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1 ♦ budget
♦ budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/A n.1 (fin., rag.) bilancio preventivo; budget: advertising budget, bilancio pubblicitario; household budget, bilancio familiare; to balance the budget, pareggiare il bilancio; to go over budget, superare (o sforare) il budget; to stay within budget, stare dentro il bilancio; under budget, ( di spesa) inferiore a quanto preventivato; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- We need to know how far our budget will stretch, abbiamo bisogno di sapere fino a quanto arriverà il nostro budget3 (fin., rag.) preventivo (di cassa)4 somma disponibile, disponibilità (pl.); mezzi (pl.): on a tight budget, con disponibilità limitate; al risparmio; within one's budget, accessibile; a portata di tascaB a.1 (fin., rag.) del, di bilancio; del, di budget: budget appropriation, stanziamento di bilancio; budget committee, (org. az.) comitato di budget; (polit.) commissione di bilancio; budget deficit, deficit (o disavanzo) di bilancio; budget planning, pianificazione del bilancio; budget surplus, avanzo di bilancio● (GB) budget account, ( banca) conto per il pagamento di utenze; (comm.) conto di credito ( in un negozio) □ (fin. econ.) budget constraint, vincolo di bilancio □ (in GB) Budget Day, giorno in cui il Cancelliere dello Scacchiere presenta il bilancio in parlamento □ budget year, anno finanziario □ to be on a budget, avere disponibilità limitate.(to) budget /ˈbʌdʒɪt/A v. i.3 – (fin., rag.) to budget for, programmare; preventivare; mettere in preventivo: (econ.) to budget for a surplus, programmare per ottenere un residuo attivo; to budget for a new car, preventivare l'acquisto di un'auto nuovaB v. t.1 (fin., rag.) mettere in bilancio; stanziare in bilancio; preventivare: to budget cuts, preventivare tagli; The programme is budgeted at 10m, il costo preventivato del programma è di 10 milioni di euro -
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['bʌdʒɪt]1. nbilancio (preventivo), budget m inv2. adj(airline, flight) a basso costo, (prices, travel, holiday) economico (-a)3. vifare un preventivo, (household) fare i propri conti• -
3 tight
[taɪt] 1.1) (firm) [grip, knot] strettoto hold sb. in a tight embrace — tenere qcn. stretto tra le braccia
2) (taut) [rope, voice] teso3) (constrictive) [ space] stretto, angusto; [ clothing] stretto, aderente; [ shoes] stretto; (closefitting) [shirt, jeans] attillato4) (strict) [ security] assoluto; [ deadline] rigido; [ discipline] rigido, rigoroso; [ control] stretto, severo; [ budget] limitato; [ credit] difficile7) BE colloq. (drunk) ubriaco, sbronzo2.avverbio [hold, grip] stretto; [fasten, close] bene3.I just sat tight and waited for the scandal to pass — fig. ho tenuto duro
••to be in a tight spot o situation o corner essere in una situazione difficile; to run a tight ship — = avere una gestione molto efficiente e molto rigida
* * *1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) stretto2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) stretto, teso3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) saldo, stretto4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) serrato2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) stretto- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[taɪt] 1.1) (firm) [grip, knot] strettoto hold sb. in a tight embrace — tenere qcn. stretto tra le braccia
2) (taut) [rope, voice] teso3) (constrictive) [ space] stretto, angusto; [ clothing] stretto, aderente; [ shoes] stretto; (closefitting) [shirt, jeans] attillato4) (strict) [ security] assoluto; [ deadline] rigido; [ discipline] rigido, rigoroso; [ control] stretto, severo; [ budget] limitato; [ credit] difficile7) BE colloq. (drunk) ubriaco, sbronzo2.avverbio [hold, grip] stretto; [fasten, close] bene3.I just sat tight and waited for the scandal to pass — fig. ho tenuto duro
••to be in a tight spot o situation o corner essere in una situazione difficile; to run a tight ship — = avere una gestione molto efficiente e molto rigida
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4 tight ***
[taɪt]1. adj1) (gen), (clothes, budget, bend) stretto (-a), (rope) teso (-a), tirato (-a), (usu pred: firmly fixed, hard to move) duro (-a), (strict: control, discipline) severo (-a), fermo (-a), Brit, (fam: mean) tirchio (-a)this dress is a bit tight or is a tight fit — questo vestito è un po' stretto
2) (fam: drunk) sbronzo (-a)2. advto be packed tight — (suitcase) essere pieno (-a) zeppo (-a), (people) essere pigiati
to sleep tight — (soundly) dormire sodo
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5 ♦ constraint
♦ constraint /kənˈstreɪnt/n.1 [u] costrizione; coercizione: to do st. under constraint, fare qc. per costrizione (o perché costretti); to put sb. under constraint, coartare la volontà di q.; esercitare coercizione su q.; to be under no constraint, non essere costretto (o vincolato)2 restrizione; limitazione; vincolo: (fis.) mechanical constraint, vincolo meccanico; (fin., econ.) budget constraint, vincolo di bilancio; legal constraints, restrizioni di legge; obbligo: to place tight constraints on spending, imporre rigide limitazioni alle spese3 [u] inibizione; mancanza di naturalezza; imbarazzo; disagio: I felt a curious constraint when I was with him, quando ero con lui provavo uno strano disagio4 (comput.) vincolo.
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on a tight budget — on a (tight/limited) budget ► FINANCE, ACCOUNTING not having much money: »Mortgage advisers urge anyone on a tight budget to choose a fixed rate so they know they can afford the repayments. Main Entry: ↑budget … Financial and business terms
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tight — I UK [taɪt] / US adjective Word forms tight : adjective tight comparative tighter superlative tightest ** 1) a) clothes that are tight are close against your body when you wear them a tight skirt/dress b) used about clothes that are uncomfortable … English dictionary
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budget — budg|et1 [ bʌdʒət ] noun count *** the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on something: Two thirds of their budget goes on labor costs. Try to work out a monthly budget and stick to it. All schools are expected to manage their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tight — tight1 W3S2 [taıt] adj comparative tighter superlative tightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(pulled/stretched firmly)¦ 3¦(attached firmly)¦ 4¦(holding something firmly)¦ 5¦(strict)¦ 6¦(little money)¦ 7¦(little time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
tight — in line with or extremely close to the inside market or last sale in a stock (+/ 1/8). on the money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * tight UK US /taɪt/ adjective ► GOVERNMENT, LAW controlled very carefully: tight… … Financial and business terms
tight*/*/ — [taɪt] adj I 1) fitting closely around your body or part of your body Ant: loose a tight shirt/dress[/ex] 2) holding someone or fastening something very firmly Ant: loose a tight knot[/ex] Baxter kept a tight grip on the prisoner s arm.[/ex] 3)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English