Traducciones de „penny wise“ en el diccionario inglés » alemán

pen·ny ˈwise ADJ.

to be penny wise

das Geld zusammenhalten

to be penny wise and pound foolish

am falschen Ende sparen

Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

penny wise [and] pound foolish

sparsam im Kleinen, [und] verschwenderisch im Großen

to be penny wise and pound foolish

am falschen Ende sparen

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

One should not be penny wise and pound foolish.

www.punchng.com

Penny wise and pound foolish if you sell.

www.catholicherald.co.uk

It is penny wise pound foolish to defer these payments until they accumulate and embarrass the business.

www.punchng.com

I hope that we are not being penny wise and pound foolish while our citizens suffer and/or die.

jamaica-gleaner.com

This is often penny wise and pound foolish.

news.nationalpost.com

Penny wise and pound foolish, or some such saying.

www.macleans.ca

It is not advisable to be penny wise and pound foolish.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

Governments are typically penny wise and pound foolish.

www.firstpost.com

It sounds penny wise and pound foolish to me.

www.pressherald.com

I would say the whole experience made me a bit frugal, or perhaps penny wise and pound-foolish.

www.telegraph.co.uk