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Significats de mingy en anglès

(Used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.

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Examples for "mean"
Examples for "mean"
1
I don't mean 'nice' the way she means 'nice,' either; don't worry.
Revolutionary Road
2
You cry 'freedom,' but mean 'equal.' You think people really want either?
The unincorporated man
3
Mr Power said it would mean a great deal to the industry.
The Irish Times
4
Variations in testing regimes mean the true number is likely far higher.
The South African
5
What will the result mean for the political parties in Northern Ireland?
The Guardian
1
Hayward said that in the longer term, oil market fundamentals remained tight.
Reuters
2
Security for the senator will be tight in view of recent violence.
The Irish Times
3
If you're experiencing similar problems, hold tight the functionality is coming soon.
Reuters
4
However, political polarization in the country would make it tight, he said.
Reuters
5
Access to the region remains tight, with no foreign journalists allowed in.
The Guardian
1
That was too miserly for the generous Mr Osborne, the workers' friend.
The Guardian
2
I refer to the miserly increase in the standard rate tax band.
The Irish Times
3
The emphasis in the semi-finals will be scoring points against miserly defences.
Radio NZ
4
He had the reputation of being miserly and hard to deal with.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
5
He went on and on, shaming the congregants for their miserly ways.
Zeitoun
Ús de mingy en anglès
1
And there was Wharton, showily pouring his mingy glasses of red, totally unrepentant.
Dangerous Women
2
Both Al Gore and Bill Bradley ran mingy, whiny, depressing campaigns consumed with personal attacks, self-righteousness, and minutiae.
The new yorker
3
No good giving a mingy salary to a man and expecting to get one who's any good-you've got to have someone who's the tops.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
4
That would not cripple her, but it would throw her back on the mercies of the Windfinders, and those seemed to be growing mingy.
Knife of dreams
5
"Wish the rest of that mingy lot would all vanish in a cursed forest," Carl muttered.
The curse of deadman's forest
Mingy a través del temps