Usage examples of "stingy" in English with translation to Russian

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Translations: all19 скупой9 other translations10

The Grand Prince is never stingy. Великий князь никогда не скупится.

Viola's right, you are stingy. Виола права, ты жадина.

Don't be stingy at a time like this, Deary. Дорогуша, не скупись в тяжёлые времена.

Usually a stingy little thief, but went in big this time. Обычно он - прижимистый мелкий воришка, но в этот раз пошел по-крупному.

Is the son too stingy to pay for a slightly more liveable place? Действительно ли сын такой скряга, что бы заплатить немного больше для более приемлемого места?

Critics’ second point, that Germany is stingy with its global purchasing, is more complicated. Со второй идеей критиков – Германия скупится на глобальные закупки – ситуация несколько более сложная.

Likewise, if we are stingy today toward the world's poor, we should be lavish toward our descendents. Аналогично, если мы не хотим быть щедрыми к ним, то щедрость придется проявить по отношению к потомкам.

Blame for failures does rest, in part, on the West, which was nonchalant in its efforts and stingy with its purse. Вина в поражении лежит частично и на Западе, который был недостаточно ответственен в своих усилиях и прижимист с расходами.

Plainly, the comment by Jan Egeland, the United Nations official in charge of humanitarian assistance, calling the West “stingy,” hit home, especially in the United States. Комментарий координатора гуманитарных операций ООН Яна Эгеланна, в котором он обвинил страны Запада в скупости, имел большой резонанс в этих странах, особенно в Соединенных Штатах.

In short, if the world's rich are stingy today toward our much richer descendants, and if we want to leave our environmental mess to them to deal with, we should be lavish toward the world's poor. Короче говоря, если богатые мира сего не хотят сейчас поделиться с нашими более богатыми потомками, если мы хотим оставить сегодняшний хаос в окружающей среде им в наследство, мы должны быть щедрыми по отношению к бедным.

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