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1 ♦ allowance
♦ allowance /əˈlaʊəns/n.1 assegno; indennità: a monthly allowance for clothes, un assegno mensile per il vestiario; disablement allowance, assegno d'invalidità; travelling allowance, indennità di viaggio; mileage allowance, indennità di viaggio ( in base alle miglia)3 (comm.) abbuono; deduzione; ribasso; sconto: allowance for leakage, abbuono per colaggio; a 3 per cent allowance, uno sconto del 3%4 (fisc.) detrazione: children allowance, detrazione per figli a carico; personal allowance, detrazione personale; tax allowance, detrazione fiscale7 (mecc.) tolleranza; gioco● to make allowance for st., tener conto di qc. □ to make allowances for sb., mostrarsi comprensivi verso q.; essere indulgenti con q.; concedere attenuanti a q.(to) allowance /əˈlaʊəns/v. t.1 razionare; mettere a razione2 assegnare una somma di denaro a (q.). -
2 durar
v.1 to last (continuar siendo).la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts o keeps a few daysno durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that jobaquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?aún dura la fiesta the party's still going onaún le dura el enfado she's still angryLa fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.Este carro le durará diez años This car will last you ten years.Me duró la mensualidad My monthly allowance lasted.2 to last for, to go on for, to run for.El galón duró tres horas The gallon lasted for three hours.* * *1 to last, go on for2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last* * *verb1) to last2) endure* * *VI1) [aventura, programa, enfermedad] to last¿cuánto dura la representación? — how long is the play?, how long does the play last?
¿cuánto dura el trayecto? — how long is the journey?, how long does the journey take?
fue hermoso mientras duró — it was wonderful while it lasted o for as long as it lasted
estuvo refugiado mientras duró la guerra — he was a refugee throughout the (whole length of the) war
2) [comida, congelado, ropa] to lastesta camisa es mala, durará poco — this shirt is poor quality, it won't last long
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) reunión/guerra/relación to last¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?
b) coche/zapatos to lastc) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take2.durarse v pron (Ven)* * *= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.Ex. Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.Ex. This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.* durar más que = outlive.* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar poco = be short term.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) reunión/guerra/relación to last¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?
b) coche/zapatos to lastc) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take2.durarse v pron (Ven)* * *= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.Ex: This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.* durar más que = outlive.* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar poco = be short term.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* * *durar [A1 ]vi1 «reunión/guerra/relación» to last¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?, how long does the film go on for?la dictadura no puede durar mucho más the dictatorial regime cannot last o survive much longerno le duró nada el entusiasmo his enthusiasm didn't last longes demasiado bueno para que dure it's too good to lastel resfriado me duró todo el invierno my cold lasted all winter2 «coche/zapatos» to lastesas pilas no duran nada those batteries don't last very longcómpralo de cuero que dura más buy a leather one, it'll last longer o wear betteréstos duran más these last longerlas secretarias no le duran nada her secretaries don't stay o last longla carta duró una semana a llegar the letter took a week to arrive■ durarse( Ven): no te dures tanto en el baño don't be long o take too long in the bathroomme duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado it took me ages o a long time to do the shopping* * *
durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?
c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a
durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
' durar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- dilatar
- persistir
- siempre
English:
hold out
- last
- outlast
- run
- take
- wear
- out
- supply
* * *durar vi1. [prolongarse] to last;¿cuánto dura la obra? how long is the play?;el viaje/la película dura tres horas the journey/the movie lasts three hours;aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on;aún le dura el enfado she's still angry;les duró poco la felicidad their happiness was short-lived;estuvo bien mientras duró it was good while it lasted2. [permanecer, aguantar] to last;no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job;la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts a few days3. [ropa, calzado, pilas] to last;cómprate ropa/calzado que dure buy clothes/footwear that will last;aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years;los juguetes no le duran nada his toys don't last long;pilas que duran más batteries which last longer* * *v/i last* * *durar vi: to last, to endure* * *durar vb1. (en general) to last¿cuánto dura la película? how long does the film last? / how long is the film?esos zapatos te han durado mucho those shoes have lasted a long time / those shoes have worn very well
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