — colloq. lavorare in fretta e bene
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['bɪznɪs]n1) дело, занятиеI am sick and tired of the whole business! — Мне все это осточертело! /Мне все это надоело!
I wash my hands of the whole business. — Я умываю руки и не хочу иметь ничего общего с этой историей!
That's her business. — Это ее личное дело.
That's not my business! — Это меня не касается. /, то не мое дело.
Let me worry about my business. — Я сам разберусь со своими делами.
I am pressed with/by business. — Я завален работой.
- important business- serious business
- strange business
- troublesome business
- risky business
- urgent business
- nasty business
- dirty business
- complicated business
- some unfinished business
- delicate business
- other business
- executive business
- everyday business
- stop-gap business
- touch-and-go business
- fascinating business
- other people's business
- smb's business
- business conversation
- business letter
- business meeting
- business life
- first main business of life
- business of a doctor
- journey on business
- no admittance except on business
- matter of business
- man of business
- man of no particular business
- on government business
- with no particalar business
- on business of importance
- on business about the election
- on the company's business
- come on business
- come on a particular business
- have an important business on hand
- proceed with the business of the day
- know one's business
- stick to attend to take to one's businesses
- make it one's own business
- state one's business
- mind one's own business
- send smb about his business
- have no business to ask such questions
- clear up the remaining business
- undertake the business
- complete the business
- know the business inside out
- make business a pleasure
- neglect business
- talk business
- mean business
- make a business of travel
- prefer business to law
- travel for business
- mix business with pleasure
- get down to business2) предпринимательство, торговая деятельность, коммерческая деятельность, торговляNo business on account of holiday. — В праздники магазины не работают/не торгуют.
All business is stopped by strickes. — Все коммерческие операции приостановлены из-за забастовок.
We have gone through a lot of business. — Мы заключили ряд торговых сделок. /Мы решили ряд дел.
It will bring in more business. — Это расширит торговлю.
We shut up business at five. — Мы закрываемся в пять.
- local business- profitable business
- wholesale business
- big business
- private business
- small business
- cash business
- commission business
- overseas business
- business relations
- business agreement
- business transaction
- business carrer
- businessman
- business part of the town
- smb's line of business
- various aspects of business- present state of business- lull in business
- partner in business
- connections in business
- on commercial business
- do business in cotton
- do business in smb's name
- handle routine business
- hamper business
- be in business
- go into business
- have a good head for business
- conduct business on cash bassis
- affect business
- promote business
- reduce the scope of business
- do on conduct big business
- do fair business
- have skill in business
- do business with this firm
- build up business with this country
- prefer business to medicine
- start a small business with silk goods
- resume business
- negotiate business
- make the business a success
- accept business on these terms
- be connected in business
- be out of business
- close business for the Christmas holiday
- do much business with smb
- business as usual
- business is good
- business is slow
- business expands
- business is steadily shrinking
- business dropped off in the retail stores
- business goes on as usual3) предприятие, дело, фирмаThe business of the company has been transfered. — Фирма/контора этой компании переведена.
He is a manager of two different businesses. — Он директор двух разных фирм.
It is too expensive for my class of business. — Это слишком дорого для фирмы моего типа.
Business before pleasure. — ◊ Делу время, потехе час.
Business is business. — ◊ Дело есть дело.
Everybody's business is nobody's business. — ◊ У семи нянек дитя без глазу.
Hit-or-miss business. — ◊ Либо пан, либо пропал
- advertizing business- trading business
- legitimate business
- paying business
- one-man business
- show business
- export business
- travel business
- banking business
- electric lighting business
- ruined business
- business interests
- business address
- business hours
- business suit
- business connected with banks
- business of one's own
- business of a quarter of million dollars
- order of business
- for business reasons
- set up a business as a grocer
- lose money by the business
- enter smb's business
- buy out a business
- establish a small business
- start a small business
- build up a small business
- carry on business
- run a business
- head a business
- wreck smb's business
- curtail one's business
- set up a private detective business
- be in the hotel business
- succeed to the family business
- put money into a business
- be in business with one's father
- enter one's father's business
- absorb the business of the old company
- advertize many small businesses for sale
- do business through another house
- take the business in hand
- have a business
- own a business
- run one's business
- sell out one's business
- give up one's business
- handle one's business
- lose business
- put one's business into smb's hands
- move the business to the centre
- business prospers -
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[ʹbıznıs] n1. 1) дело, постоянное занятие, специальностьyour name? business? place of address? - ваша фамилия? занятие /чем занимаетесь/? адрес?
