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1 economic profit
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2 economic
i:kə'nomik1) (of or concerned with (an) economy: the country's economic future.) económico2) (likely to bring a profit: an economic rent.) rentableeconomic adj económicotr[ekə'nɒmɪk, iːkə'nɒmɪk]1 (gen) económico,-a2 (profitable) rentableeconomic [.i:kə'nɑmɪk,.ɛkə-] adj: económicoadj.• económico, -a adj.• moderado, -a adj.'ekə'nɑːmɪk, 'iːk-, ˌiːkə'nɒmɪk, ˌek-a) <development/growth/policy> económicob) ( profitable) (BrE) < rent> rentable[ˌiːkǝ'nɒmɪk]1. ADJ1) (=financial) [problems, development, geography] económico2) (=profitable) [business, price] rentable2.CPDeconomic aid N — ayuda f económica
economic embargo N — embargo m económico
economic forecast N — previsiones fpl económicas
economic growth N — crecimiento m económico
economic indicator N — indicador m económico
economic migrant, economic refugee N — emigrante mf por razones económicas
the government divides asylum-seekers into economic migrants and genuine refugees — el gobierno divide a los solicitantes de asilo en emigrantes por razones económicas y refugiados genuinos
economic sanctions NPL — sanciones fpl económicas
* * *['ekə'nɑːmɪk, 'iːk-, ˌiːkə'nɒmɪk, ˌek-]a) <development/growth/policy> económicob) ( profitable) (BrE) < rent> rentable -
3 squeeze
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1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.)2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.)3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.)
2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.)2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.)3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.)4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.)•- squeezer- squeeze up
squeeze vb1. exprimirhe squeezed an orange and a lemon and drank the juice exprimió una naranja y un limón y se bebió el zumo2. apretartr[skwiːz]1 (pressure - gen) estrujón nombre masculino, presión nombre femenino; (- of hand) apretón nombre masculino; (hug) abrazo2 (small amount) unas gotas3 (of crowd) apretujón nombre masculino, apiñamiento4 (difficult situation) restricciones nombre femenino plural2 (fit in) meter■ can you squeeze one more person in? ¿puede meter a una persona más?■ it's a job to squeeze all these clothes into the suitcase cuesta meter toda esta ropa en la maleta■ we can squeeze you in at 5.00pm podemos hacerte un hueco a las 5.003 (force out) extraer, sacar1 (force into, through, etc) meterse■ can I squeeze past? ¿puedo pasar?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto put the squeeze on somebody apretar a alguiento squeeze out of business obligar a abandonar un negocio1) press: apretar, exprimir (naranjas, etc.)2) extract: extraer (jugo, etc.)squeeze n: apretón mn.• apretón s.m.• estrujadura s.f.• presión s.f.• restricción s.f.v.• achuchar v.• apretar v.• apretujar v.• comprimir v.• estrujar v.• exprimir v.• introducirse v.• oprimir v.• recalcar v.skwiːz
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1) ca) ( application of pressure) apretón mto put the squeeze on somebody — (colloq) apretar* a alguien
b) ( restrictions)they are planning a squeeze on health and education spending — piensan recortar el presupuesto destinado a salud y educación
c) ( hug) apretón md) (small amount - of toothpaste, glue) poquito m, pizca f; (- of lemon) gota f, chorrito m2) (confined, restricted condition) (colloq) (no pl)it will be a (tight) squeeze — vamos (or van etc) a estar apretados
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a) ( press) \<\<tube/pimple\>\> apretar*, espichar (Col); \<\<lemon\>\> exprimirto squeeze a cloth (out) — retorcer* or escurrir un trapo
to squeeze somebody dry — exprimir a alguien, dejar seco a alguien (fam)
b) ( extract) \<\<liquid/juice\>\> extraer*, sacar*c) ( apply constraints to)profit margins have been squeezed — los márgenes de ganancia se han visto reducidos considerablemente
d) (force, fit) meter
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vi[skwiːz]1. Nhe put his arm round her and gave her a quick squeeze — le pasó el brazo por encima y le dio un estrujoncito * or un apretón
to give sb's hand a squeeze — dar a algn un apretón de manos, apretar la mano a algn
2) (=crush)3) (=restriction) restricciones fplsmall businesses are feeling the squeeze — las restricciones están afectando sobre todo a la pequeña empresa
- put the squeeze on sbcredit 3.4) (=small amount) [of liquid] chorrito m; [of toothpaste] poquito m, pizca fa squeeze of lemon (juice) — un chorrito de zumo de limón, unas gotas de limón
5) * (=difficult situation) aprieto m6) (Brit) * (=boyfriend, girlfriend) noviete(-a) * m / f, novio(-a) m / f2. VT1) (=press firmly) [+ pimple, tube, trigger] apretar; [+ citrus fruit] exprimir2) (=cram, fit) metercan you squeeze two more in? — ¿puedes hacer hueco para dos más?, ¿puedes meter a dos más?
