Business vs Corporation

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Business

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 noun

Corporation

Top 2000 (courant) B2 noun

Le plus courant: Business

	Business	Corporation
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈbɪznəs/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈbɪznəs/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃn/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn/"]/
Sens	L'activité de fabriquer ou de vendre des biens ou des services. The activity of making or selling goods or services.	Une grande entreprise ou affaire appartenant à de nombreuses personnes. A large company or business that is owned by many people.
Exemple	She started her own business last year.	multinational corporations
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	A1	B2
Nature grammaticale	noun	noun
Collocations	big, profitable, private, carry on, conduct, do, deal, transaction, opportunity, in business, on business, business as usual, business or pleasure, mix business with pleasure, daily, real, get on with, go about, make something, have no business doing something, have no business to do something, keep your nose out of somebody’s business, brisk, good, bad, do, attract, drum up, boom, grow, pick up, large, medium-sized, small, have, own, manage, do well, flourish, succeed, assets, premises, failure, daily, real, get on with, go about, make something, have no business doing something, have no business to do something, keep your nose out of somebody’s business, private, important, pressing, get down to, deal with, discuss, any other business, mean business, whole, dirty, messy, big, profitable, private, carry on, conduct, do, deal, transaction, opportunity, in business, on business, business as usual, business or pleasure, mix business with pleasure	big, giant, huge, tax, big, giant, huge, tax
Antonymes	leisure, idleness, unemployment	individual, sole proprietorship, partnership
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'busy' — 'business' refers to work, while 'busy' means having a lot to do., Using 'business' as a verb — it is only a noun., Saying 'the business are' instead of 'the business is' — 'business' is a singular noun.	Confusing 'corporation' with 'company' - a corporation is a specific type of company., Using 'corporations' as an uncountable noun - it is countable., Overusing terms like 'big business' instead of using 'corporation' in formal contexts.
Notes d'usage	Utilisez 'affaires' dans des contextes généraux et formels lorsque vous parlez de travail, de commerce ou d'échanges. Il n'est généralement pas utilisé dans les conversations informelles sur des sujets personnels. Use 'business' in general and formal contexts when discussing work, trade, or commerce. It is not typically used in casual conversations about personal matters.	Utilisez 'société' dans des contextes commerciaux. C'est approprié pour l'écriture formelle mais peut être évité dans les conversations informelles. Use 'corporation' in business contexts. It's suitable for formal writing but may be avoided in casual conversations.

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Yes. So where do you transact your business? Enlighten me.

Of course, I suppose it's the same in your business too, huh?

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Okay. We're in business.

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

Yes. So where do you transact your business? Enlighten me.

Of course, I suppose it's the same in your business too, huh?

Business

That corporation that hired us, they won't accept failure.

Corporation

Questions fréquentes : Business vs Corporation

Quelle est la différence entre Business et Corporation ?

Business: The activity of making or selling goods or services. Corporation: A large company or business that is owned by many people.

Lequel est le plus courant : Business et Corporation ?

Business est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Business et Corporation ?

Corporation est le niveau le plus élevé, à B2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Business et Corporation sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Business: A1, Corporation: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Business et Corporation ?

Business: noun, Corporation: noun.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Business: She started her own business last year. Corporation: multinational corporations

Puis-je utiliser Business et Corporation de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Business et Corporation sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.