English-German translation for "stingy"

"stingy" German translation

stingy
[ˈstindʒi]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • geizig, knick(e)rig
    stingy person
    stingy person
  • knaus(e)rig
    stingy
    stingy
examples
  • to be stingy withsomething | etwas sth
    mitsomething | etwas etwas geizenor | oder od knausern
    to be stingy withsomething | etwas sth
Seltsamerweise scheinen reiche Menschen mehr zum Geiz zu neigen als arme.
Strangely, rich people tend to be stingier than poor people.
Source: Tatoeba
Es kann sein, dass Menschen in dem Maße, wie sie reich werden auch geizig werden.
Accordingly as people become rich, they are apt to be stingy.
Source: Tatoeba
Am knausrigsten sind die USA, das reichste Land der Welt.
The US, the world's richest country, is the stingiest.
Source: News-Commentary
Ich wünschte nur, die großen Leute wüßten das, dann würden sie nicht so sparsam damit sein
I only wish people knew that: then they wouldn't be so stingy about it, you know--'
Source: Books
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stingy
[ˈstiŋi]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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examples
  • stechend, stach(e)lig, mit Stachel(n)
    stingy rare | seltenselten (having sting)
    stingy rare | seltenselten (having sting)
to have the appearance of being stingy
to have the appearance of being stingy
Seltsamerweise scheinen reiche Menschen mehr zum Geiz zu neigen als arme.
Strangely, rich people tend to be stingier than poor people.
Source: Tatoeba
Es kann sein, dass Menschen in dem Maße, wie sie reich werden auch geizig werden.
Accordingly as people become rich, they are apt to be stingy.
Source: Tatoeba
Am knausrigsten sind die USA, das reichste Land der Welt.
The US, the world's richest country, is the stingiest.
Source: News-Commentary
Ich wünschte nur, die großen Leute wüßten das, dann würden sie nicht so sparsam damit sein
I only wish people knew that: then they wouldn't be so stingy about it, you know--'
Source: Books
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