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| Question | Answer |
| (To) Pay the piper | Asumir las consecuencias Example: The business don't generates the necessary incomes for pay the salaries to the employees, the administrator should pay the piper |
| Nothing ventured, nothing gained | Si no arriesgas, no ganas Example: The company should spend a lot of money in this new and wonderful project, because nothing ventured, nothing gained |
| (To) Keep "something" under wraps | Mantener en secreto algo Example: The audit report must be keep under wraps until the auditor will send the verdict to the enterprise |
| Audit Report | Informe de auditoría Example: the certified public accountant issued a favorable audit report of our company |
| (To) Keep one's eye on the prize | Mantenerse enfocado en los resultados Example: In our company the sales manager is efficient because he keep one's eye on the prize |
| My gut tells me | Tener un presentimiento sobre algo Example: Our business shouldn't transfer all the merchandising today, my gut tells me the clients won´t spend all them money today. |
| Share | Acción (de título valor) Example: Lets go buy this bank shares, it's very redituable |
| (To) Throw cold water over (an idea, a plan) | Anular una idea, plan, etc por determinadas razones Example: The new project was very expensive and risky for the company, therefore the manager threw cold water over it |
| (To) Work down to the wine | Trabajar hasta el último momento Example: The clients bought clothes in the mall until the last hour of the day, the employees worked down to the wine |
| Reality Check | Tener una visión realista de una situación Example: This product is obsolete in comparison with the products of the competition, we should have a reality check about this |
| (To) dot your i's and cross your t's | Ser muy cuidadoso, poner atención en los detalles Example: when they designed the prototype of product they were very careful , they dotted their i's and crossed their t's |
| Belt-tightening | Reducción de los gastos ("apretarse el cinturón") Example: The expenses of the enterprise are excessive, the manager should order a belt-tightening in the differents departements |
| Gold rush | Un periodo temporal de gran desempeño económico Example: When Nokia released their first models of cell phone, it was a gold rush for this company |
| Broadband | Sistema online de alta velocidad (high-speed internet access) Example: In 2014, researchers at Korea Institute of Science made developments on the creation of broadband optical instruments |
| White goods | Electrodomésticos grandes Example: When the economy was in the best moment, the family bought a several white goods of General Electric |
| Brown goods | Equipos electrónicos durables (como la tv, el radio, computadoras, etc) Example: The business of brown goods, should constantly renew their merchandise inventories |
| Red goods | Bienes que se consumen rápido (principalmente alimentos) Example: in this market the shopping basket of red goods is very cheap |
| Orange goods | Bienes que no se cambian tan seguido (como la ropa) Example: My budget was reduced a 15% I can't buy orange goods in this month |
| Yellow Goods | Bienes que no se cambian todo el tiempo porque son muy costosos (autos, casas, apartamentos...) Example: In third world the yellow goods are buy for life |
| In the black | Solvente Example: the enterprise are in black because the administrator paid all debts for this year |
| In the red | Insolvente; con muchas deudas Example: Is a difficult situation for the company, it's in the red because all the creditors are collecting the bills |
| Blue-sky ideas | Ideas sin sentido comercial o irrealizables Example: The building of colosseum for fights like "Vega Ring", is a blue sky idea, because it threatens to human rights |
| Blue-sky securities | Stocks o inventarios sin futuro y sin demanda (inventarios inservibles) Example: At present, the diskette or floppy disks are blue-sky securities for technology companies |
| (To) Fire | Despedir Example: The new management fire the the whole Commission |
| Blue murder | Protestar Example: The boss fire an efficient employee, and him work partners blue murder for him |
| White-collar | Empleados de oficina; trabajadores que realizan más labores de oficinas e intelectuales, que físicas Example: He works in a famous company as a white-collar, he writes reports and analysis of accounts |
| Blue-collar | Obrero o trabajador de construcción Example: the personal in labors of blue-collar requires a special life insurance |
