The Dutch had been stifling British trade in the region by prohibiting the British from operating in Dutch-controlled ports or by subjecting them to a high tariff. | Los holandeses habían asfixiado el comercio del Imperio Británico en la región mediante la prohibición del comercio británico en los puertos bajo dominio holandés, o imponiéndoles altas tarifas. |
We have repeatedly shown to what extent Trump's America freed Europe from a structural transatlantic link which had become archaic and had been stifling the US as much as Europe. | En numerosas ocasiones hemos mostrado cómo los EE.UU. de Trump han liberado a Europa de un arcaico vínculo estructural transatlántico que oprimía tanto a EE.UU. como a Europa. |
Another priority was to settle the substantial wage arrears and arrears to government suppliers which had accumulated in previous years and which had been stifling the private sector. | Otra prioridad es liquidar los sustanciales atrasos de sueldos y los pagos atrasados a proveedores del Gobierno, que se han acumulado en los últimos años y que están asfixiando al sector privado. |
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