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41 Cards in this Set
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desatar, desencadenar
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to unleash
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China economy has unleashed uprecedent economic growth
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uniforme, constante (velocidad, temperatura)
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even
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The transition hasn't been even
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defecto
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shortcoming
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The system's main shortcoming
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despido (de personas en una empresa)
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layoff
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It could accelerate the pace of layoffs
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familia, hogar
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household
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Chinese households will benefit
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insignificante
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negligible
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Net loses are likely to be negligible
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deshacerse de, perder
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to shed
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restructured SOEs have shed many jobs
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empuje
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boost
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the boost in GDP
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reciclar, formar y actualizar conocimiento
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to retrain
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to support and retrain displaced workers
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aprovecharse de, recurrir a
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to draw on
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The state could draw on these funds
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mercados de valores
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equity markets
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relatively immature debt and equity markets
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torcer, reorientar cambiando de dirección
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to skew
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not only skey the allocation of capital
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estar a la altura de algo
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to measure up to sthg
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if they could measure up to systems in other emerging markets
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estar en manos de
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to accrue to
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most of the savings accruing to households and companies
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tener las raices, estar causados por
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to root
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the shortcomings are rooted in the relationships among its componentes
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llevar a cabo una política
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to pursue a policy of
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China is pursing many important reforms
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estorbar
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to encumber
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local political influence still encumber many bank branches
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además
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moreover
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Moreover, despite the progress
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garantía, aval
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collateral
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Change the collateral requirements for small business
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privar(se) de
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to deprive of
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it deprives small business of the collateral they need
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dispararse (los precios)
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to soar
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the real staate prices are soaring
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quiebra, fallo grave
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Bust
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a bust may be imminent
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estimular
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to spur
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to spur the development of the corporate'bond market
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península, continente (la gran superficie de un país, región, ..=
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mainland
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the mainland needs more domestic financial intermediaries
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aflojar
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to loosen
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loosening restrictions on investment types
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acreedor, prestatario
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borrower
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to charge higher rates to borrowers
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asombroso
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staggering, astonishing
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a staggering amount of physical infrastructure
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tarea, trabajo, iniciativa, empresa
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undertaking
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either undertaking will almost cost more than...
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carga
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burden, load
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it helps to reduce the burden
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asistencia social, seguridad social
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social welfare
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suplementing the social welfare system
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próspero
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thriving
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thus a thriving life insurance industry
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extender
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stretching
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stretching the resources of China´s government
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afrontar, abordar
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to tackle
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To tackle this social problem
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exiguo
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meager
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the system offers only a meager income
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campesino
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peasant
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landless peasants
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prima (del seguro)
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(insurance) premium
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measured by the volume of premiums
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problemas iniciales
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teething problems
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Beyond the teething problems of what is still a new industry
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rendición, entrega
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surrender
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fallo, desliz
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lapse
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desatender, no ocuparse
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to neglect
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life insurers neglect the rural population
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medios de comunicación
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media outlets
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the mass media will play a central role and the government hs the ability to direct these outlets
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