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1 lesinare
lesinare v.tr. to skimp (on), to scrimp (on), to (be) grudge: lesinare il cibo, to skimp on the food // lesinare il centesimo, to count every penny◆ v. intr. to skimp, to scrimp, to be stingy: lesinare sul prezzo, to haggle over the price; lesinare sulle spese, to spend sparingly.* * *[lezi'nare]1. vilesinare (su) — to skimp (on), be stingy (with)
2. vt* * *[lezi'nare] 1.verbo transitivo to skimp on, to be* sparing with2.lesinare su — to be sparing with, to skimp on [denaro, spesa, cibo]
••* * *lesinare/lezi'nare/ [1]to skimp on, to be* sparing with(aus. avere) lesinare su to be sparing with, to skimp on [denaro, spesa, cibo]lesinare il centesimo to count the pennies. -
2 stiracchiare
stiracchiare v.tr.2 ( stirare alla meglio) to run* the iron over (sthg.)3 (fig. fam.) ( economizzare) to skimp: dobbiamo stiracchiare per arrivare alla fine del mese, we'll have to skimp (o to tighten our belts) to get to the end of the month4 (fig.) ( cavillare su) to distort, to twist: stiracchiare il significato di una frase, to twist (o to distort) the meaning of a sentence5 (fig. fam.) ( mercanteggiare) to bargain over (sthg.), to haggle about (sthg.): stiracchiare il prezzo di qlco., to bargain over (the price of) sthg.◘ stiracchiarsi v.rifl. to stretch: è tutta la mattina che si stiracchia e sbadiglia, he's been stretching and yawning all morning.* * *[stirak'kjare]1. vt(fig : significato di una parola) to stretch, force2. vr (stiracchiarsi)(persona) to stretch* * *[stirak'kjare] 1.verbo transitivo to stretch (out) [gambe, braccia]2.* * *stiracchiare/stirak'kjare/ [1]to stretch (out) [gambe, braccia]II stiracchiarsi verbo pronominale[ persona] to have* a stretch, to stretch. -
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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