what's his business - что он делает?, чем он занимается?
his business was that of a solicitor [of a stockbroker, of a tailor] - он был поверенным [биржевым маклером, портным]
to make a business of smth. - превратить что-л. в профессию
2) дело, работаbusiness hours - рабочие часы, часы работы (учреждения, предприятия и т. п.)
business call /visit/ - деловой визит
to go to business - ходить на работу [ср. тж. 3, 1)]
to get /to come/ down to business - взяться за дело, взяться за работу
you call it pleasure, I call it business - вы называете это развлечением, я же считаю это работой
are you here on business? - вы здесь по делу?
what is your business here? - зачем вы сюда пришли?; что вам здесь надо?
what's your business with him? - зачем он вам нужен?, по какому вопросу вы хотите его видеть?
I asked him his business - я спросил его, что ему нужно /по какому делу он пришёл/
what a business it is! - трудное это дело!
3) повестка дня (тж. the business of the day, the business of the meeting)(any) other business - разное, прочие вопросы ( в повестке дня)
2. дело, обязанность, долг, назначение; круг обязанностейa doctor's [a barrister's, a teacher's] business - обязанности доктора [юриста, учителя]
a soldier's business is to defend his country - долг солдата - защищать свою страну
it is part of a professor's business - это входит в обязанности преподавателя
to go about /to attend to/ one's business - заниматься своим делом, не вмешиваться в чужие дела
that's no business of yours - это вас не касается, это не ваше дело
what business is that of yours? - какое ваше дело?, что вы вмешиваетесь?
mind your own business - занимайтесь своим делом, не вмешивайтесь в чужие дела
to make it one's business - считать (что-л.) своей святой обязанностью /своим кровным делом/
you have (got) no business to be here - вы не имеете права присутствовать здесь
3. 1) торговля, коммерческая деятельность, бизнесretail [wholesale, slack] business - розничная [оптовая, вялая] торговля
business failure - банкротство, крах
business relations - а) деловые отношения; б) торговые связи
business depression - застой в торговле; экономическая депрессия; экономический кризис
business circles /quarters/ - торговые /деловые, коммерческие/ круги
a line of business - торговая специальность или специализация
to go into business - заняться торговлей, стать торговцем [ср. тж. 1, 2)]
to engage in business - амер. заняться торговлей
to do business - заниматься коммерцией, быть коммерсантом
to carry on business in coffee [rice, wool, furs] - вести торговлю кофе [рисом, шерстью, мехами]
2) торговое дело, коммерческое предприятие, фирмаbanking business - банковское дело, банк
a partner in the business - компаньон в торговом деле /в фирме/
to buy [to sell] a business - купить [продать] торговое предприятие
3) торговая, коммерческая сделкаa good stroke /piece/ of business - удачная сделка
4. разг. дело, вопрос, случайa funny [shady, queer] business - странное [тёмное, подозрительное] дело
an ugly [a silly] business - безобразная [глупая] история
a pretty business! - хорошенькое дельце!
a pretty piece of business, isn't it! - хорошенькая история - нечего сказать!; вот так история!
I'm tired of the whole business! - мне всё это надоело!
5. театр.1) игра, мимикаthis part has a good deal of comic business as played by him - он вносит комический элемент в исполнение этой роли
2) актёрские атрибуты, приспособления6. уст. отношения, связи (с кем-л.)7. [ʹbızınıs]уст. занятость; усердие8. амер. клиентура, покупатели; публика9. эвф. «серьёзное дело» ( дефекация)10. эвф. «занятие», проституция♢
the business - амер. сл. наказание; взбучкаto give smb. the business - избить /исколошматить/ кого-л.
good business! - здорово!
monkey business - амер. разг. а) валяние дурака; бессмысленная работа; б) шутливая выходка; штучки, фокусы
no monkey business! - без фокусов!, без глупостей!
