SKIMPY - Translation from English into German

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English

German

skimpy [ˈskɪmpi] ADJ

1. skimpy (not big enough):

skimpy: dürftig

skimpy: spärlich

skimpy meal: karge Mahlzeit

2. skimpy (small and tight-fitting):

skimpy: knapp <knapper, am knapp(e)sten>

skimpy: winzig [klein]

German

English

Hemdchen: skimpy shirt

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

skimpy meal: karge Mahlzeit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

To a more pure and innocent me, that was more attractive than any skimpy costume or nude cheat could ever be.

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As skin cancer awareness grew and a simpler aesthetic defined fashion in the 1990s, sales of the skimpy bikini decreased dramatically.

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She refuses to wear the skimpy costume assigned and is given a white puritan-style costume instead.

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They usually dress in skimpy, provocative clothing, regardless of the weather.

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She dresses in a very skimpy fashion.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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For most purposes, a three-quarter cloak is sufficient whereas a half-circle cloak is possible, but rather skimpy.

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www.marquise.de

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Für die meisten Zwecke reicht ein Dreiviertelkreis, während ein Halbkreis zwar möglich, aber eher knapp ist.

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www.marquise.de

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Bikini: the most “in” for this season are skimpy, coloured and modular with fancy details like embroidery, sequins or Swarovski crystals

inside.patriziapepe.com

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Bikini: Die Bikinis, die gerade “in” sind, sind knapp, farbenfroh, beliebig kombinierbar und haben kostbare Details wie Stickereien, Pailletten und Swarovski

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