latifundiar
English translation: self-made (football) tycoon
| 19:39 Apr 22, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Mihaela Brooks Canada Local time: 18:51 | ||||
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| 4 | a shepherd turned football tycoon |
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| 4 | self-made (football) tycoon |
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| 3 | baron |
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53 mins confidence: 
a shepherd turned football tycoon Explanation: Ideea nu îmi aparţine, nu îmi asum meritele pe nedrept, că am găsit-o pe Internet: Gigi Becali, a shepherd turned football tycoon who became Steaua Bucharest's main shareholder in 2003, said he was not worried about his team's debts to the state. Alt citat relevant: "Romanian football is dying while the football bosses live very well," the influential daily Adevarul wrote in an editorial last week. http://www2.sbs.com.au/home/index.php3?id=55524 |
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8 hrs confidence:
self-made (football) tycoon Explanation: nu stiu mai nimic de gigi becali...dar inteleg din ceea ce a citat Maria ca a fost un cioban..si se pare ca are ceva in comun cu el are tycoon-ul de la Chelsea Flamboyant Ken Bates has been a colourful and controversial figure in football for more than 20 years. .......When he bought Chelsea for Ł1 in 1982, the club faced debts of Ł1.5million and a drop into the ..........Born to a humble family in Ealing, west London, he became a self-made millionaire. Ready-mix concrete first made him a rich man, then he pursued varied business interests abroad, in the West Indies, Australia and South Africa. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs 10 mins (2005-04-23 03:50:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- scuze de greseala de exprimare in romana...am dovedit graba strica treaba.... Reference: http://www.4thegame.com/features/feature/131396/.html?cC=1 |
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16 hrs confidence:
baron Explanation: There are many synonyms for "tycoon" such as those found here: http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=tycoon Like "tycoon", "baron" is also a designation for someone wealthy and powerful in a particular domain (example: oil baron). I offer it as an alternative because it is a term that conjures up associations with LAND like "latifundiar" because you often hear it in the expression "land baron." |
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