subsidiary

filial, empresa subsidiaria

Empresa que pertenece a otra empresa más grande.

En inglés sencillo: A company that belongs to another, larger company.

• The group owns three subsidiaries.
• Their French subsidiary makes car parts.
• The company sold its overseas subsidiary last year.

Cómo se usa: a subsidiary of something (This firm is a subsidiary of a large bank.)

Sinónimos: daughter company

Antónimos: parent company

Expresiones frecuentes: foreign subsidiary, subsidiary of something

secundario, subordinado

Que tiene menos importancia o un rango inferior respecto a otra cosa con la que está relacionado.

En inglés sencillo: Less important or lower in rank than something else it is connected to.

• Cost is a subsidiary issue here.
• The smaller business has a subsidiary role.
• All other aims are subsidiary to public safety.

Cómo se usa: subsidiary to something (These concerns are subsidiary to the main question.)

Sinónimos: secondary, subordinate

Antónimos: primary, principal

Expresiones frecuentes: subsidiary role, subsidiary company, subsidiary stream

auxiliar, complementario

Que proporciona ayuda extra o complementa algo que ya existe.

En inglés sencillo: Providing extra help or adding to something that already exists.

• The office provides subsidiary services.
• Subsidiary funds helped complete the project.
• These notes supply subsidiary material for the course.

Sinónimos: supplementary, auxiliary, additional

Expresiones frecuentes: subsidiary services, subsidiary support