penny wise dans l' Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traductions de penny wise dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

Voir aussi : penny

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

penny
céntimo m
penny
centavo m
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene un céntimo
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene donde caerse muerta fam
she cut him off without a penny
no le dejó (ni) un céntimo
it's worth every penny
vale lo que cuesta
you'll pay back every penny you owe me
me pagarás hasta el último céntimo
and not a penny more/less!
¡y ni un céntimo más/menos!
pretty girls are ten or two a penny GB
chicas bonitas hay a montones fam
a penny for them or for your thoughts
¿(en) qué estás pensando?
to count the pennies
mirar el dinero
to count the pennies
mirar la plata AmS fam
he keeps turning up like a bad penny
te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa fam
the penny (finally) dropped GB
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to be penny wise and or but pound foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
to be worth/cost a pretty penny
valer/costar un dineral
to spend a penny GB fam
hacer pis fam
in for a penny, in for a pound prov GB
de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of or will look after themselves prov GB
a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

Traductions de penny wise dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

Afficher le résumé de tous les résultats

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

penny
céntimo m
penny
centavo m
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene un céntimo
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene donde caerse muerta fam
she cut him off without a penny
no le dejó (ni) un céntimo
it's worth every penny
vale lo que cuesta
you'll pay back every penny you owe me
me pagarás hasta el último céntimo
and not a penny more/less!
¡y ni un céntimo más/menos!
pretty girls are ten or two a penny GB
chicas bonitas hay a montones fam
a penny for them or for your thoughts
¿(en) qué estás pensando?
to count the pennies
mirar el dinero
to count the pennies
mirar la plata AmS fam
he keeps turning up like a bad penny
te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa fam
the penny (finally) dropped GB
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to be penny wise and or but pound foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
to be worth/cost a pretty penny
valer/costar un dineral
to spend a penny GB fam
hacer pis fam
in for a penny, in for a pound prov GB
de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of or will look after themselves prov GB
a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

Voir aussi : rub, honest

I.rub <pprés rubbing; passé, ppas rubbed> [Am rəb, GB rʌb] VERBE trans

Voir le tableau de conjugaison

1. rub:

rub (with hand, finger)
frotar
rub (firmly)
restregar
rub (firmly)
refregar
rub (massage)
masajear
rub (massage)
friccionar
she rubbed the glass clean
frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio
don't rub your eye!
no te restriegues or refriegues el ojo
to rub one's hands together
frotarse las manos
they will be rubbing their hands together (with glee) as they watch their shares soar
estarán frotándose las manos al ver cómo suben sus acciones
rub the oil into your skin
frótese (la piel) or hágase fricciones con el aceite
rub the cream on your skin
aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel
rub the fat into the flour
mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos
rub your hair dry with this towel
sécate el pelo con esta toalla
not to have two farthings or halfpennies or pennies to rub together GB
no tener donde caerse muerto fam
to rub sb the wrong way Am
caerle mal a alguien

II.rub <pprés rubbing; passé, ppas rubbed> [Am rəb, GB rʌb] VERBE intr

Voir le tableau de conjugaison

wise1 <wiser, wisest> [Am waɪz, GB wʌɪz] ADJ

penny wise dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de penny wise dans le dictionnaire anglais»espagnol

Afficher le résumé de tous les résultats
anglais d'Amérique

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais
Deferral of maintenance is penny wise and pound foolish.
www.canberratimes.com.au
It's penny wise and pound foolish to cut back recess and put in academic time.
www.npr.org
Chasing near-term returns on science funding is a frighteningly apt example of that old adage in action: penny wise, pound foolish.
theconversation.com
It sounds penny wise and pound foolish to me.
www.pressherald.com
It is not advisable to be penny wise and pound foolish.
www.jamaicaobserver.com
It is penny wise pound foolish to defer these payments until they accumulate and embarrass the business.
www.punchng.com
This is often penny wise and pound foolish.
news.nationalpost.com
Governments are typically penny wise and pound foolish.
www.firstpost.com
This ministry is acting penny wise and pound foolish, showing it doesn't value design or understand the process in an identity project.
www.straight.com
Penny wise and pound foolish if you sell.
www.catholicherald.co.uk

Voulez-vous ajouter des mots, des phrases ou des traductions ?

Proposez de créer une nouvelle entrée pour un mot.

Parcourir le dictionnaire

anglais

Consulter "penny wise" dans d'autres langues


Page en Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Parcourir les dictionnaires
Les plus populaires