Translations for „skinflint“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

skinflint [ˈskɪnflɪnt] N

skinflint

скря́га mf

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We spoke about inspirations, years spent as a skinflint out of work artist, directing some of the biggest names in the business and much more.

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She's a skinflint, a penny-pincher - a scrooge.

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My eye favors the clashing designs, but my skinflint nature can't help but prefer the more covert approach, if only for its attempt at a timeless aesthetic.

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For those who have stuck around in the industry, they know that not every diner is a rude skinflint.

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Yes, he says he just can't abide the state having to pay $10.5 million a month to ensure water access for the people his skinflint emergency managers, now under indictment, poisoned.

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Benny paused, and the studio audienceknowing his skinflint characterlaughed.

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The production's skimpy second-act set suggests that the invisible patron is a skinflint as well as a prankster.

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It's the owner who stands to gain from skinflint service, not the salaried server.

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This skinflint curmudgeon has buried the capacity to care for others.

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Skinflint, however, has an especially miserly ring to it; add to that its engaging etymology, and we have a word worth investigating.

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