business sense in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for business sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

business sense [ˈbɪznɪsˌsens] N

to have business sense

avere il senso degli affari

this decision makes good business sense

sul piano commerciale è una buona decisione

Translations for business sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

it makes good business sense to employ an accountant

è una decisione opportuna per l'impresa assumere un contabile

Translations for business sense in the Italian»English Dictionary

avere il senso degli affari

to have business sense

avere il senso degli affari

to have business sense, to be business-minded

Translations for business sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

senso m

sense of hearing

udito

sense of sight

vista

sense of smell

olfatto or odorato

sense of taste

gusto

sense of touch

tatto

to dull, sharpen the senses

offuscare, acuire i sensi

2. sense (ability to appreciate) fig:

a sense of

il senso di

a sense of direction, of rhythm

il senso dell'orientamento, del ritmo

a writer with a sense of history, the absurd

uno scrittore dotato di senso storico, con il gusto per l'assurdo

to have no sense of style, decency

essere privo di stile, di senso del pudore

to lose all sense of time

perdere completamente la cognizione del tempo

3. sense (feeling):

a sense of guilt, identity

un senso di

a sense of security, failure

un senso di or una sensazione di

his sense of having failed, being excluded

la sua sensazione di aver fallito, di essere escluso

he had the sense that something was wrong, that he had forgotten something

aveva la sensazione che ci fosse qualcosa che non andava, di aver dimenticato qualcosa

a sense of purpose

la sensazione di avere uno scopo

the town has a great sense of community

la città ha un forte senso di solidarietà

4. sense (practical quality):

sense

buonsenso m

to have the (good) sense to do

avere il buonsenso di fare

to have more sense than to do

avere abbastanza giudizio da non fare

5. sense (reason):

there's no sense in doing

non ha senso fare

what's the sense in getting angry, leaving now?

a che cosa serve arrabbiarsi, andarsene adesso?

to make sense of sth

capire (il senso di) qc

I can't make sense of this article, this sentence

non riesco a capire (il senso di) questo articolo, questa frase

it makes sense to do

ha senso fare

it makes good business sense to employ an accountant

è una decisione opportuna per l'impresa assumere un contabile

to make sense sentence, film, theory:

avere un senso

not to make any sense sentence, film, theory:

non avere (alcun senso) or essere senza senso

what he said didn't make much sense to me

quello che disse non mi sembrò molto sensato

6. sense (meaning):

sense

senso m also LING

sense

significato m also LING

in the literal, strict sense (of the word)

nel senso letterale (della parola), nel senso stretto (del termine)

in all senses or in every sense of the word

in tutti i sensi della parola

in the sense that …

nel senso che …

he is in a or one or some sense right to complain, but…

in un certo senso ha ragione a lamentarsi, ma…

they are in no sense democratic

non sono affatto democratici

7. sense (opinion):

sense form

opinione f comune

sense form

orientamento m

II.senses N

senses npl (sanity):

senses

ragione f

to bring sb to his senses

riportare or ridurre qn alla ragione or fare intendere ragione a qn

to come to one's senses

rinsavire or tornare in sé

to take leave of one's senses

perdere la ragione or uscire di senno

III.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] VB trans

1. sense (be aware of):

sense

sentire, percepire, avvertire (that che)

he sensed her uneasiness, her anger, her sorrow

si accorse del suo disagio, della sua rabbia, del suo dolore

to sense where, how etc.

indovinare dove, come ecc.

to sense danger

intuire un pericolo

to sense hostility

percepire l'ostilità

to sense sb or sb's presence

avvertire la presenza di qn

2. sense (detect) machine:

sense heat, light

rilevare

3. sense COMPUT:

sense (detect) location

rilevare

sense (read) data

leggere

IV.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns]

to knock or hammer some sense into sb, to pound some sense into sb Am

riportare qn alla ragione or far rinsavire qn

to see sense

intendere ragione

to talk sense

parlare in modo sensato

business [Brit ˈbɪznəs, Am ˈbɪznəs] N

1. business U (commerce):

