penny-wise im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für penny-wise im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

penny wise ADJ ugs

penny wise

que mira mucho el dinero

Siehe auch: penny

penny [Am ˈpɛni, Brit ˈpɛni] SUBST

1.1. penny <pl pence>:

penny (in UK) (value)

penique m

old penny

antiguo penique (equivalente a 2, 4 peniques actuales)

1.2. penny:

penny (in UK) pl pence pl pennies (coin)

penique m

2. penny <pl pennies> (cent coin) (in US, Canada):

penny ugs

moneda f de un centavo

penny ugs

centavo m

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 ugs

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 Brit

chicas bonitas hay a montones ugs

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 ugs

he keeps turning up like a bad penny

te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa ugs

the penny (finally) dropped Brit

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 Brit ugs

hacer pis ugs

in for a penny, in for a pound Sprichw Brit

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 Sprichw Brit

a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

to be penny wise and or but pound foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

penny-wise im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für penny-wise im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

penny-wise ADJ

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

Less convincing, however, is the penny-wise-pound-foolish sale of valuable embassy properties around the world.

ipolitics.ca

In other words, the co-payment increases were penny-wise and pound foolish.

www.abc.net.au

They're certainly penny-wise rather than plush.

www.ausbt.com.au

It can be easy to be penny-wise but pound foolish when it comes to investing in reprocessing resources.

www.infectioncontroltoday.com

Truly a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish!

www.gizmag.com

For companies looking for inexpensive ways to boost customer service, it's important to avoid penny-wise and pound-foolish tendencies.

knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

The haphazard approach to the housing crisis has been penny-wise and pound-foolish.

www.independent.ie

This is being penny-wise and pound foolish.

www.espncricinfo.com

That seems penny-wise, pound-foolish to me.

torontoist.com

Business minded reform, which tends to mean doing things on the cheap, is often penny-wise and pound-foolish.

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