APT English website vocabulary
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abandonforsake, leave behind |
above board (adj.) [not before a noun] honest and legal |
abstractexisting only in the mind |
accurate/(in)accurateprecisa/(im)precisa |
acquire (vb.) [T] if one company acquires another, it buys it |
acquisition (n.) [C] when one company buys another or part of another company, or the company or part of a comp |
ambiguous/(un)ambiguousequívoca/(in)equívoca |
attorney(n.)a person appointed to act for or represent another (US) |
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banknote (n.) a piece of paper money; billUS |
barrister(n.)a lawyer who pleads before a superior court (UK.) |
biased/(un)biasedparcial/(im)parcial |
bill (n.) a banknote; a piece of paper money |
black market (n.) illegal traffic in officially controlled commodities such as foreign currency |
brief(n.)1. UK instructions to a barrister - also (v.) 2. US written with 's' |
bureau de change (n.) establishment where currencies of different countries may be exchanged |
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case(n.)statement of the facts in a trial, esp. the argument of |
cash (n.) 1 coins or bank notes (not cheques); 2 actual money paid (not credit) |
cash dispenser (n.)automatic machine from which clients of a bank may withdraw money; ATM (UK.) |
cashier (n.) person dealing with cash transactions in a bank, store etc |
clear/(un)clearclara/(poco)clara |
coin (n.) a piece of metal money |
combata fight, especially during a war |
comprehensivecomprensiva |
confidentialconfidencial |
confrontto face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person |
contract(n.)a formal agreement, usually in writing, between two or m |
court of law(n.)the place where law cases are heard and decided; (court |
currency (n.) the money in general use or circulation in any country |
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debt (n.) money etc owed by one person to another |
doga canine that chases cats |
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encounterto experience something unpleasant |
evidence(n.)information presented to a court to prove or support a p |
exchange rate (n.) the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another |
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faceto accept that something unpleasant is true and start to deal with the situation |
face up toto accept that a difficult situation exists and is something you must deal with |
foreign exchange (n.) the currency of other countries |
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guilty(adj.)responsible for wrong; culpable - guilt (n.)not guilty |
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hard currency (n.) currency that will probably not fall in value and is readily accepted |
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invest v. to put money for profit into business, land etc - investment n. |
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judge(n.)official with authority to hear and decide cases in a co |
jury(n.)a group of people chosen to hear the evidence of a case |
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lawsuit(n.)a trial at court between two private parties |
lawyer(n.)a person trained in law and who advises or represents ot |
legal tender (n.) currency that cannot legally be refused in payment of a debt |
limitedlimitada |
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misleadingengañosa |
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petty cash (n.)a cash fund for small, everyday expenses (UK.) |
plead(v.)to defend a law case 2 to declare oneself to be guilty o |
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relevant/(ir)relevantrelevante/(ir)relevante |
reliable/(un)reliablefiable/(poco)fiable |
resolveto solve or end a problem or difficulty |
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sentence(n.)1. decision of a court, esp. as to the punishment 2. the punishment - also (v.) |
soft currency (n.) currency that will probably fall in value and is not readily accepted |
solicitor(n.)1. UK lawyer advising clients & briefing barristers 2. US law officer for a city etc. |
speculate v.(risky) buying of foreign currency, land etc for rapid gain.:- speculation n. |
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up-to-dateactualizada |
usefulútil |
uselessinútil |
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vaguevaga |