spend

spendere

Usare denaro per pagare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To use money to pay for something.

• Don't spend all your money.
• She spent ten dollars on lunch.
• How much do you spend on food each week?

Come si usa: spend money on something (I spend very little money on clothes.)

Sinonimi: pay out

Contrari: save

Espressioni comuni: spend money, spend on something, spend too much

trascorrere, passare

Passare un periodo svolgendo un’attività o restando in un luogo.

In inglese semplice: To use a period of time for an activity or in a particular place.

• We spend Sundays together.
• She spent two hours cooking dinner.
• Where will you spend your summer holiday?

Come si usa: spend time doing something (He spends an hour reading every evening.); spend time with someone (I spent the afternoon with my aunt.); spend time in/at somewhere (We spent a week in Rome.)

Sinonimi: pass

Espressioni comuni: spend time, spend the weekend, spend time together

esaurire, consumare

Consumare tutta la forza o l’energia di qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To use up all the strength or force of someone or something.

• The storm had spent its force.
• He spent all his strength fighting the current.
• Her anger spent itself in a long burst of tears.

Come si usa: spend itself (The storm spent itself against the cliffs.)

Sinonimi: exhaust, use up, deplete

Contrari: replenish

Espressioni comuni: spend its force, spend someone's strength, spend itself

consumarsi, esaurirsi

Diminuire o scomparire gradualmente con l’uso.

In inglese semplice: To become used up or gradually disappear through use.

• The candle spends away as it burns.
• Their strength spent away during the long struggle.
• The oil spent slowly in the lamp.

Sinonimi: dwindle, wear away

Espressioni comuni: spend away, spend with use

spesa, esborso

Quantità di denaro spesa per uno scopo o durante un periodo specifico.

In inglese semplice: The amount of money used for a particular purpose or during a particular period.

• Our advertising spend is too high.
• The company reduced its annual spend on travel.
• Average spend per customer rose this month.

Come si usa: spend on something (Our spend on advertising has increased.)

Sinonimi: spending, expenditure, outlay

Espressioni comuni: advertising spend, annual spend, spend on something