VOCABULARY
LANGUAGE AT WORK
TRANSLATION
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS
EXPRESSIONS
100

A list showing item by item how funds will be or have been used, etc., for a given period

budget

100

The Managing Diretor __________ just __________ (organise) a meeting with all line managers

has organised

100

What do you do?

¿A qué te dedicas?

100

like+ing or like + to infinitive

like + to: particular situation

like + -ing: general

100

Agree

I agree, I see your point, we are on the same wavelength...

200

The sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers

wholesale

200

It is absolutley forbidden to take these documents out of the building.

You_________________________________

You mustn't take these documents out of the building

200

Bear in mind that...

Ten en cuenta que...

200

costumer and client

costumer: someone who buys a standar product

client: someone who buys an indivually designed service

200

Partly agree

I partly agree, I agree up to a point...

300

Get refreshed

freshen up

300

A:Where's Marika?

She _________ here any minute. She generally comes in at half past nine

should

300

You're kidding

No es en serio

300

travel, trip and journey

travel: mainly used as a verb

trip: short visit wih specific purpose

journey: the time you spent travelling to your destination

300

Offering to do something

Why don't I...?, I can... if you want, Leave it wih me...

400

The latest stage of a technology, art, or science

state-of-the-art

400

"If you can't go to the meeting, I'll go instead", Jackie said

Jackie said if I couldn't go to the meeting, She would go instead

400

We might be better off

Podríamos estar mejor

400

likely and pretty

likely: probable (We're likely to...)

pretty: reasonably (I'm pretty sure...)

400

Giving extra information

Make sure you..., Please be sure to..., CAn I remind you..., for your own safety

500

Worthy of the time, work, trouble, or money spent or expended.

worthwhile

500

The company deals with ________ clients than it would like

few/less/fewer/littler

fewer

500

Make up your mind

Tomar una decisión

500

Express a synonym of "me too" with an auxiliary verb

so do I

500

Asking about immediate action

Where does this leave us?, What's the next step?