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1 avaro
1. adj miserly2. m, avara f miser* * *avaro agg. avaricious; stingy, mean, niggardly; tight-fisted: essere avaro di lodi, to be reluctant with one's praise◆ s.m. miser; niggard.* * *[a'varo] avaro (-a)1. agg1) (tirchio) mean, stingy, tight-fisted2)avaro di — (complimenti, parole) sparing (with)
2. sm/f* * *[a'varo] 1.aggettivo avaricious, mean, miserly2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) miser, skinflint* * *avaro/a'varo/avaricious, mean, miserly; essere avaro di lodi to be grudging in one's praise(f. -a) miser, skinflint. -
2 pidocchioso
pidocchioso agg.1 lousy; lice-ridden, pediculous, pedicular2 ( spilorcio) stingy, miserly, mean, tight◆ s.m.1 lousy man2 ( uomo spilorcio) stingy man, miserly man, mean man.* * *[pidok'kjoso]1) (pieno di pidocchi) lousy2) (spilorcio) stingy, mean* * *pidocchioso/pidok'kjoso/1 (pieno di pidocchi) lousy2 (spilorcio) stingy, mean. -
3 striminzito
skimpy* * *striminzito agg.2 ( di persona) thin, lean, shrunken: aveva un viso così striminzito che faceva pena, his thin face was a pitiful sight.* * *[strimin'tsito]* * *striminzito/strimin'tsito/ -
4 gretto
gretto agg.1 (meschino) mean, shabby; (di mente ristretta) petty, narrow-minded, narrow: è molto gretto da parte sua, it is very shabby of him; idee grette, limited ideas; hai una mentalità molto gretta, you are too narrow-minded2 (spilorcio) miserly, stingy.* * *['gretto]1) (meschino) [ persona] petty; (di vedute ristrette) narrow-minded, small-minded2) (avaro) stingy, mean BE* * *gretto/'gretto/2 (avaro) stingy, mean BE. -
5 misero
wretched* * *misero agg.1 (povero) poor, wretched, miserable: una misera esistenza, a wretched (o miserable) life; una casa misera, a poor house2 (scarso, insufficiente) poor, scanty; paltry, needy: miseri guadagni, paltry (o meagre) earnings; misero pasto, poor meal; misero raccolto, scanty (o poor) crop; misero reddito, poor income; guadagnare quattro miseri soldi, (fig.) to earn a pittance (o next to nothing); una misera scusa, a wretched (o a paltry) excuse; mi disse un misero grazie, all I got from him was a thank you; avere una misera opinione di qlcu., to have a poor opinion of s.o.3 (meschino) miserable, mean, poor, despicable; (infelice) unhappy, unfortunate: fece una misera figura, he cut a poor figure // misero me!, poor me!4 (di abito) skimpy5 (ant.) (avaro) miserly, stingy; mean: è un individuo misero e gretto, he is a mean (o stingy) fellow◆ s.m. poor person.* * *['mizero] 1.1) (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2) (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched3) (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4) (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful2.* * *misero/'mizero/1 (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid2 (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched; misero me! woe is me! fare una fine -a to meet a sad fate3 (meschino) mean, petty, paltry4 (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful(f. -a) destitute person. -
6 spilorcio
◆ s.m. miser, closefisted person, stingy person, penny pincher: è uno spilorcio, he is a miser (o a skinflint).* * *[spi'lortʃo] spilorcio -cia, -ci, -ce1. aggmean, stingy, tight-fisted2. sm/fmiser, stingy person* * *1.pl. -ci, -ce [spi'lɔrtʃo, tʃi, tʃe] aggettivo colloq. penny-pinching, stingy, tight-fisted2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a) colloq. penny-pincher, cheapskate, skinflint* * *spilorciopl. -ci, -ce /spi'lɔrt∫o, t∫i, t∫e/colloq. penny-pinching, stingy, tight-fisted(f. -a) colloq. penny-pincher, cheapskate, skinflint. -
7 taccagno
mean, stingy colloq* * *taccagno agg. stingy, mean, miserly, niggardly◆ s.m. miser, stingy person, skinflint.* * *[tak'kaɲɲo] taccagno (-a)1. aggmean, stingy2. sm/fmiser, mean o stingy person* * *[tak'kaɲɲo] 1.aggettivo stingy, mean2.* * *taccagno/tak'kaŋŋo/stingy, mean(f. -a) miser, skinflint, cheeseparer. -
8 pidocchiosa
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9 tirchio
cheap, miserly
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