cheap in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cheap in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cheap [Brit tʃiːp, Am tʃip] ADJ

1. cheap article, meal, cut of meat, flight, service:

cheap

che costa poco, conveniente

to be cheap

essere a buon mercato

quality doesn't come cheap

la qualità si paga

it's cheap to produce

costa poco produrlo

it works out cheaper to take the train

costa meno prendere il treno

the cheap seats

i posti più economici

at a cheap rate

a un prezzo conveniente

it's cheap at the price

a questo prezzo è conveniente

victory was cheap at the price

la vittoria costò poco

cheap and cheerful

senza pretese

life is cheap

la vita ha poco valore

to hold sth cheap

tenere qc in poco conto

2. cheap ECON:

cheap labour

a buon mercato

cheap money

a basso interesse

3. cheap (shoddy) pej:

cheap furniture, shoe, wine

di scarsa qualità

cheap jewellery

di poco valore

it's cheap and nasty

è roba da quattro soldi

4. cheap (easy) pej:

cheap success, woman

facile

cheap joke, jibe, stunt

di cattivo gusto

cheap gimmick

da quattro soldi

cheap laugh

a buon mercato

a cheap thrill

facili emozioni

talk is cheap

è facile parlare

5. cheap (mean) pej:

cheap trick, crook, liar

sporco

a cheap shot

un colpo basso

6. cheap (with money):

cheap

spilorcio

7. cheap buy, sell:

on the cheap

a prezzo ridotto, a basso costo

to do sth on the cheap pej

fare qc in economia or al risparmio or contando il centesimo

II.cheap [Brit tʃiːp, Am tʃip] ADV inf

cheap buy, get, sell:

cheap

a buon mercato, a basso prezzo

he can do the job cheap

può fare il lavoro a basso prezzo

they're going cheap

sono a prezzo ridotto

I.dog-cheap [ˌdɒɡˈtʃiːp, Amˌdɔːɡ-] ADJ

dog-cheap

convenientissimo, (praticamente) regalato

II.dog-cheap [ˌdɒɡˈtʃiːp, Amˌdɔːɡ-] ADV

dog-cheap

a prezzo bassissimo

I.cheap rate [ˈtʃiːpreɪt] ADJ TELEC

cheap rate

a tariffa ridotta

II.cheap rate [ˈtʃiːpreɪt] ADV TELEC

cheap rate

a tariffa ridotta

to cost 25 pence a minute cheap rate

costare 25 pence al minuto a tariffa ridotta

I.dirt cheap [Brit dəːt ˈtʃiːp, Am ˈˌdərt ˈtʃip] ADJ inf

dirt cheap item:

dirt cheap

regalato

II.dirt cheap [Brit dəːt ˈtʃiːp, Am ˈˌdərt ˈtʃip] ADV inf

dirt cheap get, buy:

dirt cheap

a prezzo stracciato

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temptingly cheap

a un prezzo allettante

buying a cheap radio is a false economy

comprare una radio che costa poco è un finto risparmio

Translations for cheap in the Italian»English Dictionary

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andante

cheap

andante

cheap

zampirone hum

cheap cigarette

libercolo

cheap and worthless book

robetta

cheap rubbish

cheap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cheap in the English»Italian Dictionary

cheap [tʃi:p] ADJ

1. cheap (inexpensive):

cheap

economico, -a

cheap

conveniente

dirt cheap

regalato, -a

2. cheap (exploited):

cheap labor

manodopera f a basso costo

3. cheap (worthless, inexpensive but bad quality):

cheap

scadente

4. cheap (miserly):

cheap

taccagno, -a

dirt cheap ADJ inf

dirt cheap

a prezzo stracciato

Translations for cheap in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tirchio (-a)

cheap

taccagno (-a)

cheap

economico (-a)

cheap

tirato (-a)

cheap

andante

cheap

avaro (-a)

cheap

di bassa lega fig

cheap

a buon mercato

cheap

cheap Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dirt cheap

regalato, -a

cheap labor

manodopera f a basso costo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most work in the black economy or are employed as illegal cheap labour, usually in agriculture and catering.

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Rand claimed only a single line from her original dialog appeared in the movie, which she dismissed as a cheap, trashy vulgarity.

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A commercial exploitation of sensationalism and savagery, a depiction of the ugliness of man to furnish cheap thrills.

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One neighbour has received everything from tomatoes to chicken stock to a cheap electric kettle.

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Such an elusive, coveted power tool could never come cheap.

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Cheap and simple books, similar to chapbooks, which mostly consisted of pictures, are called lubok literature or (Cyrillic:).

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The small knick-knack parts were cheap enough to buy, but the delivery costs at roughly five or six dollars a time, were quickly adding up.

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Not only are the shares dirt cheap, the company is growing and trading on a 5.6% fully franked dividend yield.

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Later dishonest jewellers passed pinchbeck off as gold; over the years it came to mean a cheap and tawdry imitation of gold.

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Needing somewhere to live they go to a local estate agent hoping to pick up a cheap cottage.

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