Business Regular Vocabulary

Workstation: area in an office with equipment for a single worker. (estação de

trabalho)

Cubicle: a work are that is partly separated from the rest of a room in an office.
(baia, área de trabalho)

Privacy: the quality or state of being apart from others, and not seen, heard or
disturbed by them. (privacidade)

Lack of: an absence of, a need. (falta de)

Annoying: causing irritation. (irritante, chato, enfadonho)

Get rid of: dispose of (livrar-se de)

Be away: have gone somewhere else (estar fora, estar distante, estar viajando)

Come by: visit informally (visitar informalmente, “dar um pulo” em algum lugar)

Schedule / scheduled / scheduled: to arrange or set the time (marcar um horário;

agendar)

No big deal: not a serious problem. (tudo bem; sem problema; não é grande coisa;
nada importante)

Fix / fixed / fixed : repair (consertar)

Run a test : test something (testar, fazer ou aplicar um teste)

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Ma´am: madam (senhora)

A bad line: a bad telephone connection (uma ligação telefônica ruim)

Hang on / hold on: wait (esperar)

Put someone through: make a telephone connection (transferir a ligação, passar a

ligação para)

Be in: be physically in a place (estar em um determinado lugar)

Extension number: extension (ramal)

Helpful: willing to help or useful (prestativo; útil)

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So far: until now. (até agora; por enquanto)

Seminar: a conference. (seminário; conferência)

Make sure: verify; check. (verificar; checar)

Networking: the practice of meeting other people involved in the same kind of work
to exchange information. (contato com outras pessoas para troca de experiências e
informações profissionais; networking)

Come in handy: be useful. (ser útil; vir a calhar; vir em boa hora)

Play a major role: have a big influence on; be very important. (ter uma grande
influência em; ser muito importante)

Profile: a brief description of the characteristics of someone. (perfil)

Expertise: proficiency in a particular activity; ability; skill. (habilidade específica;

competência; expertise)

Attend / attended / attended: be present at a meeting, lecture, etc. (assistir; estar

presente em uma reunião, palestra, etc.; participar)

Upcoming: approaching; happening soon. (que está se aproximando; que vai

acontecer em breve)

I.T: abbreviation of information technology. (tecnologia da informação)

Be into something: like something. (gostar de alguma coisa)

Go easy on: use in moderation (ir devagar com; maneirar; pegar leve em)

Suck one dry: drain all your money. (gastar todo o seu dinheiro)

When it comes to: when the subject is. (quando se trata de; quando o assunto é)

Convey / conveyed / conveyed: communicate so that it is understood. (transmitir;

comunicar)

Crystal clear: very clear; easy to understand. (bem claro; fácil de entender)

Outstanding: very good; excellent. (muito bom; excelente)

Practice makes perfect: doing something over and over makes one better at it. (A
prática leva à perfeição)

Go over: check carefully; examine. (rever; checar)

Tip: useful piece of information. (dica)

Benefit from: get help or an advantage from something. (beneficiar-se com)

Count on: rely on. (contar com)

No rush: no hurry. (sem pressa)

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So far so good: everything is ok up to this point. (até aqui tudo bem; por enquanto
tudo bem)

Workload: the amount of work that a person has to do. (carga de trabalho)

Short-staffed: without enough workers. (com um número insuficiente de

funcionários)

Applicant: someone who applies for something such as a job. (candidato)

Expertise: proficiency in a particular activity; ability; skill. (habilidade específica,

competência, expertise)

Cope with: deal with difficulties. (lidar com dificuldades)

Hardworking: habitually working hard. (trabalhador; esforçado)

Reliable: someone or something that can be trusted. (confiável)

Demand: something wanted or needed. (demanda; procura)

Keep up: maintain, continue (manter; continuar)

Résumé: sumary of one´s career and qualifications; a curriculum-vitae. (currículo;

CV)

Eager: enthusiastic or anxious. (entusiasmado; ansioso)

In charge of: responsible for (responsável por)

Devise / devised / devised: invent a method of doing something. (inventar, “bolar”)

Achieve / achieved / achieved: succeed in doing something, usually after a lot of

effort. (alcançar; atingir)

Goal: an aim, objective or purpose. (objetivo; meta; propósito)

Overcome / overcame / overcome: succeed in controlling or dealing with a

difficulty. (superar)

Challenge: a situation or something that requires great mental or physical effort in

order to be done successfully. (desafio)

Well-known: known by many people; famous. (conhecido por muitas pessoas;

famoso)

Strength: a positive quality that makes you more effective. (ponto forte)

Arena: sphere of activity. (área de trabalho)

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Smoothly: with no problems or difficulty (sem problemas ou dificuldades)

Lubrication: an application of a lubricant to something (lubrificação)

Idle time: a period during which a machine or employee is inactive (tempo ocioso)

Put one´s mind to it: apply oneself; put a lof of effort into doing something (aplicar-
se; concentrar-se; esforçar-se)

Procedure: way of doing something (procedimento)

Tip: useful piece of information (dica)

Breakdown: when a machine stops working (quebra)

A long way to go: a lot to be done (muito a ser feito)

Far better: much better (muito melhor)

Storage: safekeeping of goods, as in a warehouse (armazenagem;

armazenamento)

Warehouse: place for storage of goods (armazém; depósito)

Assume / assumed / assumed: suppose; presume (supor; presumir)

Grow / grew / grown: become bigger; expand (crescer)

