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i:p1) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) barato2) (of poor quality; vulgar; contemptible: cheap jewellery; a cheap trick.) ordinario•- cheaply- cheapness
cheap adj baratotr[ʧiːp]1 (gen) barato,-a; (fare, ticket) económico,-a2 (of poor quality, shoddy) ordinario,-a, de baratillo3 (contemptible - trick, gibe, crook) vil, bajo,-a; (vulgar - joke, remark) de mal gusto4 (worthless, insincere) fácil1 barato\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be cheap at half the price estar muy bien de precioto buy something on the cheap comprar algo baratoto feel cheap avergonzarse, sentir vergüenzato go cheap venderse barato,-acheap ['ʧi:p] adv: baratoto sell cheap: vender baratocheap adj1) inexpensive: barato, económico2) shoddy: barato, mal hecho3) stingy: tacaño, agarrado fam, codo Mexadj.• barato, -a adj.• chabacano, -a adj.• populachero, -a adj.adv.• barato adv.
I tʃiːpadjective -er, -est1)a) ( inexpensive) barato; <restaurant/hotel> económico; <fare/ticket> (BrE) económico, de precio reducidoit's cheap at the price — a ese precio es barato, a ese precio resulta económico
on the cheap — gastando lo menos posible
b) ( shoddy) <merchandise/jewelry> ordinario, de baratillo; <mechanic/electrician> (AmE) chapucero2)a) (vulgar, contemptible) <joke/gimmick> de mal gusto; <trick/tactics> bajo, rastrero; <liar/crook> vilb) ( worthless) <flattery/promises> fácilc) ( stingy) (AmE colloq) agarrado (fam), apretado (fam)
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adverb -er, -est[tʃiːp]1. ADJ(compar cheaper) (superl cheapest)1) (=inexpensive) [goods, labour, shop, ticket] barato; [imports] a bajo precio; [loan, credit] a bajo interésit's cheaper to buy than to rent — sale más económico or barato comprar que alquilar
gas cookers are cheaper to run — las cocinas de gas salen or resultan más económicas
it's cheap at the price * — está bien de precio, es barato para lo que es
dirt-cheapthat's cheap at half the price! * — ¡es más que regalado!
2) (=poor-quality) [product] barato, corrientebeware of cheap imitations! — ¡esté al tanto de imitaciones baratas!
cheap and nasty — ordinario, chabacano
3) (=vulgar, mean) [joke] ordinario, chabacano; [behaviour, tactics] rastrero; [remark, question] de mal gusto; [opportunism, sensationalism] barato; [promises] fácil4) (=not deserving respect) bajo, indigno•
to feel cheap — sentirse humillado•
they hold life cheap there — allí la vida no vale nada•
to look cheap — parecer ordinario, tener un aspecto ordinario•
to make o.s. cheap — rebajarse, humillarse2.ADV [buy, sell] barato3.Non the cheap * — pej [decorate, travel] en plan barato *
to buy or get sth on the cheap — comprar algo por poco dinero or a bajo precio
4.CPDcheap shot N — golpe m bajo
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I [tʃiːp]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( inexpensive) barato; <restaurant/hotel> económico; <fare/ticket> (BrE) económico, de precio reducidoit's cheap at the price — a ese precio es barato, a ese precio resulta económico
on the cheap — gastando lo menos posible
b) ( shoddy) <merchandise/jewelry> ordinario, de baratillo; <mechanic/electrician> (AmE) chapucero2)a) (vulgar, contemptible) <joke/gimmick> de mal gusto; <trick/tactics> bajo, rastrero; <liar/crook> vilb) ( worthless) <flattery/promises> fácilc) ( stingy) (AmE colloq) agarrado (fam), apretado (fam)
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adverb -er, -est
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