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14:24 Jul 20, 2005 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) | |||||
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| Selected response from: Brigith Guimarães Portugal Local time: 08:15 | ||||
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5 +3 | an industrialist by profession |
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5 +1 | industrialist |
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5 +1 | businesswoman or professional |
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5 -1 | Enterpriser as profession |
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Enterpriser as profession Explanation: you could also say "manufacturer", but in this context, I would use "enterpriser" instead Industrialist exists, but is not commonly used -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-07-20 15:54:33 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A noun 1 entrepreneur, enterpriser someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it Category Tree: entity ¨^object; physical_object ¨^living_thing; animate_thing ¨^organism; being ¨^person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ¨^capitalist ¨^businessperson; bourgeois ¨^entrepreneur, enterpriser ¨^Sinclair; Clive_Sinclair; Sir_Clive_Marles_Sinclair ¨^Gates; Bill_Gates; William_Henry_Gates http://www.wordreference.com/definition/enterpriser - - - - - - enterpriser - someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it entrepreneur bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise Bill Gates, Gates, William Henry Gates - United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) Clive Sinclair, Sir Clive Marles Sinclair, Sinclair - English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enterpriser - - - - - - - - Enterpriser Noun 1. enterpriser - someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it entrepreneur bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise Bill Gates, Gates, William Henry Gates - United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) Clive Sinclair, Sir Clive Marles Sinclair, Sinclair - English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940) http://www.onpedia.com/dictionary/enterpriser - - - - - - Enterpriser: (?), n. One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward. http://dictionary.laborlawtalk.com/enterpriser - - - - - - of course I could go and search endlessly, but I really don\'t have the time right now. Hope to have been of service to you -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-07-20 16:02:00 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oh, and next time, Jane ... kindly avoid your usually rude, ironic tone of ... writing coz.... I really don\'t like it. Thanks! |
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de profesión industrial industrialist Explanation: here is a famous example! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(industrialist) :-) |
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de profesión industrial businesswoman or professional Explanation: I really don't think industrialist is a profession in English..Industrialists in English are usually tycoons..it is a completely outdated term in English... really.. |
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