cheap

cheap
 i:p
adjective
1) (low in price: Eggs are cheap just now.) barato
2) (of poor quality; vulgar; contemptible: cheap jewellery; a cheap trick.) ordinario
- cheapness
cheap adj barato
cheap
tr[ʧiːp]
adjective
1 (gen) barato,-a; (fare, ticket) económico,-a
it's cheaper by coach sale más barato en autocar
2 (of poor quality, shoddy) ordinario,-a, de baratillo
3 (contemptible - trick, gibe, crook) vil, bajo,-a; (vulgar - joke, remark) de mal gusto
4 (worthless, insincere) fácil
adverb
1 barato
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be cheap at half the price estar muy bien de precio
to buy something on the cheap comprar algo barato
to feel cheap avergonzarse, sentir vergüenza
to go cheap venderse barato,-a
cheap ['ʧi:p] adv
: barato
to sell cheap: vender barato
cheap adj
1) inexpensive: barato, económico
2) shoddy: barato, mal hecho
3) stingy: tacaño, agarrado fam, codo Mex
cheap
adj.
barato, -a adj.
chabacano, -a adj.
populachero, -a adj.
adv.
barato adv.

I tʃiːp
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (inexpensive) barato; <restaurant/hotel> económico; <fare/ticket> (BrE) económico, de precio reducido

it's cheap at the price — a ese precio es barato, a ese precio resulta económico

cheap and cheerful — bonito y barato

on the cheap — gastando lo menos posible

b) (shoddy) <merchandise/jewelry> ordinario, de baratillo; <mechanic/electrician> (AmE) chapucero
2)
a) (vulgar, contemptible) <joke/gimmick> de mal gusto; <trick/tactics> bajo, rastrero; <liar/crook> vil
b) (worthless) <flattery/promises> fácil

words are cheap — es fácil hablar

c) (stingy) (AmE colloq) agarrado (fam), apretado (fam)

II
adverb -er, -est

the house was going cheap — la casa se vendía barata

[tʃiːp]
1. ADJ
(compar cheaper) (superl cheapest)
1) (=inexpensive) [goods, labour, shop, ticket] barato; [imports] a bajo precio; [loan, credit] a bajo interés

it's ten pence cheaper — es diez peniques más barato

it's cheaper to buy than to rent — sale más económico or barato comprar que alquilar

gas cookers are cheaper to run — las cocinas de gas salen or resultan más económicas

these cars are very cheap to produce — la fabricación de estos coches sale muy barata

cheap labour — mano f de obra barata

cheap money — dinero m barato

dresses at ridiculously cheap prices — vestidos a unos precios regalados

it's cheap at the price * — está bien de precio, es barato para lo que es

that's cheap at half the price! * — ¡es más que regalado!

cheap rate — tarifa f reducida

dirt-cheap
2) (=poor-quality) [product] barato, corriente

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 laugh — la risa fácil

cheap thrills — placeres mpl baratos

a cheap trick — una mala pasada

4) (=not deserving respect) bajo, indigno

to feel cheap — sentirse humillado

they hold life cheap there — allí la vida no vale nada

to look cheap — parecer ordinario, tener un aspecto ordinario

to make o.s. cheap — rebajarse, humillarse

2.
ADV [buy, sell] barato

it's going cheap — se vende barato

quality doesn't come cheap — la calidad hay que pagarla

3.
N

on the cheap *pej [decorate, travel] en plan barato *

to do sth on the cheap — hacer algo en plan barato *

to buy or get sth on the cheap — comprar algo por poco dinero or a bajo precio

4.
CPD

cheap shot N — golpe m bajo

* * *

I [tʃiːp]
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (inexpensive) barato; <restaurant/hotel> económico; <fare/ticket> (BrE) económico, de precio reducido

it's cheap at the price — a ese precio es barato, a ese precio resulta económico

cheap and cheerful — bonito y barato

on the cheap — gastando lo menos posible

b) (shoddy) <merchandise/jewelry> ordinario, de baratillo; <mechanic/electrician> (AmE) chapucero
2)
a) (vulgar, contemptible) <joke/gimmick> de mal gusto; <trick/tactics> bajo, rastrero; <liar/crook> vil
b) (worthless) <flattery/promises> fácil

words are cheap — es fácil hablar

c) (stingy) (AmE colloq) agarrado (fam), apretado (fam)

II
adverb -er, -est

the house was going cheap — la casa se vendía barata


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