empresa
company, business
Beginner Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
/ẽˈpɾe.zɐ/
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Cultural Note
Brazil has a complex bureaucratic process for opening a company, involving multiple government registrations. The term 'abrir empresa' (to open a company) is a common aspiration, and MEI (Microempreendedor Individual) simplified this for small entrepreneurs starting in 2009.
📝 Example Sentences
Ela trabalha numa empresa de tecnologia.
She works at a technology company.
A empresa tem mais de mil funcionários.
The company has more than a thousand employees.
Ele abriu a própria empresa aos vinte e cinco anos.
He started his own company at twenty-five.