scrooges

[US]/skruːdʒ/
[UK]/skruːdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kuripot; sakim sa pera.

Example Sentences

The old man is a scrooge.

Ang matandang lalaki ay isang kuripot.

He couldn't add more coal, for Scrooge kept the coalbox in his own room.

Hindi siya makapagdagdag ng mas maraming uling, dahil si Scrooge ang nagtatago ng coalbox sa kanyang silid.

being a scrooge during the holidays

Ang pagiging kuripot sa panahon ng kapaskuhan

don't be such a scrooge with your money

Huwag kang maging ganoong kasuklap sa iyong pera.

he's a real scrooge when it comes to tipping

Siya ay isang tunay na kuripot pagdating sa pagbibigay ng tip.

stop being such a scrooge and share your snacks

Tumigil ka na sa pagiging ganoong kasuklap at magbahagi ng iyong mga meryenda.

her boss is known to be a scrooge when it comes to bonuses

Kilala ang kanyang boss na kuripot pagdating sa mga bonus.

Real-world Examples

Maybe he's become a scrooge with the routine of being watched to getting done old .

Siguro ay naging kuripot siya dahil sa paulit-ulit na pagbabantay upang matapos ang mga lumang bagay.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

Scrooge. [Still more angrily.] Good night!

Scrooge. [Mas padalas pa sa galit.] Magandang gabi!

Source: American Elementary School English 4

Scrooges' catchphrase in the book and in the movies is bah humbug!

Ang catchphrase ni Scrooge sa libro at sa mga pelikula ay 'bah humbug!'

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Scrooge. [Standing up, waving spoon toward the door and almost shouting.] GOOD NIGHT!

Scrooge. [Tumayo, kumaway ng kutsara patungo sa pinto at halos sumigaw.] MAGANDANG GABI!

Source: American Elementary School English 4

Oh dear. I might be grumpy – and that means bad-tempered – but I'm not a scrooge!

Naku. Maaaring maging masungit ako – at ibig sabihin nito ay mainitin ang ulo – ngunit hindi ako kuripot!

Source: Christmas hahaha

Are you Mr. Scrooge or Mr. Marley? Scrooge is the name.

Ikaw ba si Ginoong Scrooge o si Ginoong Marley? Scrooge ang pangalan.

Source: High School English People's Education Edition Third Volume Listening

Laura saw the stockings limply dangling, and she scrooged her shut eyes into the pillow.

Nakita ni Laura ang mga medyas na nakabitin nang nakalutang, at isinara niya ang kanyang mga mata sa unan.

Source: The little cabin on the grassland.

Scrooge. Why did you come here? Let Bob Cratchit help himself! I am rich, but who made me rich? Did Christmas?

Scrooge. Bakit ka narito? Hayaan mo si Bob Cratchit na tulungan ang kanyang sarili! Ako ay mayaman, ngunit sino ang nagpaunlad sa akin? Ang Pasko ba?

Source: American Elementary School English 4

In the English language, a scrooge -- with a lowercase s -- is a person who is unwilling to give to others.

Sa wikang Ingles, ang isang kuripot -- na may maliit na titik na s -- ay isang taong ayaw magbigay sa iba.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Scrooge is a character very much associated with this time of year. He's the central figure in A Christmas Carol, a classic by the English writer Charles Dickens.

Si Scrooge ay isang karakter na malapit na nauugnay sa panahong ito ng taon. Siya ang pangunahing tauhan sa A Christmas Carol, isang klasikong akda ng Ingles na manunulat na si Charles Dickens.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

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