-
1 ♦ government
♦ government /ˈgʌvnmənt/A n.1 [cu] governo; amministrazione (pubblica): to form a government, formare un governo (o un ministero); to bring down (o to overthrow) the government, rovesciare il governo; democratic government, governo democratico; the central government, l'amministrazione centrale; the Federal government, il governo Federale (in USA); caretaker government, governo di tecnici; governo di transizione; a puppet government, un governo fantoccio; a transitional government, un governo di transizione; local government, amministrazione locale3 [u] (gramm.) reggenzaB a. attr.governativo; statale; pubblico: (polit.) government bill, disegno di legge governativo; government offices, uffici statali; (in GB, un tempo) government training centre, centro governativo di addestramento al lavoro ( ora skill centre)● (fin.) government bank, banca di Stato □ (fin.) government bonds, obbligazioni di Stato; titoli del debito pubblico □ (fin.) government borrowing, indebitamento pubblico □ government control, controllo governativo; (econ.) dirigismo □ government department, ministero; dicastero □ government employee, dipendente pubblico; statale □ (fin., econ.) government expenditure, la spesa pubblica □ (leg.) government health warning, avviso sulla pericolosità del fumo ( sui pacchetti di sigarette) □ (stor.) government house, palazzo del governo; residenza ufficiale del governatore □ (fin.) government income, entrate pubbliche (o dello Stato) □ (fin., econ.) government investment, investimento pubblico □ (fin.) government loan, prestito pubblico □ government official, funzionario statale □ (fin.) government paper, titoli di Stato □ government revenue = government income ► sopra □ (fin.) government securities, titoli di stato □ (fin., econ.) government spending = government expenditure ► sopra □ (leg., USA) government witness, testimone d'accusa; collaboratore di giustizia; pentito (fam.). -
2 ♦ expenditure
♦ expenditure /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃə(r)/n.1 spesa; spese; uscita, uscite (fin., rag.): public expenditure (o government expenditure) la spesa pubblica; expenditure on education, la spesa per l'istruzione; income and expenditure, le entrate e le uscite -
3 government
['gʌvənmənt] 1. 2.modificatore [decree, funds, official, policy] governativo; [intervention, plan] del governo; [ majority] di governo; [loan, expenditure] pubblico* * *1) (the people who rule a country or state: the British Government.) governo2) (the way in which a country or state is ruled: Democracy is one form of government.) governo3) (the act or process of governing.) amministrazione•- governor
- governorship* * *['gʌvənmənt] 1. 2.modificatore [decree, funds, official, policy] governativo; [intervention, plan] del governo; [ majority] di governo; [loan, expenditure] pubblico -
4 bring down
bring down [sth.], bring [sth.] down1) (cause collapse of) rovesciare [ government]2) (reduce) ridurre, fare scendere [inflation, expenditure]; abbassare, diminuire [rate, price, temperature]3) (shoot down) abbattere [plane, tiger]; bring [sb.] down colloq. deprimere [ person]* * *(to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) abbattere* * *vt(lower: prices, temperature) far scendere, (opponent: also) Ftbl Rugby atterrare, (enemy plane) abbattere, (government) far cadere* * *bring down [sth.], bring [sth.] down1) (cause collapse of) rovesciare [ government]2) (reduce) ridurre, fare scendere [inflation, expenditure]; abbassare, diminuire [rate, price, temperature]3) (shoot down) abbattere [plane, tiger]; bring [sb.] down colloq. deprimere [ person] -
5 prodigal
['prɒdɪgl]to be prodigal with o of essere prodigo di; the prodigal son — il figliol prodigo
* * *['prodiɡəl](spending (money etc) too extravagantly; wasteful.) prodigo- prodigality
- the prodigal son* * *prodigal /ˈprɒdɪgl/A a.2 (spreg.) prodigo; dissipatoreB n.persona prodiga; scialacquatore● the prodigal son, il figliol prodigoprodigally avv.* * *['prɒdɪgl]to be prodigal with o of essere prodigo di; the prodigal son — il figliol prodigo
-
6 axe
Iax [æks] nome ascia f., scure f.••IIto get the axe — colloq. (lose one's job) essere licenziato, silurato; (be cancelled) [ plan] essere abbandonato
* * *[æks] 1. noun(a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces.) ascia2. verb1) (to get rid of; to dismiss: They've axed 50% of their staff.) ridurre2) (to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending in education has been axed.) ridurre* * *1. nascia, scure fto have an axe to grind fig — fare i propri interessi or il proprio tornaconto
