pingre

pɛ̃ɡʁ

Definition

Definition of pingre - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

avarequi refuse de dépenser son argent même pour des choses nécessaires

Mon oncle est tellement pingre qu'il refuse d'acheter des cadeaux.

avare

radin

Noun, masculine

avaricepersonne qui ne veut jamais dépenser son argent

Ce pingre refuse toujours de payer sa part au restaurant.

avare

grippe-sou

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Origin of pingre

français, pingre (avare)

Terms with pingre included in their meaning

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avare comme un rat

adj.

pingre

très avare, qui refuse absolument de dépenser de l'argent

rapia

adj.

pingre

qui n'aime pas payer et garde son argent pour lui

Examples of pingre in a sentence

Même pour ses enfants, il reste pingre dans ses dépenses.
Ce vieux pingre cache son argent sous le matelas.
Les pingres évitent toujours les collectes pour les œuvres caritatives.

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English:stingy, miser, ...
German:geizig, Geizhals, ...
Italian:tirchio, ...
Spanish:tacaño, agarrado, ...
Portuguese:forreta, avarento, ...
Chinese:吝啬的, 吝啬鬼, ...
Japanese:けちな, けち, ...
Arabic:بخيل, ممسك, ...
Hebrew:קַמְצָן, צַיְקָן, ...
Russian:скупой, скряга, ...
Ukrainian:скупий, скнара, ...
Catalan:garrepa, avar, ...
Danish:nærig, gnier, ...
Dutch:gierig, vrek, ...
Greek:τσιγκούνικος, τσιγκούνης, ...
Khmer:កំណាញ់, មនុស្សកំណាញ់, ...
Korean:지독하게 인색한, 구두쇠, ...
Polish:skąpy, skąpiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):pão-duro, ...
Romanian:zgârcit, avare, ...
Swedish:snål, snåljåp, ...
Thai:ขี้เหนียว, คนขี้เหนียว, ...
Turkish:cimri, hasis, ...
Vietnamese:keo kiệt, người keo kiệt, ...

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