| Pink-collar | Atención al cliente y secretarios Example: Usually for pink-collar labors the company requires candidates with knowledge in office software |
| Green-collar | Empresario ecológico Example: the new tendency is all the managers of the big companies have a mind of a green-collar functionary |
| Red tape | Muchos obstáculos; burocracia Example: To get a passport the users of this service must face an incredible red tape |
| (To) Pull "one's" weight | Hacer su parte del trabajo Example: For decrease the stress level, the employees should pull their weight according to status or authority (hierarchy) |
| Accuracy | Exactitud Example: By improving the ergonomics of the equipment, employee productivity and accuracy are enhanced. |
| Furniture | Mobiliario Example: The old company did not have the means to purchase furniture and office equipment for the new facilities. |
| Covering Letter | Carta de presentación Example: All CV to send to the other offices must have their respective covering letters |
| (To) Stay up later | Permanecer despierto más tarde de lo usual Example: I can't stay up later two nights in a row |
| Career ladder | La progresión de los niveles más bajos de jerarquía a los niveles más altos en salario, responsabilidad y autoridad Example: She going to progress in the career ladder if she will strive more in her work |
| (To) Take a bow | Recibir reconocimiento por algo notable Example: The manager's assistant took a bow for him excellent work |
| (To) Overcome | Superar, vencer Example: He worked hard to overcome him paralyzing shyness |
| (To) Acknowledge | Reconocer Example: The manager of the company acknowledges the good annual report of the personnel department |
| CEO (Chief Executive Officer) | La máxima autoridad en la gestión y dirección administrativa de una organización (Director ejecutivo o general, director gerente, jefe ejecutivo, presidente ejecutivo o primer ejecutivo) Example: The CEO of our enterprise has created practices guidelines |
| Shareholders | Accionistas Example: Shareholders disagreed with salary increases to employees |
| Stakeholders | Grupos de interés externos a la empresa Example: The directors of a contemporary company has focused on the interests of the stakeholders |
| CSR (Company Social Responsibility) | Responsabilidad social de la compañía; pensar no solo en ganancias sino en el bienestar general de la sociedad y medio ambiente. Example: When the CEOs of companies appeals to CSR, them makes a real difference in the country |
| Greenwashing | Usar el CSR para lavar la imagen de la empresa pero esta sigue haciendo daño a la sociedad y/o ambiente Example: ExxonMobil's is one of the most famous companies that used the greenwashing to keep the environment's damage under wraps |
| Figure out | averiguar, descifrar, entender algo mejor, comenzar a comprender algo Example: I can't figure out quiet people readily |
| entrepreneur | empresario, emprendedor Example: The entrepreneurs of this decade should consider that the natural resources are running out |
| solopreneur | Agente independiente, emprendedor que trabaja solo sin ayuda de nadie Example: The typical solopreneur is easily tempted to become a work-a-holic |
| B.O.M.B.E.R - B | Acrónimo (Bang. Opening. Message. Bridge. Examples. Recap. Bang.) de un tipo de presentación breve e impactante para transmitir una idea o plan Example: His Bomber- B will going to improve the sales of the company |
| Outnumber | Fuera de cálculo; que supera en número a algo Example: The last performance percentages are outnumber with regard the digits in the original plan |
| Priceless | Sin precio; que no tiene precio Example: In the attention of clients sometimes a smile are priceless |
| Backers | Quienes dan respaldo (financiero y/o técnico) Example: In the presentation of your bussines plan you should provide value to your backers |
| Kickstarter | Web estadounidense que financia proyectos o ideas innovadoras, raras o llamativas Example: You should very creative and persuasive for Kickstarter will take your plan |
| Undone | Inacabado Example: The accounting department hope that all the work it have accomplished in the course of the audit will not be undone during the analysis |
| Prepay | Prepagado Example: the internet service is prepay in this office |
| Offshore | Ultramar sinónimo de paraísos fiscales Example: The corruption in the offshore areas is alarming |
| Task heaven | Paraísos fiscales Example: the task heaven exists because the government no has good values |
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