penny-wise en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de penny-wise en el diccionario inglés»español

Véase también: penny

penny [ingl. am. ˈpɛni, ingl. brit. ˈpɛni] SUST.

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

pretty girls are ten or two a penny ingl. brit.
mirar la plata AmS coloq.
the penny (finally) dropped ingl. brit.
to spend a penny ingl. brit. coloq.
hacer pis coloq.
in for a penny, in for a pound provb. ingl. brit.
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penny-wise en el diccionario PONS

inglés americano

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inglés
Less convincing, however, is the penny-wise-pound-foolish sale of valuable embassy properties around the world.
ipolitics.ca
In other words, the co-payment increases were penny-wise and pound foolish.
www.abc.net.au
They're certainly penny-wise rather than plush.
www.ausbt.com.au
It can be easy to be penny-wise but pound foolish when it comes to investing in reprocessing resources.
www.infectioncontroltoday.com
Truly a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish!
www.gizmag.com
For companies looking for inexpensive ways to boost customer service, it's important to avoid penny-wise and pound-foolish tendencies.
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
The haphazard approach to the housing crisis has been penny-wise and pound-foolish.
www.independent.ie
This is being penny-wise and pound foolish.
www.espncricinfo.com
That seems penny-wise, pound-foolish to me.
torontoist.com
Business minded reform, which tends to mean doing things on the cheap, is often penny-wise and pound-foolish.
voices.washingtonpost.com

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