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skimp

  • 1 skimp

    skimp v GEN nachlässig arbeiten, (infrml) schludrig arbeiten, schludrige Arbeit leisten (work in a careless way); sparen an (be sparing with)

    Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > skimp

  • 2 skimp

    1. transitive verb
    sparen an (+ Dat.)

    he did the work badly, skimping it — er schluderte bei seiner Arbeit (ugs.)

    2. intransitive verb
    sparen (with, on an + Dat.)

    he had to skimp on food/clothes — er musste am Essen/an der Kleidung sparen

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    [skimp]
    1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) knausern
    2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) knapp halten
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    - academic.ru/91666/skimpy">skimpy
    - skimpily
    - skimpiness
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    [skɪmp]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \skimp sth etw nachlässig erledigen
    to \skimp the work schlud[e]rig arbeiten
    II. vi knausern fam, sparen
    ▪ to \skimp on sth an etw dat sparen, mit etw dat knaus[e]rig sein fam
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    [skɪmp]
    1. vt
    food, material sparen an (+dat), knausern mit; work hudeln bei (inf), nachlässig erledigen; details zu kurz kommen lassen
    2. vi
    sparen (on an +dat), knausern (on mit)
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    skimp [skımp], etc → scrimp etc
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    1. transitive verb
    sparen an (+ Dat.)

    he did the work badly, skimping it — er schluderte bei seiner Arbeit (ugs.)

    2. intransitive verb
    sparen (with, on an + Dat.)

    he had to skimp on food/clothes — er musste am Essen/an der Kleidung sparen

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    v.
    knausern v.
    kurz halten ausdr.

    English-german dictionary > skimp

  • 3 skimp

    [skɪmp] vt
    to \skimp sth etw nachlässig erledigen;
    to \skimp the work schlud[e]rig arbeiten vi knausern ( fam), sparen;
    to \skimp on sth an etw dat sparen, mit etw dat knaus[e]rig sein ( fam)

    English-German students dictionary > skimp

  • 4 skimpy

    adjective
    sparsam; karg [Mahl]; kärglich [Leben]; winzig [Badeanzug]; [zu] knapp [Anzug]; spärlich [Wissen]
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    [ˈskɪmpi]
    1. (not big enough) dürftig, spärlich
    \skimpy meal karge Mahlzeit
    2. (small and tight-fitting) knapp, winzig [klein]
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    ['skImpɪ]
    adj (+er)
    dürftig; meal also kärglich; clothes knapp
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    adjective
    sparsam; karg [Mahl]; kärglich [Leben]; winzig [Badeanzug]; [zu] knapp [Anzug]; spärlich [Wissen]
    * * *
    adj.
    knapp adj.

    English-german dictionary > skimpy

См. также в других словарях:

  • skimp — [ skımp ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to not use or provide enough of something: skimp on: The dessert was good but they had skimped on the chocolate sauce. 2. ) to not spend enough money on something: skimp on: Don t skimp on grass seed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • skimp´i|ly — skimp|y «SKIHM pee», adjective, skimp|i|er, skimp|i|est. 1. not enough; scanty: »a skimpy bathing suit. He got hungry in the afternoon after a skimpy lunch …   Useful english dictionary

  • skimp|y — «SKIHM pee», adjective, skimp|i|er, skimp|i|est. 1. not enough; scanty: »a skimpy bathing suit. He got hungry in the afternoon after a skimpy lunch …   Useful english dictionary

  • skimp — [skımp] v [I and T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from scrimp] to not spend enough money or time on something, or not use enough of something, so that what you do is unsuccessful or of bad quality skimp on ▪ It s vital not to skimp on staff… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • skimp — skimp·i·ly; skimp·i·ness; skimp·ing·ly; skimp; …   English syllables

  • Skimp — Skimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skimping}.] [Cf. {Skinch}, {Scamp}, v. t.] 1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] 2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Skimp — Skimp, v. i. To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Skimp — Skimp, a. Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skimp — 1879, probably a back formation of skimpy (1842), from skimp (adj.) scanty (1775), which perhaps ultimately is from an early 18c. alteration of SCRIMP (Cf. scrimp) …   Etymology dictionary

  • skimp — [skimp] adj. [prob. altered < SCRIMP] Informal SCANTY vi. 1. Informal to give or allow too little; be stingy; scrimp 2. to keep expenses very low vt. 1. Informal to do poorly or carelessly 2. to …   English World dictionary

  • skimp — [v] be cheap or frugal about be mean with, be sparing, cut corners*, make ends meet*, pinch, pinch pennies*, roll back, save, scamp, scant, scrape, screw, scrimp, slight, spare, stint, tighten one’s belt*, withhold; concept 330 Ant. spend, use,… …   New thesaurus

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