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English translation: jaws ratio

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Spanish term or phrase:	mandíbulas (specific context)
English translation:	jaws ratio
Entered by:	judith ryan

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18:36 Jan 6, 2012

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Bus/Financial - Finance (general)

Spanish term or phrase: mandíbulas (specific context)

This document is in Mexican Spanish, written by a Spanish Bank, it is primarily about Bancassurance, the CEO of the bank has defined mandíbulas as: diferencia entre crecimiento de ingresos y de costes ... cannot figure this one one.

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judith ryan KudoZ activity Questions: 489 (3 open) (44 without valid answers) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 386
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jaws ratio

Explanation:
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Note added at 48 mins (2012-01-06 19:25:11 GMT)
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If your document is for public consumption, I would definitely put a few notes of explanation, as this is not a well known phrase (I hadn't heard of it).

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philgoddard
Local time: 21:16

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jaws ratio

philgoddard

clamp-down

Karla Vazquez

Discussion entries: 3

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6 mins confidence:

clamp-down

Explanation:
could mean they are intending to clamp down on costs

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-01-06 18:44:13 GMT)
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tighten-up/ clamp-down

Karla Vazquez
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Local time: 21:16
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mandíbulas

jaws ratio

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