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1 noun(UNCOUNT) économies fpl de bouts de chandelle;∎ government penny-pinching will ruin the education system à force de serrer les cordons de la bourse, le gouvernement finira par étrangler le système éducatif(person) radin, pingre, qui fait des économies de bouts de chandelle; (action, step) mesquin; (lifestyle, measures) de lésine, d'économie de bouts de chandelleUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > penny-pinching
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penny [ˈpenɪ]• a penny for your thoughts! (inf) à quoi penses-tu ?• to count the pennies regarder à la dépense (PROV) in for a penny in for a pound autant faire les choses jusqu'au bout[person] pingre* * *['penɪ]Note: Le pluriel de penny est pence pour une somme spécifique: 10 pence, 24 pence. A l'oral et à l'écrit on utilise souvent l'abréviation p: 47p, 1p. Le pluriel de penny est pennies pour les pièces en tant qu'objets comptables: a bag of pennies1) (pl pennies) ( small amount of money) ≈ centime ma five pence ou five p piece — une pièce de cinq pence
a 25 pence ou 25p stamp — un timbre-poste à 25 pence
3) US (pl pennies) cent m••a penny for your thoughts ou for them — (colloq) à quoi penses-tu?
a pretty penny — (colloq) une jolie somme
in for a penny in for a pound — lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves — Prov il n'y a pas de petites économies
the penny dropped — (colloq) ça a fait tilt (colloq)
to spend a penny — (colloq) GB euph aller au petit coin euph
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penny-pinching — penny pincher ˈpenny ˌpincher noun [countable] someone who does not like to spend money: • Here are some ways that penny pinchers can see the nation s biggest city on a small budget. penny pinching adjective : • discounts aimed at penny pinching… … Financial and business terms
penny-pinching — penny .pinching adj unwilling to spend or give money →↑mean ▪ penny pinching governments >penny pinching n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
penny pinching — noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: greed and greedinesssynonym Main entry: penny pinching … Useful english dictionary
penny\ pinching — • penny pincher • penny pinching See: pinch pennies … Словарь американских идиом
penny-pinching — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling to spend money; miserly. ► NOUN ▪ miserliness. DERIVATIVES penny pincher noun … English terms dictionary
penny-pinching — index parsimonious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
penny-pinching — *stingy, close, closefisted, tight, tight fisted, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly, cheeseparing … New Dictionary of Synonyms
penny-pinching — 1) N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Penny pinching is the practice of trying to spend as little money as possible. The bridges have not been painted regularly and this penny pinching has exposed them to the corroding effects of salt and water. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
penny-pinching — UK [ˈpenɪ ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] / US adjective unwilling to spend money Derived words: penny pinching noun uncountable penny pincher noun countable Word forms penny pincher : singular penny pincher plural penny pinchers … English dictionary
penny-pinching — noun Date: 1935 frugality, parsimony • penny pincher noun • penny pinching adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
penny-pinching — adjective unwilling to spend or give money penny pinching noun (U) penny pincher noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English