CA4

Question 1

LENDING (money lending practices)

Answer 1

Préstecs

Question 2

retailing

Answer 2

venda al detall

Question 3

along with

Answer 3

conjuntament amb

Question 4

fellow

Answer 4

company

Question 5

loan shark

Answer 5

usurer

Question 6

moneylender

Answer 6

prestamista

Question 7

nevertheless

Answer 7

no obstant

Question 8

ruthless

Answer 8

cruel

Question 9

lawful

Answer 9

legal

Question 10

convert currency

Answer 10

convertir moneda

Question 11

Default on a loan

Answer 11

demora en un crèdit

Question 12

Declare one’s assets

Answer 12

declarar els actiu d’algú

Question 13

overthrew

Answer 13

enderrocar

Question 14

to take over

Answer 14

per assumir

Question 15

astonishing profits

Answer 15

beneficis sorprenents

Question 16

beforehand

Answer 16

per endavant

Question 17

assets

Answer 17

bens

Question 18

homage (to pay homage)

Answer 18

homenatge /retar homenaje

Question 19

to be settled

Answer 19

resoldre’s

Question 20

forerunners

Answer 20

precursors

Question 21

a flaw

Answer 21

un defecte

Question 22

otherwise

Answer 22

d’una altra manera

Question 23

they branched out into different areas.

Answer 23

es van ramificar en diferents àrees

Question 24

borrowers

Answer 24

prestataris

Question 25

who flock here

Answer 25

que es reuneixen aquí

Question 26

What they dealt in was foreign currency exchange.

Answer 26

El que negociaven era canvi de divises

Question 27

It was the Medici who paid for the Renaissance.

Answer 27

Van ser els Medici els que van pagar per la Renaixensa.

Question 28

Also include drawbacks

Answer 28

També inclogui inconvenients

Question 29

retailer

Answer 29

minorista

Question 30

Bookkeeping

Answer 30

portar la contabilitat (llibres de comptabilitat)

Question 31

gauge

Answer 31

mesura/calibre

Question 32

ledger

Answer 32

a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type.

Question 33

currency

Answer 33

moneda

Question 34

outgoing/income

Answer 34

sortides/entrades

Question 35

appraise

Answer 35

evaluate

Question 36

a clear gauge of something

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a piece of information that can be used to easily judge something.

Question 37

total up

Answer 37

to add numbers together

Question 38

as such

Answer 38

intrínsicament

Question 39

Persia’s mishandling of its paper money resulted in economic disaster

Answer 39

Mal maneig de Pèrsia del seu paper moneda va resultar en desastre econòmic

Question 40

set aside

Answer 40

reserve

Question 41

stash

Answer 41

hide

Question 42

sprung up

Answer 42

sorgit

Question 43

a humble start

Answer 43

modest beginnings

Question 44

brake out

Answer 44

emerge from

Question 45

sprung up around the world.

Answer 45

appeared around the world

Question 46

bring about

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produir

Question 47

on an equal footing

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on a par with

Question 48

long-term vision

Answer 48

future goal

Question 49

facilities

Answer 49

space or equipment necessary for doing something.
cooking facilities
sinònims: provision, space, means, potential, equipment; amenity, resource, service, advanta

Question 50

fund raising activities for charity

Answer 50

activitats de recaptació de fons per a la caritat

Question 51

manage expenditure and budgets

Answer 51

gestionar les despeses i pressupostos

Question 52

to cope with working under pressure

Answer 52

per fer front a treballar sota pressió

Question 53

make up time lost

Answer 53

recuperar el temps perdut

Question 54

to cope with

Answer 54

fer front a

Question 55

concern

Answer 55

preocupació

Question 56

proper

Answer 56

apropiat