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personal capitalFinancial resources or other wealth belonging to a particular person, especially when used for investment purposes.Rate it:

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"a united nation rules, a disunited nation is governed."NationRate it:

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"there is no army greater than an unarmed united people defending a country."PaeseRate it:

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capital semillaPréstamo de dinero que se otorga para el despegue de una pequeña empresa.Rate it:

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personal capitalGood reputation, credibility, or influence.Rate it:

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baby-killera Vietnam veteran returning to the United States, used by war opponentsRate it:

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damn YankeeA person from the northern United States (a Yankee) who moves to the South to reside there.Rate it:

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leader of the free worldThe President of the United States.Rate it:

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NIBMARAbbreviation of no independence before majority rule : a policy adopted by the United Kingdom requiring the implementation of majority rule in a colony, rather than rule by the white colonial minority, before the colony could be granted independence.Rate it:

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opinio juris sive necessitatisThe principle of International Law where states believe or accept that a practice exists and must be followed because of a rule of Law requiring it, to the extent that it becomes part of the body of norms known as international Customary Law. See the Lotus CaseRate it:

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scissorbillThe black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.Rate it:

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Yankee go homeUnited States people go back to your country; used to express anger or opposition at American presence in a foreign land.Rate it:

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touch-move ruleIn chess, a rule that states any piece touched deliberately by a player, when it is their turn to move, must be moved if a legal move is possible.Rate it:

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happy Fourth of JulyA greeting used during the United States Independence Day to recognize its celebration.Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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a house divided against itself cannot standA group or organisation weakened by internal dissent will not remain united.Rate it:

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blue stateA state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.Rate it:

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yellow stateA state of the United States where the Libertarian Party is influential.Rate it:

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snail mailLetter Mail, or Surface-Delivered Mail By United States Postal ServiceRate it:

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go redOf states or counties, to be carried by a Republican candidate in a given U.S. election.Rate it:

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cat's clawAcacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoRate it:

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go blueOf states and counties, to be carried by a Democratic candidate in a given U.S. election.Rate it:

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shotgunA one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. Mostly heard in the southern United States.Rate it:

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10 Downing StreetThe address of the residence in London of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.Rate it:

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10 Downing StreetThe government of the United Kingdom.Rate it:

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11 Downing StreetThe address of the residence in London of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom.Rate it:

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11 Downing StreetHM Treasury of the United Kingdom.Rate it:

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26+6=1The 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland and the 6 counties of Northern Ireland together make a single United Ireland.Rate it:

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à la bonne heure!Well done!; That’s right!; Capital!; That is something like!Rate it:

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accusare aliquem rei capitalis (rerum capitalium)to charge some one with a capital offence.Rate it:

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activo financieroTítulos que las instituciones generan para representar el capital del cual están constituidos. Son activos financieros las acciones, cuentas remuneradas, instrumentos de deuda, fondos comunes de inversión, derechos, títulos de valores de naturaleza mobiliaria, depósitos bancarios, valores mobiliarios, participaciones en fondos de inversión, contrato a futuro, opciones, swaps, etc.Rate it:

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alcalde mayorPersona a cargo de la administración política de un área metropolitana, generalmente el distrito capital.Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/with great X, comes great YStates a causation in which Y follows X. Often, this phrase is used in a solemn tone, employed sarcastically for minor things that are not nearly as serious as suggested.Rate it:

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at one withUnited with; in tune with.Rate it:

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aux états-unis les rues sont tirées au cordeauIn the United States the streets are perfectly straight.Rate it:

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bait and switchto misrepresent; a strategy that misdirects the pursuant; to bait, dupe or lure someone with something of value then switch it out for something of less value; an illegal practice in the United StatesRate it:

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Baja CaliforniaCapital: Mexicali.Rate it:

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barnburnerLiberal faction of the New York state United States Democratic Party in the mid 19th century.Rate it:

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brick and mortarBuildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [since the mid-1990s]Rate it:

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BrusselsThe capital of Belgium.Rate it:

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cabeça de porcoPessoa maluca, vulgar e irresponsável, impudica, expressão mais apropriada para o sexo feminino, antiga e bem conhecida no Paraná, inclusive na sua capital.Rate it:

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cabecera municipalEquivalente a Capital del Municipio, comúnmente la ciudad, comunidad o poblado más grande del municipio. En esta ciudad o poblado se localiza el gobernante del municipio, el ayuntamientoRate it:

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cake walkA type of dance originating in the United States in the 19th century.Rate it:

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cat's clawAny of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

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cat's clawMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesRate it:

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common lawOne of two legal systems in England and in the United States before 1938 (the other being equity).Rate it:

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de capite deducere (vid. sect. XII. 1, note Notice too...) aliquidto subtract something from the capital.Rate it:

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Edad MediaNombre que se le da en Europa al periodo histórico que va desde la caída del Imperio Romano de Occidente en el año 476 hasta la caída del Imperio Romano de Oriente o Bizantino, o lo que quedaba de él: su capital Constantinopla en manos de los turcos otomanos en 1453. Otra fecha que se suele utilizar es 1492 con el descubrimiento de América por Cristóbal Colón, fecha que también marca el comienzo de la Edad Moderna para algunos historiadores.Rate it:

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eiusdem linguae societate coniunctum esse cum aliquo (De Or. 3. 59. 223)to be united by having a common language.Rate it:

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el país del suspiro limeñoPaís de América del Sur. Su superficie es de alrededor de un millón doscientos mil kilómetros cuadrados. Limita al norte con Ecuador y Colombia, por el sur con Chile, por el este con Brasil y Bolivia y por el oeste con el Océano Pacífico o Mar de Grau. Su capital es Lima. El gentilicio es peruano.Rate it:

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