business people in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.people [Am ˈpipəl, Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l] N

1.1. people + pl vb, no art (in general):

people
gente f
people are tired of that
la gente está cansada de eso
what will people say/think?
¿qué dirá/pensará la gente?
people say that …
dicen que …
people say that …
se dice que …
a lot of/very few people
mucha/muy poca gente
many/most people disagree
mucha gente/la mayoría de la gente no está de acuerdo
some people don't like it
a algunos no les gusta
some people don't like it
a algunas personas no les gusta
some people don't like it
hay gente a la que no le gusta
people like her never learn
la gente como ella nunca aprende
people like her never learn
las personas como ella nunca aprenden
they are good people
son buena gente or buenas personas
we're people, not machines!
somos personas, no máquinas

II.people [Am ˈpipəl, Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l] VB trans

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business [Am ˈbɪznəs, Brit ˈbɪznəs] N

1.2. business COMM U (commercial activity, trading):

business
comercio m
to be in business , the firm has been in business for over 50 years
la empresa tiene más de 50 años de actividad comercial
the factory is back in business again
la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones
the Liberals are back in business
los liberales son nuevamente una fuerza con la que hay que contar
to set up in business , loans to help you set up in business
préstamos para ayudarlo a montar or poner un negocio
he set himself up in business as a financial consultant
se estableció como asesor financiero
go into business , they went into business together
montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos
to go out of business
cerrar
high rents have put many local traders out of business
muchos comercios han tenido que cerrar debido a los alquileres altos
business is good
el negocio anda or marcha bien
business is slack
hay muy poco movimiento
the hamburger stands were doing good business
los puestos de hamburguesas estaban haciendo un buen negocio
the company lost two million dollars' worth of business
la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc.) por valor de dos millones de dólares
business is business
los negocios son los negocios
“business as usual”
“seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas”
the government tried to give the appearance of business as usual
el gobierno intentó dar la impresión de que no había pasado nada
the store/bank opens for business at nine o'clock
la tienda/el banco abre al público a las nueve
the store/bank opens for business at nine o'clock attr quarter/deal
comercial
the store/bank opens for business at nine o'clock practice
comercial
business associate
socio m / socia f

3.1. business U (transactions):

some important business came up and she had to dash off
surgió algo importante y tuvo que irse corriendo
is it business or personal?
¿se trata de cuestiones de trabajo o es algo personal?
it's been a pleasure to do business with you
ha sido un placer trabajar con usted
I'm here on business
estoy aquí por negocios/por trabajo
she's away on business
está de viaje por negocios/por trabajo
to mix business with pleasure
mezclar el trabajo con la diversión
unfinished business
asuntos mpl pendientes
business before pleasure
antes es la obligación que la devoción
business before pleasure
primero el deber (y después el placer)
to do one's business inf, euph
hacer sus necesidades euph
to get down to business
ir al grano
to get down to business
entrar en materia
to mean business
decir algo muy en serio
he obviously meant business
estaba claro que lo decía muy en serio
to talk business lit
hablar de negocios
all right then, $10, 000 — now you're talking business!
bueno, está bien, $10.000 — ahora sí que se te puede tomar en serio
quit stalling and let's talk business
deja de andarte con rodeos y vayamos al grano
quit stalling and let's talk business attr appointment/lunch
de trabajo
quit stalling and let's talk business attr appointment/lunch
de negocios
business correspondence
correspondencia f comercial
business letter
carta f comercial

3.3. business U (rightful occupation, concern):

business
asunto m
business
incumbencia f
to mind one's own business there I was, minding my own business, when …
estaba ahí, de lo más tranquila, cuando …
mind your own business!
¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!
that's none of your business
eso no es asunto tuyo
that's none of your business
eso no te incumbe
I know it's none of my business, but …
ya sé que no es asunto mío, pero …
it's no business of yours/mine
no es asunto tuyo/mío
it's no business of yours/mine
no te/me incumbe
you had no business apologizing on my behalf
no te correspondía a ti disculparte de mi parte
I shall make it my business to find out
yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo
like nobody's business inf she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business
les estaba dando duro a los bombones inf
he was dashing around like nobody's business
estaba corriendo como un loco de aquí para allá
he was spending money like nobody's business
gastaba dinero como si fuera agua
to send sb about her/his business
echar a alguien con cajas destempladas
to send sb about her/his business
mandar a alguien a pasear inf
to send sb about her/his business
mandar a alguien a paseo Spain inf

business people in the PONS Dictionary

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They promised business people to hear all their requests and intentions.
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The intended audience is business people and individuals age 30 to 55.
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Unscrupulous businesses or business people often change names and locations to hide complaint histories.
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The office manager is responsible for the distribution of grants, communication with members, area officials, and business people.
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He convinced local business people to support the idea.
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Students include traditional university students, along with degreed professionals, educators, business people, researchers and others interested in internet culture.
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As management consultants, they advise business people on business and investment decisions.
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John had a very prominent role in his children's lives, and he helped them grow up to be successful business people.
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Circulation currently stands at 300,000, with more than half of its readers being professionals, managers, executives and business people.
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Retired loggers, business people, and mill workers often sat on the bench in front of the store passing on news and rumors and telling stories.
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