mezquino

adj.

1 stingy, cheap, penny-pinching, mean.

2 petty, too small, scarce, insignificant.

m.

wart, verruca, verruga.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mezquinar.

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mezquino

► adjetivo

1 (avaro) stingy, niggardly

2 (bajo) low, base

3 (pobre) miserable, poor

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(f. - mezquina)

adj.

mean, petty

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mezquino, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy

2) (=insignificante) [pago] miserable, paltry

2. SM / F

1) (=tacaño) mean person, miser

2) LAm (=verruga) wart

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I

-na adjetivo

a) (vil) mean, small-minded; (tacaño) mean, stingy (colloq)

b) (escaso) <sueldo/ración> paltry, miserable

II

masculino (Col, Méx) wart

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= mean-minded, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], parsimonious, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], cheapskate, lowdown.

Ex. Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

Ex. It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.

Ex. Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.

Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.

Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.

Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.

Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.

Ex. The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

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I

-na adjetivo

a) (vil) mean, small-minded; (tacaño) mean, stingy (colloq)

b) (escaso) <sueldo/ración> paltry, miserable

II

masculino (Col, Méx) wart

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= mean-minded, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], parsimonious, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], cheapskate, lowdown.

Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.

Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.

Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.

Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.

Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.

Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.

Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

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mezquino¹ -na

adjective

1 (vil) mean, petty, small-minded

2 (tacaño) mean, stingy (colloq)

3 (escaso) ‹sueldo/ración› paltry, miserable

mezquino²

masculine

(Col, Méx)

wart

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mezquino 1

◊ -na adjetivo

a) (tacaño) mean, stingy (colloq);

(vil) mean, small-minded

b) (escaso) ‹sueldo/ración› paltry, miserable

mezquino 2 sustantivo masculino (Col, Méx) wart
mezquino,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) mean, stingy
2 (escaso, despreciable) miserable
'mezquino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- mezquina
- miserable
- rastrera
- rastrero
- ruin
English:
cheapskate
- mean
- parsimonious
- petty
- shabby
- shoddy
- skimpy
- small-minded
- stingy
- miserly

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mezquino¹, -a

♦ adj

1. [avaro] mean, stingy

2. [miserable] mean, nasty

3. [diminuto] miserable

♦ nm,f

1. [avaro] miser;

eres un mezquino you're so mean o stingy

2. [miserable]

eres un mezquino you're so mean o nasty

mezquino² nm

Méx wart

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mezquino

adj mean

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mezquino, -na adj

1) : mean, petty

2) : stingy

3) : paltry

mezquino nm, Mex : wart

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mezquino adj mean