vocabulario

1. Vocabulario inglés básico
Castellano Inglés
Cuenta de gastos Expense account
Kilometraje Mileage
Hotel de carretera Motel
Comidas Meals
Porta trajes Suit carrier
Equipaje de mano Carry-on
Coche de empresa Company car
Ropa informal Casual clothes
Desglose Breakdown
Sede Headquarters
Almacenar To store
Llamar a cobro revertido To call collect

2. Vocabulario inglés de negocios
Castellano Inglés
Acción Share
Accionista Shareholder; Stockholder
Acreedor Creditor
Ahorros Savings
Beneficio Profit
Bienes de consumo Consumer goods
Billete Banknote; note; bill
Bolsa Stock exchange
Capital fijo Fixed assets
Cheque al portador Bearer cheque; cheque payable to bearer
Compra Purchase
Consumo Consumption
Contribuyente Taxpayer
Cotización Quotation

3. Castellano Inglés
Coyuntura Economic trend
Deflación Deflation
Deudor Debtor
Efectivo en caja Cash on hand
Escasez Scarcity
Existencias Stocks
Fabricante Manufacturer
Fuga de capitales Capital flight
Ganancias Earnings
Gastos diversos Miscellaneous costs
Gastos fijos Fixed costs
Gastos generales Overhead expenses
Gastos imprevistos Contingent expenses
Gastos Expenses; expenditure; outgoings
Giro Drawing

4. Castellano Inglés
Hipoteca Mortgage
Impuesto Duty; tax
Ingresos; renta Income
Intermediario Middleman
Marca registrada Trademark
Mayorista Wholesaler
Minorista Retailer
Moneda nacional Domestic
Nivel de vida Standard of living
Obligación Bond; Debenture
Poder adquisitivo Purchasing power; buying power
Prestamista Lender
Préstamo / Prestar Loan / To loan
Prestatario Borrower
Presupuesto Budget

5. Castellano Inglés
Saldo de caja Cash balance
Seguro Insurance
Subdesarrollo Underdevelopment
Subsidio; subvención Allowance; Grant; Subsidy
Vencimiento Maturity
Vendedor Dealer
Venta a plazos Hire-purchase; Instalment plan
Venta al contado Cash sale
Venta Sale
Frases útiles
Castellano Inglés
Necesito una habitación para una
persona
I need a single room.
No quiero perder mi conexión
I don’twant to miss my connection (No se dice
“lose my connection”)

6. Castellano Inglés
Demos un paseo por el casco antiguo Let’s take a walk around the historic centre/old part
Pagar con tarjeta de crédito Pay by check, pay by crédito card
Pagar en efectivo Pay in cash
Nos reuniremos con nuestros
homólogos en Toronto
We are going to meet up with our counterparts
in Toronto
Siento molestarle otra vez pero no lo
tengo claro acerca de lo que dijo
Sorry to bother you again but I’m not too clear
about what you said
Lo sientoperonopuedoir el lunes.¿Yla
semana que viene?
I’m sorry but I can’t make it on Monday. What
about next week? (How about next week?)
Tendremos que consultar nuestro
abogado en este asunto
We’ll have to consult our lawyer regarding this
matter
Hace falta superar las diferencias si
vamos a hacer negocios
We’ve got to iron out our differences if we are
to make a deal
No queremos regatear por el precio We don’t want to haggle over prices
Estamos dispuestos para entablar
negociaciones cuando usted diga
We are ready to enter into negotiations
whenever you say
Estamos dispuestos a considerar su
oferta pero con los siguientes cambios
We are willing to consider your offer but with
the following changes
No habría problema siempre que
lleguemos a un acuerdo sobre el precio
That would be acceptable as long as we can
agree on a price

7. Castellano Inglés
No creo que esto encaje dentro de
nuestros planes
I don’t think that fits in with our plans
Por desgracia, creemos que no tiene
sentido continuar las negociaciones Unfortunately, we can see no point in
continuing negotiations
Así, no llegamos a ninguna parte We are getting nowhere like this
¡Ha sido un placer hacer negocios con
ustedes!
It’s been a pleasure doing business with you!
¡Trato hecho! It’s a deal!

8. Grammar and Vocabulary:
1. My father ______ a doctor.
is
are
have
go
2. Hi, I’m Paul and this is ______ wife Kathy.
her
our
my
they
3. She ______ fish.
don’t eat
doesn’t eat
eat
don’t eats
4. ______ to the radio in the morning?
Listen you
Are you listen
Do you listen
Is listen
5. Please, ______ me a hotel room in Rome.
buy

9. check
book
call
6. Would you like _______ tea?
some
any
much
many
7. Paul was very ______ when he failed his driving test.
disappointing
disappointed
appointing
appointed
8. I’ll let you know when she ______.
will arrive
arrive
arrived
arrives
9. You _______ come if you don’t want to.
should
must
are able to
don’t have to

10. 10. He likes tennis,_________.
is he?
did he?
doesn’t he?
didn’t he?
11. There are two buses to London. You can take ______.
each
either
two
all
12. This car ______ in Japan by Toyota.
has manufactured
manufactures
manufactured
was manufactured
13. I’m looking forward ______ you.
to seeing
seeing
to see
and see

11. 14. If you don’t know his phone number, you can look it ______ in the phone book.
for
up
down
after