business as usual - замалчивание трудностей или проблем; ≅ всё в порядке
to mean business - а) говорить серьёзно, не шутить; б) собираться решительно действовать; не ограничиваться словами
❝Any Other Business❞ - «Разное» ( в повестке дня)to do the business for - разделаться с кем-л., отделаться от кого-л. раз и навсегда
that will do his business - а) этого с него хватит; б) это его доконает /погубит/
to send smb. about his business - а) прогнать /вытурить/ кого-л.; б) отчитать кого-л.; поставить кого-л. на место; в) посылать кого-л. к чёрту
business before pleasure - сперва работа, потом развлечения; ≅ делу время, потехе час
business is business - в торговле сантименты излишни; ≅ на войне как на войне
everybody's business is nobody's business - посл. ≅ у семи нянек дитя без глазу
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1 საქმე, საქმიანობა, ხელობა'what is his business?' - 'He is in the wine business “რა მოხელეა?” – “ღვინის სავაჭროშია”;it is a profitable business მომგებიანი/სარფიანი საქმეაthat's no business of yours! // that's not your business ეს შენი საქმე არ არის2 ვაჭრობა, კომერციული საქმიანობა3 ფირმა, საწარმო, წარმოება4 მოვალეობა5 უფლება6 ამბავიa dog is coming, and I'm afraid it means business ძაღლი მოდის და ვშიშობ, რაღაც ცუდს აპირებსit's none of your business ეს თქვენი საქმე არ არის / თქვენ არ გეხებათmonkey-business მაიმუნობა, თაღლითობაmind your own business! შენს საქმეს მიხედე! / მოუარე! (სხვის საქმეში ნუ ერევი)his dismissal was an ugly business სამსახურიდან მისი დათხოვნა ძალზე ულამაზო იყოall attempts to revive his business were foredoomed თავისი ბიზნესის გამოცოცხლების ყველა მცდელობა ფუჭი იყოexpended much effort in this business საქმეში ბევრი ძალ-ღონე დახარჯა // ამ საქმეს ბევრი ძალ-ღონე შეალიაa crooked business საეჭვო ბიზნესი / საქმეthis business will wait ეს საქმე მოიცდის; -
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'biznis1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) yrke, forretning(er); handel; bransje2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) butikk, forretning, bedrift3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) oppgave, sak•- businessman
- on businessarbeid--------butikk--------forretning--------forretningsaktivitet--------jobb--------yrkesubst. (i flertall: businesses) \/ˈbɪznəs\/1) handel, forretningsliv, forretningsvirksomhet2) foretak, firma, butikk, forretningstarte for seg selv\/begynne egen forretning3) bransje, yrke, arbeid4) oppgave, gjøremål, ærend, sak, arbeid5) sak, anliggende, affære, historie (hverdagslig, ofte nedsettende)6) ( teaterfag) spill7) ( hverdagslig) prostitusjonattend to one's business eller go about one's business stelle med sitt, passe sine egne sakerbe in business for oneself drive for seg selv, være selvstendig næringsdrivende, drive egen forretningbe out of business være arbeidsløs, være uten arbeidbig business storkapitalenbusiness as usual alt går som vanligcome on business ha et ærenddo a good business gjøre gode forretningerdo a good stroke of business gjøre en god handel\/forretning• Emily bought an antique watch at a low price, and felt that she did a good stroke of businessEmily kjøpte en antikk klokke veldig billig og følte at hun hadde gjort en god handeldo business gjøre forretningerdo one's business (hverdagslig, om hund eller baby) gjøre stort, gjøre sitt fornødnefunny business humbug, lureri, triks, knepget down to business komme til sakengo into business gå handelsveien, gå forretningsveienhave no business to do something ikke ha noen rett til å gjøre noelike nobody's business ( hverdagslig) som bare detmean business ( hverdagslig) mene alvormind your own business! ( hverdagslig) pass dine egne saker!a nasty business en stygg historieon business i forretninger, på forretningsreiseother business ( på dagsorden) eventuelta piece of business en forretning, en handelput on business øke omsetningen• perhaps we should reduce prices to put on business?put out of business utkonkurrere, slå konkurssend a person about his business ( gammeldags) avfeie noen, vise noen vinterveienthe whole business hele greia, alt sammen• I'm sick of the whole business. I just want to go homejeg er lei av hele greia. Jeg vil bare hjem -
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['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negócio2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negócio3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) assunto•- businessman
