In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
1(banking, business)finanzas femininethe world of high finance — el mundo de las altas finanzas
- Maybe some kind finance department official could sit him down and explain the fiscal facts of life.
- The court argued that someone working in the government finance ministry could not possibly be subject to persecution.
- I am the finance manager of a small consulting company in the aviation industry.
- The last few decades have witnessed many innovations in the consumer finance industry.
- Salaries will remain competitive in the banking, finance and accounting sectors.
- The problem stems from a change in the way public finance is handled.
- I've got our local government finance spokesman, David Cameron, coming up on May 20th.
- The firings will affect all areas, including the company's corporate finance and stockbroking arms.
- The event is being billed as a must for those raising funding and for those in the corporate finance business.
- Offshore finance centres have been subjected to increased criticism over recent years.
- Whether, say, joint degrees in economics and finance are covered by the data is unknown.
- I am not fully convinced that the designated finance minister is up to the task and she has a lot to prove still.
- The corporate finance sector in Ireland will continue to experience a flight to quality.
- Of course, using an advisor will always cost you money - in finance, there's no such thing as a free ride!
- The finance department has also been developed to meet the needs of the bigger merged company.
- For a book about money, finance and the stock market, those sorts of numbers were previously unheard of.
- The council of finance ministers cannot depart from the rules laid down by the treaty
- "There are mixed signs," said the finance chief of an Irish multinational.
- The resulting entity became known as Kerry Group, and he became its finance director.
- Law announced ten days ago that the archdiocesan finance council had voted not to approve the deal.
2finances pluralrecursos financieros masculinesituación financiera femininesituación económica femininemy finances won't run to a trip to Egypt — el estado de mis finanzas no me da para ir a Egipto
3(funding)financiación femininefinanciamiento masculine Latin America(department) de financiaciónFinance Bill — proyecto de ley presupuestaria masculine
- Quite unlike several other areas, finance for housing is said to have a tremendous future.
- A recurring suggestion for raising finance for urban road projects was to charge for congestion.
- Peoples has been supported by a mix of debt and equity finance provided by Bank of Scotland.
- A number of former managers at Intercontinental have also been trying to raise finance.
- Most of the book makes sense for any old economy business seeking finance from external sources, too.
- He is an incredibly able businessman who has an uncanny ability to tap into all possible sources of finance.
- However, the London stock market where it is such a powerful force is dwindling in importance as a source of company finance.
- Boswell admitted he could have raised finance on the strength of several Scottish actors.
- The fund operates as a lender of last resort for businesses that cannot raise finance from another source.
- Nor has the bank any specific bargaining leverage, assuming Lincoln can obtain finance from an alternative source.
- The first part of the puzzle that Doug sold me on was what was going on in mortgage finance.
- In dealing with other potential sources of finance as arranger, the bank is acting as the borrower's agent.
- To date it has been almost impossible to raise small amounts of finance to develop our business in the region.
- It is easy to find private sector finance for an enterprise that guarantees profits for 25 years.
- A local source of finance is essential if local independence and accountability are to be maintained.
- It is also important to identify the sources of finance for these projects.
- There are three possible sources of finance for a garden to match my delusions of grandeur.
- Now, the massive pool of global speculative finance has its sights on myriad markets and asset classes.
- The lotto is the club's main source of finance which is the lifeblood of the club's activities.
- So I may know very little about cars and driving, but I know a fair amount about car finance and insurance!
1(expansion/project/industry) financiarhow are you going to finance the trip? — ¿cómo vas a financiar / a costearte el viaje?
- I'm not going to finance your drinking! — ¡no pienso costearte el vicio!
- The capital flows that financed the US current account deficit were already beginning to dry up.
- For all you know, their lavish lifestyle may be financed by a string of debts.
- The fund will be financed by the social security's health insurance system.
- The two-year project is being financed by the Central Research Unit of the Scottish Executive.
- It was financed from funds specifically identified for teaching undergraduates and nurses.
- Thirdly, such an arrangement defeats the object of the typical transaction financed by a bank.
- Also, the government financed private sector lobbying for government defence contracts.
- One is that the money must go to projects not normally financed by the British taxpayer.
- Britain is in the middle of an unprecedented and unsustainable consumer boom financed by cheap credit.
- It has no debt, which means much of the development programme could be financed through project finance.
- The proposed tax cuts, to be financed by the current budget surplus, might help.
- The researchers were financed independently from the funding organisations.
- How many people have moved up the housing ladder financed by the proceeds of stock market gains?
- They are hoping to secure a deal with local companies to help finance it.
- It will be financing such customers either directly or through its franchisee set up.
- Thus, local taxpayers and baseball fans financed the entire cost of the stadium.
- Connolly has financed the venture through a combination of savings and bank loans.
- It's hard to do the former and very easy to do the latter especially if parents and grandparents are financing them.
- Each acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and financed by a mixture of cash and stock.
- The private sector, in fact Irish pension funds, could finance the entire project.
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