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How do you say, “actualmente” in english?

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Currently, at the moment

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what´s the meaning of knock it off

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used to tell someone to stop doing something that annoys you

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what´s the meaning of wipe

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to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid

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what´s the meaning of mere

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Used to emphasize that something is not large or important

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what´s the meaning of feature

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a typical quality or an important part of something

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what´s the meaning of wrap it up

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To complete something, such as a task; to put the finishing touches on something

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what´s the meaning of align

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to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line

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what´s the meaning of innovative

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Adj. Using new methods or ideas

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what´s the meaning of strengths

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the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort

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what´s the meaning of analytical

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to examine things in detail

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what´s the meaning of hinder

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to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something:

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what´s the meaning of convince

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to persuade someone or make someone certain

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what´s the meaning of deliberately

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intentionally

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what´s the meaning of gap

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an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

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what´s the meaning of length

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the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side

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what´s the meaning of aware

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knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing

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what´s the meaning of lack

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the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it

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what´s the meaning of month-end close

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In accounting, a monthly close is a series of steps a business follows to review, record, and reconcile account information

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what´s the meaning of debt collector

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a person or company that collects payments from people who have failed to pay the money they owe

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what´s the meaning of charge

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to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity

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what´s the meaning of currency

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the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time

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what´s the meaning of unfulfilled

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If a wish, hope, promise, etc. is unfulfilled, it has not happened or been achieved

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what´s the meaning of lawsuit

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a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization

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what´s the meaning of retrieve

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to find and bring back something

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what´s the meaning of recipient
a person who receives something
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what´s the meaning of afterward
later in formal way
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what´s the meaning of brief
short in formal way
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what´s the meaning of real estate
property in the form of land or buildings
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what´s the meaning of dare
to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous
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what´s the meaning of sugar coat it
to say something careing not to be rude
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what´s the meaning of glance
to give a quick short look
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what´s the meaning of proofread
to find and correct mistakes in text before it is printed or put online
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what´s the meaning of dreadlock
rastas
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what´s the meaning of benchmark
a level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things
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what´s the meaning of team-building
the process of encouraging members of a group to work well together
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what´s the meaning of enroll
to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group
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what´s the meaning of scholarship
beca
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what´s the meaning of range
a set of similar things
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what´s the meaning of launch
an event to celebrate or introduce something new
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what´s the meaning of concise
short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words
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what´s the meaning of stakeholder
a person or group of people who own a share in a business
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what´s the meaning of mainteined
to make a situation or activity continue in the same way
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what´s the meaning of receipt
a piece of paper that proves that you have received goods or money
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what´s the meaning of sorting out
to organize
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what´s the meaning of worsen
to become worse
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what´s the meaning of take for granted
to assume without checking
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what´s the meaning of assume
to think that something is true, although you have no proof
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what´s the meaning of to stick to
to do something and not change to doing something else
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what´s the meaning of to settle on
to agree on a decision
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what´s the meaning of arise
to happen
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what´s the meaning of deny
negar
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what´s the meaning of merge
to join together (especially when two companies become one)
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what´s the meaning of aimless
without objetive
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what´s the meaning of sales figures
cifras de venta
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what´s the meaning of autopilot
piloto automatico
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what´s the meaning of wander
vagar example wander mind, mente errante
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what´s the meaning of hail
small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
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what´s the meaning of sore throat
a condition in which your throat is red and feels painful
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what´s the meaning of discourage
to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something
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what´s the meaning of cope with
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
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what´s the meaning of dried up
secarse
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what´s the meaning of drown
to (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater
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what´s the meaning of shut out
excluir, sacar, example He shut me out of his life
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what´s the meaning of nowadays
Currently
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what´s the meaning of entrepreneur
An individual who organizes and manages labour, capital, and natural resources to produce goods and services to earn a profit, but who also runs the risk of failure
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what´s the meaning of abound
to exist in large numbers
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what´s the meaning of seek
to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
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what´s the meaning of ain´t
similar to aren´t
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what´s the meaning of steady
happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly. Continuous
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what´s the meaning of derail
If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks.
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what´s the meaning of wisdom
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments
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what´s the meaning of inviting
encouraging you to feel welcome or attracted
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what´s the meaning of coverage
the reporting of a particular important event or subject
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what´s the meaning of stick
a thin piece of wood or other material
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what´s the meaning of carve
to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone
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what´s the meaning of niche
a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like
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what´s the meaning of narrow
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length
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what´s the meaning of copycat
someone who has few ideas of their own and does or says exactly the same as someone else
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what´s the meaning of craft
artesania
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what´s the meaning of tough
strong; not easily broken or made weaker
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what´s the meaning of grasp
to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly
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what´s the meaning of effective
something that works well or produces the desired or intended result- efectivo/a
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what´s the meaning of near-term
related to what will happen soon, weeks or months. termino cercano
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(to be) on point
to be up-to-date, to be correct, to be actively working on something- estar al dia. Ex: Jake is on-point with his idea.
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what´s the meaning of off-topic
outside the topic of conversation- fuera de tema
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what´s the meaning of (expression) to be on the same page
to be in agreement or thinking about something similarly- pensar de forma simila
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what´s the meaning of agenda
the list of things to be accomplished at a meeting- agenda (de reunion)
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what´s the meaning of best practice
a process of developing and following a standard way of doing things that many organizations can use mejores practicas
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what´s the meaning of consensus
consenso
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what´s the meaning of facilitator
facilitador
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what´s the meaning of ground rules
basic rules usually formed at the beginning- reglas básicas
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what´s the meaning of pet project
a project that someone is passionate about- un proyecto favorito
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what´s the meaning of short-term planning
process of setting milestones or goals to achieve in short time such as less than one year- planificación a corto plazo
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what´s the meaning of stakeholders
A person, group, or organization that has interest or concern in an organization- las partes interesadas
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what´s the meaning of the big picture
everything that is involved with an issue- panorama general
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what´s the meaning of long-term planning
process of setting miliestones, or goals, to achieve in time period of approximately 1 year or more planificación a largo plazo
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what´s the meaning of to call (a meeting)
to request a meeting- solicitar una reunión
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what´s the meaning of to push for closure
try to finish discussing a topic by asking WHO will do WHAT and WHEN- insistir en la clausura

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