cheap

∗ ≈

barato

∗ adjective

cheap
[tʃiːp]
sustantivo
también:
  • to do something on the cheap -> hacer algo en plan barato or mirando el dinero
adjetivo
1barato(a) (inexpensive)
  • cheap rate -> tarifa (f) reducida
2(of little value)
  • I feel cheap -> ¡qué bajo he caído!
  • cheap and nasty -> de chichinabo, de chicha y nabo
  • a cheap joke/remark -> un chiste/comentario de mal gusto (tasteless)
adverbio
3(familiar)
  • it was going cheap -> estaba tirado(a) de precio

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cheap [chip]
adjetivo
1Barato, lo que se vende o compra a poco precio (inexpensive); económico (restaurant, hotel).
  • It’s cheap at the price -> a ese precio resulta barato, a ese precio resulta económico
  • Cheap and cheerful -> bonito y barato
  • On the cheap -> gastando lo menos posible
2Barato, lo que no tiene estimación.
3Común, de poco valor, de poco aprecio.
4Fácil.
  • Words are cheap -> es fácil hablar
sustantivo
5Mercado; compra, una cosa barata. (Desusado)
adverbio
  • The house was going cheap -> la casa se vendía barata
(GB) Económico, de precio reducido (fare/ticket). Ordinario, de baratillo (shoddy/merchandise, jewelry); chapucero (mechanic, electrician). De mal gusto (vulgar, contemptible/joke, gimmick). Bajo, rastrero (trick, tactics); vil (liar, crook). (worthless/flattery, promises).(Coloq.) Agarrado, apretado (stingy).

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cheap [tʃiːp]
adjective
cheaper (comparative)cheapest (superlative)
1 (inexpensive) [+goods, labour, shop, ticket] barato; [+imports] a bajo precio; [+loan, credit] a bajo interés
goods, shop, flight, labour, ticket, hotel, housing, currency
it's ten pence cheaper es diez peniques más barato; it's cheaper to buy than to rent sale más económico barato comprar que alquilar;or gas cookers are cheaper to run las cocinas de gas salen resultan más económicas;or these cars are very cheap to produce la fabricación de estos coches sale muy barata
cheap labourlabour mano de obra barata; (f)
cheap moneymoney dinero barato; (m)
dresses at ridiculously cheap pricesprices vestidos a unos precios regalados
it's cheap at the price (informal) está bien de precio; es barato para lo que es; that's cheap at half the price! (informal) ¡es más que regalado!
cheap raterate tarifa reducida; (f)
cheap and cheerful bueno, bonito y barato
dirt-cheap
2 (poor-quality) [+product] barato; corriente
copy, wine, material, brand, café, jewellery, perfume
beware of cheap imitations! ¡esté al tanto de imitaciones baratas!; cheap and nasty ordinario; chabacano
3 (vulgar, mean) [+joke] ordinario; chabacano; [+behaviour, tactics] rastrero; [+remark, question] de mal gusto; [+opportunism, sensationalism] barato; [+promises] fácil
a cheap laughlaugh la risa fácil
For years, music hall comics desperate for a cheap laugh only needed to mention the name Hartlepool I want to be funny but not cruel. I would never do Dietrich in a wheelchair, for example, or use bad language just for a cheap laugh
cheap thrillsthrills placeres baratos; (m)
a cheap tricktrick una mala pasada
4 (not deserving respect) bajo; indigno
to feel cheapfeel sentirse humillado
they hold life cheap therehold allí la vida no vale nada
to look cheaplook parecer ordinario; tener un aspecto ordinario
to make o.s. cheapmake rebajarse; humillarse
adverb
[+buy, sell] barato
it's going cheap se vende barato
to [come] cheap
quality doesn't come cheap la calidad hay que pagarla
noun
on the cheap (informal) (pejorative) [+decorate, travel] en plan barato; (informal) to do sth on the cheap hacer algo en plan barato; (informal) to buy get sth on the cheapor comprar algo por poco dinero a bajo precio;or
they got a load of stuff on the cheap at the auction and now they're flogging it at car boot sales
modifier
cheap shot (n) golpe bajo; (m)
Of course it's a cheap shot, juxtaposing two quotes out of context from over 20 years apart Quoting someone's every "um" and "uh" is a cheap shot He always throws out the tacky comment and the cheap shot. He has no class

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