3) (=extract) sacarto squeeze money/a confession/information out of sb — sacar dinero/una confesión/información a algn
rich city dwellers are squeezing the locals out — la gente acomodada de la ciudad está echando poco a poco a la población local
freshly squeezed orange juice — zumo m de naranjas recién exprimidas
4) (=reduce) recortarwage increases are squeezing profit margins — los aumentos salariales están recortando los márgenes de beneficios
3.VIcould I just squeeze past? — ¿me deja pasar?
4.CPDsqueeze box N — concertina f
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1) ca) ( application of pressure) apretón mto put the squeeze on somebody — (colloq) apretar* a alguien
b) ( restrictions)they are planning a squeeze on health and education spending — piensan recortar el presupuesto destinado a salud y educación
c) ( hug) apretón md) (small amount - of toothpaste, glue) poquito m, pizca f; (- of lemon) gota f, chorrito m2) (confined, restricted condition) (colloq) (no pl)it will be a (tight) squeeze — vamos (or van etc) a estar apretados
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a) ( press) \<\<tube/pimple\>\> apretar*, espichar (Col); \<\<lemon\>\> exprimirto squeeze a cloth (out) — retorcer* or escurrir un trapo
to squeeze somebody dry — exprimir a alguien, dejar seco a alguien (fam)
b) ( extract) \<\<liquid/juice\>\> extraer*, sacar*c) ( apply constraints to)profit margins have been squeezed — los márgenes de ganancia se han visto reducidos considerablemente
d) (force, fit) meter
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4 profitable
adjective ((negative unprofitable) giving profit: The deal was quite profitable; a profitable experience.) provechoso, ventajoso; lucrativo, rentableprofitable adj rentabletr['prɒfɪtəbəl]1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL rentable2 (beneficial) provechoso,-aprofitable ['prɑfət̬əbəl] adj: rentable, lucrativo♦ profitably [-bli] advadj.• aprovechable adj.• ganancioso, -a adj.• lucrativo, -a adj.• oficioso, -a adj.• pingüe adj.• provechoso, -a adj.• rentable adj.• ventajoso, -a adj.'prɑːfətəbəla) ( Busn) <company/investment/crop> rentable, redituable (frml), lucrativob) <day/journey> provechoso, fructífero['prɒfɪtǝbl]ADJ (Comm) lucrativo; (=economic to run) rentable; (fig) (=beneficial) provechosoyou would find it profitable to read this — te beneficiarías de leer esto, te sería útil leer esto
* * *['prɑːfətəbəl]a) ( Busn) <company/investment/crop> rentable, redituable (frml), lucrativob) <day/journey> provechoso, fructífero -
5 rentable
rentable adjetivo ‹inversión/negocio› profitable
rentable adjetivo
1 (negocio, empresa) profitable
2 (ventajoso, merecedor del esfuerzo) worthwhile ' rentable' also found in these entries: English: cost-effective - economic - marginal - pay - profitable - cost - profitably - profit - unprofitableadj.• alquiladizo, -a adj.• arrendable adj.
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