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### 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.

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**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:

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### 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.

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**Importar** with a product after it is *to import*. With **me**, **te** or **le** in front, it usually means *to matter*:

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### **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*:

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### Leave, and **profesional**

**Pedir permiso** is asking for permission; **días de permiso** and **estar de permiso** are about leave.

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**Profesional** is also an adjective, with one form for both genders.

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Company news (la dirección, el consejo, la bolsa)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the management (people running a company or school)	la dirección
The management has decided to close the factory.	La dirección ha decidido cerrar la fábrica.
Tomorrow I have a meeting with the management.	Mañana tengo una reunión con la dirección.
The school's management has banned mobile phones in class.	La dirección del colegio ha prohibido los móviles en clase.
the council, the board	el consejo
The board of directors has fired the director.	El consejo de administración ha despedido al director.
My mother is a member of the school council.	Mi madre es miembro del consejo escolar.
I'll give you a piece of advice: don't speak badly of the board.	Te doy un consejo: no hables mal del consejo.
the stock exchange, the stock market	la bolsa
This week the stock market has gone up a lot.	Esta semana la bolsa ha subido mucho.
These companies aren't listed on the stock exchange.	Estas empresas no cotizan en bolsa.
He invested all his money on the stock market and lost it.	Invirtió todo su dinero en bolsa y lo perdió.
to import (goods)	importar
This company imports wine from France.	Esta empresa importa vino de Francia.
Spain imports a lot of gas.	España importa mucho gas.
It doesn't matter to me that the wine is imported.	No me importa que el vino sea importado.
to mean, to involve (entail)	suponer
The merger means a hundred dismissals.	La fusión supone cien despidos.
This project involves a lot of work.	Este proyecto supone mucho trabajo.
I suppose that the change means more work.	Supongo que el cambio supone más trabajo.
the leave (time off work)	el permiso
She is on leave until January.	Ella está de permiso hasta enero.
The boss has given me three days of leave.	El jefe me ha dado tres días de permiso.
Because of the move, I have one day of leave.	Por la mudanza, tengo un día de permiso.
professional	profesional
I'm looking for a professional photographer for the wedding.	Busco un fotógrafo profesional para la boda.
Her attitude hasn't been very professional.	Su actitud no ha sido muy profesional.
He has a lot of professional experience.	Tiene mucha experiencia profesional.

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