dificultades económicas/ financial distress
English translation: economic/financial hardship/difficulties
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| 4 +3 | economic hardship / financial difficulties |
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| 5 | (financial or) economic straights |
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| dificultades económicas/ financial distress (financial or) economic straights Explanation: Random House straits strait (str!t), n. 1. Often, straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed. Mike :) |
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peer agreement (net): +3| dificultades económicas/ financial distress economic hardship / financial difficulties Explanation: or a combination of one or the other .... ... might be two commonly used and thus readily understandable solutions. (Nothing wrong with "straight" but is is rarely used, except in literature) |
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