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Mañana tengo una reunión con la dirección.

Mañana tengo una reunión con la dirección.
Tomorrow I have a meeting with the management.
From Lesson 442:Company news (la dirección, el consejo, la bolsa)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mañana tengo una reunión con la dirección.

Why use the present tense tengo for something happening Mañana?
Just like in English ("Tomorrow I have..."), Spanish frequently uses the present tense for future events that are already scheduled or highly certain. You could use the future tense (tendré), but tengo is much more common and natural for everyday business scheduling.
Could I use una cita instead of una reunión for this meeting?
No, una reunión is the specific word for a professional, corporate, or group meeting. If you use una cita, it sounds like a one-on-one appointment (like with a doctor or a specific client) or a romantic date.
Why is "management" translated as la dirección instead of la gerencia?
In Spain, la dirección is the most common corporate term for "upper management," "the board of directors," or "the leadership." While la gerencia also means management, it is more heavily used in Latin America or refers specifically to a branch manager's office.
Doesn't la dirección usually mean "the address" or "the direction"?
Yes! La dirección is a versatile noun. You probably first learned it as a physical address or a compass direction. In a business context, it literally refers to the entity or people directing the company.

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