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1 purse strings
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2 ♦ purse
♦ purse /pɜ:s/n.1 borsa ( anche fig.); borsellino ( da uomo); portamonete: a light purse, un borsellino vuoto (o all'asciutto); a leather purse, un portamonete di cuoio5 (form.) risorse finanziarie; borsa; cassa: the public purse, la borsa pubblica; to have a common purse, fare cassa comune● purse-bearer, cassiere; tesoriere □ purse-net (o purse-seine), senna a sacco; sciabica □ ( USA) purse-snatcher, scippatore □ ( USA) purse-snatching, scippo □ to be beyond one's purse, non essere alla portata della propria borsa: Those shoes are beyond my purse, quelle scarpe non posso proprio permettermele □ (fig.) to hold the purse strings, tenere i cordoni della borsa □ to live within one's purse, vivere secondo le proprie possibilità; fare il passo secondo la gamba □ (fig.) to tighten [to loosen] the purse strings, stringere [allargare] i cordoni della borsa.(to) purse /pɜ:s/A v. t.( spesso to purse up) arricciare; aggrottare; corrugare; torcere: to purse up one's brows, aggrottare le ciglia; corrugare la fronte; to purse up one's lips, torcere le labbraB v. i. -
3 purse
I [pɜːs]1) (for money) borsellino m., portamonete m.2) AE (handbag) borsa f.4) (prize) premio m. (in denaro)••II [pɜːs]verbo transitivo aggrottare, corrugare [ brows]to purse one's lips — contrarre le labbra, fare una smorfia di disapprovazione
* * *[pə:s] 1. noun1) (a small bag for carrying money: I looked in my purse for some change.) borsellino, portamonete2) ((American) a handbag.) borsa2. verb(to close (the lips) tightly: She pursed her lips in anger.) torcere (le labbra)- purser* * *[pɜːs]1. n(for money) borsellino, portamonete m inv, (Am: handbag) borsetta, borsa, (esp Sport: prize) montepremi m inv2. vt* * *I [pɜːs]1) (for money) borsellino m., portamonete m.2) AE (handbag) borsa f.4) (prize) premio m. (in denaro)••II [pɜːs]verbo transitivo aggrottare, corrugare [ brows]to purse one's lips — contrarre le labbra, fare una smorfia di disapprovazione
См. также в других словарях:
hold the purse strings — Ⅰ. hold the purse strings ► to control when and how money is spent: »Head office holds the purse strings, and we ll need approval to buy any new equipment. Main Entry: ↑hold Ⅱ. hold/control the purse strings ► to be in charge of a family s or… … Financial and business terms
hold the purse strings — ► hold the purse strings have control of expenditure. Main Entry: ↑purse … English terms dictionary
hold the purse strings — control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings … English idioms
hold the purse strings — to control the spending of a family s or an organization s money. In our house it was my mother who held the purse strings … New idioms dictionary
hold/control the purse strings — ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse … Financial and business terms
hold the purse strings — have control of expenditure. → purse … English new terms dictionary
hold the purse strings — control the money … English contemporary dictionary
hold the purse strings — verb To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility … Wiktionary
hold the purse strings — have control of expenditure … Useful english dictionary
control the purse strings — hold/control the purse strings ► to be in charge of a family s or organization s money and responsible for deciding what it will be spent on: »She is the typical Japanese housewife who controls the family s purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse … Financial and business terms
purse strings — n. a drawstring for closing certain purses hold the purse strings to be in control of the money tighten the purse strings or loosen the purse strings to make funds less (or more) readily available … English World dictionary