society and institutions Flashcards

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quick, without delay

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prompt

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question or query about service

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query

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they listen, take them seriously and act

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responsive to complains

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wiilling to understand and help

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accomodating

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called me with an answer to my query

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got back to me

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100%perfect

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impeccable

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willing and happy to do things for you

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obliging

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poor quality (of service and goods)

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shoddy

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not supportive, unwilling to work together

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uncooperative

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number which are waiting to be dealt with

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backlog

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phone number when you can get help if you need it

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help line

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bajo garantia

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under guarantee/ warranty

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sitio securo (web)

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secure site

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politica de privacidad

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privacy policy

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transacciones seguras

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safe transactions

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goods will be sent at once

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immediate dispatch

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covering the world country

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nationwide

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form with your personal details and date of arrival

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landing card

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forms showing how much money and what goods are you carrying

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customs declaration form

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certificado de vacunacion

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vaccination certificate

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reglas sobre quien puede entrar en un pais y durante cuanto tiempo

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entry restrictions

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checks aleatorios

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spot checks/random checks

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perros droga

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sniffer dogs

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pasar aduanas

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clear customs

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la parte del aeropuerto donde entras por primera vez en un pais
port of entry
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asilo politico
political asylum
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migrantes q entra un pais buscando trabajo
economic migrants
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formal world for an illegal action
offences
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multa fija q se paga por una accion ilegal determinado
fixed penalty
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multa q se puede pagar ene l sitio y lugar de la ofensa
on-the-spot fine
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alcoholimetro
breathalyser
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dar testimonio firmado en la policia
make a statement
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orden de registro
search warrant
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poder para parar a la gente y revisarla en la calle
stop-and-search
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fuerzas de seguridad
security forces
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policia que es mas como soldados q policias civiles
paramilitary police
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persona que apoya una idea o partido, partidario
adherent of
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alguien q ha cambiado de creencias, convert to
convert (to)
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fanatico, alguien con unas creencias muy fuertes
fanatic (fanaticism)
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radical, alguien q cree q deberia haber un cambio politico extremo
radical
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(disapproving) alguien q se opone a un nuevo cambio de ideas, reaccionario
reactionary
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(disap) intolerante, fanatico, recista. alguien con fuertes creencias poco razonables, q piens q una persona on otras creencias está equivocada
bigot
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erradicar
eradicate
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postular
postulate
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escoltar, hacer pasar
usher in
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creible
credible
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credulo
credulous
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credibilidad
credence (give/add/lend)
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ingenuo, inocente, q se cree cosas q no son verdad
gullible
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ingenuo
ingenuous
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implausible
implausible
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atribuir, asignar
ascribe or attribute
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uno de los ppios en los q se basa una creencia , dogma doctrina
tenet
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alguien es inclinado a exagerar
take something with a pinch of salt
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humor de celebracion
celebratory mood
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renovacion
renewal
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supersticioso
superstitious
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penitencia a rrepentimiento, acciones para hacer ver q t arrpientes
penance
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no comer durante un periodo de tiempo largo, ayuno
fasting
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extremely colourful and exaggerated, llamativo, ostentoso, extravagante
flamboyant
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serious, heavy and sad, sombrio, serio
sombre
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respect and remembers officially, commemorar
commemorates
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extravagancia
flamboyance
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Renacimiento
Renaissance
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Victoriano
Victorian
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infanteria
infantry
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caballeria
cavalry
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cuadriga, carro
chariot
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diligencia
stagecoat
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siervo, sierva
serf
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bufon
jester
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juglador, trovador
minstrel
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asaltante de caminos, bandoleros
highwayman
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se definie como el minimo estandar absoluto, llamado linea de pobreza (poverty line) a menudo
absolute poverty
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significa q eres pobre en relacion a los de tu alrededor
relative poverty
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significa q eres pobre si tienes menos dineroq la linea de pobreza d tu pais
income poverty
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tiene en cuenta otros factores como esperanza de vida, malnutricion infantil y analfabetismo, falta d agua y comida
human poverty
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instalaciones sanitarias
sanitation
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el valor total de todos los bienes y servicios de un pais en un año, excluyendo lo recibido de fuera
