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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| miserly adj | (not generous with money) | miserável adj |
| | | mesquinho adj |
| | The miserly business owner refused to raise salaries. |
| niggardly adj | (mean, stingy) | mesquinho adj |
| | The stingy politician made a niggardly donation to the charity. |
closefisted (US),
close-fisted (UK) adj | (miserly, stingy) | sovina, mesquinho adj |
| penurious adj | formal (miserly, ungenerous) | mesquinho adj |
| costive adj | (stingy, withholding) | mesquinho, miserável adj |
| | (figurado, informal) | pão-duro adj |
| | | mão fechada loc adj |
| small-minded adj | (petty, insular) | mesquinho adj |
| | | tacanho adj |
| petty-minded adj | (concerned about unimportant issues) | mesquinho adj |
| pettifogging adj | (petty) | mesquinho adj |
| niggard n | (miser) | mesquinho sm |
| piker n | slang, pejorative (stingy person) (ofensivo) | mesquinho sm |
| tightwad n | slang, pejorative (stingy person, miser) | pão-duro adj |
| | | mesquinho adj |
| niggling adj | (petty, trivial) (trivial) | mesquinho, insignificante adj |
| | Before making any decision, I become consumed by niggling doubts. |
nitpicking,
nit-picking adj | (pedantic, fussy) | implicante, mesquinho, crítico adj |
| | My nitpicking stepmother was never satisfied with my efforts. |
| | Minha implicante madrasta nunca ficava satisfeita com meus esforços. |
| hog n | pejorative, informal (greedy person) (gíria, figurado, ofensivo!) | mesquinho adj |
| | Kate tried to grab some of her friend's french fries and said, "Don't be such a hog, give me some!" |
| | Kate tentou pegar um pouco das batatas fritas de sua amiga e disse: "Não seja tão mesquinha, me dá um pouco!" |
| petty adj | (person) (pessoa) | mesquinho adj |
| | I'm sure the only reason Polly is refusing to help me with this project is because I forgot to phone her yesterday; she's so petty. |
| | Tenho certeza de que a única razão de Polly estar se recusando a me ajudar com este projeto é porque eu esqueci de ligar para ela ontem. Ela é tão mesquinha. |
| mangy adj | figurative, informal (mean) | mesquinho adj |
| | | malvado adj |
| | The bully played a mangy trick on the other students. |
| chintzy adj | US (person: miserly) | mesquinho, avarento adj |
| | (figurado, gíria: pessoa) | pão-duro adj |
| petty adj | (mean) | mesquinho adj |
| | | insignificante adj |
| | Tim's petty revenge took the form of telling the boss about the personal phone calls his colleague had been making. |
| | A vingança mesquinha de Tim tomou forma ao contar para seu chefe sobre as ligações pessoais que seu colega havia feito. |
Lilliputian,
lilliputian adj | figurative (petty, trivial) | mesquinho, trivial adj |
| mean adj | (stingy, miserly) | mesquinho adj |
| | He is a mean man, unlike his generous brother. |
| | Ele é um homem mesquinho, ao contrário de seu irmão generoso. |