Thrifty - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.

Примеры использования:

‘we only had a bottle.’ ‘very abstemious of you.’

adjective

Not doing things that give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

Примеры использования:

Canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

adjective

Intelligent and careful

Примеры использования:

He is a canny investor.

adjective

Thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters

Примеры использования:

These salesmen are a canny lot.

adjective

Giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended.

Примеры использования:

A small, economical car

adjective

Not using a lot of money, energy, etc.

Примеры использования:

With rents so high, it wasn’t economical to continue to live in the city.

adjective

Not using a lot of fuel, money, space, etc.

Примеры использования:

What's the most economical way of heating this building?, most printer software lets you fit four p…

adjective

Used to describe things that use only as much energy as is needed without wasting any

Примеры использования:

Energy-efficient lighting/building/appliance the company has fitted energy-efficient lighting throu…

adjective

Relating to products, systems, etc. that use as little electricity, gas, etc. as possible

Примеры использования:

An energy-saving appliance/light/product, energy-saving technology/material, an energy-saving initi…

adjective

Sparing or economical as regards money or food.

Примеры использования:

I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes

adjective

Careful in spending money

Примеры использования:

Lungren, a fiscal conservative when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money, is frugal in his persona…

adjective

Careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary

Примеры использования:

He built up his savings by being very frugal., frugal habits/living/lifestyle, frugal energy/water …

adjective

Used to describe engines or machines that do not use much fuel in relation to similar engines or machines

Примеры использования:

The trend toward more fuel-efficient cars should continue for the rest of the decade.

adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser.

Примеры использования:

His miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million

adjective

Like or typical of a miser

Примеры использования:

A miserly person, the workers are paid a miserly $2 a day.

adjective

Very unwilling to spend money or use resources.

Примеры использования:

Even the parsimonious joe paid for drinks all round

adjective

Unwilling to spend money; miserly.

Примеры использования:

Being frugal doesn't mean you have to turn into a penny pinching miser

noun

Unwillingness to spend money.

Примеры использования:

This penny-pinching has exposed the bridge's steelwork to corrosion

adjective

Unwilling to spend money

Примеры использования:

Workers decided to take a stand against management's penny-pinching approach to resources., the tra…

adjective

Making or indicative of timely preparation for the future.

Примеры использования:

She had learned to be provident

adjective

Making arrangements for future needs, especially by saving money

adjective

Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Примеры использования:

No prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose

adjective

Showing good judgment in avoiding risks and uncertainties; careful

Примеры использования:

His decision was prudent and timely., a little prudence would be appropriate.

adjective

Careful in the way that you make decisions or spend money so that you avoid unnecessary risks

Примеры использования:

They insisted that the deal is fiscally prudent and would not put the city budget at risk., prudent…

verb

Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

Примеры использования:

I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education

verb

Present participle of scrimp

Примеры использования:

There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline may be tempted to scrimp on maintenance or security., …

adjective

Moderate; economical.

Примеры использования:

Physicians advised sparing use of the ointment

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Примеры использования:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two