Rate: the speed at which something happens (rtimo; velocidade)

Make sure: verify; check (checar; verificar)

Bring up: introduce into discussion; mention (mencionar; apresentar)

Plan ahead: make preparations or arrengements for the future (planejar com
antecedência)

Reliable: someone or something that can be trusted (confiável)

Mood: state of mind or emotion (humor; estado de espírito)

Praise / praised / praised: express approval (elogiar)

Feedback: information about how well or badly someone is doing something

(feedback)

Workload: the amount of work that a person has to do (carga de trabalho)

Issue: subject or problem (assunto; questão)

Envisage: imagine or expect something in the future (imaginar; prever)

Shift: a period of work time (turno de trabalho)

Demand: something wanted or needed (demanda; procura)

Burden: something difficult that you have to deal with; responsibility or duty (peso;
fardo; responsabilidade)
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Prospect: potential customer (cliente em potencial; prospect)

Showcase / showcased / showcased: show the best qualities of something

(mostar a qualidade de algo)

Find out: discover by asking or exploring (descobrir)

Budget: the amount of money you have available to spend (orçamento)

Yellow Pages: In the past, a telephone book that lists business firms alphabetically
by category and includes classified advertising. (Páginas Amarelas)

Catch somebody´s eye: get someone´s attention (chamar a atenção)

Done deal: a plan that has been arranged and that is now certain to happen
(negócio certo; negócio certeiro; negócio fechado; certeza)

Keep someone posted: keep someone informed, updated (manter alguém

informado, atualizado)

Further development: a new event (acontecimento novo; desdobramento)

Brief / briefed / briefed: inform someone about something (informar)

Highlights: the most significant or interesting parts of something (as partes mais
significantes ou interessantes de algo; “os pontos altos”)

A hit: something very successful (um sucesso)

Feature: an important aspect of something (característica)

Upcoming: approaching; happening soon (que vai acontecer em breve)

Flier: an ad that is printed on paper and given to people (prospecto; folheto; flier)

Stand: booth (estande)

Try out: try something new; test (experimentar; testar)

Good point: good idea or opinion (boa ideia ou opinião)

Appeal / appealed / appealed: interest or attract someone (interessar, atrair,

agradar)

Jot down: write briefly or hurriedly (anotar)

Meet a deadline: finish something in time (cumprir um prazo)

Likely: probable (provável)

Come up: arise; occur (surgir)

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Shipment: amount of goods carried on a ship, plane, train or truck (carregamento;

carga)

Worst-case scenario: the worst thing that could possibly happen (a pior das
hipóteses)

Due: expected to happen (aguardado; esperado)

Look into: get more details about something; investigate (analisar; investigar)

Mitigation: reduction in the harmful effects of something (mitigação; atenuação)

All set: ready (pronto; tudo pronto)

Grand opening: official opening of a new business (abertura oficial de um novo

negócio)

Around the clock: without stopping (sem parar; 24 horas)

Franchise: a right to sell a company´s products or services in a particular area

using the company´s name (franquia)

Profitable: yielding a profit (lucrativo)

Franchisee: someone who is granted a franchise to market a company´s products

or services in a particular area (franqueado)

No pain, no gain: one has to work hard to get good results (sem esforço não se
consegue nada)
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Spreadsheet: a computer program for financial calculation (planilha)

Ballpark figure: rough estimate or figure (um número aproximado; estimativa)

Estimate: approximate calculation (estimativa)

Entry: item recorded in a computer, book, etc. (registro; lançamento)

Office supplies: supplies used in offices (material de escritório)

Run low on: run out of (estar acabando)]

Breakdown: a division of something into smaller parts (detalhamento)

Hand in: submit (entregar)

Risky: not financially safe (arriscado)

Stockbroker: someone who buys and sells shares in companies for other people
(corretor do mercado de ações)

Sound: reliable; involving the use of good judgement (seguro; sábio; correto)

Unpredictable: not able to be predicted (imprevisível)

Take a nosedive: reduce suddenly, said of prices, profits, etc. (cair bruscamente,
despencar)
Pal: close friend (amigo próximo; camarada)

Conservative: cautious; tending to resist change (conservador)

Investor: a person or company that invests money (investidor)

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Freak: someone who is extremely interested in a particular subject or activity

(fanático)

Hooked: unable to stop having or doing something (viciado)

Do without: succeed in living without something (passar bem sem; ficar sem)

Gadget: a small device or appliance (aparelho eletrônico; engenhoca)

Pop up: appear suddenly or unexpectedly (aparecer de repente)

Cool: fashionable; nice; attractive (bacana; legal)

Turn into: change into something (transformar)

Play a role: be involved in an important way (desempenhar um papel importante)

Fall back on: resort to; turn to (recorrer a)

Drawback: disadvantage (desvantagem)

Have a hard time: have difficulty (ter dificuldade)

Outdoors: outside; in the open air (atividades ao ar livre; do lado de fora)

Couch potato: someone who is not very active and spends a lot of time watching
TV (pessoa que não é ativa e que passa muito tempo sentada assistindo à TV;
“vegetal”)
Cutting-edge: extremely modern and advanced (extremamente moderno e
avançado; “de ponta”)

Prospects: the possibility of future success (perspectiva)

Boom / boomed / boomed: grow rapidly (crescer rapidamente; prosperar)

Key: very important and influential (muito importante e influente; chave)

Congrats: congratulations (parabéns)