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English translation: lines of business

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Spanish term or phrase:	negocios (alternatives to business)
English translation:	lines of business
Entered by:	peterinmadrid

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14:05 Feb 17, 2006

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Spanish term or phrase: negocios (alternatives to business)

Identificación de nuevas plataformas de crecimiento en los negocios actuales y en nuevos negocios relacionados

I would like to find alternatives to just plain "business".
Perhaps operations, lines of business?

peterinmadrid KudoZ activity Questions: 3142 (14 open) (2 without valid answers) (108 closed without grading) Answers: 18
Local time: 05:12

business lines

Explanation:
in other contexts, deals

Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:12

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Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

business lines

Marian Greenfield

5 +1

ventures/ activities

telefpro

commercial areas

Denise DeVries

commerce/trade

Adam Burman

affairs

Susana Magnani

current areas of operation and related new areas of operation

Robert Forstag

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

business lines

Explanation:
in other contexts, deals

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 1524

Grading comment

Thank you!

3 mins confidence:

los negocios actuales y en nuevos negocios relacionados current areas of operation and related new areas of operation

Explanation:
Building on your own suggestion of "operations".

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 22:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 116

3 mins confidence:

affairs

Explanation:
one option... operations is also good, enterprise came to mind but i'm not sure it would function in this context. good luck!

Susana Magnani
Argentina
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

4 mins confidence:

commercial areas

Explanation:
general

Denise DeVries
United States
Local time: 22:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 18

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ventures/ activities

Explanation:
I would suggest something like this

telefpro
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

commerce/trade

Explanation:
As an alternative to business - commerce.

Also trade, (business) operations or activity.

HTH

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-17 15:27:02 GMT)
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So in your text "current areas of trade".

Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

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