de empresa a empresa
/de empɾesa a empɾesa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "business to business" is translated into Spanish as de empresa a empresa.
This phrase describes commercial transactions conducted between one company and another company rather than between a company and individual consumers.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built literally from de (from), empresa (company), a (to) and empresa (company).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the phrase empresa a empresa is used to mean "business to business".
How do you pronounce it?
/de empɾesa a empɾesa/
Did you know?
- The word empresa shares its roots with the English word 'enterprise' and originally comes from the Latin word prehendere, meaning 'to seize' or 'to grasp'.
- In Spanish, the word empresa can also mean a 'bold undertaking' or a 'venture', regardless of whether it is a commercial business.
- In many Spanish-speaking marketing departments, professionals frequently use the English acronym 'B2B' even when speaking Spanish.
Examples in context
- Nuestro modelo de negocio es de empresa a empresa.Our business model is business to business.
- Ellos se especializan en ventas de empresa a empresa.They specialize in business to business sales.
- Este es un mercado de empresa a empresa muy lucrativo.This is a very lucrative business to business market.
Example conversation
María and Javier are discussing their company's new strategy.
- María¿Cuál es el enfoque de nuestra nueva estrategia?What is the focus of our new strategy?
- JavierEs un modelo de empresa a empresa, María.It is a business to business model, María.
- MaríaEntiendo, así Javier podrá buscar clientes corporativos.I see, that way Javier can look for corporate clients.
- JavierExactamente, buscaremos grandes contratos.Exactly, we will look for large contracts.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, de, empresa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