2. vt(fig: expenditure) ridurre drasticamente, (person) liquidare (per ragioni economiche), (project etc) annullare, (jobs) sopprimere* * *axe /æks/n.1 ascia; accetta; scure; mannaia5 (fig.) decapitazione● axe-hammer, accetta-martello □ axe helve, manico dell'ascia □ (fam.) to get the axe, rimetterci la testa; (fam.) essere licenziato in tronco; ( di un progetto, ecc.) essere accantonato □ (fam.) to have an axe to grind, avere un interesse personale; tirare l'acqua al proprio mulino; avere un chiodo fisso (fig.), avere una fissa (fam.).(to) axe /æks/v. t.3 (fam.) licenziare.* * *Iax [æks] nome ascia f., scure f.••IIto get the axe — colloq. (lose one's job) essere licenziato, silurato; (be cancelled) [ plan] essere abbandonato
-
7 ration
I ['ræʃn] [AE 'reɪʃn]1) (of food, petrol) razione f.2) fig. (of problems) razione f.; (of TV, music) dose f.II ['ræʃn] [AE 'reɪʃn]verbo transitivo razionare [food, petrol]; limitare la razione di [ person]* * *['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) razione2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) razionare- rations- ration out* * *ration /ˈræʃn/n.● ration card (o ration book), carta (o tessera) annonaria □ to put sb. on rations, mettere a razione, razionare q.(to) ration /ˈræʃn/v. t.1 razionare ( alimenti, benzina, sovvenzioni, ecc.): The government plans to ration healthcare to cut down public expenditure, il governo intende razionare l'assistenza sanitaria per ridurre la spesa pubblica* * *I ['ræʃn] [AE 'reɪʃn]1) (of food, petrol) razione f.2) fig. (of problems) razione f.; (of TV, music) dose f.II ['ræʃn] [AE 'reɪʃn]verbo transitivo razionare [food, petrol]; limitare la razione di [ person] -
8 cut back
1) (reduce) ridurre [production, spending] (to a)2) (prune) potare* * *to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) ridurre* * *1. vi + adv(on costs etc) limitare or tagliare le spese, (on staff) ridurre il personale2. vt + adv(plants) potare, (production, expenditure, staff) ridurre* * *1) (reduce) ridurre [production, spending] (to a)2) (prune) potare
См. также в других словарях:
government expenditure — ➔ expenditure * * * government expenditure UK US noun [U] (also public expenditure) GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS ► the amount a government spends in a particular period: »Government expenditures helped to preserve large areas of natural land. »massive… … Financial and business terms
government expenditure — noun That part of public expenditure incurred by central government (as opposed to local government authorities and non government public offices) • • • Main Entry: ↑govern … Useful english dictionary
expenditure — ex‧pen‧di‧ture [ɪkˈspendɪtʆə ǁ ər] noun [countable, uncountable] the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time: • An advertiser rarely knows what its return on investment in… … Financial and business terms
Government spending — or government expenditure is classified by economists into three main types. [Robert Barro and Vittorio Grilli (1994), European Macroeconomics , Ch. 15 16. Macmillan, ISBN 0333577647.] Government purchases of goods and services for current use… … Wikipedia
government budget — Forecast of governmental expenditures and revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. In modern industrial economies, the budget is the key instrument for the execution of government economic policies. Because government budgets may promote or retard… … Universalium
expenditure — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, heavy, high, huge, large, major, massive, significant ▪ The group is calling for higher … Collocations dictionary
expenditure — ex|pen|di|ture W2 [ıkˈspendıtʃə US ər] n 1.) [U and C] the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time →↑income expenditure on ▪ expenditure on research and development ▪ huge cuts in … Dictionary of contemporary English
government bonds — / gʌv(ə)nmənt bɒndz/ plural noun bonds or other securities issued by the government on a regular basis as a method of borrowing money for government expenditure … Dictionary of banking and finance
Government procurement in the United States — is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting, but is subject to special laws and regulation as described below. Persons entering into commercial contracts are pretty much free to do anything that they can agree on. Each… … Wikipedia
Government failure — (or non market failure) is the public sector analogy to market failure and occurs when a government intervention causes a more inefficient allocation of goods and resources than would occur without that intervention. Likewise, the government s… … Wikipedia
Government Buildings — ( ga. Tithe an Rialtais) is a large Edwardian building enclosing a quadrangle on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland, in which several key offices of the government of Ireland are located. Among the offices of State located in the building are: *… … Wikipedia