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adjective (careful or economical.) frugal, económicotr['speərɪŋ]1 (frugal) frugal; (economical) económico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sparing with food economizar comidato be sparing with praise escatimar elogiosto be sparing with words ser parco,-a en palabrassparing ['spærɪŋ] adj: parco, económico♦ sparingly advadj.• económico, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• parco, -a adj.• parsimonioso, -a adj.'sperɪŋ, 'speərɪŋadjective moderadobe a bit sparing with the sugar — no derroches azúcar or trata de economizar azúcar
['spɛǝrɪŋ]ADJ1) (=economical)his sparing use of colour — su parquedad or moderación en el uso del color
to be sparing with or frm of sth: he was sparing with the wine — no fue muy generoso con el vino
to be sparing of praise — escatimar los elogios, ser parco en elogios
2) (=merciful) piadoso, compasivo* * *['sperɪŋ, 'speərɪŋ]adjective moderadobe a bit sparing with the sugar — no derroches azúcar or trata de economizar azúcar
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sparing ['speərɪŋ](a) (economical → person) économe;∎ she's very sparing with her compliments/praise elle est très avare de compliments/louanges;∎ they were sparing in their efforts to help us ils ne se sont pas donnés beaucoup de mal pour nous aider∎ to make sparing use of sth utiliser qch avec parcimonie ou modération;∎ the author makes sparing use of metaphors l'auteur utilise la métaphore avec parcimonie ou modération -
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adjectivebe sparing of something/in the use of something — mit etwas sparsam umgehen
* * *adjective (careful or economical.) sparsam* * *spar·ing[ˈspeərɪŋ, AM ˈsper-]adj (economical) sparsamto be \sparing with one's praise mit Lob geizen\sparing use of sth sparsamer Umgang mit etw dat* * *['spɛərɪŋ]adjsparsamto be sparing in one's praise —
to be sparing of words — nicht viel sagen, wortkarg sein
* * *sparing [ˈspeərıŋ] adj (adv sparingly)be sparing in giving praise mit Lob geizen3. gnädig, nachsichtig* * *adjectivebe sparing of something/in the use of something — mit etwas sparsam umgehen
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[preiz] 1. verb1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) hvaliti2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) hvaliti2. noun(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) hvala* * *I [préiz]nounhvala, poveličevanjepraise be to God! — hvala bogu!II [préiz]transitive verbhvaliti, pohvaliti; slaviti, poveličevati ( for)to praise to the skies — hvalo peti, povzdigovati do neba, kovati v zvezdeto praise o.s. on a thing — hvaliti se s čim -
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adj. książk. 1. (powściągliwy) restrained; abstemious książk.- wstrzemięźliwy w pochwałach sparing with praise2. (świadczący o umiarze) temperate; abstemious książk.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wstrzemięźliw|y
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13 parco
adj.frugal, economic, economical, moderate.* * *► adjetivo1 (escaso) frugal, sparing2 (moderado) moderate, sober\ser parco,-a en palabras/ideas to be a person of few words/ideas* * *ADJ [gen] frugal, sparing; (=moderado) moderate, temperate; [en el gasto] parsimonious* * *- ca adjetivoa) ( lacónico) laconic- no - fue su parca respuesta — no, he replied laconically
b) (sobrio, moderado) frugalser parco EN algo — en palabras to be sparing with something
* * *- ca adjetivoa) ( lacónico) laconic- no - fue su parca respuesta — no, he replied laconically
b) (sobrio, moderado) frugalser parco EN algo — en palabras to be sparing with something
* * *parco -ca1 (lacónico) laconic—no —fue su parca respuesta no, he replied laconically o tersely2 (sobrio, moderado) frugales muy parco con el dinero he is very frugal o thrifty with his moneyparco EN algo:suele ser parco en sus alabanzas he is usually frugal in his praise, he is not usually very generous with his praisesiempre han sido parcos en el comer they have always been moderate in their eating habits3 (escaso) ‹sueldo› meager*; ‹recursos› scant, meager** * *
parco◊ -ca adjetivo
' parco' also found in these entries:
English:
sparing
* * *parco, -a adj[escaso] meagre; [cena] frugal; [explicación] brief, concise; [moderado] sparing (en in);es muy parco en palabras he is a man of few words;el director fue parco en detalles the director gave few details* * *adj moderate, frugal;es parco en palabras he’s a man of few words* * *parco, -ca adj1) : sparing, frugal2) : moderate, temperate -
14 sparen
I v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save; ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit; viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills; ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair; das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money; sich (Dat) den Ärger / die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle / trouble; das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iro. you needn’t have bothered; spar dir deine Worte! save your breath; spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice; sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfII v/i save; (sich einschränken) cut down (on expenses), economize; für oder auf etw. sparen save up for s.th.; am falschen Ende sparen make false economies; sparen an (+ Dat) oder mit save on; (wenig verwenden) be sparing with; knauserig: stint on, be stingy with; daran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this; nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with; man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared; nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise; bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on s.o.* * *to save; to economize; to cut down; to spare; to put away; to make economies* * *spa|ren ['ʃpaːrən]1. vtto save; Energie auch to conservedadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way
keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort
spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother
spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!
