English-German translation for "pittance"

"pittance" German translation

pittance
[ˈpitəns]noun | Substantiv s

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Hungerlohn, spärliches Einkommen kleines bisschen, kleine Portion, kleiner Anteil, wenige Liebesgabe, Almosen, Spende KlosterSpende kleine Anzahl
  • Hungerlohnmasculine | Maskulinum m
    pittance tiny wage or sum
    spärliches Einkommen
    pittance tiny wage or sum
    pittance tiny wage or sum
examples
  • a mere pittance
    ein Hungerlohn, eine winzige Summe
    a mere pittance
  • (kleines) bisschen, kleine Portion, kleiner Anteil, kleine Anzahl
    pittance small amount
    pittance small amount
  • (das) wenige
    pittance
    pittance
examples
  • Liebesgabefeminine | Femininum f
    pittance rare | seltenselten (gift, donation)
    Almosenneuter | Neutrum n
    pittance rare | seltenselten (gift, donation)
    (especially | besondersbesonders Lebensmittel)Spendefeminine | Femininum f
    pittance rare | seltenselten (gift, donation)
    pittance rare | seltenselten (gift, donation)
  • (Kloster)Spendefeminine | Femininum f (für das Lesen von jährlichen Seelenmessen)
    pittance religion | ReligionREL history | GeschichteHIST donation to monastery
    pittance religion | ReligionREL history | GeschichteHIST donation to monastery
Sie hat knapp 300 Mio. ECU bereitgestellt, also äußerst wenig Geld.
It has contributed scarcely ECU 300 million: a pittance.
Source: Europarl
Wenn man bedenkt, in welchem Maße sich diese Investition auszahlen kann, wirkt die Summe lächerlich.
This is a pittance, when one considers the massive payoff.
Source: News-Commentary
Im Vergleich zu anderen Handelsblöcken in der Welt ist das eine vernachlässigbare Größe.
That is a mere pittance compared with what other trade blocks in the world spend.
Source: Europarl
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