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1 spending
['spendɪŋ]nome U spesa f., spese f.pl.government spending, public spending — spesa pubblica
* * *spending /ˈspɛndɪŋ/n.● spending cut-backs, riduzione nelle spese □ spending money, denaro per le piccole spese; paghetta (fam.) □ (econ.) spending power, capacità di spesa; potere d'acquisto ( del consumatore).* * *['spendɪŋ]nome U spesa f., spese f.pl.government spending, public spending — spesa pubblica
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2 defence **** de·fence
1. nthe Ministry of Defence Brit; the Department of Defense Am — il Ministero della Difesa
witness for the defence — teste m/f a difesa
as a defence against — per ripararsi da, come difesa contro
2. adj(policy, strategy) di difesa -
3 defense de·fense Am [dɪ'fɛns]
1. nthe Ministry of Defence Brit; the Department of Defense Am — il Ministero della Difesa
witness for the defence — teste m/f a difesa
as a defence against — per ripararsi da, come difesa contro
2. adj(policy, strategy) di difesa -
4 ♦ (to) absorb
♦ (to) absorb /əbˈsɔ:b/v. t.1 assorbire (un liquido, energia, ecc.): The walls absorb the heat during the day, le pareti assorbono il calore durante il giorno4 (econ.) assorbire: Defence spending absorbs 15% of the national revenue, le spese per la difesa assorbono il 15% delle entrate5 inglobare; assorbire: Small companies were absorbed into larger ones, le piccole società sono state assorbite da quelle grandi; Foreign words are constantly absorbed into the language, la lingua assorbe costantemente parole straniere -
5 ♦ (to) absorb
♦ (to) absorb /əbˈsɔ:b/v. t.1 assorbire (un liquido, energia, ecc.): The walls absorb the heat during the day, le pareti assorbono il calore durante il giorno4 (econ.) assorbire: Defence spending absorbs 15% of the national revenue, le spese per la difesa assorbono il 15% delle entrate5 inglobare; assorbire: Small companies were absorbed into larger ones, le piccole società sono state assorbite da quelle grandi; Foreign words are constantly absorbed into the language, la lingua assorbe costantemente parole straniere
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