2. vito save; (= sparsam sein, Haus halten) to economize, to make savingsspáren — to be sparing with sth
bei etw spáren — to save on sth
spáren — to save up for sth
am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place
spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov) — waste not, want not (Prov)
* * *1) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economize2) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economise3) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) save4) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare* * *spa·ren[ˈʃpa:rən]I. vt▪ etw \sparen to save sth2. (einsparen)▪ etw \sparen to save sthArbeit/Energie/Strom/Zeit \sparen to save work/energy/electricity/time3. (ersparen)▪ jdm/sich etw \sparen to spare sb/oneself sthjdm/sich die Mühe/Ärger \sparen to spare sb/oneself the effort/troubleden Weg hätten wir uns \sparen können we could have saved ourselves that journey4. (verzichten)deinen Ratschlag hättest du dir \sparen können you could have kept your advice to yourselfII. vinicht mit Anerkennung/Lob \sparen to be unstinting [or generous] in one's recognition/praiseam falschen Ende \sparen (fam) to be penny-wise and pound-foolish* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *A. v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save;ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit;viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills;ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair;das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money;sich (dat)den Ärger/die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle/trouble;das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iron you needn’t have bothered;spar dir deine Worte! save your breath;spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice;sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfauf etwas sparen save up for sth;am falschen Ende sparen make false economies;sparen an (+dat) oderdaran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this;nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with;man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared;nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise;bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on sb* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
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15 escatimar
v.1 to be sparing with, to skimp on (gastos, comida).no escatimar gastos to spare no expense2 to spare, to be sparing with, to eke, to hold back on.* * *1 (escasear) to stint, skimp on2 (ahorrar) to save, spare\no escatimar esfuerzos to spare no efforts* * *verb* * *VT (=dar poco) to skimp, be sparing with, stint; (=reducir) to curtail, cut downno escatimaba sus alabanzas de... — he was unstinting in his praise of..., he did not stint his praise of...
* * *verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with* * *= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex. The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.Ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.----* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.* * *verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with* * *= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
Ex: The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.* * *escatimar [A1 ]vtno escatimaron esfuerzos para asegurar el éxito de la misión they spared no effort o they were unstinting in their efforts to ensure the success of the missionno le escatimes mantequilla don't skimp on o stint on the butter ( colloq)nos escatimaban los materiales they were being very sparing with the materialsempezó a escatimarles los fondos he began to cut back on their funds* * *
escatimar ( conjugate escatimar) verbo transitivo ‹comida/tela› to skimp on, be sparing with;
escatimar verbo transitivo to skimp on: no escatimaremos esfuerzos/gastos para..., we'll spare no effort/ expense to...
' escatimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
regatear
English:
skimp
- sparing
- stint
- scrimp
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* * *escatimar vt[comida, dinero, medios] to skimp on;no escatimar esfuerzos/gastos to spare no effort/expense;la prensa no escatimó elogios hacia ella the press was unstinting in its praise for o of her* * *v/t be mean with, be very sparing with;no escatimar esfuerzos be unstinting in one’s efforts, spare no effort* * *escatimar vt: to skimp on, to be sparing withno escatimar esfuerzos: to spare no effort -
16 parco
1. (pl -chi) adj: essere parco nel mangiare eat sparingly2. m (pl -chi) parkparco dei divertimenti amusement parkparco naturale nature reserveparco nazionale national parkparco macchine fleet (of vehicles)* * *parco1 agg. frugal, sparing; ( parsimonioso) parsimonious, thrifty; ( moderato) moderate: una parca cena, a frugal dinner; essere parco nel mangiare, to be a frugal eater; essere parco nel bere, to be a moderate drinker; è molto parco nello spendere, he is very thrifty; è parco di lodi, he is sparing of praise (o in his praise); è parco di parole, he is sparing with words (o he doesn't waste words).parco2 s.m.1 park: la loro villa si trova nel mezzo di un bellissimo parco, their villa is in the middle of a beautiful park; parco naturale, natural park; parco nazionale, national park; parco pubblico, public park; il parco di Monza, Monza Park; parco con animali in libertà, safari park // parco dei divertimenti, funfair (o amusement park) // parco delle rimembranze, Gardens of Remembrance2 (non com.) ( recinto) park, yard // (comm.) parco di deposito, depot // (Borsa) parco buoi, area reserved to the public3 (insieme di macchinari, di materiale specifico): parco macchine, ( di una ditta) fleet of cars (o car pool); (ferr.) parco rotabile, rolling stock; (metall.) parco di lingotti, ingot yard // (mil.): parco d'artiglieria, artillery park; parco di munizioni, ammunition dump // (inform.): parco macchine, installed base (o inventory o population); parco installazioni, ( presso i clienti) (spec. amer.) base* * *IIIparco di divertimenti — amusement park, (fun) fair
essere parco nello spendere to spend sparingly; essere parco di parole to be economical with words, to be tight-lipped; essere parco di complimenti — to be sparing of o pinching with praise
* * *parco1pl. - chi /'parko, ki/sostantivo m.park\parco di divertimenti amusement park, (fun) fair; parco giochi playground; parco macchine car fleet; parco naturale wildlife reserve; parco nazionale national park.————————parco2economical, sparing; una -a cena a frugal meal; essere parco nello spendere to spend sparingly; essere parco di parole to be economical with words, to be tight-lipped; essere parco di complimenti to be sparing of o pinching with praise. -
17 Sparen
I v/t (Geld, Kosten, Kräfte, Mühe, Platz, Zeit) save; ich habe einiges gespart I’ve managed to save (up) a bit; viel Geld bei den Heizkosten sparen save a lot on heating bills; ich habe 100 Euro an der Reparatur gespart I saved 100 euros on the repair; das spart uns eine Menge Zeit und Geld this will save us a whole lot of time and money; sich (Dat) den Ärger / die Mühe sparen save ( oder spare) o.s. the hassle / trouble; das hättest du dir sparen können you could have saved ( oder spared) yourself the trouble ( oder effort); iro. you needn’t have bothered; spar dir deine Worte! save your breath; spar dir deine Ratschläge! I can do without your advice, you can keep your advice; sparen Sie sich solche Bemerkungen (you should) keep such remarks to yourselfII v/i save; (sich einschränken) cut down (on expenses), economize; für oder auf etw. sparen save up for s.th.; am falschen Ende sparen make false economies; sparen an (+ Dat) oder mit save on; (wenig verwenden) be sparing with; knauserig: stint on, be stingy with; daran sollte man auf keinen Fall sparen no way should you stint on this; nicht sparen mit be lavish ( oder generous) with; man hatte an nichts gespart no expense had been spared; nicht mit Lob sparen be lavish in one’s praise; bei jemandem nicht mit Lob sparen lavish praise on s.o.* * *to save; to economize; to cut down; to spare; to put away; to make economies* * *spa|ren ['ʃpaːrən]1. vtto save; Energie auch to conservedadurch habe ich (mir) viel Geld/Zeit/Arbeit gespart — I saved (myself) a lot of money/time/work that way
keine Kosten/Mühe spáren — to spare no expense/effort
spáren können — you could have saved or spared yourself the trouble/this expense/the bother
spáren können! — you should have kept that remark to yourself!
