Glossary Term 9 and 10

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Brainstorming

an activity or business method in which a group of people meet to suggest a lot of new ideas for possible development

Example: In this company the brainstorming is so important.

es: Tormenta de ideas

Café

a restaurant where simple and usually quite cheap meals are served

Example: We can go to a Café for a coffee

es: Cafetería

Comfortable

Pleasant feeling

Example: This is not a comfortable or easy debate, but we cannot avoid it.

es: Comfortable

Complaint

a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory

Example: You have a speed complaint

es: Denuncia

Cupboard

a piece of furniture or a space for storing things, with a door or doors and usually with shelves

Example: the cupboard is a legacy from the previous tenant

es: Armario

Delays

to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected

Example: My plane was delayed by an hour.

es: Retraso

Foodstuff

any substance that is used as food or to make food

Example: We talk of foodstuffs and animals which have been fed on these foodstuffs.

es: comestibles

Futuristic

strange and very modern, or intended or seeming to come from some imagined time in the future

Example: This robot is so futuristic.

es: Futurista

headquarters

The main offices of an organization such as the army, the police, or a business company

Example: The company's national headquarters is in Rome.

es: Sede

hi-tech

using the most advanced and developed machines and methods

Example: It is important to identify the skills and potential of our regions in the hi-tech sector.

es: Alta tecnología

Label

a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object

Example: The label became detached from your parcel.

es: Etiqueta

Old-fashioned

not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

Example: Today's new technology will be old-fashioned and ineffective tomorrow.

es: Anticuado

Open-plan

A building has few or no walls inside, so it is not divided into smaller rooms

Example: This building is open-plan

es: Planta abierta

Performance

how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity

Example: You apply an efficiency and performance criteria to buy the car?

es: Rendimiento

profitable

making or likely to make a profit:

Example: This sold is profitable

es: Rentable

Runway

A long, level piece of ground with a specially prepared smooth, hard surface on which aircraft take off and land

Example: The runway lights is off

es: Pista

Safety

a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or at risk

Example: The European Maritime Safety Agency is in charge of monitoring shipping safety.

es: Protección

state-of-the-art

very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods:

Example: Replacing doors and windows and fitting state-of-the-art insulation can help keep household energy spending down.

es: Ultima generación

Strees-free

Not causing or feeling any stress.

Example: This company has a stress-free zone

es: Libre de estres

Welfare

help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money

Example: The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child.

es: Bienestar