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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

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a person who receives something

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what´s the meaning of afterward

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later in formal way

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what´s the meaning of brief

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short in formal way

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what´s the meaning of real estate

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property in the form of land or buildings

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what´s the meaning of dare

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to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous

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what´s the meaning of sugar coat it

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to say something careing not to be rude

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what´s the meaning of glance

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to give a quick short look

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what´s the meaning of proofread

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to find and correct mistakes in text before it is printed or put online

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what´s the meaning of dreadlock

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rastas

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what´s the meaning of benchmark

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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

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the process of encouraging members of a group to work well together

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what´s the meaning of enroll

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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

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beca

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38
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what´s the meaning of range

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a set of similar things

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what´s the meaning of launch

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an event to celebrate or introduce something new

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what´s the meaning of concise

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short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words

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what´s the meaning of stakeholder

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a person or group of people who own a share in a business

42
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what´s the meaning of mainteined

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to make a situation or activity continue in the same way

43
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what´s the meaning of receipt

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a piece of paper that proves that you have received goods or money

44
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what´s the meaning of sorting out

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to organize

45
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what´s the meaning of worsen

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to become worse

46
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what´s the meaning of take for granted

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to assume without checking

47
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what´s the meaning of assume

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to think that something is true, although you have no proof

48
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what´s the meaning of to stick to

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to do something and not change to doing something else

49
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what´s the meaning of to settle on

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to agree on a decision

50
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what´s the meaning of arise

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to happen

51
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what´s the meaning of deny

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negar

52
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what´s the meaning of merge

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to join together (especially when two companies become one)

53
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what´s the meaning of aimless

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without objetive

54
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what´s the meaning of sales figures

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cifras de venta

55
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what´s the meaning of autopilot

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piloto automatico

56
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what´s the meaning of wander

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vagar example wander mind, mente errante

57
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what´s the meaning of hail

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small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain

58
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what´s the meaning of sore throat

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a condition in which your throat is red and feels painful

59
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what´s the meaning of discourage

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to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something

60
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what´s the meaning of cope with

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to deal successfully with a difficult situation

61
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what´s the meaning of dried up

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secarse

62
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what´s the meaning of drown

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to (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater

63
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what´s the meaning of shut out

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excluir, sacar, example He shut me out of his life

64
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what´s the meaning of nowadays

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Currently

65
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what´s the meaning of entrepreneur

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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

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to exist in large numbers

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what´s the meaning of seek

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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

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similar to aren´t

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what´s the meaning of steady

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happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly. Continuous

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what´s the meaning of derail

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If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks.

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what´s the meaning of wisdom

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the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments

72
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what´s the meaning of inviting

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encouraging you to feel welcome or attracted

73
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what´s the meaning of coverage

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the reporting of a particular important event or subject

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what´s the meaning of stick

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a thin piece of wood or other material

75
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what´s the meaning of carve

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to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone

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what´s the meaning of niche

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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

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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

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someone who has few ideas of their own and does or says exactly the same as someone else

79
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what´s the meaning of craft

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artesania

80
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what´s the meaning of tough

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strong; not easily broken or made weaker

81
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what´s the meaning of grasp

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to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly

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what´s the meaning of effective

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something that works well or produces the desired or intended result- efectivo/a

83
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what´s the meaning of near-term

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related to what will happen soon, weeks or months. termino cercano

84
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(to be) on point

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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

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outside the topic of conversation- fuera de tema

86
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what´s the meaning of (expression) to be on the same page

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to be in agreement or thinking about something similarly- pensar de forma simila

87
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what´s the meaning of agenda

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the list of things to be accomplished at a meeting- agenda (de reunion)

88
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what´s the meaning of best practice

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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

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consenso

90
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what´s the meaning of facilitator

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facilitador

91
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what´s the meaning of ground rules

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basic rules usually formed at the beginning- reglas básicas

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what´s the meaning of pet project

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a project that someone is passionate about- un proyecto favorito

93
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what´s the meaning of short-term planning

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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

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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

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everything that is involved with an issue- panorama general

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what´s the meaning of long-term planning

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process of setting miliestones, or goals, to achieve in time period of approximately 1 year or more

planificación a largo plazo

97
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what´s the meaning of to call (a meeting)

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to request a meeting- solicitar una reunión

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what´s the meaning of to push for closure

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try to finish discussing a topic by asking WHO will do WHAT and WHEN- insistir en la clausura

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