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1 avare
avare [avaʀ]1. adjective[personne] miserly2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *avaʀ
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adjectif miserly
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nom masculin et féminin miser* * *avaʀ1. adj1) (= pingre) miserly2) figavare de [paroles, détails] — sparing with
2. nmf* * *A adj mean with money GB, miserly; avare de qch sparing with; être avare de son temps to give one's time to people sparingly; être avare de paroles to use words sparingly; il n'est pas avare de compliments he's generous with his compliments.B nmf miser.à père avare, fils prodigue Prov a miser will father a spendthrift son.[avar] adjectif2. (figuré)il n'a pas été avare de compliments/de conseils he was generous with his compliments/advice————————[avar] nom masculin et féminin -
2 ladre
ladʀ
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adjectif liter [personne] miserly
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* * *lɒdʀ adj* * *[ladr] adjectif————————[ladr] nom masculin et féminin -
3 avaricieux
avaʀisjø, jøz adj (-euse)* * *avaricieux, - ieuse adj miserly.( féminin avaricieuse) [avarisjø, øz] adjectif————————, avaricieuse [avarisjø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
4 parcimonieux
parcimonieux, -ieuse [paʀsimɔnjø, jøz]adjective[personne] parsimonious ; [distribution] miserly* * *- ieuse paʀsimɔnjø, øz adjectif [personne] sparing (jamais épith), parsimonious sout; [répartition] stingy (jamais épith)* * *paʀsimɔnjø, jøz adj (-euse)* * *parcimonieux, - ieuse adj [personne] sparing ( jamais épith), parsimonious sout; [répartition] stingy ( jamais épith).( féminin parcimonieuse) [parsimɔnjø, øz] adjectif -
5 réputation
réputation [ʀepytasjɔ̃]feminine noun• avoir bonne/mauvaise réputation to have a good/bad reputation• se faire une réputation to make a reputation for o.s.• connaître qn/qch de réputation (seulement) to know sb/sth (only) by repute* * *ʀepytasjɔ̃1) ( honorabilité) reputation2) ( renom) reputationavoir bonne/mauvaise réputation — to have a good/bad reputation
sa réputation d'efficacité/de chanteur — his reputation for efficiency/as a singer
* * *ʀepytasjɔ̃ nfavoir la réputation d'être... — to have a reputation for being...
connaître qn/qch de réputation — to know sb/sth by repute
* * *réputation nf1 ( honorabilité) reputation; nuire à or ternir la réputation de qn to damage sb's reputation;2 ( renom) reputation; avoir bonne/mauvaise réputation to have a good/bad reputation; se faire une réputation to make a name for oneself; leur réputation n'est plus à faire their reputation is well-established; connaître qn/qch de réputation to know sb/sth by reputation; sa réputation d'efficacité/de chanteur his reputation for efficiency/as a singer; avoir la réputation d'être to have a reputation for being; œuvre de grande réputation highly regarded work.[repytasjɔ̃] nom fémininjouir d'une bonne réputation to have ou to enjoy a good reputationse faire une réputation to make a reputation ou name for oneselfun hôtel de bonne/mauvaise réputation a hotel of good/ill reputeelle a la réputation de noter sévèrement she has a reputation ou she's well-known for being a tough markermarque de réputation mondiale ou internationale world-famous brand, brand of international reputeconnaître quelqu'un de réputation to know somebody by repute ou reputationporter atteinte à la réputation de quelqu'un to damage ou to blacken somebody's good name -
6 millimetre
n. m. Faire du millimétre: To 'skimp', to economize in a miserly fashion. -
7 potage
n. m.1. Servir le potage à la seringue (joc. & iron.): To act in a miserly way. (The imagery of the expression is illustrated in the film Porte des Lilas featuring Georges Brassens; in that film the proprietor of a very low-class bistrot is seen serving vin rouge with a syringe and when a customer fails to pay, the beverage is sucked back into the dispensing instrument.)a To be 'in the soup', 'in a fix', to be in trouble.b To be 'out cold', to be unconscious.a To fall into the water (a river, the sea, a lake).b To swoon, to faint. -
8 avare
avaricious, grasping, mean, miser, miserly, stingy
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Miserly — Mi ser*ly (m[imac] z[ e]r*l[y^]), a. [From {Miser}.] Like a miser; very covetous; avaricious; stingy; sordid; niggardly. [1913 Webster] Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; avaricious; penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miserly — index illiberal, parsimonious, penurious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
miserly — (adj.) 1590s, from MISER (Cf. miser) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). Related: Miserliness … Etymology dictionary
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miserly — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the characteristics of a miser. 2) (of a quantity) pitiably small. DERIVATIVES miserliness noun … English terms dictionary
miserly — [mī′zər lē] adj. like or characteristic of a miser; greedy and stingy SYN. STINGY1 miserliness n … English World dictionary
miserly — [[t]ma͟ɪzə(r)li[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. He is miserly with both his time and his money. Syn: mean 2) … English dictionary
miserly — mi|ser|ly [ˈmaızəli US zər ] adj 1.) a miserly amount or quantity is one that is much too small = ↑measly, paltry ↑paltry ▪ We were offered a miserly 4% pay rise. 2.) a miserly person is not generous and does not like spending money = ↑mean… … Dictionary of contemporary English
miserly — adjective 1 a miserly amount, salary etc is one that is much too small: a miserly 4% pay rise 2 a miserly person is one who hates spending money miserliness noun (U) misery / mIzri/ noun 1 (C, U) great suffering or discomfort, caused for example… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
miserly — miser mi‧ser [ˈmaɪzə ǁ ər] noun [countable] a person, organization, country etc that hates spending money: • This country is a miser when it comes to research and development spending in engineering. miserly adjective : • Teachers complain they… … Financial and business terms
