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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 spending
['spendɪŋ]nome U spesa f., spese f.pl.government spending, public spending — spesa pubblica
* * *spending /ˈspɛndɪŋ/n.● spending cut-backs, riduzione nelle spese □ spending money, denaro per le piccole spese; paghetta (fam.) □ (econ.) spending power, capacità di spesa; potere d'acquisto ( del consumatore).* * *['spendɪŋ]nome U spesa f., spese f.pl.government spending, public spending — spesa pubblica
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3 spending spend·ing n
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4 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
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5 profligate
['prɒflɪgət]aggettivo form.1) (extravagant) [ government] che sperpera il denaro pubblico; [ spending] eccessivo2) (dissolute) dissoluto* * *profligate /ˈprɒflɪgət/A a.1 dissoluto; licenzioso; immorale; sfrenato2 dissipato; prodigoB n.1 persona dissoluta; libertino2 dissipatore; scialacquatore; spreconeprofligately avv.* * *['prɒflɪgət]aggettivo form.1) (extravagant) [ government] che sperpera il denaro pubblico; [ spending] eccessivo2) (dissolute) dissoluto -
6 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 -
7 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
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8 rein
I [reɪn]nome redine f., briglia f. (anche fig.)••to keep sb. on a tight rein — tenere qcn. sotto stretto controllo
II [reɪn]to give full o free rein to — dare libero sfogo a, sbrigliare
verbo transitivo imbrigliare, mettere le redini a [ horse]- rein in* * *[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) redine, briglia2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) redine•- rein in* * *rein /reɪn/n.redine ( anche fig.); briglia: a pair of reins, un paio di redini; the reins of government [power, state], le redini del governo [del potere, dello stato]; to pull on the reins, tirare le redini; to shorten the reins, accorciare la briglia● to give a horse the rein (o reins), lasciare un cavallo a briglia sciolta □ to give free (o full) rein to, dar libero corso a: to give free rein to one's imagination, dar libero corso alla fantasia □ to hold the reins, tenere le redini ( anche fig.); Although he is now in his seventies, he still holds the reins of the company, nonostante abbia superato la settantina, tiene ancora le redini della società □ to keep a tight rein on, tenere sotto stretto controllo: The government keeps a tight rein on public spending, il governo tiene sotto stretto controllo la spesa pubblica; She keeps a tight rein on her children, tiene i suoi figli sotto stretto controllo □ (fig.) to take the reins, prendere in mano le redini.(to) rein /reɪn/v. t.( di solito to rein in, to rein back) –: to rein in (o back) fermare ( tirando le redini); (fig.) tenere a freno; to rein back one's anger, tenere a freno l'ira.* * *I [reɪn]nome redine f., briglia f. (anche fig.)••to keep sb. on a tight rein — tenere qcn. sotto stretto controllo
II [reɪn]to give full o free rein to — dare libero sfogo a, sbrigliare
verbo transitivo imbrigliare, mettere le redini a [ horse]- rein in -
9 justify
['dʒʌstɪfaɪ]1) giustificare [feeling, complaint, policy]2) inform. tip. giustificare, allineare [margins, text, data]* * *1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) giustificare2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) giustificare•- justification* * *['dʒʌstɪfaɪ]1) giustificare [feeling, complaint, policy]2) inform. tip. giustificare, allineare [margins, text, data]
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