penny-pinching in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for penny-pinching in the English»French Dictionary

I.penny-pinching [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, Am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] N

penny-pinching

économies fpl de bouts de chandelle

II.penny-pinching [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, Am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] ADJ

penny-pinching

grippe-sou

Translations for penny-pinching in the French»English Dictionary

mégotage [meɡɔtaʒ] N m inf

mégotage

cheeseparing, penny-pinching

petitement [p(ə)titmɑ̃] ADV

1. petitement (à l'étroit):

être logé petitement

to live in cramped accommodation

2. petitement vivre, recevoir:

petitement (chichement)

in a penny-pinching way

(maigrement) être petitement bénéficiaire entreprise:

to show only a small profit

3. petitement (avec mesquinerie):

petitement penser, agir

pettily

penny-pinching in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penny-pinching in the English»French Dictionary

penny-pinching ADJ

penny-pinching

grippe-sou

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The penny-pinching atmosphere of the 1930s produced hypercautious commanders and defective torpedoes.

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My generation has muddled along in the middle, spared tuition fees but looking forward to a penny-pinching retirement.

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Yet, at the same time, penny-pinching centralization is putting people out of work.

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She's loath to reduce human life to a dollar figure, but willing to make the argument if it motivates penny-pinching politicians to support safer streets.

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His penny-pinching father provided minimal financial support, but he learned early how women could aid his survival.

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Having processes, rules, policies and cost controls is too often portrayed as bureaucratic, penny-pinching and inhumane.

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Our dream theatre would have a range of ticket prices, including discount and freebie movie nights for penny-pinching clientele.

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Maybe they observed the struggle you had bringing them up and it triggered penny-pinching tendencies.

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Her reply revealed that three of them were spinners, one generously allocated to each division of the supposedly penny-pinching transport company.

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This kind of penny-pinching, small-team mentality will get us nowhere in the modern world.

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