German-English translation for "Geiz"

"Geiz" English translation

Geiz
[gaits]Maskulinum | masculine m <Geizes; keinPlural | plural pl>

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miserliness, stinginess, penny-pinching, meanness greed, greediness, covetousness, avarice, hunger, greed tight-fistedness, tightfistedness, parsimony thirst, lust, avidity
  • greed
    Geiz Habgier
    greediness
    Geiz Habgier
    covetousness
    Geiz Habgier
    avarice
    Geiz Habgier
    Geiz Habgier
  • hunger
    Geiz Gier obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    greed
    Geiz Gier obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    thirst
    Geiz Gier obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    lust
    Geiz Gier obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    avidity
    Geiz Gier obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    Geiz Gier obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
Strangely, rich people tend to be stingier than poor people.
Seltsamerweise scheinen reiche Menschen mehr zum Geiz zu neigen als arme.
Source: Tatoeba
The Council s parsimony ’ does it no credit.
Dieser Geiz gereicht dem Rat nicht gerade zur Ehre.
Source: Europarl
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Geiz
Maskulinum | masculine m <Geizes; Geize>

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side shoot, sucker
  • (side) shoot, sucker
    Geiz Gartenbau/Hortikultur | horticultureGARTEN Seitentrieb
    Geiz Gartenbau/Hortikultur | horticultureGARTEN Seitentrieb
so was von Geiz [Dummheit]!
such miserliness [stupidity]!
so was von Geiz [Dummheit]!
er war der leibhaftige Geiz
he was avarice personified
er war der leibhaftige Geiz
schnöder Geiz
schnöder Geiz
der Geiz schaut ihm aus den Augen
you can see the greed in his eyes
der Geiz schaut ihm aus den Augen
der leidige Geiz
der leidige Geiz
Strangely, rich people tend to be stingier than poor people.
Seltsamerweise scheinen reiche Menschen mehr zum Geiz zu neigen als arme.
Source: Tatoeba
The Council s parsimony ’ does it no credit.
Dieser Geiz gereicht dem Rat nicht gerade zur Ehre.
Source: Europarl
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