capital spending in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for capital spending in the English»French Dictionary

capital spending N

capital spending

dépenses fpl d'investissement

Translations for capital spending in the English»French Dictionary

I.spend [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] N FIN

spend

frais mpl

II.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB trans

1. spend (pay out):

spend money, salary

dépenser

to spend money on clothes/food/rent

dépenser son argent en vêtements/en nourriture/en loyer

how much do you spend on food?

combien est-ce que tu dépenses en nourriture?

to spend money on one's house/children/hobbies

dépenser de l'argent pour la maison/les enfants/les loisirs

to spend a fortune on books

dépenser une fortune en livres

he didn't spend a penny on his son's education

il n'a pas dépensé un sou pour l'éducation de son fils

2. spend time:

spend

passer

I spent three weeks in China

j'ai passé trois semaines en Chine

they will spend a day in Rome

ils passeront une journée à Rome

he spent the night with me

il a passé la nuit avec moi

I spent two hours on my essay

j'ai passé deux heures sur ma dissertation

to spend hours/one's life doing

passer des heures/sa vie à faire

I want to spend some time with my family

je veux passer un peu de temps avec ma famille

3. spend (exhaust):

spend ammunition, energy, resources

épuiser

III.spend <pret, pp spent> [Brit spɛnd, Am spɛnd] VB intr

spend

dépenser

IV.to spend itself VB refl

to spend itself refl < pret, pp spent> storm:

to spend itself

s'apaiser

spending [Brit ˈspɛndɪŋ, Am ˈspɛndɪŋ] N U

spending

dépenses fpl

spending on education/defence

dépenses d'éducation/militaires or de défense

credit-card spending

achats mpl sur carte de crédit

defence spending

dépense f en matière de défense

government spending

dépense f publique

I.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] N

1. capital (letter):

capital

majuscule f

2. capital:

capital, a. capital city

capitale f

fashion capital of the world

capitale mondiale de la mode

3. capital U:

capital (gen) COMM, FIN (wealth)

capital m

capital (funds)

capitaux mpl

capital (funds)

capital m

with a capital of £500, 000

au capital de 500 000 livres sterling

to make capital out of sth fig

tirer profit de qc

to make political capital out of sth

tirer profit de qc dans un but politique

to make political capital out of sth attr amount, base, loss, outlay, turnover

de capital

4. capital (capitalist interests):

capital

capital m

capital and labour

le capital et le travail

5. capital ARCHIT:

capital

chapiteau m

II.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] ADJ

1. capital letter:

capital

majuscule

capital A

A majuscule

crazy with a capital C inf

dingue avec un D majuscule or un grand D inf

2. capital LAW:

capital offence, crime, sentence

capital

3. capital (essential):

capital

capital

to be of capital importance

être d'une importance capitale

4. capital Brit (excellent):

capital inf, dated

épatant

capital spending in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for capital spending in the English»French Dictionary

I.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB trans

1. spend (pay out):

spend money

dépenser

the years of spend, spend, spend

les années de surconsommation

2. spend (pass time):

spend time, night

passer

the storm spent itself

l'orage s'est calmé

II.spend <spent, spent> [spend] VB intr

spend

dépenser de l'argent

III.spend [spend] N Brit

spend

dépenses fpl

spending N no pl

spending

dépense f

I.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N

1. capital (principal city):

capital a. fig

capitale f

2. capital (letter form):

capital

lettre f capitale

in (large) capitals

en capitales

II.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] ADJ

1. capital (principal):

capital error, city

principal(e)

2. capital (letter form):

capital letter

capital(e)

3. capital LAW (punishable by death):

capital

capital(e)

4. capital Brit (very good):

capital

excellent(e)

capital² [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N FIN

capital

capital m

to put capital into sth

investir dans qc

to make capital (out) of sth

tirer profit de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Capital spending decisions take a long time.

www.moneymorning.com.au

We expect continued growth in capital spending in 2010, but at a much more subdued pace as businesses gear down their truck purchases.

www.marketoracle.co.uk

However, despite this scaling back of growth of total spending, the government announced plans to boost its core capital spending by 50% to $1.3 billion.

journalofcommerce.com

The vital thing was to come up with a plan and submit it for funding to the mid-term review for capital spending projects later this year.

www.limerickleader.ie