Office words with a second meaning
You know these words from everyday life. In company news they usually mean something else, and the sentence around them tells you which.
| you know | at the company |
|---|---|
| la dirección the address | la dirección the management |
| el consejo the advice | el consejo the board |
| la bolsa the bag | la bolsa the stock market |
| importar to matter | importar to import |
| suponer to suppose | suponer to mean, to involve |
| el permiso the permission | el permiso the leave |
Who is in charge
La dirección is also the people who run a company or a school.
| The management has decided to close the factory. | La dirección ha decidido cerrar la fábrica. |
El consejo de administración is a company's board; el consejo escolar, a school's. Un consejo with un is usually a piece of advice:
| I'll give you a piece of advice: don't speak badly of the board. | Te doy un consejo: no hables mal del consejo. |
Markets and goods
When la bolsa sube or baja, or after invertir en or cotizar en, it is the stock market. After en it usually drops the article.
| He invested all his money on the stock market and lost it. | Invirtió todo su dinero en bolsa y lo perdió. |
Importar with a product after it is to import. With me, te or le in front, it usually means to matter:
| It doesn't matter to me that the wine is imported. | No me importa que el vino sea importado. |
Suponer: suppose or involve
Supongo que… is I suppose. With a plan or a change as the subject, suponer usually means to mean, to involve:
| The merger means a hundred dismissals. | La fusión supone cien despidos. |
| I suppose that the change means more work. | Supongo que el cambio supone más trabajo. |
Leave, and profesional
Pedir permiso is asking for permission; días de permiso and estar de permiso are about leave.
| She is on leave until January. | Ella está de permiso hasta enero. |
Profesional is also an adjective, with one form for both genders.
| I'm looking for a professional photographer for the wedding. | Busco un fotógrafo profesional para la boda. |
