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1 stecchetto
stecchetto s.m. small stick // deve stare a stecchetto se vuole dimagrire, she must cut down her food if she wants to slim; ho pochi soldi e devo stare a stecchetto fino alla fine del mese, I haven't got much money and I have to make do with what I have until the end of the month; tenere qlcu. a stecchetto, ( di cibo) to keep s.o. on short rations, ( di denaro) to keep s.o. on a short allowance: ha un padre molto severo che lo tiene a stecchetto, he has a very strict father who keeps him short of money.* * *a stecchetto [astek'ketto] avvtenere qcn. a stecchetto — (a corto di cibo) to keep sb. on short rations; (a corto di soldi) to keep sb. on a short allowance
* * *stecchettoa stecchetto/astek'ketto/. tenere qcn. a stecchetto (a corto di cibo) to keep sb. on short rations; (a corto di soldi) to keep sb. on a short allowance. -
2 razione
f ration* * *razione s.f. ration, allowance; ( porzione) portion, share: razione di pane, di burro, bread, butter ration; doppia razione, double ration; razione di sigarette, ration (o allowance) of cigarettes; mettere a razione, to put s.o. on short allowance (o rations); prendersi una bella razione di legnate, to get a good hiding.* * *[rat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile ration (anche mil.)ho avuto la mia razione di guai oggi — fig. scherz. I've had my share of troubles today
* * *razione/rat'tsjone/sostantivo f.ration (anche mil.); razione giornaliera daily ration; una doppia razione a double portion; a -i ridotte on short rations; ho avuto la mia razione di guai oggi fig. scherz. I've had my share of troubles today. -
3 tenere qcn. a stecchetto
tenere qcn. a stecchetto(a corto di cibo) to keep sb. on short rations; (a corto di soldi) to keep sb. on a short allowance.\ -
4 viveri
m pl food (supplies)* * *viveri s.m.pl. victuals, provisions; supplies: razionamento dei viveri, food rationing; i viveri erano scarsi, supplies were running short; gli tagliarono i viveri, they cut off his supplies; provvedere una nave, un esercito di viveri, to victual a ship, an army // caro viveri, high cost of living.* * *['viveri]sostantivo maschile plurale (food) supplies, provisionstagliare i viveri a qcn. — fig. to cut off sb.'s allowance
* * *viveri/'viveri/m.pl.(food) supplies, provisions; razionamento dei viveri food rationing; tagliare i viveri a qcn. fig. to cut off sb.'s allowance. -
5 calo
m di peso lossdei prezzi drop, fall* * *calo s.m.1 ( diminuzione) drop, fall, loss: calo di peso, loss of weight; si è registrato un sensibile calo nelle presenze, we've noticed a marked drop in attendance; calo di prestigio, loss of prestige // (metall.) calo di fusione, melting loss2 (econ., comm.) decrease, deficiency, downturn, decline, drop; ( di volume) shrinkage; ( di liquidi) ullage, vacuity; ( di merce per colaggio) leakage; ( di merce per scarti) wastage: calo di peso, deficiency (o loss) in weight; calo dei prezzi, fall (o drop) in prices; abbuono per calo, tret (o allowance for short weight); calo della produzione, downturn (o step-down o drop) in production; calo della domanda, drop in demand; calo moderato, dip; calo di qualità, falling-off in quality // (Borsa) calo ( temporaneo) dei prezzi delle azioni, dip in share prices.* * *['kalo]sostantivo maschile1) (abbassamento) drop, fall (di in)2) (flessione) decrease, drop, downturn (di in); decline (di in, of)un calo del 5% — a 5% drop, a drop of 5%
calo delle vendite — decline o fall in sales
calo della domanda, dell'offerta — drop in demand, supply
essere in calo — [produzione, esportazioni, importazioni] to be falling; [ prezzi] to be decreasing o falling
3) fig. (perdita)* * *calo/'kalo/sostantivo m.1 (abbassamento) drop, fall (di in); calo della vista weakening of eyesight2 (flessione) decrease, drop, downturn (di in); decline (di in, of); un calo del 5% a 5% drop, a drop of 5%; calo delle vendite decline o fall in sales; calo della domanda, dell'offerta drop in demand, supply; subire un calo to suffer a drop; essere in calo [produzione, esportazioni, importazioni] to be falling; [ prezzi] to be decreasing o falling; la natalità è in calo the birthrate is declining3 fig. (perdita) calo di popolarità slump in popularity; calo di prestigio loss of prestige; calo di peso weight loss. -
6 pagamento
m paymentpagamento anticipato payment in advancepagamento alla consegna cash on deliverypagamento in contanti payment in cash, cash paymentpagamento a rate payment in insta(l)lmentsaltre sono a pagamento others you have to pay for* * *pagamento s.m. ( il pagare) payment; ( di un debito) satisfaction, liquidation, discharge; ( saldo) settlement; ( esborso) disbursement; ( compenso) consideration; ( somma pagata) amount paid: dietro pagamento di, against payment of; fino a totale pagamento, until fully paid; ricevuta di pagamento, receipt of payment; far fronte ai pagamenti, to meet payments; esentare dal pagamento, to exempt from payment // (comm.): pagamento a lunga, breve scadenza, long-term, short-term payment; pagamento a rate, payment by instalments; pagamento differito, deferred payment; pagamento all'ordinazione, payment with order; pagamento a mezzo assegno, cambiale, payment by cheque, by bill; pagamento a saldo, full payment (o settlement); pagamento alla scadenza, payment at (o on) maturity; pagamento con riserva, qualified payment; pagamento degli arretrati, back payment; pagamento di tutti i debiti, discharge of all debts; pagamento eccessivo, overpayment; pagamento forfettario, lump sum payment; pagamento frazionato, spaced payment; pagamento immediato, spot payment; pagamento in acconto, payment in advance (o on account); pagamento in natura, payment (o allowance) in kind; pagamento in conto, payment on account; pagamento mensile, trimestrale, monthly, quarterly payment; pagamento parziale, part payment; pagamenti rateali, instalment payments; pagamento simbolico, nominal fee (o token payment); pagamento una tantum, single payment // paziente a pagamento, fee-paying patient.* * *[paga'mento]sostantivo maschile paymentscuola, canale a pagamento — fee-paying school, pay channel
pagamento a rate o rateale payment by instalments, deferred payment; pagamento alla scadenza — payment on maturity
* * *pagamento/paga'mento/sostantivo m.payment; dietro pagamento di 10 euro on payment of 10 euros; scuola, canale a pagamento fee-paying school, pay channel; l'ingresso è a pagamento you have to pay to get in\pagamento anticipato advance payment; pagamento in contanti cash payment; pagamento a mezzo assegno payment by cheque; pagamento in natura payment in kind; pagamento a rate o rateale payment by instalments, deferred payment; pagamento alla scadenza payment on maturity.
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