sector

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛktər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɛktɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sek′tər)

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sector n (business area)sector nm
  (AmS)rubro nm
 The company does a lot of work in this sector.
 La empresa trabaja mucho este sector.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sector n (geography, military)sector nm
 The commanding officer asked for an update on troops in the sector.
 El comandante pidió que lo actualizasen sobre las tropas que había en el sector.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
automotive sector n (road vehicle industry)sector automovilístico, sector del automóvil nm
 The government has announced £2.3bn of loan guarantees for the automotive sector.
  industria automotriz nf
banking sector n (finance institutions)sector bancario nm + adj
  sector financiero nm + adj
  sistema bancario nm + adj
communication sector n (telecommunications and media)ámbito de las comunicaciones nm
multi-sector adj (across several divisions or areas)multisectorial
  de varios sectores loc adj
private sector (economics)sector privado nm + adj
PSNCR n UK, initialism (Public Sector Net Cash Requirement) (sigla)PSNCR n propio m
Note: Formerly the PSBR.
public sector (government administration)sector público nm + adj
retail sector n (commerce: shops, stores)comercios nmpl
 La mayoría de los comercios no abren los domingos.
third sector (economics)tercer sector loc nom m
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'sector' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
airline industry - business leader - food and drink - food industry - high street - MICE - PSBR - PSNCR - sectorial
Spanish:
estamento - sector - segmento - ámbito mercantil - área de salud - círculo empresarial - comercio - construcción - hotelería - iniciativa privada - minería - profesional de - rubro - sector cuaternario - sector esférico - sector primario - sector privado - sector público - sector sanitario - sector secundario - sector terciario - subsector - zona exclusiva

Collocations: [private, public] -sector [workers, organizations, companies], [private] -sector [involvement, investment, jobs, funding, bodies], the [health, tourism, food, retail, finance, automotive, housing, energy] sector, more...

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