Level | A1 |
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Kind | noun |
Front | business |
IPA | /ˈbɪznəs / noun |
Back | iş; ticaret olay, durum, mesele |
Back 2 | business (noun) /ˈbɪznəs
/ noun
TRADE
1 [uncountable]
buying and selling as a way of earning
money
iş; ticaret
She's
planning to set up in business as a hairdresser.
I'm
going to go into business with my brother.
They
are very easy to do business with.
WORK
2 [uncountable]
the work that you do as your job
iş
The
manager will be away on business next week.
a
business trip
CUSTOMERS
3 [uncountable]
the number of customers that a person or
company has had
işler
Business
has been good for the time of year.
COMPANY
4 [countable]
a firm, a shop, a factory, etc. which
produces or sells goods or provides a service
iş;
işletme
She
aims to start a business of her own.
Small
businesses are finding it hard to survive at the moment.
RESPONSIBILITY
5 [uncountable]
something that concerns a particular
person
sorun;
görev
The
friends I choose are my business, not yours.
Our
business is to collect the information, not to comment on it.
‘How
much did it cost?’ ‘It's none of your business (senin üstüne vazife değil)!’
IMPORTANT MATTERS
6 [uncountable]
important matters that need to be dealt
with or discussed
olay, durum,
mesele
First
we have some unfinished business from the last meeting to deal with.
EVENT
7 [singular]
a situation or an event, especially one
that is strange or unpleasant
olay;
durum
The
divorce was an awful business.
I
found the whole business very depressing.
IDIOMS
get down to business
to start the work that has to be done
işe koyulmak
Let's
just have a cup of coffee before we get down to business.
go out of business
to have to close because there is no more
money available
işi kapatmak, tasfiye
etmek
The
shop went out of business because it couldn't compete with the new supermarket.
have no business to do sth/doing sth
to have no right to do sth
hakkı olmamak
You
have no business to read/reading my letters without asking me.
mind your own business
to pay attention to your own affairs, not
other people's
işine bakmak, burnunu
sokmamak
Stop
asking me personal questions and mind your own business!
monkey business
silly or dishonest behaviour
aptalca davranış
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