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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

compreensivo em negócios

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõpɾeeˈsivu ẽ neˈɡɔsjus

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Business-savvy/ˈbɪz.nɪsˌsæv.i/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O investidor com visão comercial fechou um excelente acordo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having practical knowledge, shrewdness, and a good understanding of commercial matters and how to run a successful enterprise.

    "The business-savvy entrepreneur quickly identified a profitable gap in the competitive software market."
  2. 2

    Demonstrating acute financial judgment and strategic acumen in professional decision-making.

    "Her business-savvy approach to negotiations saved the company millions during the merger."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed from 'business', originating from Middle English 'busynesse' meaning anxiety or occupation, and 'savvy', derived from the French 'savezvous' via Caribbean Patois meaning 'you know'. Together, the phrase evolved in late 20th-century corporate and commercial lexicons to denote practical understanding and shrewdness in commercial affairs.

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🇫🇷French → English

avisé en affaires

Transliteration: a-vi-ze an a-fɛʁ

"Un gestionnaire avisé en affaires sait anticiper les tendances du marché."

🇩🇪German → English

geschäftstüchtig

Transliteration: ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌtʏçtɪç

"Die geschäftstüchtige Direktorin hat den Vertrag erfolgreich ausgehandelt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

competente in affari

Transliteration: kompeˈtɛnte in aˈfːari

"Un imprenditore competente in affari sa cogliere ogni opportunità."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

sagaz en los negocios

Transliteration: saˈɣas en los neˈɣosjos

"Su actitud sagaz en los negocios le permitió expandir la empresa rápidamente."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

compreensivo em negócios

Transliteration: kõpɾeeˈsivu ẽ neˈɡɔsjus

"O investidor com visão comercial fechou um excelente acordo."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

व्यापार-समझदार

Transliteration: vyapaar-samajhdar

"एक व्यापार-समझदार व्यक्ति हमेशा सही समय पर निवेश करता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

精明强干的商业头脑

Transliteration: jīngmíng qiánggàn de shāngyè tóunǎo

"这位具有商业头脑的经理成功扭亏为盈。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

비즈니스 안목이 있는

Transliteration: bijeuniseu anmogi inneun

"그 비즈니스 안목이 있는 CEO는 위기를 기회로 바꿨습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

ビジネスセンスがある

Transliteration: bijinesu sensu ga aru

"彼女はビジネスセンスがあるので、新規事業を成功させた。"

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