Going Global: Business and Government Information Partnering
BRASS preconference, June 26, 1998
Business Terms Translations
Prepared by
Jennifer Boettcher
| American | Spanish | German | French | Italian |
| Business | Empresa | Wirtschaft | entreprise | impresa |
| Accounting | Contabilidad | Buchhaltung | Comptabilité | Contabilità |
| Acquisition | Adquisición | Erfassung | acquisition | acquisition |
| Advertisement | Reclamo | Werbung | réclame | pubblicità |
| Bond | empréstito obligacionista | Anleihe | emprunt obligataire | prestito obbligazionario |
| Census | Censo | Volkszählung | recensement | censimento |
| Company | Empresa | Unternehmen | entreprise | impresa |
| Commerce | Comercio | Handel | commerce | commercio |
| Consumer | Usuario | Kunde | usager | utilizzatore |
| Credit | Acreditar | gutschreiben | créditer | accreditare |
| Demographic | Demográfica | demographische | démographique | demografica |
| Economy | Economía | Sparsamkeit | économie | economia |
| Finance | Financiar | finanzieren | financer | finanziare |
| Financial Statement | estado financiero | Finanzausweis | état financier | stato finanziario |
| Government | poderes públicos | Behörden | pouvoirs publics | pubblici poteri |
| Industry | Empresa | Wirtschaft | entreprise | impresa |
| Investment | Participación | Beteiligung | participation | partecipazione |
| Labor | aportación material | feste Arbeitskosten | travail incorporé | lavoro incorporato |
| Marketing | Comercialización | Handelsfoerderung | commercialisation | commercializzazione |
| Merger | fusión de empresas | Unternehmens-
zusammenschluss |
fusion d'entreprises | fusione di società |
| Money | Moneda | Währung | monnaie | valuta |
| Mutual Fund | fondos de inversión | Anlagefonds | fonds commun de placement | fondo d'investimento |
| Sale Value | valor en venta | Verkaufswert | valeur de vente | valore commerciale |
| Stock | Acción | Aktie | action | azione |
| Tax | Renta | Steuer | taxe fiscale | imposizione |
| Trade | Operación | Geschäft | transaction | operazione commerciale |
| Trend | Tendencia | Stimmung | tendance | tendenza |
| Union | Unión | Vereinigung | union | unione |
|
Industry |
Empresa | Wirtschaft | entreprise | impresa |
| Aerospace | Aerospacio | Luft-und Weltraum | aérospatial | aerospazio |
| Agriculture | Agricultura | Landwirtschaft | agriculture | agricoltura |
| Apparel | Ropa | Waesche | linge | biancheria |
| Automobile | Automóvil | Kraftfahrzeug | automobile | autoveicolo |
| Banking | Banca | Bankwesen | système bancaire | sistema bancario |
| Biotechnology | Biotécnica | Biotechnik | biotechnique | biotecnologia |
| Chemical | Química | Chemie | chimie | chimica |
| Computer | Ordenador | Rechenanlage | ordinateur | macchina informativa |
| Construction | Construcción | Konstruktion | construction | costruzione |
| Electrical Industry | industria productora de energía eléctrica | Elektroindustrie | industrie électrique | industria elettrica |
| Entertainements | actividades recreativas | Unterhaltung | activités récréatives | attività ricreative |
| Environment | medio ambiente | Umwelt | environnement | ambiente |
| Food | Alimento | Nahrungsmittel | aliment | cibo |
| Furniture | Lingotes | Formatstege | garniture | marginatura |
| Health | Salud | Gesundheit | santé | salute |
| Hotel | Hotel | Hotel | hôtel | albergo |
| Insurance | Seguro | Versicherung | assurance | assicurazione |
| Leisure | tiempo libre | Freizeit | loisir | svago |
| Manufacture | Fabricación | Fertigung | fabrication | fabbricazione |
| Mineral | Mineral | Erz | minerai | minerale |
| Packaging | Envase | Verpackung | emballage | imballaggio |
| Paper | Papel | Papier | papier | carta |
| Pharmaceutical | Farmaceutica | pharmazeutische | pharmaceutique | farmaceutica |
| Publishing | Edición | Verlagsgewerbe | édition | editoria |
| Real Estate | propiedad inmobiliaria | Grundeigentum | propriété foncière | proprietà fondiaria |
| Restaurant | Restaurante | Restaurant | restaurant | ristorante |
| Retail | comercio al detalle | Einzelhandel | commerce de détail | commercio al dettaglio |
| Service | Servicio | Dienstleistung | service | servizio |
| Software | equipo lógico | Software | logiciel | software |
| Telecommunication | Telecomunicación | Telekommunikation | télécommunication | telecommunicazioni |
| Transportation | Transporte | Transporterosion | transport | trasporto |
| Utilities | servicios auxiliares | Hilfsstoffe | services généraux | servizi |
| Wholesale Trade | comercio al por mayor | Großhandel | commerce de gros | commercio all'ingrosso |
| Article | Artículo | Artikel | article | articolo |
| Book | Libro | Buch | livre | libro |
| Database | base de datos | Datenbasis | base de données | banca di dati |
| Directory | Directorio | Directory | répertoire | direttorio |
| Internet | protocolo entre-redes | Protokoll für Netzwerk-
schnittstellen |
protocollo inter-rete | protocollo inter-rete |
| Journal | Revista | Fachzeitschrift | bulletin d'information | bollettino |
| Library | Biblioteca | Bibliothek | bibliothèque | biblioteca |
| Statistics | Estadística | Statistik | statistique | statistica |
| Website | Website | website | website | website |
Going Global: Business and Government Information Partnering
BRASS Preconference, ALA Annual Conference, June 26, 1998
- Preconference overview
- Quinn presentation (international documents)
- Pagell presentation (commercial information providers)
- Aldrich presentation (international governments)
- Pagell presentation (international financial information)
- Hayes presentation (global trade and labor)
- Business Terms Translations
- Matrix of Functions by Region
- Selected United States Government Agencies
- Major International Economic Organizations
Disclaimer : This publication has been placed on the web for the convenience of BRASS members. Information and links will not be updated. Posted 9 February 1999.