- on business* * *busi.ness[b'iznis] n 1 serviço, trabalho, profissão, ocupação. 2 assunto, negócio. important business / negócios importantes. 3 negócio, atividade comercial, comércio. he went into business / ele ingressou no comércio. 4 empresa, firma, estabelecimento industrial ou comercial. 5 loja. 6 direito de agir, interesse. 7 ação em representação teatral. a good stroke of business um bom negócio. he transacts business with ele mantém relações comerciais com. I mean business estou falando sério. it is not his business to do that não lhe compete fazer isso. it’s none of your business! não é da sua conta! I went about my business tratei da minha vida, cuidei dos meus negócios. mind your own business! tome conta da sua própria vida! monkey business sl maracutaia. no business done sem movimento comercial. on business a negócios, em assuntos comerciais. quite a business não é tão fácil. that did his business isto o liquidou. that is no business of yours isto não é da sua conta. to get down to business começar a trabalhar, a tratar de assuntos profissionais. to have no business não ter direito algum. -
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['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) posel, kupčija2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) podjetje3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) opravilo, delo•- businessman
- on business* * *I [biznis]nounposel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka; archaic zaposlenost; theatre igra, pantomimato ask for s.o.'s business — vprašati, kaj si kdo želito do one's business for s.o. — uničiti kogato go to business — iti na delo, v služboman of business — poslovni človek, trgovecto have no business to do s.th. — ne imeti pravice kaj storitito make business of doing s.th. — veliko o čem govoritiIIsee busyness -
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['bɪznɪs]1. n1) (commerce, trading) affari mplshe means business — fa sul serio, non scherza
2) (firm) impresa, azienda3) (task, duty, concern, matter) affare mthat's none of your business — non sono affari tuoi, non ti riguarda
that's my business — (è) affar mio, (sono) affari miei
it's his business to see that... — spetta a lui accertarsi che...
mind your own business — bada ai fatti tuoi, non t'impicciare
4) (fam: affair, matter) storia, faccendait's a nasty business — è una brutta faccenda, è un brutto affare
2. adj(deal, quarter, relationship) d'affari, (studies) commercialeSee: -
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I 1. [əʊn]aggettivo propriohis own car, house — la sua auto, casa
2.the house has its own garage, garden — la casa ha un garage, giardino (privato)
I don't have a company car, I use my own — non ho la macchina della ditta, uso la mia
he didn't borrow it, it's his own — non l'ha preso in prestito, è proprio suo
she borrowed my pen, because she'd lost her own — prese in prestito la mia penna perché aveva perso la sua
to come into one's own — entrare in possesso di ciò a cui si ha diritto; fig. ottenere il giusto riconoscimento
••to get one's own back — vendicarsi (on sb. di qcn.)
II 1. [əʊn]to get sb. on their own — incontrare qcn. da solo o in privato
he walks around as if he owns the place — spreg. si comporta come se questo posto fosse suo
2) (admit) riconoscere, ammettere2.- own up* * *[əun] 1. verb1) (to have as a possession: I own a car.) possedere2) (to admit that something is true: I own that I have not been working very hard.) ammettere, riconoscere2. adjective, pronoun(belonging to (the person stated): The house is my own; I saw it with my own eyes.) proprio- owner- ownership
- get one's own back
- own up* * *I 1. [əʊn]aggettivo propriohis own car, house — la sua auto, casa
2.the house has its own garage, garden — la casa ha un garage, giardino (privato)
I don't have a company car, I use my own — non ho la macchina della ditta, uso la mia
he didn't borrow it, it's his own — non l'ha preso in prestito, è proprio suo
she borrowed my pen, because she'd lost her own — prese in prestito la mia penna perché aveva perso la sua
to come into one's own — entrare in possesso di ciò a cui si ha diritto; fig. ottenere il giusto riconoscimento
••to get one's own back — vendicarsi (on sb. di qcn.)
II 1. [əʊn]to get sb. on their own — incontrare qcn. da solo o in privato
he walks around as if he owns the place — spreg. si comporta come se questo posto fosse suo
2) (admit) riconoscere, ammettere2.- own up
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