Essential Business English Vocabulary and Grammar Reference

Professional Vocabulary

Core Business Concepts

• Advisor: Consejero
• Approach: Acercarse
• Bond: Vínculo
• Bonus: Bono
• Break the ice: Romper el hielo
• Challenge: Desafío
• Clues: Pistas
• Conflict resolution: Resolución de conflictos
• Evaluate: Evaluar
• Experience: Experiencia
• Interpersonal: Interpersonal
• Laughter: Carcajada
• Prioritise: Priorizar
• Pull together: Tirar del mismo lado
• Relaxed: Relajado
• Setting: Ajuste
• Shocked: Impactado
• Strenuous: Energético
• Team spirit: Espíritu de equipo
• Treasure hunt: Búsqueda del tesoro
• Unmotivated: Desmotivado
• Workshop: Taller

Collaboration and Performance

• Aspect: Aspecto
• Collaborate: Colaborar
• Come up with: Conseguir
• Commitment: Compromiso
• Contribution: Contribución
• Demotivating: Desmotivador
• Encourage: Animar
• Express: Expresar
• Facilitate: Facilitar
• Input: Participar
• Overrated: Sobrevalorado
• Perform: Realizar
• Point of view: Punto de vista
• Problematic: Problemático
• Prove: Probar
• Reasonable: Lógico
• Settle: Resolver
• Share: Compartir
• Strength: Fuerza
• Weakness: Debilidad

Leadership and Management

• Accomplishments: Logros
• Assertiveness: Confianza
• Attitude: Actitud
• Criticise: Criticar
• Expectation: Expectativa
• Mediation: Arbitraje
• Mentor: Aconsejar
• Mission: Misión
• Morale: Moral
• Rewarding: Gratificante
• Tactful: Discreto
• Teambuilding: Construcción de equipos
• Tension: Tensión
• Win-win solution: Solución ganar-ganar

Strategic Operations

• Approach: Aconsejar
• Basis: Base
• Bother: Molestar
• Circumstance: Circunstancia
• Constantly: Constantemente
• Crisis: Crisis
• Delegate: Delegar
• Direct: Directo
• Empower: Fortalecer
• Enhance: Mejorar
• Get along with: Llevarse bien con
• Identify: Identificar
• Implementation: Implementación
• Inspiration: Inspiración
• Lack: Falta
• Lead to: Guiar a
• Praise: Alabar
• Proactive: Dinámico
• Reactive: Reactivo
• Separate: Separar
• Socialise: Socializar
• Vision: Visión
• Work things out: Resolver problemas

Awareness and Autonomy

• Awareness: Conciencia
• Bargaining power: Regateo
• Be caught off guard: Ser pillado por sorpresa
• Chain: Cadena
• Demand: Demanda
• Discipline: Disciplina
• Distraction: Distracción
• Force: Potencia
• In the light of: A la luz de
• Irrelevant: Irrelevante
• Navigate: Dirigir
• Overcome: Superar
• Reinvent: Reinventar
• Revolution: Revolución
• Role: Labor
• Set aside: Interrumpir
• Substitute: Sustituir
• Threat: Amenaza
• Autonomy: Autonomía
• Clarity: Claridad
• Coaching skills: Habilidades de coaching
• Consult: Consultar
• Coordinate: Coordinar
• Curious: Curioso
• Group dynamics: Dinámicas de grupo
• Hidden opportunities: Oportunidades ocultas
• Initiative: Iniciativa
• Innovation: Innovación
• Micromanage: Controlar
• Resourcefulness: Habilidad
• Role model: Ejemplo
• Routine: Rutina
• Vision statement: Declaración de visión

Grammar Essentials

Verb Tenses

• To be: I am / I'm not / Am I? | You are / You aren't / Are you?
• Have got: I have got / I haven't got / Have I got? | You have got / You haven't got / Have you got?
• Present simple: I learn / I don't learn / Do I learn? | He learns / He doesn't learn / Does he learn?
• Continuous: I am working / I'm not working / Am I working? (Now/at the moment)
• Past simple: I talked / I didn't talk / Did I talk? / Yes, he did.

Quantifiers and Modals

• Quantifiers: Much (cuánto), Many (cuántos), Some, Any, Little (poco), Few (pocos).
• Modals: May/Might (permiso o probabilidad), Can/Could (probabilidad), Must/Have to (obligación), Be allowed to (tener permiso), Be able to (ser capaz de), Should (recomendación), Ought to (consejo).