♦ (to) spend

♦ (to) spend
♦ (to) spend /spɛnd/
(pass. e p. p. spent) v. t.
1 spendere; (fig.) adoperare, consumare, impiegare: She spends all her money on clothes, spende tutto il suo denaro in vestiti; You could spend your time in a better way, potresti spendere meglio il tuo tempo; He spends his energy quickly, consuma in fretta le sue energie; DIALOGO-After an exam- I spent too much time answering the other questions, ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande
2 passare; trascorrere: I spent my holidays in Greece, ho passato le vacanze in Grecia; DIALOGO-Back from holiday- We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach, abbiamo trascorso la maggior parte del tempo rilassandoci in spiaggia
3 (naut.) perdere (un albero, il timone, ecc.)
to spend itself, consumarsi, esaurirsi; finire: The tornado soon spent itself, il tornado si è dissolto in breve tempo □ (del vento, ecc.) to spend one's force, esaurire la propria violenza; placarsi □ (fam., eufem.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto; fare pipì □ to spend profusely, spendere e spandere; sperperare □ (fig.) to be spent, (di persona) essere esaurito, esausto; (di cosa) esaurirsi, finire, placarsi: His fury was soon spent, la sua furia non tardò a placarsi.

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