Traducción & Definición
a policy: una política, una norma, una medida
There's a no-smoking policy in the office. Las normas prohíben fumar en la oficina.
Our policy is to hire the most qualified individuals. Nuestra política consiste en contratar a las personas más cualificadas.
an insurance policy una póliza de seguros
Obsérvese que lo que en español se denomina "la política" (la vida política en general) en inglés es politics. Por lo tanto, es necesario distinguir policy, una política concreta, orientada y aplicada a un fin específico, de politics, término más relacionado con la orientación política general:
The senator's anti-terrorism policy is very controversial. La política antiterrorista del senador resulta muy polémica.
The politics of our president are quite right-wing. Las políticas de nuestro presidente son muy de derechas.
company policy: la política de la empresa
Pronunciation examples
UK: Our company provides insurance policies to cover all risks.
US: The government's new education policy is unpopular.
Ejemplos
- "In the meantime, government researchers across Britain are waiting to see the effectiveness of this new policy."
- "When you absolutely must fire an employee, it must be for just cause: a clear violation of company policy."
- "The record turnover is mainly due to an aggressive discount policy implemented by Delavigne's Head of Sales, Philip Cheeter."
- "Helpful hints: informal guideline to Delavigne Corp's customer service policy"
- "If not, just have fun reading the official hiring policy document when it arrives."
- "I'm sorry, but it's just company policy."
- "At the same time, Philip developed a talent for sales while travelling door to door with his father and selling first hot dogs, then toasters, and eventually insurance policies."
- "Brian : Well it's against company policy, but just this once..."
- "In response to your request, however, we cannot mail you a comprehensive listing of all of our fragrance ingredients because it is against company policy."
- "I'm sure you've all had one or more of these interviews in the past, but company policy states that I have to give you a brief synopsis."
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