business
n
(=firm) entreprise f , affaire f
He's got his own business. Il a sa propre entreprise.
→ a small business
→ The company was a family business.
(=trade) affaires fpl
→ Business is booming.
to do business with sb traiter avec qn
→ It's a pleasure doing business with you.
to lose business perdre des clients
→ Companies would lose business.
to go out of business cesser ses activités
→ Thousands of firms could go out of business.
to be in business
[company] faire des affaires
it's business as usual (fig) la vie continue
(=commerce) commerce m
→ a career in business
(=work)
I'm here on business. Je suis là pour affaires.
to be away on business (long trip)
être en voyage d'affaires
→ Mr Wyatt is away on business and cannot be contacted till Friday.
(short trip)
être en déplacement
He's away on business for the week. Il est en voyage d'affaires pour toute la semaine.
to get down to business passer aux choses sérieuses
→ OK, let's get down to business.
to mean business * être sérieux (-euse)
He means business. Il ne plaisante pas., Il est sérieux.
→ Now people are starting to realise that he means business.
(=sector) secteur m
He's in the insurance business. Il est dans les assurances., Il est dans le secteur des assurances.
in the hotel business dans l'hôtellerie or dans le secteur de l'hôtellerie
→ There are good profits to be made in the hotel business.
I'm not in the business of ... (fig) mon but n'est pas de ...
→ we are not in the business of creating graduates for whom there are no jobs
→ I am not in the business of punishing people because they choose to use their car
(=matters) affaires fpl
→ I've some important business to discuss.
family business affaires fpl de famille
→ he's been allowed to miss this game because of some family business
(=concern)
it's none of your business * cela ne te regarde pas
→ My marriage is none of your business, David
it's none of my business cela ne me regarde pas
mind your own business * mêlez-vous de vos affaires, mêlez-vous de ce qui vous regarde
that's my business c'est mon affaire
→ If she doesn't want the police involved, that's her business.
to have no business doing sth
(=right) n'avoir aucun droit de faire qch
I had no business being there at all. Je n'avais aucun droit d'être là.
to make it one's business to do sth se charger de faire qch
→ She made it her business to find out.
to be the business * être génial (e)
big business
n
(=big companies) les grandes entreprises fpl
les grandes firmes fpl
→ Big business will never let petty nationalism get in the way of a good deal.
to be big business
(=profitable activity) être un secteur lucratif
→ Britain's railways are big business ...
→ Sport has become big business.
business account
n compte m professionnel
→ I want to transfer some money from my business account to my personal account.
business address
n adresse f professionnelle
business angel
n
(=backer) bailleur m de fonds
business associate
n connaissance f professionnelle
→ Mr Kemp was a business associate of my fathers.
→ ... friends, associates, and business associates.
business card
n carte f de visite (professionnelle)
business class
n classe f affaires
→ The Australian team will be seated in business class.
to fly business class voyager en classe affaires
→ I always fly business class.
→ They flew business class.
adj
[seat] en or de classe affaires
→ You can pay to be upgraded to a business class seat.
business deal
n affaire f
→ He was involved in shady business deals.
business district
n quartier m des affaires
→ Delhi's main business district
business expense
n frais mpl professionnels
→ The cost of all travel connected with work can be deducted as a business expense.
business hours
npl
[+shops] heures fpl d'ouverture
[+offices] heures fpl de bureau
→ All showrooms are staffed during business hours.
business letter
n lettre f commerciale
business loan
n prêt m professionnel
→ He took out a business loan pay for some new computer equipment.
business lunch
n déjeuner m d'affaires
→ She met with her agent for a business lunch.
business park
n parc m d'activités
business partner
n associé (e) m/f
→ He and his business partner started the company 12 years ago.
business people
npl hommes mpl et femmes fpl d'affaires
business person
n professionnel (le) m/f
→ ... a self-employed business person.
business plan
n plan m de développement, business plan m
→ She learned how to write a business plan for the catering business she wanted to launch.
business premises
n locaux mpl professionnels
→ ... flats above business premises.
→ The guns were seized at homes and business premises across London.
business school
n école f de commerce
business sense
n
to have business sense avoir le sens des affaires
business studies
n études fpl de commerce, études fpl commerciales
business titan
n magnat m des affaires
→ ... the country's two richest business titans.
business trip
n voyage m d'affaires
→ He left on a business trip to Germany.
business use
n usage m professionnel
for business use only réservé (e) à l'usage professionnel
→ The work e-mail is for business use only.
the business use of sth l'utilisation de qch à des fins professionnelles
You can claim a certain amount for business use of your home. Vous pouvez déduire une certaine somme pour l'utilisation de votre domicile à des fins professionnelles.
business venture
n affaire f
his first business venture la première affaire qu'il a montée
→ His first business venture was selling cat litter.
core business
n activité f principale
e-business , ebusiness
(=company) entreprise f électronique
(=activity) commerce m électronique
modif
[solution, sector] du commerce électronique
→ ... proven e-business solutions.
funny business
n
* quelque chose de louche, quelque chose de pas catholique
→ he denied there's any funny business going on.
monkey business *
n
(dishonest)
affaire f louche
→ I knew there had been some monkey business going on.
(mischievous)
singeries fpl
retail business
n commerce m de détail
show business
n show-business m
small business
n petite entreprise f