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Stingy in French : avare

Translations of « stingy » in French

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Adjective

stingy

  1. Avare, avaricieux, pingre.
    • He is stingy with his nickels and dimes, but generous generous with his love.

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  • Sometimes you can clearly see some signs that someone is stingy at the beginning of the relationship.

    Parfois, il est possible de voir clairement certains signes indiquant que quelqu'un est avare au début de la relation. The Standard — Are you tired of your stingy boyfriend? - The Standard

  • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 2-0, thanks to a pair of strong performances by a ball-hawking, stingy defense that looks as though it has a chance to be special.

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Les Buccaneers de Tampa Bay ont une fiche de 2-0, grâce à une paire de bonnes performances de la part d'une défense solide qui semble avoir une chance de devenir spéciale. Bucs stingy defense hitting on all cylinders in 2-0 start

  • Being called stingy normally isn't a compliment!

    Être traité d'avare n'est normalement pas un compliment ! 92.9 The Ticket — Stingy Brewer Girls’ Defense Records 5th Consecutive Shutout – Beat Edward Little 3-0

  • The stingy defense has picked the ball off six times and recovered four fumbles.

    La défense a récupéré le ballon six fois et récupéré quatre fumbles. NOLA.com — About LSU's opponent: New Mexico has stingy defense, but here's how LSU can win | LSU | nola.com

  • Palatine (3-0) was stingy with the football, especially in the first half. The Pirates ran 38 plays to the Trevians 13 as Palatine built a 20-0 lead at the half.

    Palatine (3-0) n'a pas ménagé ses efforts, surtout en première mi-temps. Les Pirates ont joué 38 fois contre 13 pour les Trevians et Palatine a pris une avance de 20-0 à la mi-temps. Daily Herald — Stingy Palatine stifles New Trier for 34-14 win

  • I am frugal but not stingy; even as they claim that “we no dey give shishi”.

    Je suis frugal mais pas avare ; même s'ils prétendent que "nous ne donnons pas de shishi". Businessday NG — I’m frugal, not stingy; It’s cost-benefit analysis - Obi
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