escatimar

v.

1 to be sparing with, to skimp on (gastos, comida).

no escatimar gastos to spare no expense

2 to spare, to be sparing with, to eke, to hold back on.

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escatimar

► verbo transitivo

1 (escasear) to stint, skimp on

2 (ahorrar) to save, spare

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no escatimar esfuerzos to spare no efforts

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verb

to spare

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VT (=dar poco) to skimp, be sparing with, stint; (=reducir) to curtail, cut down

no escatimar esfuerzos (para) — to spare no effort (to)

no escatimar gastos — to spare no expense

no escatimaba sus alabanzas de ... — he was unstinting in his praise of ..., he did not stint his praise of ...

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verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with

no escatimaron esfuerzos — they spared no effort

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= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.

Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex. The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.

Ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

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* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.

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verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with

no escatimaron esfuerzos — they spared no effort

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= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.

Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.

Ex: The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.

Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.

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escatimar [A1 ]

vt

no escatimaron esfuerzos para asegurar el éxito de la misión they spared no effort o they were unstinting in their efforts to ensure the success of the mission

no le escatimes mantequilla don't skimp on o stint on the butter (colloq)

nos escatimaban los materiales they were being very sparing with the materials

empezó a escatimarles los fondos he began to cut back on their funds

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escatimar (conjugate escatimar) verbo transitivo ‹comida/tela› to skimp on, be sparing with;

◊ no escatimaron esfuerzos they spared no effort

escatimar verbo transitivo to skimp on: no escatimaremos esfuerzos/gastos para..., we'll spare no effort/ expense to...

'escatimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
regatear
English:
skimp
- sparing
- stint
- scrimp
- spare

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escatimar vt

[comida, dinero, medios] to skimp on;

no escatimar esfuerzos/gastos to spare no effort/expense;

la prensa no escatimó elogios hacia ella the press was unstinting in its praise for o of her

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escatimar

v/t be mean with, be very sparing with;

no escatimar esfuerzos be unstinting in one’s efforts, spare no effort

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escatimar vt

: to skimp on, to be sparing with

no escatimar esfuerzos: to spare no effort