Dizionario Spagnolo - Inglese

tacaño in inglese:

1. niggardly

Of a rich man who was niggardly he said, "That man does not own his estate, but his estate owns him."

Inglese parola "tacaño"(niggardly) si verifica in set:

Fichas del libro - "Calvary A Novel" (Octave Mirbeau)
Fichas del libro - "The Prince" (Nicoló Machiavelli)
Fichas del libro - "Sermons for the Day" (Edward H...
Fichas del libro - "A Pioneer Mother" (Hamlin Garl...
Fichas del libro - "The Way of the Gods" (John Lut...

2. piker

It's out of the question. My mother is a piker.

I have a few pikers in my office. I've gotta get rid of them.

Inglese parola "tacaño"(piker) si verifica in set:

Fichas del libro - "Private Peat" (Harold R. Peat)
Fichas del libro - "The Story of Louie" (Oliver On...
Fichas del libro - "Living Up to Billy" (Elizabeth...
Fichas del libro - "Happy Hawkins" (Robert Alexand...
Fichas del libro - "Vanderdecken" (Henry De Vere S...

3. cheeseparing

Inglese parola "tacaño"(cheeseparing) si verifica in set:

Fichas del libro - "The Changeling" (Walter Besant)
Fichas del libro - "Whitewash" (Horace Annesley Va...
Fichas del libro - "Papers from Lilliput" (J. B. P...
Fichas del libro - "Seeing and Hearing" (George W....
Fichas del libro - "Thirty Years Since or The Ruin...

4. mean

He is mean.

If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."

When my doctor told me to eat more vegetables, he didn't mean French fries.

The plants' mean height was 10,3 centimetres but some of them were as high as 15 centimetres.

He’s not very nice. He can be quite mean.

I mean it's just another manifestation of internet addiction really.

They don't use 'celeb' to mean 'rich man' over there. By which I determine that you are Japanese.

Although it's "Mac OS X", that doesn't mean that the Mac OS code itself has been upgraded to a new version.

The Waterfront's success could mean that other cities soon follow, creating areas that offer people a new kind of city living, with all the benefits and none of the stress, noise and pollution of crowded centres.

Did you know that when you say "America", it can mean the USA or the continent of both Americas?

It's written abazure (bitch). Surely this must mean a slut?

What do we mean by "global optimization"? It's kind of like if I gave you a pair of binoculars and told you to find me the highest mountain in the world, using only your eyes.

Being "really busy" does not mean running around and acting like you don't have time for anyone or anything.

In particular, it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean to generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.

Inglese parola "tacaño"(mean) si verifica in set:

SXA personality adjectives Spanish
Free time, social life and hobbies - Tiempo libre,...
Characteristics - Características

5. skinflint

Nina is skinflint

Inglese parola "tacaño"(skinflint) si verifica in set:

Fichas del libro - "The Postmaster" (Joseph C. Lin...
Fichas del libro - "Brotherly House" (Grace S. Ric...
Fichas del libro - "A Tender Attachment A Farce" (...
Fichas del libro - "Billy Topsail, M.D. A Tale of ...
Fichas del libro - "A Will and No Will or A Bone f...

6. tackier