German-English translation for "geizen"

"geizen" English translation

geizen
[ˈgaitsən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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to be covetous of... one should not be sparing with one’s praise...
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  • nach etwas geizen obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
    to be covetous ofetwas | something sth, to covetetwas | something sth, to be greedy foretwas | something sth
    nach etwas geizen obsolet, begrifflich veraltet | obsoleteobs
  • nach Ruhm geizen
    to be hungry (oder | orod thirsty) for fame
    nach Ruhm geizen
In general you are always ready to give advice, especially to me.
Im Allgemeinen geizen Sie niemals mit Ratschlägen, besonders an mich.
Source: Europarl
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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geizen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>

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remove the side shoots from, nip off the suckers from
  • remove the (side) shoots from, nip off the suckers from
    geizen Gartenbau/Hortikultur | horticultureGARTEN
    geizen Gartenbau/Hortikultur | horticultureGARTEN
In general you are always ready to give advice, especially to me.
Im Allgemeinen geizen Sie niemals mit Ratschlägen, besonders an mich.
Source: Europarl
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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