penny-wise v slovarju Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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penny wise PRID. pog.

penny wise

que mira mucho el dinero

glej tudi penny

penny [am. angl. ˈpɛni, brit. angl. ˈpɛni] SAM.

1.1. penny <pl pence>:

penny (in UK) (value)

penique m. spol

old penny

antiguo penique (equivalente a 2, 4 peniques actuales)

1.2. penny:

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

penique m. spol

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

penny pog.

moneda ž. spol de un centavo

penny pog.

centavo m. spol

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

penny

céntimo m. spol

penny

centavo m. spol

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 pog.

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. angl.

chicas bonitas hay a montones pog.

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 Juž. Am. pog.

he keeps turning up like a bad penny

te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa pog.

the penny (finally) dropped brit. angl.

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. angl. pog.

hacer pis pog.

in for a penny, in for a pound preg. brit. angl.

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 preg. brit. angl.

a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

Individual translation pairs

to be penny wise and or but pound foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

penny-wise v slovarju PONS

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penny-wise PRID.

to be penny-wise and pound-foolish

gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades

Enojezični primeri (nepregledani od uredništva PONS)

angleščina

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.

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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.

voices.washingtonpost.com