empresa emergente
/empɾesa emeɾxente/from spelling rules
The English phrase start-up is translated into Spanish as empresa emergente.
Empresa emergente is the standard, formal term used to describe a newly created company that is developing a unique product or service to grow quickly. It is commonly found in journalism, economics and official documents.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of empresa, meaning company and emergente, meaning emerging or emergent.
Which one should you use?
While empresa emergente is the standard term, you may also see Iniciativa empresarial used to express the concept of a start-up in formal contexts or empresa incipiente to describe a fledgling or nascent company.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Empresa emergente is a formal term. However, in business and tech circles, Spanish speakers frequently use the English loanword start-up instead of the formal Spanish version.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must be pluralized to form empresas emergentes.
How do you pronounce it?
/empɾesa emeɾxente/
Did you know?
- The word empresa shares a root with the English word 'apprehend'. Both come from the Latin prehendere, which means 'to seize' or 'to grasp'.
- In Spanish, empresa is a versatile word that can mean a commercial company or a daring 'undertaking' or 'adventure'. This duality captures the risky nature of a start-up.
- While empresa emergente is the formal term, using it in a casual tech meeting in Madrid or Mexico City might make a speaker sound overly academic or stiff.
Examples in context
- La empresa emergente presentó su innovador producto en la conferencia.The start-up presented their innovative product at the conference.
- Esa empresa emergente tiene mucho potencial.That start-up has a lot of potential.
- Busco empleo en una empresa emergente.I am looking for a job in a start-up.
- La empresa emergente recibió una gran inversión.The start-up received a large investment.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are talking about their careers at a café.
- Javier¿Dónde trabajas ahora, Lucía?Where are you working now, Lucía?
- LucíaEstoy en una empresa emergente de tecnología.I am at a tech start-up.
- JavierParece un proyecto muy interesante.It sounds like a very interesting project.
- LucíaSí, es un reto muy emocionante.Yes, it is a very exciting challenge.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries emergente, empresa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
