CA4 Flashcards
(56 cards)
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LENDING (money lending practices)
A
Préstecs
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retailing
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venda al detall
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along with
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conjuntament amb
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fellow
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company
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loan shark
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usurer
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moneylender
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prestamista
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nevertheless
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no obstant
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ruthless
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cruel
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lawful
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legal
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convert currency
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convertir moneda
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Default on a loan
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demora en un crèdit
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Declare one’s assets
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declarar els actiu d’algú
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overthrew
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enderrocar
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to take over
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per assumir
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astonishing profits
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beneficis sorprenents
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beforehand
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per endavant
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assets
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bens
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homage (to pay homage)
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homenatge /retar homenaje
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to be settled
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resoldre’s
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forerunners
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precursors
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a flaw
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un defecte
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otherwise
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d’una altra manera
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they branched out into different areas.
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es van ramificar en diferents àrees
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borrowers
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prestataris
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who flock here
que es reuneixen aquí
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What they dealt in was foreign currency exchange.
El que negociaven era canvi de divises
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It was the Medici who paid for the Renaissance.
Van ser els Medici els que van pagar per la Renaixensa.
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Also include drawbacks
També inclogui inconvenients
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retailer
minorista
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Bookkeeping
portar la contabilitat (llibres de comptabilitat)
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gauge
mesura/calibre
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ledger
a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type.
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currency
moneda
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outgoing/income
sortides/entrades
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appraise
evaluate
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a clear gauge of something
a piece of information that can be used to easily judge something.
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total up
to add numbers together
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as such
intrínsicament
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Persia’s mishandling of its paper money resulted in economic disaster
Mal maneig de Pèrsia del seu paper moneda va resultar en desastre econòmic
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set aside
reserve
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stash
hide
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sprung up
sorgit
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a humble start
modest beginnings
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brake out
emerge from
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sprung up around the world.
appeared around the world
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bring about
produir
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on an equal footing
on a par with
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long-term vision
future goal
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facilities
space or equipment necessary for doing something.
cooking facilities
sinònims: provision, space, means, potential, equipment; amenity, resource, service, advanta
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fund raising activities for charity
activitats de recaptació de fons per a la caritat
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manage expenditure and budgets
gestionar les despeses i pressupostos
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to cope with working under pressure
per fer front a treballar sota pressió
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make up time lost
recuperar el temps perdut
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to cope with
fer front a
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concern
preocupació
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proper
apropiat