business

affari mpl

to be in business

essere in affari

to go into business

darsi agli or mettersi in affari

they made a lot of money in business

si sono fatti un sacco di soldi nel commercio

to set up in business

mettersi per conto proprio

she went into or set up in business as a translator

si è messa in proprio come traduttrice

the firm is no longer in business

la ditta non è più in affari

to do business with sb

trattare or fare affari con qn

they do a lot of business with Germany

fanno molti affari con la Germania

they're in business together

sono soci

he is a man I can do business with

è un uomo con cui è possibile fare affari or lavorare

to go out of business

fare fallimento or ritirarsi dagli affari

they're back in business COMM

sono tornati in affari or hanno ripreso la loro attività

she's gone to Brussels on business

è a Bruxelles per affari or in viaggio d'affari

he's away on business at the moment

in questo momento è via per lavoro or per affari

the recession has put them out of business

la recessione li ha obbligati a ritirarsi dagli affari

it's good, bad for business

giovare, nuocere agli affari

to talk business

parlare di affari

now we're talking business! fig

adesso cominciamo a ragionare!

are you in London for business or pleasure?

siete a Londra per affari o per piacere?

to mix business with pleasure

unire l'utile al dilettevole

business is business

gli affari sono affari

“business as usual” (on shop window)

“siamo aperti”

it is or it was business as usual fig

si continua lo stesso

it is or it was business as usual before n address, law, letter, transaction

commerciale

it is or it was business as usual pages

di economia, affari

it is or it was business as usual meeting, travel, consortium

d'affari

the business community

il mondo degli affari

2. business (custom, trade):

to lose business

perdere la clientela

how's business

come vanno gli affari?

business is slow at the moment

gli affari vanno a rilento or non vanno molto bene in questo momento

most of our business comes from tourists

la maggior parte dei nostri clienti sono turisti

we are doing twice as much business as last summer

i nostri affari sono raddoppiati rispetto all'estate scorsa

3. business (trade, profession):

business

mestiere m

what's your line of business?, what (line of) business are you in?

che attività svolgi? in quale settore lavori? di che cosa ti occupi?

he's in the hotel, insurance business

lavora nel settore alberghiero, nel campo delle assicurazioni

he's the best comedian, chef in the business inf, fig

è il migliore attore comico, cuoco sulla piazza

4. business:

business (company, firm)

azienda f

business (company, firm)

impresa f

business (shop)

negozio m

business (shop)

boutique f

small businesses

le piccole imprese

she runs a small dressmaking, mail-order business

dirige or gestisce una piccola ditta di confezioni, di vendita per corrispondenza

5. business U:

business (important matters)

questioni fpl importanti

business (duties, tasks)

doveri mpl

business (duties, tasks)

compiti mpl

let's get down to business

veniamo al dunque

the business before a meeting ADMIN

l'ordine del giorno

we got through a lot of business at the meeting

abbiamo affrontato molte questioni nel corso della riunione

can we get down to business?

possiamo cominciare or venire al dunque?

to go about one's business

svolgere le proprie attività quotidiane or occuparsi delle proprie cose

to deal with daily business

sbrigare le faccende quotidiane

we still have some unfinished business to discuss

ci sono ancora alcune questioni irrisolte da discutere

he got on with the business of tidying up, letterwriting

continuò ad occuparsi delle pulizie, della corrispondenza

“any other business” (on agenda)

“varie ed eventuali”

6. business (concern):

that's her business

è affar(e) suo

it's none of your business!

non sono affari tuoi! non sono cose che ti riguardano!

it's no business of yours what he does in his private life

quello che fa nella sua vita privata non ti riguarda affatto

to make it one's business to find out

assumersi il compito di scoprire

mind your own business! inf

fatti gli affari tuoi!

he had no business telling her!

non aveva alcun diritto di dirglielo!

she had no business to be there

non aveva nessun motivo di essere là

there I was minding my own business when…

ero lì che mi facevo gli affari miei, quando…

7. business (affair):

business

storia f

business

faccenda f

business

affare m

it's a bad, sorry business

è una brutta, triste storia

the newspapers are full of this murder, drugs business

i giornali sono pieni di queste storie di omicidi, di droga

what a dreadful business!

che storia orribile!

no funny business!

niente storie (strane)!

a nasty business

una brutta faccenda

I'm fed up with the whole business

sono stufo, non ne posso più di tutta questa storia

8. business (bother, nuisance):

business

storia f

moving house is quite a business!

fare trasloco è un lavoraccio!

what a business!

che (brutta) storia!

