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1 skimpy
adjectivesparsam; karg [Mahl]; kärglich [Leben]; winzig [Badeanzug]; [zu] knapp [Anzug]; spärlich [Wissen]* * *adjective (too small; inadequate: a skimpy dress.) knapp* * *[ˈskɪmpi]1. (not big enough) dürftig, spärlich\skimpy meal karge Mahlzeit2. (small and tight-fitting) knapp, winzig [klein]* * *['skImpɪ]adj (+er)dürftig; meal also kärglich; clothes knapp* * *adjectivesparsam; karg [Mahl]; kärglich [Leben]; winzig [Badeanzug]; [zu] knapp [Anzug]; spärlich [Wissen]* * *adj.knapp adj. -
2 skimpy
[ʼskɪmpi] adj1) ( not big enough) dürftig, spärlich;\skimpy meal karge Mahlzeit2) ( small and tight-fitting) knapp, winzig [klein] -
3 skimp
1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbhe did the work badly, skimping it — er schluderte bei seiner Arbeit (ugs.)
sparen (with, on an + Dat.)he had to skimp on food/clothes — er musste am Essen/an der Kleidung sparen
* * *[skimp]1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) knausern•- academic.ru/91666/skimpy">skimpy- skimpily
- skimpiness* * *[skɪmp]I. vt▪ to \skimp sth etw nachlässig erledigento \skimp the work schlud[e]rig arbeiten* * *[skɪmp]1. vtfood, material sparen an (+dat), knausern mit; work hudeln bei (inf), nachlässig erledigen; details zu kurz kommen lassen2. visparen (on an +dat), knausern (on mit)* * ** * *1. transitive verbsparen an (+ Dat.)2. intransitive verbhe did the work badly, skimping it — er schluderte bei seiner Arbeit (ugs.)
sparen (with, on an + Dat.)he had to skimp on food/clothes — er musste am Essen/an der Kleidung sparen
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4 fukar
(DE) geize; geizig; habgierig; karg; knausrig; knickerig; mickerig; Pracher {r}; notig; (EN) avaricious; cheese-parer; hard; hard-fisted; illiberal; mean; mingy; miserly; near; niggardly; scrape-penny; scrimp; scrimpy; shabby; skimpy; stingy; strait; tight -
5 garasos
(EN) mingy; scrimp; scrimpy; skimpy -
6 hiányos
(DE) Mangelhaftigkeit {e}; bruchstückhaft; lückenhaft; mangelhaft; mangelt; unvollständig; halbschürig; (EN) awanting; bare; defective; deficient; gappy; imperfect; incomplet; incomplete; meagre; scant; scanty; scrappy; scrimp; scrimpy; short; skimpy; under; void; wanting -
7 kicsi
(DE) gering; kleiner; niedlich; (EN) baby; dinky; junior; little; minor; petit; pint-sized; puny; pygmy; scrimp; scrimpy; skimpy; slight; small; tiny -
8 krajcároskodó
(EN) peddling; penny wise; penny-wise; pinching; scrape-penny; scrimp; scrimpy; skimpy -
9 spórolós
(EN) saving; scrimp; scrimpy; skimpy -
10 szegényes
(DE) armselig; geiziges; ärmlich; notig; popelig; poplig; (EN) bald; bare; beggarly; lenten; meagre; mean; miserly; penurious; pitiable; pokey; poky; poor; poorish; poverty-stricken; scanty; scrimp; scrimpy; seedy; single-soled; skimpy; slender -
11 szűk
(DE) eng; gedrängt; spack; (EN) close; cramp; cramped; fit tight; narrow; pinching; pokey; poky; scanty; skimpy; small; strait; tight -
12 szűkmarkú
(DE) knausrig; (EN) avaricious; chary; churlish; close; close-fisted; illiberal; miserly; near; pelting; scrimp; scrimpy; shabby; skimpy; tight; tight-fisted; ungenerous; unhandsome -
13 szűkös
(DE) dürftig; kärglich; notdürftig; (EN) exiguous; meagre; pinched; scant; skimpy; spare; straitened; tight
См. также в других словарях:
skimpy — index deficient, marginal, petty, scarce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
skimpy — 1842, from SKIMP (Cf. skimp) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Skimpiness … Etymology dictionary
skimpy — scrimpy, exiguous, *meager, scanty, scant, spare, sparse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skimpy — [adj] sparse, inadequate deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, meager, miserly, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, short, shy, spare, stingy, thin, tight, unsufficient, wanting; concepts 334,762,789 Ant. adequate, enough,… … New thesaurus
skimpy — ► ADJECTIVE (skimpier, skimpiest) 1) providing or consisting of less than is necessary; meagre. 2) (of clothes) short and revealing … English terms dictionary
skimpy — [skim′pē] adj. skimpier, skimpiest Informal barely or not quite enough; somewhat less in size, fullness, etc. than is needed; scanty skimpily adv. skimpiness n … English World dictionary
skimpy — UK [ˈskɪmpɪ] / US adjective Word forms skimpy : adjective skimpy comparative skimpier superlative skimpiest 1) skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone s body. This word often shows that you do not approve of clothes… … English dictionary
skimpy — skimpily, adv. skimpiness, n. /skim pee/, adj., skimpier, skimpiest. 1. lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner. 2. too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper. [1835 45; SKIMP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
skimpy — skimp|y [ skımpi ] adjective 1. ) less than necessary or less than you would like: Her knowledge of art was skimpy. 2. ) skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone s body. This word often shows that you do not approve… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skimpy — [[t]skɪ̱mpi[/t]] skimpier, skimpiest ADJ GRADED Something that is skimpy is too small in size or quantity. ...skimpy underwear... They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay … English dictionary
skimpy — A barmaid in a hotel who wears very little (i.e. skimpy ) clothing. Skimpys are found in Western Australian hotels, particularly in Kalgoorlie. These hotel employees are also said to do skimpy work: The laws regulating stripping and skimpy work… … Australian idioms