"хорошая компания"
Translation:a good company
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does this mean company as in the people (friends/visitors) you're with (we have company coming for dinner or like the expression you're known for the company you keep) or company as in a firm, a business?
Can it mean either as in English?
Yes, it can mean either. Russian also uses the word "firm" (фирма), which, I think, is not as commonly used in English (am I right?)
Yes, you are right. A legal firm - адвокатская контора - is perhaps the only common use of "firm" in this sense.
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Firm is used more often in British English than American English -- we pretty much only use it for "law firm."
http://nypost.com/2016/08/14/trouble-at-real-estate-firm-leads-to-exodus-of-brokers/
real estate firms, brokerage firms etc. It has it's uses in America.
Firm is more American than English in my experience. It can also be used to describe mafia type organisations or football gangs, particularly in the UK.
'Firm' is commonly used in Australia. E.g. Many firms have a dress code. Or, My firm is moving to a new location. In fact, I was surprised when Duo rejected it as an alternative for 'company'.
Russian "company" has different meanings, same as the English word. Фирма is a word, too—with a narrower meaning.
Could one say
"В хорошая компания."
In the English sense of [Being] in good company? As in with people. Would that make sense to say in group whilst having a good time?
Team - команда. По-моему, "good company" чаще всего встречается или в сочетаниях типа "I am in good company" - "Я в хорошей компании" (мне нравятся люди, с которыми я оказался вместе, в одной компании), или же "Google is a good company to work for" - "Гугл - хорошая компания для работы". Ни в том, ни в другом примере "team" не годится совершенно.