skimping

UK
/ˈskɪmpɪŋ/
US
/ˈskɪmpɪŋ/
skimpingnoun
Traducciones
économieSouvent péjoratif; économie excessive au point de manquer du nécessaire.
Her skimping on groceries allowed her to save enough for a vacation.
Son économie sur les courses lui a permis d’épargner assez pour partir en vacances.
Traducciones adicionales
radinerieRegistre courant; met l’accent sur l’avarice ou la parcimonie excessive.
Definiciones
The act of spending less money than is necessary or avoiding spending money altogether.
Her skimping on groceries allowed her to save enough for a vacation.
An instance of supplying or providing something in insufficient quantity due to economizing.
Customers complained about the skimping of ingredients in the soup.
skimpinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈskɪmpɪŋ/
US
/ˈskɪmpɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe people or things that economize or provide insufficient amounts.
Traducciones
au rabaisSe dit d’une chose faite ou fournie en quantité ou en qualité insuffisante.
Skimping policies left the department severely underfunded.
Des politiques au rabais ont laissé le service gravement sous-financé.
Traducciones adicionales
économePlus neutre; insiste sur la parcimonie dans l’usage des moyens.
Definiciones
Characterized by economizing or giving less than is necessary.
Skimping policies left the department severely underfunded.
skimpverb

skimping

Gerund

skimped
Past Simple
skimped
Past Participle
skimping
Gerund
UK
/skɪmp/
US
/skɪmp/
Traducciones
lésinerSe construit souvent avec « sur ».
She decided not to skimp on quality when buying a new mattress.
Elle a décidé de ne pas lésiner sur la qualité lorsqu'elle a acheté un nouveau matelas.
Traducciones adicionales
bâclerFamilier; pour un travail fait trop vite ou avec trop peu d'effort.
Definiciones
To use less of something than is necessary or appropriate, often to save money or resources.
She decided not to skimp on quality when buying a new mattress.
To give insufficient attention or effort to something.
He tends to skimp on his homework, which affects his grades.
Sinónimos
tighten one's belt
be frugal
cut back
skimpnoun
Definiciones
A small or insufficient amount; scantiness (rare).
There was only skimp of milk left in the fridge.
A stingy or parsimonious person (dialectal).
Stop being such a skimp and pay your share of the bill.
skimpadjective
Definiciones
Scanty or insufficient in amount; meager (dialectal or archaic).
They served us a skimp lunch that left everyone still hungry.