Перевод: с немецкого на английский

с английского на немецкий

being stingy

См. также в других словарях:

  • stingy — stingy, close, closefisted, tight, tightfisted, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly, cheeseparing, penny pinching can mean unwilling or manifesting unwillingness to share one s goods with others or to give to another a part of one s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • stingy — adjective (stingier; est) Etymology: perhaps from English dialect *stinge, noun, sting; akin to Old English stingan to sting Date: 1659 1. not generous or liberal ; sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending < stingy with the salt > < stingy… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stingy — [[t]stɪ̱nʤi[/t]] stingier, stingiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as stingy, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money. [INFORMAL] The West is stingy with aid... Winston was not a stingy man. Syn: mean Ant:… …   English dictionary

  • List of Are You Being Served? characters — This is a list of characters from the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? and its spin off Grace Favour. Are You Being Served? originally aired on BBC One between 1972 and 1985 and is still repeated around the world. Grace Favour aired between 1992… …   Wikipedia

  • economical — adjective 1) an economical car Syn: cheap, inexpensive, low cost, budget, economy, economic; cut rate, discount, bargain Ant: expensive 2) a very economical shopper Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Our Mutual Friend —   Cover …   Wikipedia

  • Navnat — The Navnat (Nav = nine, nat = nyat or jnati) Jain community emerged as a result of blending of several smaller Jain communities in Gujarat in East Africa as well as in Gujarat itself in the early 20th century.[1] The original communities included …   Wikipedia

  • George W. Bush's first term as President of the United States — began January 20 2001 and ended January 20 2005, with the beginning of his second term as president. Conservative agendaOn his first day in office, Bush moved to block federal aid to foreign groups that offered counseling or any other assistance… …   Wikipedia

  • pen|ny-pinch|ing — «PEHN ee PIHN chihng», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. an exercising of care in the spending of money; being stingy: »Penny pinching is fine as far as it goes, but it is the whole inflated balloon of Government that really needs to be pinched… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stin´gi|ness — stin|gy1 «STIHN jee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. mean about spending or giving money; not generous: »She tried to save money without being stingy. SYNONYM(S): miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, penurious. 2. poor in quantity or amount; …   Useful english dictionary

  • stin´gi|ly — stin|gy1 «STIHN jee», adjective, gi|er, gi|est. 1. mean about spending or giving money; not generous: »She tried to save money without being stingy. SYNONYM(S): miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, penurious. 2. poor in quantity or amount; …   Useful english dictionary

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»