stingy

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

Translation

adj. riluttante a spendere o dare, avaro, tirchio
Comparative: più avaro, superlative: il più avaro

Example Sentences

a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.

un pasto avaro; avaro nei dettagli sul passato.

his employer is stingy and idle.

il suo datore di lavoro è avaro e inattivo.

tense piano strings. See also Synonyms at stingy

arpeggi di pianoforte tesi. Vedi anche Sinonimi a stingy

a proximate neighborhood. See also Synonyms at complete ,familiar ,stingy far

un quartiere vicino. Vedi anche Sinonimi a completo, familiare, avaro, lontano

a fond and openhanded grandfather. See also Synonyms at broad-minded stingy

un nonno affettuoso e generoso. Vedi anche Sinonimi a broad-minded stingy

he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife.

era generoso e ospitale, in contrasto con sua moglie avara e indigente

After the death of his stingy wife, Edward loosened up a great deal.

Dopo la morte di sua moglie avara, Edward si è rilassato molto.

Real-world Examples

The Tories were the stingiest, promising just an additional 3bn pounds.

I Tories sono stati i più avari, promettendo solo 3 miliardi di sterline in più.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Maybe she was the stingiest woman.

Forse era la donna più avara.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

Don't be stingy with the Mayo.

Non essere avaro con il maionese.

Source: The New Yorker (video edition)

Others words with the same meaning are miserly and stingy.

Altre parole con lo stesso significato sono avaro e tirchio.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Do you know someone who stingy?

Conosci qualcuno di avaro?

Source: Sara's British English class

The stingy old man won't give any money to charity.

Il vecchio avaro non darà soldi in beneficenza.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

In it we see old Ebenezer Scrooge, rich, cross, and stingy.

In essa vediamo il vecchio Ebenezer Scrooge, ricco, burbero e avaro.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

He's really stingy and thinks twice before buying a bottle of wine.

È davvero avaro e ci pensa due volte prima di comprare una bottiglia di vino.

Source: Sara's British English class

My boyfriend is very stingy. The hotel where we stayed was cheap and nasty. I wouldn't recommend it.

Il mio ragazzo è molto avaro. L'hotel in cui siamo stati era squallido e poco raccomandabile. Non lo consiglierei.

Source: BBC Authentic English

But to build it, a weak and stingy state had to rely on brutality.

Ma per costruirlo, uno stato debole e avaro dovette fare affidamento sulla brutalità.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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