Gli affari / The business
- L’azienda / L’impresa (The company / business enterprise)
- Il proprietario / L’imprenditore (The owner / entrepreneur)
- La proprietร (The ownership)
- La gestione / La direzione (The management / direction)
- Il modello di business (The business model)
- Il piano aziendale / Il business plan (The business plan)
- La ragione sociale / La denominazione (The company name / legal name)
- La struttura societaria (The corporate structure)
- La societร a responsabilitร limitata (Srl) [The limited liability company (LLC)]
- La societร per azioni (SpA) [The joint-stock company]
- La partnership / La societร in nome collettivo (The partnership)
- La ditta individuale (The sole proprietorship)
- La governance aziendale (The corporate governance)
- Il consiglio di amministrazione (CdA) (The board of directors)
- L’assemblea degli azionisti (The shareholders’ meeting
- La missione / La visione aziendale (The company mission / vision)
- La strategia aziendale (The business strategy)
- Il core business / L’attivitร principale (The core business / main activity)
- Il mercato di riferimento (The target market)
- Il vantaggio competitivo (The competitive advantage)
- Il cliente / La clientela (The client / clientele)
- Il fornitore (The supplier)
- Il concorrente / La concorrenza (The competitor / competition)
- La filiale / La succursale (The branch office)
- La sede centrale / La casa madre (The headquarters / head office)
- L’espansione / La crescita (The expansion / growth)
- La fusione / L’acquisizione (M&A) (The merger / acquisition)
- La joint venture (The joint venture)
- La cessione / La vendita dell’azienda (The business sale)
- La chiusura / La liquidazione (The closure / liquidation)
- Il fallimento / La bancarotta (The bankruptcy)
- La reputazione aziendale / L’immagine (The corporate reputation / image)
- L’etica aziendale / La responsabilitร sociale (The business ethics / social responsibility)
- Il successo / L’insuccesso (The success / failure)
Verbi | Verbs
- Fare affari / Commerciare (To do business / To trade)
- Gestire / Dirigere un’azienda (To manage / run a company)
- Fondare / Avviare un’attivitร (To found / start a business)
- Amministrare (To administer)
- Crescere / Espandersi (To grow / expand)
- Diversificare (le attivitร ) [To diversify (activities)]
- Competere / Gareggiare (To compete)
- Collaborare / Formare partnership (To collaborate / form partnerships)
- Investire (nell’azienda) [To invest (in the business)]
- Assumere (personale) [To hire (staff)]
- Licenziare / Ridurre il personale (To fire / lay off staff)
- Acquisire / Prendere il controllo (To acquire / take control)
- Fondersi con (To merge with)
- Cedere / Vendere l’attivitร (To sell / transfer the business)
- Fallire / Andare in bancarotta (To fail / go bankrupt)
- Innovare / Modernizzarsi (To innovate / modernize)
- Pianificare / Strategizzare (To plan / strategize)
- Sopravvivere (in un mercato difficile) [To survive (in a tough market)]
- Prosperare / Fiorire (To thrive / flourish)
- Ristrutturare / Riorganizzare (To restructure / reorganize)
Aggettivi | Adjectives
- Redditizio/a / Profittevole (Profitable / Lucrative)
- In perdita / In deficit (Loss-making / In deficit)
- Solido/a / Stabile (Solid / Stable)
- Precario/a / Instabile (Precarious / Unstable)
- Competitivo/a / Aggressivo/a (Competitive / Aggressive)
- Innovativo/a / All’avanguardia (Innovative / Cutting-edge)
- Tradizionale / Conservativo/a (Traditional / Conservative)
- Etico/a / Responsabile (Ethical / Responsible)
- Sostenibile (economicamente, ambientalmente) [Sustainable (economically, environmentally)]
- Familiare / A gestione familiare (Family-owned / Family-run)
- Multinazionale / Globale (Multinational / Global)
- Locale / Regionale (Local / Regional)
- Dinamico/a / In crescita (Dynamic / Growing)
- Stagnante / In declino (Stagnant / Declining)
- Flessibile / Adattabile (Flexible / Adaptable)
- Rigido / Burocratico (Rigid / Bureaucratic)
- Efficiente / Produttivo/a (Efficient / Productive)
- Inefficiente / Disorganizzato/a (Inefficient / Disorganized)
- Affermato/a / Consolidato/a (Established / Consolidated)
- Nuovo / Nascente / Startup (New / Nascent / Startup)
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