penny-pinching nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di penny-pinching nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.penny-pinching [ingl brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, ingl am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] SOST

penny-pinching

tirchieria f

penny-pinching

avarizia f

penny-pinching

spilorceria f

II.penny-pinching [ingl brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, ingl am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] AGG

penny-pinching

tirchio, avaro, spilorcio

Traduzioni di penny-pinching nel dizionario italiano»inglese

tirchieria [tirkjeˈria] SOST f

tirchieria

stinginess

tirchieria

penny-pinching

spilorceria [spilortʃeˈria] SOST f

spilorceria

penny-pinching

spilorceria

stinginess

spilorceria

meanness

I.tirchio <pl tirchi, tirchie> [ˈtirkjo, ki, kje] AGG

tirchio

stingy

tirchio

(penny-)pinching

II.tirchio (tirchia) <pl tirchi, tirchie> [ˈtirkjo, ki, kje] SOST m (f)

tirchio (tirchia)

miser

tirchio (tirchia)

skinflint

tirchio (tirchia)

penny-pincher

I.spilorcio <pl spilorci, spilorce> [spiˈlɔrtʃo, tʃi, tʃe] AGG colloq

spilorcio

penny-pinching

spilorcio

stingy

spilorcio

tight-fisted

II.spilorcio (spilorcia) <pl spilorci, spilorce> [spiˈlɔrtʃo, tʃi, tʃe] SOST m (f) colloq

spilorcio (spilorcia)

penny-pincher

spilorcio (spilorcia)

cheapskate

spilorcio (spilorcia)

skinflint

lesina [ˈlezina] SOST f

1. lesina (del calzolaio):

lesina

awl

lesina

punch

2. lesina (taccagneria):

lesina fig

stinginess

lesina fig

penny-pinching

lesina fig

meanness

3. lesina (persona avara):

lesina fig

skinflint

lesina fig

penny-pincher

parsimonioso [parsimoˈnjoso] AGG

parsimonioso persona

parsimonious pegg

parsimonioso persona

skimping

parsimonioso persona

sparing

parsimonioso persona

thrifty

parsimonioso persona

penny-pinching pegg

parsimonioso uso

sparing

penny-pinching nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di penny-pinching nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] SOST

penny-pinching

spilorceria f

penny-pinching

tirchieria f

II.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] AGG

penny-pinching

tirchio, -a

penny-pinching

spilorcio, -a

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Perhaps, he is being driven by mediocrity or needless penny-pinching.

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She's loath to reduce human life to a dollar figure, but willing to make the argument if it motivates penny-pinching politicians to support safer streets.

www.metronews.ca

For example, high-margin, premium-product companies that serve wealthy customers do not belong in businesses where penny-pinching is a source of great pride and celebrated behavior.

www.strategy-business.com

My generation has muddled along in the middle, spared tuition fees but looking forward to a penny-pinching retirement.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Our dream theatre would have a range of ticket prices, including discount and freebie movie nights for penny-pinching clientele.

www.thestar.com

A penny-pinching bride said an extravagant thank you to her guests who she made pay for their own food on her big day.

www.breakingnews.ie

Her reply revealed that three of them were spinners, one generously allocated to each division of the supposedly penny-pinching transport company.

www.independent.ie

He is rushed to a hospital with chest pains after a particularly stressful script rehearsal (with the penny-pinching backers) and admitted with severe attacks of angina.

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In a penny-pinching year, how shall we pay for ambition?

www.standard.co.uk

Having made plans for his retirement, he is penny-pinching and shuns credit cards.

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