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"avaro" in English

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"avaro" in English
avaro{adjective masculine}
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
avaro{masculine}
avaro(also: puerco)
hog{noun}
miser{noun}
Espero que lo mismo le ocurra a ese otro avaro, el Primer Ministro Blair.
I hope that the same happens to that other miser, namely Prime Minister Blair.
avaro(also: tacaño)
scrooge{noun}
Precisamente en este campo, donde Europa puede hacer visible una parte de su credibilidad, el Consejo se comporta como un avaro, si se me permite decirlo.
Yet I am forced to say that precisely here, where Europe can make some of its credibility visible, the Council is proving to be a Scrooge.
avaro{adjective masculine}
avaro{adjective}
avaricious{adj.} [poet.]
money-grubbing{adj.} (person)

CONTEXT EXAMPLES
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Pero a quien es avaro y se cree autosuficiente,
But as for him who is niggardly and thinks himself independent (or self-sufficient),
Si el Consejo desea demostrar responsabilidad global, no puede ser más tacaño y avaro que la Comisión y practicar recortes de más de 2 000 millones de euros.
If the Council wishes to demonstrate global responsibility, it must not be stingier and more tight-fisted than the Commission is and make cut-backs of more than EUR 2 billion.