Gross Domestic Product GDP
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gross national product es GDP mas dinero ganado por compañias extranjeras basadas en ese pais
GNP
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reducir el nivel de pobreza
poverty alleviation
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devolver el dinero q se debe de prestamos
debt servicing
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esperanza de vida
life expectancy
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el estado de ser extremadamente pobre, penuria miseria
penury
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tener el ingreso de una persona extremadamente pobre
living on or bellow the breadline
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empobrecido
impoverished
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indigente, desamparado
destitute
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tener el suficiente dinero para vivir sin sufrir
living from hand to mouth
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no ha habido mucho dinero
money has been tight
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legislacion
legislation
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votantes, electores
constituents (as a group constituency)
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grupos de interest q intentan influenciar a los miembros del parlamento
lobbies lobby
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corporaciones, sociedad anonima
corporations
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ministros
ministers
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funcionarios
civil servants
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la gente q lobby
lobbyist
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presupuesto anual
annual budget
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formal requests often signeed bty a lot of people
petitions
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bajada de impuestos
tax concessions
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productores de productos
producers
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centralizado
centralised
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con mucho apoyo monetario
well-funded
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separado, no centralizado
fragmented
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amigos de la tierra
Friends of the Earth
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gente q ha pagado las tasas de membresia
paid-up members
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crupo de accion contra la pobreza infantil
Child Poverty ACtion Group
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quejas sobre trato injusto, querella
grievances
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gente enviada para hablar x un grupo, diputado
deputations
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oponerse, argumentar contrargumentar
counter
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pedir poyo, recurso, apelacion
appeal to
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llevar una ley a un final oficial, abolir, derogar
to abrogate a law/Treaty
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romper las reglas de una forma q no se considera dañina
to bend the law/rules
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romper la ley, desobedecer
to contravene a law
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infringir los derechos de alguien
to infringe someone's rights
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to make an official appeal
to lodge an appeal (Recurso, apelacion)
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anular un veredicto
to uphold/overturn a veredict
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poner obstaculos en el curso de la justicia
to pervert the course of justice
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invalidar una decision, condena
to quash a decision/conviction
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establecer un precedente
to set a precedent
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dar la custodya
to award/grant custody
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anular una ley
to annul an agreement/law
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malversacion de fondos
embezzlement
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malversador
embezzler
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vender comprar acciones ilegalmente pq tienes conocimiento interno
insider trading/dealing
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sustraccion temporal del vehiculo, conducir alrededor en un vehiculo robado
joyriding
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blanqueo de dinero
money laundry
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perjurio
perjury
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violacion de la propiedad
trespass
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imputable, procesble
indictable
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reglamentarios
statutory (rights)
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discrecional
discretionary (power)
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forma de disuadir a la gente por sus efectos negaticos
deterrent (effect)
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luchar una guerra usando aviones
aerial warfare
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aniqilacion nuclear
nuclear annihilation
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sentimiento total de disgusto hacia
revulsion against
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logar los objetivos
gaining their ends
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luchar una guerra
to wage war
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hostilidades
hostilities
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derrotar completamente
to rout
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tropas q mantienen la paz
peacekeeping troops
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observador internacional
international observer
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dispositivo incendiario
incendiary device
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guerra biologica
germ/biological warfare
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reales projectos de desarrollo alentadores y duraderos
encourage real and lasting development projects
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signos alentadores
encouraging signs
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recuperarse de un largo decline
recovering from a long decline
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crecimiento economico logrado
achieved economic growth
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dinero para el desarrollo q se la da a regiones pobres
development grants
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desarrollo sostenible
sustainable development
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between two or more countries to establish a free trade area where commerce in goods and services can be conducted across their common borders, without tariffs or hindrances but (in contrast to a common market) capital or labor may not move freely. Member countries usually impose a uniform tariff (called common external tariff) on trade with non-member countries.
free trade agreements
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restriciones injustas
restrictive practices
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guerra comercial
trade wars
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sanciones
sanctions
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embargo
embargoes
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union monetaria
monetary union
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entrar en recesion
go into recession
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economia muy afectada por la guerra
war-torn economy
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economia en mal estado
ailing economies
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gran caida de los precios
slump in prices
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medidas fiscales
fiscal measures
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pelado de dinero
broke/skint
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tener un monton de dinero
be rolling in it
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corto de dinero
strapped for cash
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un solo pago de gran cantidad
lump sum
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seguros combinados q pagan despues d un tiempo
endowment
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indemnizacion por despido, jubilacion
golden handshake
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dinero ahorrado durante muchos años
life-savings
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combinacion de stock y acciones de diferentes clases
share portfolios
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acusacion, condenacion
indictment