allowance

paghetta

Denaro che un genitore dà regolarmente a un figlio per piccole spese personali.

In inglese semplice: Money given regularly to a child by a parent for small personal purchases.

• I get an allowance every week.
• She saved her allowance to buy a bike.
• Do your parents give you an allowance?

Sinonimi: pocket money

Espressioni comuni: weekly allowance, get an allowance, spend your allowance

indennità, assegnazione

Quantità di denaro, cibo o altro che viene data a qualcuno o che qualcuno può usare.

In inglese semplice: An amount of money, food, or something else that someone is given or allowed to use.

• She receives a monthly allowance.
• The workers spent their food allowance on lunch.
• Does the job include a travel allowance?

Come si usa: an allowance of something (Each passenger has an allowance of two bags.)

Sinonimi: allocation, allotment

Espressioni comuni: daily allowance, travel allowance, allowance of something

indulgenza, considerazione

Adattamento o concessione fatti per tenere conto di particolari difficoltà o circostanze.

In inglese semplice: An adjustment made because particular difficulties or circumstances should be considered.

• Make allowance for his age.
• The judge made allowances for her difficult childhood.
• They made no allowance for the delay.

Come si usa: make allowance for someone/something (We should make allowance for her lack of experience.)

Sinonimi: adjustment, concession

Espressioni comuni: make allowance for, some allowance for

credito, quota

Quantità di credito o gettoni data a qualcuno da spendere in una specifica attività.

In inglese semplice: An amount of credit or tokens given to someone to spend on a particular activity.

• My game allowance buys five extra turns.
• He used his allowance of coins before lunch.
• Your remaining allowance covers one more game.

Come si usa: an allowance of something (Each player receives an allowance of ten tokens.)

Sinonimi: allocation, allotment

Espressioni comuni: allowance of tokens, game allowance, use your allowance

deduzione di peso, tara

Quantità sottratta dal peso totale delle merci, per esempio per escludere l’imballaggio.

In inglese semplice: An amount subtracted from the total weight of goods, for example to exclude their packaging.

• Subtract the allowance from the total weight.
• The allowance accounts for the heavy wooden boxes.
• Different ports used different allowances for packaging.

Come si usa: an allowance for something (The final weight includes an allowance for the crates.)

Sinonimi: deduction

Espressioni comuni: weight allowance, container allowance, allowance for packaging

razionare

Dare a qualcuno soltanto una quantità stabilita di cibo o bevande.

In inglese semplice: To give someone only a fixed amount of food or drink.

• The captain had to allowance the crew.
• The sailors were allowanced during the long voyage.
• They allowanced each prisoner to conserve food.

Sinonimi: ration

Espressioni comuni: allowance the crew, allowance someone strictly

razionare

Fornire cibo, bevande o altri beni in quantità stabilite e limitate.

In inglese semplice: To provide food, drink, or other supplies in fixed, limited amounts.

• They had to allowance the water.
• Bread was allowanced while supplies were low.
• The officers allowanced provisions throughout the voyage.

Sinonimi: ration

Espressioni comuni: allowance the water, allowance food strictly