Inglés empresarial I

Aquí iré colgando cosas de inglés, sobretodo para acostumbrarme a escribirlo, y para aclarar(me) algunas cosas de la pronunciación que escribiré entre /xxx/ pero como no domino la lingüistica, lo haré tal como a mi me suena. Respetaré los capitulos (units) del libro que se sigue en clase (“market leader”) aunque añadiré lo que me vaya apeteciendo. Principalmente vocabulario de películas de zombies.

a /ey/, b /bi/ , c /si/, d /di/, e /ef/, g /gi/, h /eich/, j /jei/, k /kei/, l /el/, m /em/, n /en/, o /oo/, p /pi/, q /kiu/, r /ar/, s /es/, t /tee/, u /iu/, v /vi/, x /ics/, y /wai/, z /zi/

to owe /ou/ a debt (deber una deuda)
there the matter dropped (terminar un asunto)
slim chance (pobre oportunidad)
the day before last (antes de ayer)
I met somone (conocí a alguien)
I’m willing to (estoy dispuesto a)
to saddle up somehing (to impose as a burden or responsibility)
burden (peso o carga, agobiar)

Unit 3

Workforce: the employees in a particular country or business.
Market share: the percentage of sales a company has in a particular market.
Share price: The cost of a company’s shares.
Turnover: the amount of money a company receives from sales in a particular period.
Profit: the money a company makes after taking away its costs.

To rose (se incrementó).

Have had (han tenido).

Cash flow (flujo de dinero): the sum of the after-tax profit of a business plus depreciation and other noncash charges: used as an indication of internal funds available for stock dividends, purchase of buildings and equipment, etc.

Asset (activo).

Unit 2

We offer a discount to customers who buy in bulk (mayoristas)
We ask customers who are not fullys satisfied to return goods within seven days
In order to get full refund, customers must send back goods in the original packing
Goods will be despatched (to send)…
Goods are kept in our warehouse (almacén)
A bargain (una ganga)

Cooling off period: the time when you can change your mind and cancel an order
Interest free credit: when you can pay some time after you buy, but at no extra cost
Method of payment
Credit card details: the name, number and expiry date on your credit card.
After-sales service

To enquire (inquirir): to ask for information

Cut-throat (despiadado)
bricks-and-mortar: operating in a building, not on the internet.
a margin: the difference between the cost of buying or producing something and the price you sell it for.
to shop about: to go to different shops to compare prices and quality.

Modal verbs:
need to = must to = have to = obligation to do something
should to = ought to = suggestion to do something
We use should or souldn’t to say that it is a good or a bad idea to do something
We use have to or need to to say that something is necessary or very important
We use don’t have to or don’t need to if something is not necessary.
Mustn’t is used to say that somebody is not allowed to do something.

To have a clear aim (objetivo)

Unit 1

How ambitious are you?
Do you have a career plan? Where do you want to be un 10 year’s time?
Wich of the following would you prefer to do? To work for one company during your career, to work for several different companies, or to work for yourself.

Areas of work: Sales and marketing, finance, management, administration and personnel, production, research and development.

To get ahead on your career (avanzar en tu carrera) you should
Use charm with your superiors, attend all meetings, be energetic and enthusiastic all times, be the last to leave work every day, find an experienced person to give you help and advice, study for extra qualifications in your free time.

A career move: something you do in order to progress in your job.
A career break: period of time away from your job
A career plan: ideas you have for your future career
Career oportunities: chances to start or improve your career

Employees in large multinationals have excellent career oportunities if they are willing to travel.
Some people take a career break to do something adventurous
One way to make a career move is to join a small but rapidly growing company
Certain companies offer career oportunities to the long-term unemployed people.
Ambitious people often decide on a career plan while they are still at school or university.

To make a fortune
to make progress
to make a living (earn enough to support oneself)
To get a promotion
to get the sack
to get a nine-to-five job
To earn a bonus
to earn money
to earn 40 thousand
to do research
to do a job
to do your best
to take time off
to take early retirement
to take a break
to work flexitime
to work anti-social hours
to work overtime

When you work flexitime you can arrange your own schedule, wich is very convenient sometimes.
Luke is quite ambitious and does not want to be a sales assistant all his life, in fact, he hopes to get a promotion very soon.
Most university lecturers /lek-cher-er/have to do research in their specialist area.
In addition to your salary, you will earn bonus for achieving monthly targets.

To outline your tasks for the day.
Opportunities to broaden (ampliar) your skills.
To determine /determin/
To reach a goal
To get ahead in one’s career
To evaluate one’s progress
To deserve a promotion
to master a skill (improve at…)

If she won the lottery, she would buy…
One of the things she loves the most of…
She is going to… for work
She would like to learn to play the guitar.
It annoys her missing the bus (le molesta -a ella- perder el autobús)

to seek (to look for)

Modal verbs:
Can you help me (puedes ayudarme?)
Could you help me (podrías ayudarme?)
Would you help me (me ayudarías?)

Useful language, telephone expressions:
Could I speak to…?
Yes, this is G…
I’m calling about…
Could you tell him that i rang?
Could you ask him/her to call me back?
Who’s calling?
Could you tell me what it’s about?
I’ll put you through
Can you hold?
Can I take a message?
I’m afraid there’s no answer

The head office; the place where a company is based.
Subsidiary (filial)
Sales revenue (ingresos por ventas)

Vocabulario variado

Have you ever been through this before?
He is being let go today (ser despedido)
A six month severance at half your salary (seis meses de indemnización a mitad de sueldo)
Severance (ruptura, despido, indemnización)
As of (a partir de) … will be severed as of this meeting (se cortará a partir de esta reunión)
Hideous (horrible)
Get axed (se cancela; ser despedido)
To burn the candle at both ends (to be overworked)
Ruthless (despiadado)
To chalk it up (marcar/atribuir algo)
Retreat (retirada)
Curfew (limite horario impuesto)
Hipster (jóvenes con inquietudes y un poco sobraos?)
Hunch (frotarse sexualmente vestidos, en plan adolescente)
Wrinkle (llorica)
Seizure (convulsiones)
To grief (dar problemas)
Nought (slang para decir “no”, una especie de “nop”)
Grieve