it's a bit stingy

ein knappes Pfund Mehl — just under a pound of flour

seit einem knappen or knapp einem Jahr wohne ich hier — I have been living here for almost a year

mein Geld/meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen — I am short of money/time

(= haarscharf) wir haben knapp verloren/gewonnen — we only just lost/won

er ist knapp an mir vorbeigefahren — he just got or scraped past me

der Rock endete knapp über dem Knie — the skirt came to just above the knee

ich verprügele dich, aber nicht zu knapp — I'll give you a thrashing, and how!

knapp zwei Wochen — not quite two weeks

knapp mit etwas sein — be short of something

..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!

vor einer knappen Stunde — just under an hour ago

knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited

knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate

knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin

eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination

knapp über dem Knie enden — come to just above the knee

vor knapp einer Stunde — just under an hour ago

knapp mit etwas sein — be short of something

..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!

vor einer knappen Stunde — just under an hour ago

knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited

knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate

knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin

eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination

knapp über dem Knie enden — come to just above the knee

vor knapp einer Stunde — just under an hour ago

knapp sitzen — fit tightly

agréable au goût — pleasant-tasting

avoir un goût sucré — to taste sweet, to have a sweet taste

avoir un goût de brûlé/de pêche — to taste burned/of peaches

avoir mauvais goût — to taste unpleasant

avoir un petit goût — to taste a bit strange

n'avoir aucun goût — to be tasteless

avoir du goût — to have taste

avoir un goût très sûr — to have unfailingly good taste

s'habiller avec/sans goût — to have good/no dress sense

avoir le mauvais goût de faire — to be tactless enough to do

avoir du goût pour quelque chose — to have a liking for something

je n'ai rien trouvé à mon goût — I didn't find anything I liked

je n'ai plus goût à rien — I've lost interest in everything

elle reprend goût à la vie — she's starting to enjoy life again

être au goût du jour — to be trendy

se mettre au goût du jour — to update one's image

remettre quelque chose au goût du jour — to bring something back into fashion

il a pris goût à la pêche — he's taken to fishing

faire quelque chose par goût — to do something for pleasure

avoir des goûts de luxe — to have expensive tastes

chacun ses goûts — each to his own

Ça n'a pas de goût. — It's got no taste.

les goûts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas — there's no accounting for taste

avoir du goût — to have taste

manquer de goût — to lack taste

avoir bon goût — to have good taste

Elle a très bon goût. — She's got very good taste.

le bon goût — good taste

de bon goût — in good taste, tasteful

de mauvais goût — in bad taste, tasteless

avoir du goût pour — to have a liking for

avoir le goût du risque — to be a risk-taker

prendre goût à — to develop a taste for, to develop a liking for

estaba buscando algo más barato — I was looking for something cheaper

-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"

dura algo así como tres horas — it's about three hours long

sé algo de inglés — I know a little English

nos dieron algo de comer — they gave us something to eat

hay algo de verdad en lo que dicen — there is some truth in what they say

tenía algo de revolucionario — there was something of the revolutionary in him

tengo algo de prisa — I'm in a bit of a hurry

se ha cambiado en algo el plan — the plan has been changed slightly

las dos hermanas se parecen en algo — there is a certain likeness between the two sisters

¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?

al nacer pesó tres kilos y algo — she weighed just over three kilos at birth

casi me da algo cuando falló el penalti — I nearly died when he missed the penalty

si no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day

ya es algo —

ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something

¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?

¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?

¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?

me recuerda algo a mi padre — he reminds me a little of my father

la inflación ha subido algo más de dos puntos — inflation has gone up by a little over two points

• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive

había un algo de tristeza en su expresión — there was something sad in his expression

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

dadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way

keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort

spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother

spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!

spáren — to be sparing with sth

bei etw spáren — to save on sth

er hatte nicht mit Lob gespart — he was unstinting or lavish in his praise

spáren — to save up for sth

am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place

deine Ratschläge kannst du dir sparen — you can keep your advice

für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something

deine Ratschläge kannst du dir sparen — you can keep your advice

für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something