2023-04-17 11:28:52
the english voice marketplace has mercado as equivalent in Spanishalthough when it refers specifically to one of the Internet can also be used cyber market.
Examples such as the following can be seen quite frequently in the media: “It is a wholesale marketplace where any retail business in the country can supply its business”, “They have also opted to have an internet marketplace” or “The new marketplace that supports Chilean SMEs”.
As the academic dictionary explains, a mercado It is a ‘public place permanently designated, or on designated days, to sell, buy or exchange goods or services’, which very often consists of a set of stalls or shops. English also has this meaning. marketplaceas checked in the dictionary Collins. Depending on the context, one could also use store o mall.
Since the Spanish word faithfully and transparently reflects this concept, there is no reason not to translate the term in the field of electronic commerce exactly the same as in other fields. When you want to specify that it is online, you can add digital, virtual, electronic o online; however, if you want an alternative in one word, you can opt for cyber market.
For this reason, in the previous examples and taking into account the alternatives, it could have been better written “It is a wholesale cybermarket where any retail business in the country can supply its business”, “They have also opted to have an Internet shopping center” and ” The new virtual market that supports Chilean SMEs».
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