Meaning

2 senses
  1. Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.

    frugal advice

    genügsam, sparsam, schlicht

    бережли́выйberežlívyj

    бережли́вийberežlývyj, оща́дливийoščádlyvyj, заоща́дливийzaoščádlyvyj

    avoiding waste

  2. Obtained by or characterized by frugality.

    frugal fortune; frugal fare

    frugal breakfast

Examples

42 sentences
  1. Tom is frugal, but Mary isn't.

    Том бережливий, а от Мері — ні.

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  2. Tom is frugal.

    Том бережливий.

    ruТом бережливый.

    deEr ist sparsam.

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  3. Tom lived a very frugal lifestyle.

    ruТом вёл очень экономный образ жизни.

    deTom hatte eine sehr genügsame Lebensweise.

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  4. Tom is a very frugal person.

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  5. Tom wasn't very frugal with his money.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
economical, avoiding waste, thrifty:
Русский
By meaning 1
economical, avoiding waste, thrifty:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
economical, avoiding waste, thrifty:

Origin

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old Englis

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).

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