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101 economise
verb (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) fare economia, risparmiare -
102 economize
[ɪ'kɒnəmaɪz]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo economizzare* * *verb (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) fare economia, risparmiare* * *[ɪ'kɒnəmaɪz]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo economizzare -
103 finance
I 1. ['faɪnæns, fɪ'næns]1) (banking, money systems) finanza f.2) (funds) finanze f.pl., mezzi m.pl. finanziari, fondi m.pl.3) (credit) finanziamento m.2.nome plurale finances (financial situation) (of person) finanze f.; (of company, country) situazione f. finanziaria3.modificatore [minister, ministry] delle finanze; [committee, director, correspondent] finanziarioII ['faɪnæns, fɪ'næns]verbo transitivo finanziare [ project]* * *1. noun1) ((the study or management of) money affairs: He is an expert in finance.) finanza2) ((often in plural) the money one has to spend: The government is worried about the state of the country's finances.) finanze2. verb(to give money for (a plan, business etc): Will the company finance your trip abroad?) finanziare- financially
- financier* * *I 1. ['faɪnæns, fɪ'næns]1) (banking, money systems) finanza f.2) (funds) finanze f.pl., mezzi m.pl. finanziari, fondi m.pl.3) (credit) finanziamento m.2.nome plurale finances (financial situation) (of person) finanze f.; (of company, country) situazione f. finanziaria3.modificatore [minister, ministry] delle finanze; [committee, director, correspondent] finanziarioII ['faɪnæns, fɪ'næns]verbo transitivo finanziare [ project] -
104 funds
noun plural (money ready to spend: Have you enough funds for your journey?) denaro, fondi -
105 husband
I ['hʌzbənd]nome marito m.II ['hʌzbənd]verbo transitivo amministrare saggiamente [ resources]* * *1. noun(a man to whom a woman is married.) marito2. verb(to spend or use carefully, a little at a time: He needs to husband his strength.) risparmiare* * *I ['hʌzbənd]nome marito m.II ['hʌzbənd]verbo transitivo amministrare saggiamente [ resources] -
106 in proportion to
(in relation to; in comparison with: You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.) in proporzione a -
107 leisure
['leʒə(r)] [AE 'liːʒə(r)] 1.2.to do sth. at (one's) leisure — fare qcs. con comodo o senza fretta
modificatore [centre, facilities] per il tempo libero* * *['leʒə, ]( American[) 'li:ʒər](time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have to work: I seldom have leisure to watch television.) tempo libero* * *['leʒə(r)] [AE 'liːʒə(r)] 1.2.to do sth. at (one's) leisure — fare qcs. con comodo o senza fretta
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108 limit
I ['lɪmɪt]1) (boundary) limite m.it's the limit! — colloq. questo è il colmo!
2) (legal restriction) limite m. (on a)speed limit, safety limit — limite di velocità, di sicurezza
II 1. ['lɪmɪt]to be over the limit — (of alcohol) essere al di sopra del limite massimo di alcol nel sangue
verbo transitivo (restrict) limitare [use, imports]2.to limit oneself to — limitarsi a [amount, quantity]
* * *['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) limite2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) limite2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) limitare- limited
- limitless* * *I ['lɪmɪt]1) (boundary) limite m.it's the limit! — colloq. questo è il colmo!
2) (legal restriction) limite m. (on a)speed limit, safety limit — limite di velocità, di sicurezza
II 1. ['lɪmɪt]to be over the limit — (of alcohol) essere al di sopra del limite massimo di alcol nel sangue
verbo transitivo (restrict) limitare [use, imports]2.to limit oneself to — limitarsi a [amount, quantity]
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109 luxury
['lʌkʃərɪ] 1.nome lusso m.2.to have, enjoy the luxury of — concedersi il piacere o lusso di
modificatore [product, holiday] di lusso* * *plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) lusso; di lusso2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) lusso•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness* * *['lʌkʃərɪ] 1.nome lusso m.2.to have, enjoy the luxury of — concedersi il piacere o lusso di
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110 meditate
['medɪteɪt] 1.verbo transitivo meditare ( doing di fare)2.verbo intransitivo meditare, riflettere* * *['mediteit]1) (to think deeply: He was meditating on his troubles.) meditare, riflettere2) (to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought: He meditates twice a day.) meditare•- meditative
- meditatively* * *['medɪteɪt] 1.verbo transitivo meditare ( doing di fare)2.verbo intransitivo meditare, riflettere -
111 serve an apprenticeship
(to spend a (fixed) period of time as an apprentice.) fare il tirocinio -
112 skimp
[skɪmp]to skimp on — lesinare su [expense, food]; risparmiare [ effort]
* * *[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) fare economie2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) abborracciare•- skimpy- skimpily
- skimpiness* * *[skɪmp]to skimp on — lesinare su [expense, food]; risparmiare [ effort]
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113 treasure
I ['treʒə(r)]nome tesoro m. (anche fig.)II ['treʒə(r)]2) (prize) tenere in grande considerazione, fare tesoro di [ friendship]; tenere molto a [ object]* * *['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) tesoro2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) tesoro2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) (apprezzare molto)2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) (avere molto caro)•- treasurer* * *I ['treʒə(r)]nome tesoro m. (anche fig.)II ['treʒə(r)]2) (prize) tenere in grande considerazione, fare tesoro di [ friendship]; tenere molto a [ object] -
114 wander
I ['wɒndə(r)]nome passeggiata f., camminata f., giro m.II 1. ['wɒndə(r)]to have o take a wander fare una passeggiata; to have a wander round the shops — fare un giro per negozi
verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per, girare per [countryside, town, streets]2.1) (walk, stroll) passeggiare2) (stray) [animal, lost person] vagare, errare, vagabondareto wander over to o up to sb. — avvicinarsi tranquillamente a qcn
4) (drift) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) vagare, errare; (through age, illness) farneticare, vaneggiare; [ gaze] errare ( over su)to wander off the point o subject — allontanarsi dal tema, divagare
•* * *['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) vagare, errare2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) vagare2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) giro- wanderer- wanderlust* * *I ['wɒndə(r)]nome passeggiata f., camminata f., giro m.II 1. ['wɒndə(r)]to have o take a wander fare una passeggiata; to have a wander round the shops — fare un giro per negozi
verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per, girare per [countryside, town, streets]2.1) (walk, stroll) passeggiare2) (stray) [animal, lost person] vagare, errare, vagabondareto wander over to o up to sb. — avvicinarsi tranquillamente a qcn
4) (drift) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) vagare, errare; (through age, illness) farneticare, vaneggiare; [ gaze] errare ( over su)to wander off the point o subject — allontanarsi dal tema, divagare
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115 waste time
(to avoid spending time; to spend time unnecessarily: Take my car instead of walking, if you want to save time; We mustn't waste time discussing unimportant matters.) risparmiare/perdere tempo
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