Новый большой англо-русский словарь - frugal
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frugal
1. бережливый, экономный frugal housekeeper —- экономная хозяйка to be frugal of one's time and money —- беречь время и деньги 2. умеренный, скромный; скудный frugal dinner —- скудный обед
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adj. 1 (often foll. by of) sparing or economical, esp. as regards food. 2 sparingly used or supplied, meagre, costing little. Derivatives frugality n. frugally adv. frugalness n. Etymology: L frugalis f. frugi economical ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin ~is virtuous, ~, from frug-, frux fruit, value; akin to Latin frui to enjoy Date: 1590 characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources Synonyms: see sparing • ~ity noun • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves. She lives a frugal life. ADJ • frugality We must practise the strictest frugality and economy. N-UNCOUNT • frugally We lived fairly frugally... He frugally saved various bits of the machine in carefully marked boxes. ADV: ADV with v 2. A frugal meal is small and not expensive. The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 careful to only buy what is necessary (As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working.) 2 a frugal meal is a small meal of plain food (We sat down to a frugal breakfast.) - frugally adv - frugality n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1598, from M.Fr. frugal, from L. frugalis, from undeclined adj. frugi "economical, useful, proper," originally dat. of frux "fruit, profit, value," related to fructus (see fruit). Sense evolved from "useful" to "profitable" to "economical." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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