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questão		resposta
contigency plan começar a aprender		a plan for dealing with a future event or situation that might cause problems
hedge começar a aprender		if you hedge a financial risk, you protect yourself against it, for example with futures or options
subsidiary começar a aprender		a company that is at least half-owned by another company
churn out começar a aprender		constantly produce
charlatan começar a aprender		a fake, imposter
maverick começar a aprender		non-conformist and independent thinker
mainstream começar a aprender		the current of thought of the majority
laureate começar a aprender		a person who is given an award for outstanding achievement
concoct começar a aprender		create, invent
staggering começar a aprender		overwhelming, amazing, shocking
preclude começar a aprender		prevent, avert, cease
against the odds começar a aprender		to do sth although it is unlikely to succeed
at odds começar a aprender		in conflict, disagreement
beat the odds começar a aprender		to succeed despite not having a good chance of succeeding
make no odds começar a aprender		to not be important, to not change a situation or result
long odds começar a aprender		a poor chance of succeeding
odds and sods/ends começar a aprender		small things of various kinds without much value
odds are in someone's favors começar a aprender		someone is very likely to succeed
chance would be a fine thing começar a aprender		sth you would like to happen is very unlikely
the chances are... começar a aprender		it is likely that...
they don't stand a chance começar a aprender		they cannot possibly achieve it
it's the luck of the draw começar a aprender		the result of sth cannot be controlled and depends on chance
strike it lucky começar a aprender		to suddenly have a lot of unexpected luck
it's anyone's call começar a aprender		the outcome of a situation is uncertain and any result is equally likely
bonanza começar a aprender		boom, a good situation to make money
embargo começar a aprender		an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
glitch começar a aprender		an error
imbroglio começar a aprender		very awkward, complicated, confusing situation
mogul começar a aprender		important, powerful
per capita começar a aprender		for each person
tycoon começar a aprender		someone wealthy, successful
status quo começar a aprender		to leave sth as it is
pundit começar a aprender		an expert in a particular subject who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public
pro rata começar a aprender		proportionally
bubble começar a aprender		rapidly rising prices in a particular sector, followed by a rapid collapse
credit crunch começar a aprender		a huge reduction in the amount of credit available for banks to lend
default começar a aprender		failure to repay a loan
deregulation começar a aprender		the removal of many government controls from an industry or sector
go bankrupt começar a aprender		to become insolvent - unable to pay debts
prime rate começar a aprender		the interest rate that commercial banks charge their most creditworthy borrowers
recession começar a aprender		a decline in business activity lasting several months- officially six moths or more
securitization começar a aprender		pooling financial assets which produce a cash flow, converting them into securities, and selling them to investors, in order to get liquidity
subprime começar a aprender		adjective describing a loan offered to a borrower with a poor credit rating
write off começar a aprender		to cancel a worthless asset or a bad debt from an account
liquidity começar a aprender		the availability of liquid assets to a market or company
interest rate começar a aprender		the proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan outstanding
down payment começar a aprender		an initial payment made when sth is bought on credit
hedge fund começar a aprender		actively managed investment that pools money from accredited investors and seeks high returns by using complex strategies and significant risk
myriad começar a aprender		endless, countless, a lot
account for começar a aprender		give reason for, explain
in a nutshell começar a aprender		very briefly, giving only the main points
viability começar a aprender		life, activity
mitigate começar a aprender		to make a situation or the effects of sth less unpleasant, harmful or serious
prominent começar a aprender		outstanding, important
granular começar a aprender		including small details
topple começar a aprender		collapse, fall
perch começar a aprender		an object that is placed very high
espouse começar a aprender		support, defend
threshold começar a aprender		beginning, opening, verge
grandiose começar a aprender		extravagant
purport começar a aprender		pretend, pose as
be under siege começar a aprender		very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
opine começar a aprender		think
plaintiff começar a aprender		accuser
obscure começar a aprender		complicated, confusing, cryptic
fork out começar a aprender		to pay a large amount of money, especially unwillingly
profit warning começar a aprender		occurs when a company advises shareholders and the public that its earnings results will not meet analyst expectations
beat someone to market começar a aprender		to be on the market before someone else
legitimate começar a aprender		authentic, valid, legal
venture começar a aprender		take a chance, operate
valid começar a aprender		legitimate, authentic
incubator começar a aprender		an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses
trace to começar a aprender		finding the origin or cause of something
to cite as the reason for começar a aprender		to state sth as the official reason for a case
factor in, take account for começar a aprender		to take into consideration
counter-productive começar a aprender		achieving the opposite result to the one desired
blockbuster começar a aprender		a highly successful product, service, or investment that generates significant revenue and popularity, often exceeding expectations, RUNAWAY SUCCESS
make sb tick começar a aprender		making someone behave in a certain way
winning streak começar a aprender		an uninterrupted sequence of success
clouded judgement começar a aprender		when the ability to think clearly and make sound decisions is impaired
to accord with começar a aprender		to agree with
primeval começar a aprender		ancient, prehistoric
inherent começar a aprender		instinctive, ingrained, natural
tap into começar a aprender		to utilize or access a resource, supply, or market for your own advantage
bust começar a aprender		a period of decline, failure, or bankruptcy
feedback loop começar a aprender		a process in which information about the outcome of an action or decision is used to modify future actions or decisions
trading floor começar a aprender		a large, open workspace where stocks, bonds, currencies, and other financial instruments are bought and sold
lionize começar a aprender		idolize glorify
whistle-blower começar a aprender		an individual who reports wrongdoing, misconduct, or illegal activity within an organization, typically to the appropriate authorities or the public
feel-good-guru começar a aprender		an expert or leader who is recognized for their knowledge and influence in the field
canard começar a aprender		an unfounded rumour or story
risk exposure começar a aprender		a measure of possible future loss which may result from an activity or occurrence
underestimate começar a aprender		take too lightly
researchers começar a aprender		scholarly or scientific investigators
bluffers começar a aprender		fakers or pretenders
randomness, unpredictability começar a aprender		uncertainty
forecast começar a aprender		prediction
improbable começar a aprender		not likely to happen
estimate começar a aprender		to calculate approximately

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