Vocabulaire

business

Nom

Exemple: “He has a small business.”

Synonymes: company, work

Antonymes: hobby

legislation

Nom

Exemple: “New legislation affects businesses.”

Synonymes: laws, legal rules

Antonymes: lawlessness

retirement

Nom

Exemple: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”

Synonymes: leaving work, pension age

Antonymes: employment

enterprise

Nom

Exemple: “The enterprise creates software.”

Synonymes: company, business

Antonymes: individual

counter

Nom

Exemple: “Pay at the counter.”

Synonymes: desk, service table

Antonymes: floor

profit

Nom

Exemple: “The business made a profit.”

Synonymes: gain, earnings

Antonymes: loss

publisher

Nom

Exemple: “The publisher printed the book.”

Synonymes: book company

Antonymes: reader

proposal

Nom

Exemple: “I sent a business proposal.”

Synonymes: offer, plan

Antonymes: rejection

industry

Nom

Exemple: “The industry is growing.”

Synonymes: business sector

Antonymes: agriculture

tourism

Nom

Exemple: “Tourism is important for the city.”

Synonymes: travel industry

Antonymes: staying home

trade

Nom

Exemple: “Trade between countries is important.”

Synonymes: commerce, business

Antonymes: isolation

court

Nom

Exemple: “He went to court.”

Synonymes: law court

Antonymes: street

agent

Nom

Exemple: “The agent called me.”

Synonymes: representative

Antonymes: client

ostensible

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ostensible reason for the visit was business.”

Synonymes: apparent, supposed

Antonymes: real, genuine

manufacturer

Nom

Exemple: “The manufacturer recalled the defective product.”

Synonymes: producer, maker

Antonymes: consumer

bust

Adjectif

Exemple: “The business went bust after one year.”

Synonymes: break, collapse

Antonymes: succeed, repair

bold

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was a bold decision to start a business.”

Synonymes: brave, strong

Antonymes: shy, careful

octogenarian

Nom

Exemple: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”

Synonymes: eighty-year-old

occupational

Adjectif

Exemple: “Occupational stress is common in high-pressure roles.”

Synonymes: work-related

commercially

Adverbe

Exemple: “The product is strong technically but not commercially viable yet.”

Synonymes: financially

mogul

Nom

Exemple: “He became a real-tech mogul in his 40s.”

Synonymes: tycoon

company

Nom

Exemple: “I work for a tech company.”

Synonymes: business