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Translate skimp from English to German

Summary

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skimp:
- feilschen; zwacken; schachern; knabbern; knausern
Wiktionary:
- skimp → nachlässig erledigen, schludern, knausern, knapp halten
- skimp → geizen, knausern, feilschen

English

Detailed Translations for skimp from English to German

skimp:

skimp verb

skimp (haggle; pinch and scrape; whittle; stint; go short)
feilschen; zwacken; schachern; knabbern; knausern
- feilschen verb (feilsche, feilschst, feilscht, feilschte, feilschtet, gefeilscht)
- zwacken verb (zwacke, zwackst, zwackt, zwackte, zwacktet, gezwackt)
- schachern verb (schachere, schacherst, schachert, schacherte, schachertet, geschachert)
- knabbern verb (knabbere, knabberst, knabbert, knabberte, knabbertet, keknabbert)
- knausern verb (knausere, knauserst, knausert, knauserte, knausertet, geknausert)

Translation Matrix for skimp:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
feilschen	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	bargain; chaffer; haggle; mediate; negociate; negotiate; pinch and scrape
knabbern	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick
knausern	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle
schachern	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	grabble
zwacken	go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle	go short
-	scant; scrimp; stint

Related Words for "skimp":

skimping

Synonyms for "skimp":

scant; work; skimp over
restrict
scrimp; stint; save
supply; provide; render; furnish

Related Definitions for "skimp":

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities¹
subsist on a meager allowance¹
limit in quality or quantity¹
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially¹

Wiktionary Translations for skimp:

skimp

verb

to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp
- skimp → nachlässig erledigen; schludern
to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp
- skimp → knausern
to save; to be parsimonious or stingy
- skimp → knapp halten; knausern

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• skimp	→ geizen; knausern	↔ lésiner — agir avec lésinerie, économiser à l’extrême.
• skimp	→ feilschen	↔ mégoter — négocier sur des détails inutiles (des mégots, métaphoriquement parlant), vouloir économiser mesquinement.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University