Значение

значений: 4

  1. (Северная Англия, Шотландия)To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.

    I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.

  2. (переходный)To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.

    nachlässig erledigen, schludern

    халту́ритьxaltúritʹ

  3. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

    knausern

    скупитьсяskupitʹsja

  4. (непереходный)To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

    knapp halten, knausern

    скупитьсяskupitʹsja, экономитьekonomitʹ

Ещё определения
  • work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
  • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  • limit in quality or quantity
  • subsist on a meager allowance

Примеры

предложений: 5

  1. He doesn't skimp on the expenses.

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  2. We skimped on the hotel fees and slept outside.

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  3. Tom skimps on food.

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  4. The company decided to skimp on the quality of its products to boost the profit margin.

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  5. Make me a BLT sandwich. And don't skimp on the bacon!

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Переводы

языков: 6
Русский
По значениям 3
to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp:
to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp:
to save; to be parsimonious or stingy:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
to slight; to do carelessly; to scamp:
to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp:
to save; to be parsimonious or stingy:

Происхождение

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, da

Perhaps of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną (“to skip, dance, gesture, mock”). Cognate with Icelandic skimpa (“to scoff at, scorn”), dialectal Swedish skimpa (“to skip, dance”), Faroese skumpa (“to shove, bump”), German schimpfen (“to grumble, scold”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, make fun of, scold”). Possibly distantly related to change.

Probably related to scamp and scrimp.

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Формы

skimps, skimping, skimped, skimped
Базовая формаskimp · to skimp
3-е лицо ед. числаskimps
Причастие настоящего времениskimping
Прошедшее времяskimped
Причастие прошедшего времениskimped

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theyskimp
he, she, itskimps

Past simpleУрок

все лицаskimped

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave skimped
he, she, ithas skimped

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill skimp

Синонимы

синонимов: 3
Близкие по смыслу
  • work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially:scant
  • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities:stintscant
  • limit in quality or quantity:scant
  • subsist on a meager allowance:scrimpstint

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 5
Связанныеskimpflationskimpilyskimpy
Производныеskimperunskimped

Уроки к слову

уроков: 3

Смотрите также

соседние слова
skillfullyB2skimB2skimpyskinB1
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