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' Come, let's be off!' he said, dragging M. La Rouquette away. ' I'm going to be stingy now.«Ah! zut! dit-il en entraînant M. La Rouquette, je deviens chien, moi!...Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
I'm getting stingy.Moi, je deviens chien.»Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The old devil is no way stingy about food, and as we had often eat at his hearth, we thought we would just house him comfortably, afore we went to Albany with our skins.Le vieux coquin n’est pas chiche de ce qu’il a, et comme nous avions souvent mangé de sa venaison, nous crûmes devoir l’aider à se bâtir une maison confortable, avant de porter nos peaux à Albany.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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stingy
adjective
| Positive degree | stingy |
| Comparative degree | stingier |
| Superlative degree | stingiest |