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"to skimp on" in Spanish

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"to skimp on" in Spanish
to skimp on{verb}
cicatear- machetear- mezquinar
to skimp on{transitive verb}
escatimar
Translations & ExamplesSimilar TranslationsContext Examples
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
to skimp on{verb}
to skimp on(also: to be stingy with)
cicatear{v.t.} [coll.]
to skimp on
machetear{v.t.} [Urug.] [coll.] (cicatear)
to skimp on(also: to be stingy with)
mezquinar{v.t.} [LAm.] [coll.]
to skimp on{transitive verb}
to skimp on(also: to be sparing)
escatimar{v.t.}
Ladies and gentlemen, we cannot skimp on matters of such vital importance.
Señorías, no podemos escatimar en temas de vital importancia como este.
We should not skimp on resources for this strategy.
Ésta es una estrategia en la que no debemos escatimar recursos.
Even in these times of economic crisis, we really cannot skimp on maintenance and supervision.
Incluso en estos tiempos de crisis económica no podemos escatimar en mantenimiento y supervisión.

SIMILAR TRANSLATIONS
Similar translations for "to skimp on" in Spanish
to skimpverb
economizar mucho- ser muy ahorrativo- economizar- escatimar- cicatear- mezquinar
onadjective
encendida (luz)
onpreposition
en (sobre)- en torno a- en- de- en- a- en- en- sobre
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "to skimp on" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
you can't skimp on the time you spend on this sort of job
no hay que regatear horas en la ejecución de este tipo de trabajo
Independent stations and regional broadcasters need to control production costs but can't afford to skimp on speed and quality.
Las televisiones independientes y los broadcasters regionales necesitan controlar los costes de producción, pero no pueden permitir que esto afecte a la rapidez ni la calidad del trabajo.
In the first place, I think we should not skimp when it comes to reassuring small and medium savers who are legitimately concerned about their modest assets.
En primer lugar, creo que no debemos ser tacaños cuando se trata de dar confianza a los pequeños y medianos ahorradores que se preocupan, y con total legitimidad, por su modesto patrimonio.

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