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2 ♦ false
♦ false /fɔ:ls/A a.1 falso; non vero; sbagliato; errato: to give a false impression, creare un'impressione sbagliata; ( caccia e fig.) a false scent, una pista sbagliata2 illusorio; falso; infondato: false hopes, speranze illusorie; a false sense of security, un falso senso di sicurezza; false economy, falso risparmio3 infedele; infido: a false lover, un amante infedele; ( anche ling.) false friends, falsi amici; false-hearted, falso; traditore5 artificiale; posticcio; finto; false teeth, denti finti; dentiera; a false drawer, un finto cassetto; false beard, barba finta (o posticcia); false smiles, sorrisi finti6 (leg.) illegale; abusivo; illegittimo: false arrest, arresto illegale; false imprisonment, incarcerazione illegale; detenzione abusiva8 (mus.) falso; stonatoB avv.● (bot.) false acacia ( Robinia pseudoacacia), robinia □ false alarm, falso allarme □ false bottom, doppiofondo □ (edil.) false ceiling, controsoffitto; soffittatura □ false dawn, alba falsa; (fig.) speranza fallace, falsa schiarita □ (leg.) false entry, falso in scritture contabili □ false-faced, ipocrita □ (bot.) false fruit, falso frutto; pseudofrutto □ (naut. stor.) false-flag, falsa bandiera ( detto di naviglio che batte la bandiera del nemico); (mil.) falsa bandiera (detto di azioni militari o terroristiche compiute da forze amichevoli per giustificare una reazione contro il nemico) □ (naut.) false keel, falsachiglia □ false move, mossa falsa □ a false position, una posizione falsa □ (leg.) false pretences, millantato credito □ under false pretences, con l'inganno; con la frode □ (anat.) false rib, falsa costola □ ( sport e fig.) false start, falsa partenza □ false step, passo falso □ to be false to one's promises, non tener fede alle promesse □ (leg.) false witness, falsa testimonianza; to give false witness, deporre (o testimoniare) il falso □ to sail under false colours, (naut.) battere falsa bandiera; (fig.) spacciarsi per quello che non si è, agire sotto mentite spoglie □ to strike a false note, (mus.) fare una stecca; (fig.) toccare un tasto falso. -
3 ♦ economy
♦ economy /ɪˈkɒnəmɪ/A n.2 economia; sistema economico: an expanding economy, un'economia in espansione; free-market economy, economia di mercato; new economy, nuova economia ( basata sull'innovazione tecnologica e finanziaria); «new economy»; a healthy economy, un'economia prospera (o sana); a stable economy, un'economia solida; to stimulate the economy, stimolare l'economia3 [uc] economia; parsimonia; uso oculato; risparmio: to practise economy, fare economia; risparmiare; We made a few economies, abbiamo fatto un po' di economia; false economy, falso risparmioB a. attr.economico; che fa risparmiare: economy pack, confezione economica● (autom.) economy car, utilitaria □ (fam., med.) economy class syndrome, sindrome da classe economica (fam.); trombosi venosa profonda □ economy drive, campagna di risparmio □ economy-minded, amante delle economie; economo □ (econ.) economies of scale (o scale economies), economie di scala □ (autom.) economy run, economy run □ (market.) economy size (o economy-sized), in formato economico; in confezione economica □ (antiq.) political economy, economia politica NOTA D'USO: - economy o economics?-.
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false economy — UK US noun [S] ► something that you do in order to save money but which costs you more money later: »Not fully insuring your possessions is a false economy, as any claim you make may be refused … Financial and business terms
False economy — A false economy refers to an action which saves money at the beginning but which, over a longer period of time, results in more money being wasted than being saved. For example, if a city government decided to purchase the least expensive… … Wikipedia
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false economy — false e conomy noun count or uncount something that you do because you think it will save you money, but in fact costs you more … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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a false economy — (a) false economy phrase something that seems to save money but will really make you spend more Buying cheap tools is a false economy. Thesaurus: to save money, or to be careful with moneyhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: economy … Useful english dictionary
(a) false economy — something that you think will save you money but which means you will have to spend a lot more money later. She told me that buying a cheap washing machine was a false economy because it was more likely to break down … New idioms dictionary
false economy — noun an apparent financial saving that in fact leads to greater expenditure … English new terms dictionary
false economy — … Useful english dictionary
false — W3S3 [fo:ls US fo:ls] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(untrue)¦ 2¦(wrong)¦ 3¦(not real)¦ 4¦(not sincere)¦ 5 false economy 6 under false pretences 7 false move/step 8 false imprisonment/arrest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; … Dictionary of contemporary English