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adj.• tacaño, -a adj.[ˌpenɪ'waɪz]ADJ- be penny-wise and pound-foolish -
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penny-wise adj:be penny-wise im Kleinen sparsam sein;be penny-wise and pound-foolish im Kleinen sparsam und im Großen verschwenderisch sein, am falschen Ende sparen -
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penny wise [ˏpenɪˊwaɪz] aме́лочный◊penny wise and pound foolish эконо́мный в мелоча́х и расточи́тельный в кру́пном
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pen·ny ˈwise▪ to be \penny wise das Geld zusammenhaltento be \penny wise and pound foolish am falschen Ende sparen -
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pen·ny 'wise adjto be \penny wise das Geld zusammenhalten;to be \penny wise and pound-foolish am falschen Ende sparen -
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ˈpenɪwaɪz мелочный Syn: petty, paltry penny wise and pound foolish ≈ экономный в мелочах и расточительный в крупномБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > penny wise
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идиом. мелочныйАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > penny wise
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adj. \/ˈpenɪwaɪz\/, \/ˌpenɪˈwaɪz\/smågjerrigbe penny wise and pound foolish spare på skillingen og la daleren gå -
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[ʹpenıwaız] aмелочный♢
penny-wise and pound-foolish - экономный в мелочах и расточительный в крупном -
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[ˌpenɪ'waɪz]adjдріб'язко́вийpenny wise and pound foolish — оща́дливий на дрібни́цях і марнотра́тний на вели́кому
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pen.ny-wise[p'eni waiz] adj cauteloso ou sagaz apenas em assuntos de pouca monta. -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > penny-wise
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[`penɪwaɪz]мелочныйАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > penny wise
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"פיקח כמו פני", פיקח או בעל היכולת לעסוק ולהסתדר עם עניינים כספיים קטנים או סוגייות קטנות אחרות* * *◙ תורחא תונטק תוייגוס וא םינטק םייפסכ םיניינע םע רדתסהלו קוסעל תלוכיה לעב וא חקיפ,"ינפ ומכ חקיפ"◄
См. также в других словарях:
Penny wise — Penny Pen*ny, n.; pl. {Pennies}or {Pence}. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [OE. peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D. penning, OHG. pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr; of uncertain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penny-wise — [pen′ē wīz′] adj. careful or thrifty in regard to small matters penny wise and pound foolish careful or thrifty in small matters but careless or wasteful in major ones * * * pen·ny wise or pen·ny·wise (pĕnʹē wīz ) adj. Careful in dealing with… … Universalium
penny-wise — [pen′ē wīz′] adj. careful or thrifty in regard to small matters penny wise and pound foolish careful or thrifty in small matters but careless or wasteful in major ones … English World dictionary
penny wise — adjective 1. Careful at saving small sums, esp when careless in the saving of larger ones (pound foolish) 2. Niggardly on occasions when generosity is needed or expected • • • Main Entry: ↑penny … Useful english dictionary
penny-wise — adjective Etymology: from the phrase penny wise and pound foolish Date: 1607 wise or prudent only in dealing with small sums or matters … New Collegiate Dictionary
penny wise — adjective careful to save small amounts of money. Phrases penny wise and pound foolish economical in small matters but extravagant in large ones … English new terms dictionary
penny-wise — /ˈpɛni waɪz/ (say penee wuyz) adjective thrifty in regard to small sums. {from the adage penny wise and pound foolish thrifty in small expenditures while wasteful in large ones} …
penny-wise and/but pound-foolish — careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future The administration s plans to cut fu … Useful english dictionary
penny wise, pound foolish — Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums … The small dictionary of idiomes
penny wise and pound foolish — Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. A proverb. * /Mr. Smith s fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn t spend money to paint it. He is penny wise and pound foolish./ … Dictionary of American idioms
penny wise and pound foolish — Wise or careful in small things but not careful enough in important things. A proverb. * /Mr. Smith s fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn t spend money to paint it. He is penny wise and pound foolish./ … Dictionary of American idioms