stingy
gb/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/ us/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
B2
אנגלית
fukar, szűkmarkú, szűkös, csekély
B2
1
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] is stingy (about/with money)
He’s so stingy that he never tips at restaurants.
Annyira fukar, hogy az éttermekben soha nem ad borravalót.
She’s not rich, but she’s stingy about lending money.
Nem gazdag, de fukar, amikor pénzt kell kölcsönadni.
People complained that the company was stingy with pay raises.
דוגמאות ללומדים
He is stingy with money.
Fukar a pénzzel.
Don’t be stingy—buy a drink for your friend.
Ne légy fukar, hívd meg a barátodat egy italra.
טעות נפוצה:
Do not confuse stingy with stinky (bad smell).
משמעות
unwilling to spend money
צירופים
stingy with money
|stingy about money
|stingy tipper
|stingy with tips
|stingy landlord
|stingy boss
|stingy millionaire
|stingy shopper
|stingy with donations
|stingy when it comes to money
מילים נרדפות
miserly (Stronger and more judgmental; suggests extreme unwillingness to spend.)
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cheap (More informal; can also mean low price, so context matters.)
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tight-fisted (Emphasizes refusing to part with money.)
הפכים
generous (Willing to give or spend freely.)
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free-spending (Spends money readily, sometimes too readily.)
נושאים
money
|personality
|social_life
הגדרה
not wanting to spend money or give money to others
Unwilling to spend money or give it to other people; not generous with money.
B2
2
תבנית שימוש:
a stingy [portion/serving/amount]
They served a stingy portion of pasta for the price.
Ennyi pénzért elég szűkös adag tésztát szolgáltak fel.
The benefits package includes only a stingy amount of vacation time.
A juttatási csomag csak nagyon kevés szabadságnapot tartalmaz.
He gave a stingy apology and quickly changed the subject.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The portion was stingy.
Az adag szűkös volt.
They offered a stingy amount of help.
Csak csekély segítséget ajánlottak fel.
טעות נפוצה:
This use describes the amount given (a stingy portion), not a person’s character.
משמעות
too small or insufficient amount
צירופים
a stingy portion
|a stingy serving
|a stingy amount
|a stingy helping
|a stingy slice
|stingy portions
|stingy benefits
|stingy pay rise
|stingy salary increase
|stingy allowance
מילים נרדפות
meager (Neutral to formal; emphasizes that the amount is disappointingly small.)
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scant (Slightly more formal; emphasizes barely enough.)
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skimpy (More informal; often suggests unfairness or lack of effort.)
הפכים
ample (More than enough.)
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generous (Larger than expected; given freely.)
נושאים
food
|daily_life
|quantity
הגדרה
not enough; smaller than expected
Smaller or less generous than expected; providing too little of something.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
stingy
IPA
GB/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
US/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
הברות והטעמה
stingy (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (stingy)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: stingy
- Comparative: stingier
- Superlative: stingiest
ביטויים
stingy with [something]
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
not generous in giving something
not giving much of something
דוגמאות
- He’s stingy with compliments, even when people do a great job.
- The guide was stingy with details about what would happen next.
- Don’t be stingy with the cheese—add a little more.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- My manager is stingy with praise.
- Please don’t be stingy with information.
stingy with the truth
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ ðə tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
not fully honest or open
not telling the whole truth
דוגמאות
- I think he’s being stingy with the truth about where the money went.
- The company was stingy with the truth in its public statement.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He was stingy with the truth.