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penny wise

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

penny wise ADJ. coloq.

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

1.1. penny <pl pence>:

1.2. penny:

penny (in UK) pl pence pl pennies (coin)

2. penny <pl pennies> (cent coin) (in US, Canada):

penny coloq.
penny coloq.

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.
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to spend a penny ingl. brit. coloq.
hacer pis coloq.
in for a penny, in for a pound provb. ingl. brit.
Oxford Spanish Dictionary
Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. penny <pl pence>:

1.2. penny:

penny (in UK) pl pence pl pennies (coin)

2. penny <pl pennies> (cent coin) (in US, Canada):

penny coloq.
penny coloq.

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.
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to spend a penny ingl. brit. coloq.
hacer pis coloq.
in for a penny, in for a pound provb. ingl. brit.

I. rub <part. pres. rubbing; pret., part. pas. rubbed> [ingl. am. rəb, ingl. brit. rʌb] V. trans.

1. rub:

to rub sb the wrong way ingl. am.
caerle mal a alguien

2. rub (clean, polish):

II. rub <part. pres. rubbing; pret., part. pas. rubbed> [ingl. am. rəb, ingl. brit. rʌb] V. intr.

to rub against/on sth these shoes rub against or on my heels

III. rub [ingl. am. rəb, ingl. brit. rʌb] SUST.

1.1. rub (act):

1.2. rub (polish):

2. rub (difficulty):

honest [ingl. am. ˈɑnəst, ingl. brit. ˈɒnɪst] ADJ.

1. honest (trustworthy, upright):

honest person/action
honest person/action
honest face
honest face
to earn or turn an honest dollar or buck or ingl. brit. penny coloq.

2. honest (sincere):

honest appraisal
honest appraisal
honest opinion/attempt

3. honest as interj. coloq.:

wise1 <wiser, wisest> [ingl. am. waɪz, ingl. brit. wʌɪz] ADJ.

1. wise (prudent):

wise person
wise person
wise choice/decision
wise choice/decision

2. wise (learned, experienced):

to get wise with sb ingl. am. coloq.

3. wise (aware) coloq.:

to put sb wise about sth/sb coloq.
alertar a alguien sobre algo/alguien

wise2 SUST. liter.

en el diccionario PONS

penny-wise ADJ.

en el diccionario PONS

penny [ˈpeni] SUST.

1. penny ingl. brit.:

2. penny ingl. am.:

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

two [or ten] a penny

wise1 [waɪz] ADJ.

1. wise (having knowledge and sagacity):

2. wise (showing sagacity):

wise advice, saying
wise words

3. wise (sensible):

wise decision, choice

4. wise coloq. (aware):

to be wise to sth

5. wise coloq. (cheeky):

wise2 [waɪz] SUST. form.

Entrada de OpenDict

wise SUST.

en el diccionario PONS

penny-wise ADJ.

en el diccionario PONS

penny [ˈpen·i] SUST.

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

wise [waɪz] ADJ.

1. wise (having knowledge and sagacity):

2. wise (showing sagacity):

wise advice, saying
wise words

3. wise (sensible):

wise decision, choice

4. wise coloq. (aware):

to be wise to sth

5. wise argot (cheeky):

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Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

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.
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Truly a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish!
www.gizmag.com

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