Essential Vocabulary for Business Meetings, Travel & Health
Topic 9
Scheduling Meetings
Attend, asistir / Break, descanso / Busy, ocupado / Check your calendar, comprobar tu agenda / Confirm, confirmar / Equipment, equipo / Free, gratis / Give a presentation, dar una presentación / Hold a meeting, celebrar una reunión / Light refreshments, refrescos ligeros / Make arrangements, hacer preparativos / Participant, participante / Previous commitment, cita previa / Projector, proyector / Schedule, agendar / Sharp, afilado / Take place, tener lugar / Tied up, ocupado.
Rescheduling Meetings
Appointment, cita / Arrange, preparar / Cancel, cancelar / Feel ill, sentirse enfermo / Get lost, perderse / Get the dates mixed up, mezclar fechas / Held up in a traffic jam, quedar atrapado en un embotellamiento de coches / Leave the office urgently, dejar la oficina urgentemente / Participate, participar / Postpone, posponer / Reorganise, reorganizar / Reschedule, reprogramar / Running late, llegar tarde / Suit, traje
Health Problems
Broken leg, pierna rota / Cold, resfriado / Earache, dolor de oído / Headache, dolor de cabeza / Sore throat, dolor de garganta / Toothache, dolor de dientes / Upset stomach, dolor de estómago.
Extra Vocabulary
Backache, dolor de espalda / Conference call, llamada de conferencia / Get better soon, mejorar pronto / Get confused, confundirse / Get well quickly, ponerse bien rápidamente / Have a meal, tener un almuerzo / Medical procedure, procedimiento médico / Mid-afternoon, a media tarde / Mid-morning, a media mañana / Schedule, programar / Set up, preparado
Topic 10
Exhibitions
Brochure, folleto / Business card, tarjeta de negocios / Competitor, competidor / Display board, panel de exposicion / Exhibition, exposición / Free gift, muestra gratuita / Leaflet, panfleto / Name tag, etiqueta / Promotion material, material de promoción / Stand, puesto
Countries and Nationalities
USA, Estados Unidos / American, americano / Britain, Bretaña / British, británico / France, Francia / French, francés / Germany, Alemania / German, alemán / Ireland, Irlanda / Irish, irlandés / Italy, Italia / Italian, italiano / Japan, Japón / Japanese, japonés / Nigeria, Nigeria / Nigerian, nigeriano / Peru, Peru / Peruvian, peruano / Thailand, Tailandia / Thai, tailandés
Weather
Cloudy, nublado / Cold, frío / Cool, fresco / Freezing, congelado / Hot, caluroso / Rainy, lluvioso / Snowy, nevado / Stormy, tormentoso / Sunny, soleado / Warm, templado / Windy, ventoso
Transport
Aeroplane, avión / Bus, autobús / Ferry, ferry / Motorbike, moto / Ship, barco / Taxi, taxi / Train, tren / Tram, tranvía / Underground, metro
Giving Directions
Bus stop, parada de autobús / Cross, cruzar / Entrance, entrada / Exit, salida / Get off, bajarse / Get on, subirse / Junction, cruce / Pass, pasar / Route, ruta / Sign, señal / Traffic light, semáforo / Train station, estación de tren
Extra Vocabulary
At the corner of, en la esquina de / Attract, atraer / Catch, coger / Direct route, ruta directa / Impressive, impresionante
Lightning, brillante / Motorway, autovía / Popular, popular / Small talk, pequeña charla / Successful, éxito / Thunder, trueno / Zebra crossing, paso de cebra
Writing Examples
To: Sales Department, Management
From: Erik Smith
Subject: Meeting – 29th April
Dear All,
I would like to schedule a meeting to discuss our recent sales figures. The meeting will take place on Friday, 29th April, from 9.30 until about 11.30, in the second-floor conference room. I hope this is convenient for you all. Please confirm your participation or let me know if there are any problems.
Regards.
Erik Smith
Director of Sales
An email accepting an invitation to a meeting
To: Erik Smith
From: Tom Red
Subject: RE: Department Meeting: 29th April
Dear Erik,
Thank you for your email regarding the meeting on Friday, 29th April, at 9.30. I am available on that date. Would you like me to send you a report on the sales I have made since the beginning of April?
Yours sincerely.
Tom Red
Sales Department