9. business inf, euph:

to do its business animal:

fare i propri bisogni

now we're in business!

adesso possiamo procedere or fare sul serio!

to be in the business of doing

occuparsi di or avere intenzione di fare

she can sing, play the piano like nobody's business inf

sa cantare, suonare il piano come se niente fosse

to work like nobody's business inf

lavorare in fretta e bene

that's the business! inf

questo è il bello!

she means business!

fa sul serio! non sta mica scherzando!

to send sb about his business

mandare qn a quel paese

to give sb the business Am inf

farne vedere di tutti i colori a qn

business sense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for business sense in the Italian»English Dictionary

abile negli affari

with a good business sense

Translations for business sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sense [sents] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

senso m

sense of hearing

udito m

sense of sight

vista f

sense of smell

olfatto m

sense of taste

gusto m

sense of touch

tatto m

2. sense (ability):

sense

senso m

to lose all sense of time

perdere la nozione del tempo

3. sense (way):

sense

senso m

in every sense

in tutti i sensi

in a sense

in un certo senso

in no sense

in nessun modo

4. sense (sensation):

sense

sensazione f

5. sense pl (clear mental faculties):

sense

giudizi m

to come to one's senses (see reason)

recuperare la ragione

to come to one's senses (recover consciousness)

recuperare i sensi

to bring sb to his/her senses

riportare qu alla ragione

to take leave of one's senses

uscire di senno

6. sense (good judgment):

(common) sense

buonsenso m

to have enough [or the good] sense to …

avere il buon senso di …

to talk sense

dire cose sensate

7. sense (feeling):

sense

senso m

to feel a sense of belonging

provare un senso di appartenenza

8. sense (meaning):

sense

senso m

to make sense

avere senso

in the full sense of the word

nel vero senso della parola

there's no sense in doing …

non ha senso fare …

what's the sense in doing …?

che senso ha fare …?

9. sense (opinion):

sense

opinione f (comune)

II.sense [sents] VB trans

sense

percepire

to sense that …

rendersi conto che…

business [ˈbɪz·nɪs] N

1. business (trade, commerce):

business

affari m pl

to be away on business

essere in viaggio d'affari

to do business with sb

fare affari con qu

to get down to business

incominciare a lavorare

to go out of business

cessare l'attività

to set up a business

mettere su un impresa

to set up business as a lawyer

aprire uno studio legale

business is booming

gli affari vanno bene

once we get the computer installed, we'll be in business inf

una volta che abbiamo installato il computer, possiamo iniziare

2. business <-es> (sector):

business

settore m

the frozen food business

il settore dei surgelati

what line of business are you in?

in che settore lavori?

3. business <-es> (company):

business

impresa f

to start up/run a business

metter su/gestire un impresa

4. business (matter):

business

affare m

an unfinished business

una questione in sospeso

it's none of your business! inf

non sono fatti tuoi!

mind your own business! inf

fatti i fatti tuoi!

to have no business doing sth

non avere alcun diritto di fare qc

I make it my business to do that

me ne occupo io

it's a time-consuming business

è una cosa che richiede molto tempo

Phrases:

business before pleasure prov

prima il dovere poi il piacere

business as usual prov

continua tutto come prima

to (not) be in the business of doing sth

(non) avere l'abitudine di fare qc

to give sb the business

dare una lavata di testa a

to mean business

parlare sul serio

like nobody's business inf

come un matto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Others have attributed her influence to her relationships with wealthy, powerful people of her day or to good business sense.

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The implication must be necessary in the business sense to give efficacy to the contract.

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She had a keen business sense and became a great asset to her husband.

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She emphasized her ability to overcome difficulties and the development of her business sense.

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Dodge stuck to his ideals and business sense when running his new bank, even when it meant treading on toes here or there.

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It just did nt make business sense, anymore, a source close the operation wrote in an e-mail message.

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His business sense became recognized and eventually he found seats on several corporate boards.

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Both sons were also known for their ambition, mechanical abilities and keen business sense.

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In a few episodes, she actually demonstrates the creativity, organisational ability and shrewd business sense that have made her successful.

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With his keen business sense and financial acumen, he met with early success.

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