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1 saving
noun (a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way: It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes.) ahorrotr['seɪvɪŋ]1 (of time, money) ahorro, economía1 ahorros nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be somebody's saving grace ser el único mérito que tiene alguien, ser lo que le salva a alguiensavings account cuenta de ahorrossavings bank caja de ahorrosadj.• ahorrador adj.• ahorrativo, -a adj.• económico, -a adj.n.• ahorramiento s.m.• ahorro s.m.• ahorros s.m.pl.• economía s.f.prep.• con el debido respeto a prep.• excepto prep.• salvando prep.• salvo prep.
I 'seɪvɪŋ1)a) u ( accumulation) ahorro mb) savings pl ahorros mpllife savings — los ahorros de toda una vida; (before n)
savings account — cuenta f de ahorros
2) c ( economy) ahorro msavings o a saving of $1,000 a week — un ahorro de 1.000 dólares por semana
to make savings — hacer* economías, economizar*
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['seɪvɪŋ]1. N1) (=putting aside) ahorro mregular saving is the best provision for the future — ahorrar con regularidad es la mejor manera de hacer previsiones para el futuro
2) (=economy) ahorro mthis price represents a saving of £100 — este precio supone un ahorro de 100 libras
we must make savings — tenemos que economizar or hacer economías
this ticket enables you to make a saving on standard rail fares — este billete le supondrá un ahorro con respecto a las tarifas de tren normales
she has savings of £3,000 — sus ahorros suman 3.000 libras, tiene ahorradas 3.000 libras
2.ADJsaving grace: his only saving grace was that... — lo único que lo salvaba era que...
3.PREP (=apart from) salvo, excepto4.CPDsavings account N — cuenta f de ahorros
savings and loan association N — (US) sociedad f de ahorro y préstamo
savings bank N — caja f de ahorros
savings bond N — bono m de ahorros
savings book N — cartilla f or libreta f de ahorros
savings certificate N — bono m de ahorros
savings stamp N — sello m de ahorros
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I ['seɪvɪŋ]1)a) u ( accumulation) ahorro mb) savings pl ahorros mpllife savings — los ahorros de toda una vida; (before n)
savings account — cuenta f de ahorros
2) c ( economy) ahorro msavings o a saving of $1,000 a week — un ahorro de 1.000 dólares por semana
to make savings — hacer* economías, economizar*
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2 -saving
ˌseɪvɪŋmoney-saving/time-saving — que ahorra dinero/tiempo
* * *[ˌseɪvɪŋ]money-saving/time-saving — que ahorra dinero/tiempo
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3 saving
adj.ahorrativo, económico, frugal, salvador.s.1 ahorro, economía, ahorramiento.2 salvamento.ger.gerundio del verbo SAVE. -
4 saving grace
(a good quality that makes up for a fault: His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short.) mérito -
5 saving clause
s.cláusula de salvaguardia, cláusula de salvedad, cláusula de excepción, cláusula de reserva. -
6 saving rate
s.tasa de ahorro. -
7 labour-saving
adjective (intended to lessen work: washing-machines and other labour-saving devices.) que ahorra trabajotr['leɪbəseɪvɪŋ]1 que ahorra trabajo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlabour-saving device electrodomésticoadj.• que ahorra trabajo adj.(US) ['leɪbǝˌseɪvɪŋ]ADJ que ahorra trabajolabour-saving device — aparato m que ahorra trabajo
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8 face-saving
adjective (of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in: He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.) para salvar las aparienciastr['feɪssaɪvɪŋ]1 para salvar las apariencias'feɪs'seɪvɪŋ ['feɪsˌseɪvɪŋ]1.2.N* * *['feɪs'seɪvɪŋ] -
9 life-saving
noun (the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning: The boy is being taught life-saving.) socorrismo, salvamentotr['laɪfseɪvɪŋ]1 socorrismo['laɪfseɪvɪŋ]1.N salvamento m ; (=training for life-saving) socorrismo m2.ADJ [equipment] de salvamento, salvavidas; (Med) [operation] a vida o muerteshe was rushed to hospital for a life-saving operation — la ingresaron de urgencia en el hospital para operarla a vida o muerte
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adj.• que ahorra trabajo adj.(US) ['leɪbǝˌseɪvɪŋ]ADJ que ahorra trabajolabour-saving device — aparato m que ahorra trabajo
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11 labor-saving device
s.1 aparato que permite ahorrarse trabajo (Estados Unidos)2 aparato que ahorra trabajo. labor-saving device, labor-saving device -
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14 to be somebody's saving grace
ser el único mérito que tiene alguien, ser lo que le salva a alguien -
15 daylight-saving time
[ˌdeɪlaɪt'seɪvɪŋˌtaɪm]N (US) horario m de verano -
16 energy-saving
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17 fuel-saving
['fjʊǝlˌseɪvɪŋ]ADJ que ahorra combustible -
18 space-saving
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19 time-saving
['taɪmˌseɪvɪŋ]ADJ que ahorra tiempo -
20 daylight-saving time
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