2. vito save; (= sparsam sein, Haus halten) to economize, to make savingsspáren — to be sparing with sth
bei etw spáren — to save on sth
spáren — to save up for sth
am falschen Ort spáren — to make false economies, to make savings in the wrong place
spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not (Prov) — waste not, want not (Prov)
* * *1) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economize2) (to spend money or goods carefully: We must economize on fuel.) economise3) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) save4) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) spare* * *spa·ren[ˈʃpa:rən]I. vt▪ etw \sparen to save sth2. (einsparen)▪ etw \sparen to save sthArbeit/Energie/Strom/Zeit \sparen to save work/energy/electricity/time3. (ersparen)▪ jdm/sich etw \sparen to spare sb/oneself sthjdm/sich die Mühe/Ärger \sparen to spare sb/oneself the effort/troubleden Weg hätten wir uns \sparen können we could have saved ourselves that journey4. (verzichten)deinen Ratschlag hättest du dir \sparen können you could have kept your advice to yourselfII. vinicht mit Anerkennung/Lob \sparen to be unstinting [or generous] in one's recognition/praiseam falschen Ende \sparen (fam) to be penny-wise and pound-foolish* * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * ** * *1.transitives Verb save2.intransitives Verb1)für od. auf etwas (Akk.) sparen — save up for something
2) (sparsam wirtschaften) economize ( mit on)er sparte nicht mit Lob — (fig.) he was unstinting or generous in his praise
an etwas (Dat.) sparen — be sparing with something; (Billigeres nehmen) economize on something
* * *v.to economise (UK) v.to economize (US) v.to save v.to spare v. -
18 karg
I Adj.1. mengenmäßig: meag|re (Am. -er); stärker: paltry; Essen, Leben: frugal; Möblierung: sparse, scanty; mit Lob / Anerkennung karg sein be sparing ( oder grudging) with one’s praise / recognition3. (schmucklos) Raum: bareII Adv. karg bemessen sein be meag|re (Am. -er) (umg. stingy); Vorrat: be scanty; karg ausgestattet sein be scantily equipped; (wenig besitzen) have few possessions; karg möbliert sparsely ( oder scantily) furnished* * *barren; penurious; niggard; scanty; poor* * *kạrg [kark]1. adj1) (= spärlich) Vorrat meagre (Brit), meager (US), sparse; (= unfruchtbar) Boden barren; (= dürftig) Gehalt, Einkommen meagre (Brit), meager (US)2) (= geizig) mean, sparing2. adv1)seine Bibliothek ist noch ziemlich karg ausgestattet — there aren't many books in his library yet
karg leben — to lead a meagre (Brit) or meager (US) existence
2)etw karg bemessen — to be mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with sth
die Portionen sind sehr karg bemessen — they are very mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with the helpings
* * *[kark]I. adj1. (unfruchtbar) barrener ist \karg mit seinem Lob he is sparing in his praiseII. adv1. (dürftig) sparsely2. (knapp)\karg bemessen stingy with sthdie Portionen sind \karg bemessen they're stingy with the helpings* * *1.Adjektiv meagre <wages, pay, etc.>; frugal <meal etc.>; poor < light, accommodation>; scanty < supply>; meagre, scant < applause>; sparse < furnishings>; barren, poor < soil>2.karg bemessen sein — < helping> be mingy (Brit. coll.); < supply> be scanty
karg leben — live frugally
* * *A. adjmit Lob/Anerkennung karg sein be sparing ( oder grudging) with one’s praise/recognition3. (schmucklos) Raum: bareB. advkarg ausgestattet sein be scantily equipped; (wenig besitzen) have few possessions;karg möbliert sparsely ( oder scantily) furnished* * *1.Adjektiv meagre <wages, pay, etc.>; frugal <meal etc.>; poor <light, accommodation>; scanty < supply>; meagre, scant < applause>; sparse < furnishings>; barren, poor < soil>2.karg bemessen sein — < helping> be mingy (Brit. coll.); < supply> be scanty
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19 sparsam
