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What does «montar un negocio» mean in Dominican Spanish?
montar un negocio
to start a business
| Meaning | to start a business |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | abrir un negocio |
| Register | Neutral |
«Quiere montar un colmado en el barrio.»
He wants to open a corner store in the neighborhood.
«Montar» is the normal verb for getting something going: montar un negocio, montar una fiesta, montar un coro.
Related Dominican words
- buscársela — to hustle, to get by
- el moro — rice and beans; your daily bread
- el negocito — a little business of one's own
- el sanquipanqui — a beach hustler-guide
- hacer una diligencia — to run an errand
- resolver — to sort it out, to make it happen
- dar brega — to be a hassle
- el joseo — the hustle
- el negocio — a shop, a place of business
- el trabajito — a small job
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