stingy
gb/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/ us/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
B2
Engels
fukar, szűkmarkú, szűkös, csekély
B2
1
Gebruikspatroon:
[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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
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.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Do not confuse stingy with stinky (bad smell).
Betekenis
unwilling to spend money
Woordcombinaties
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
Synoniemen
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.)
Antoniemen
generous (Willing to give or spend freely.)
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free-spending (Spends money readily, sometimes too readily.)
Thema's
money
|personality
|social_life
Definitie
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
Gebruikspatroon:
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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
The portion was stingy.
Az adag szűkös volt.
They offered a stingy amount of help.
Csak csekély segítséget ajánlottak fel.
Veelgemaakte fout:
This use describes the amount given (a stingy portion), not a person’s character.
Betekenis
too small or insufficient amount
Woordcombinaties
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
Synoniemen
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.)
Antoniemen
ample (More than enough.)
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generous (Larger than expected; given freely.)
Thema's
food
|daily_life
|quantity
Definitie
not enough; smaller than expected
Smaller or less generous than expected; providing too little of something.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
stingy
IPA
GB/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
US/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
stingy (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (stingy)
Woordvormen
Adjective
- Base: stingy
- Comparative: stingier
- Superlative: stingiest
Uitdrukkingen
stingy with [something]
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
not generous in giving something
not giving much of something
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- 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
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- He was stingy with the truth.