I Adj. economical; Person: auch thrifty; Einrichtung, Möblierung: scanty; sparsam sein Putzmittel etc.: auch go a long way; sparsam im Verbrauch economical; er ist sehr sparsam meist he’s (very) careful with his money; sind die Schotten wirklich so sparsam? are the Scots really so stingy?; sparsamen Gebrauch von etw. machen use s.th. sparingly, make sparing use of s.th.; sparsamer Beifall umg., fig. meag|re (Am. -er) applauseII Adv. auftragen, verbrauchen etc.: sparingly; sparsam umgehen mit go easy on, be sparing with; mit seinen Kräften: save; mit der Energie muss sparsamer umgegangen werden we must be more economical ( oder less extravagant) in our use of energy; sparsam(er) wirtschaften economize (more), practise great(er) economy; sparsam leben live economically ( oder frugally); sparsam möbliert scantily furnished* * *thrifty; economical; sparing; scant; spare; parsimonious; frugal* * *spar|sam ['ʃpaːɐzaːm]1. adjMensch thrifty; (= haushälterisch, wirtschaftlich) Hausfrau, Motor, Verbrauch economicalspársam im Verbrauch — economical
von einer Möglichkeit nur spársamen Gebrauch machen — to make little use of an opportunity
2. advleben, essen economically; verwenden sparinglyspársam wirtschaften — to keep expenses as low as possible
spársamer wirtschaften — to spend less money
mit etw spársam umgehen or sein — to be economical or sparing with sth
von etw nur spársam Gebrauch machen — to make little use of sth
* * *1) (thrifty; not extravagant: This car is very economical on petrol.) economical2) (careful or economical.) sparing3) sparingly4) (showing thrift: a thrifty housewife.) thrifty5) thriftily* * *spar·sam[ˈʃpa:ɐ̯za:m]I. adj1. (wenig verbrauchend) thrifty2. (ökonomisch) economicaldieses Waschmittel ist sehr \sparsam im Verbrauch this washing powder is very economicalII. adv1. (wenig verbrauchend) thriftilymit diesem Balsamico muss man \sparsam umgehen this balsamic vinegar should be used sparingly2. (ökonomisch) sparingly* * *1.1) thrifty < person>; (wirtschaftlich) economicaler ist mit Worten/Lob immer sehr sparsam — (fig.) he is a man of few words/he is very sparing in his praise
2) (fig.): (gering, wenig, klein) sparse <detail, decoration, interior, etc.>; economical <movement, manner of expression, etc.>2.1)sparsam mit dem Papier umgehen — use paper sparingly; economize on paper
2) (wirtschaftlich) economically* * *A. adj economical; Person: auch thrifty; Einrichtung, Möblierung: scanty;sparsam sein Putzmittel etc: auch go a long way;sparsam im Verbrauch economical;er ist sehr sparsam meist he’s (very) careful with his money;sind die Schotten wirklich so sparsam? are the Scots really so stingy?;sparsamen Gebrauch von etwas machen use sth sparingly, make sparing use of sth;B. adv auftragen, verbrauchen etc: sparingly;sparsam umgehen mit go easy on, be sparing with; mit seinen Kräften: save;mit der Energie muss sparsamer umgegangen werden we must be more economical ( oder less extravagant) in our use of energy;sparsam(er) wirtschaften economize (more), practise great(er) economy;sparsam leben live economically ( oder frugally);sparsam möbliert scantily furnished* * *1.1) thrifty < person>; (wirtschaftlich) economicaler ist mit Worten/Lob immer sehr sparsam — (fig.) he is a man of few words/he is very sparing in his praise
2) (fig.): (gering, wenig, klein) sparse <detail, decoration, interior, etc.>; economical <movement, manner of expression, etc.>2.1)sparsam mit dem Papier umgehen — use paper sparingly; economize on paper
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20 geizen
v/i: geizen mit be mean with; nicht geizen mit be very generous with, not stint (on); mit Worten geizen be very sparing with words; mit seiner Zeit geizen plan one’s time very carefully; er geizt mit jeder Mark he counts every mark before he spends it* * *gei|zen ['gaitsn]vito be mean (esp Brit) or stingy (inf); (= sparsam, knausrig sein auch) to be miserly; (mit Worten, Zeit) to be sparingmit etw géízen — to be mean etc with sth
sie geizt nicht mit ihren Reizen —
nach etw géízen (old) — to crave (for) sth
* * *gei·zen[ˈgaitsn̩]vi1. (knaus[e]rig sein)2. (zurückhaltend sein)* * *intransitives Verb be meanmit etwas geizen — be mean or stingy with something
mit Lob geizen — (fig.) be sparing with one's praise
* * *geizen v/i:geizen mit be mean with;nicht geizen mit be very generous with, not stint (on);mit Worten geizen be very sparing with words;mit seiner Zeit geizen plan one’s time very carefully;er geizt mit jeder Mark he counts every mark before he spends it* * *intransitives Verb be meanmit etwas geizen — be mean or stingy with something
mit Lob geizen — (fig.) be sparing with one's praise
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