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Translate miser from English to French

Summary

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miser:
- traficoteur; grippe-sou; avare; racloir; mauvaise humeur; chagrin
Wiktionary:
- miser → avare, avaricieux
- miser → avare, grippe-sou, grigou, pingre, harpagon, rapiat

English

Detailed Translations for miser from English to French

miser:

miser [the ~] noun

the miser (haggler; niggard; money-grub; skinflint; short arms deep pockets)
le traficoteur; le grippe-sou; l'avare; le racloir
- traficoteur [le ~] noun
- grippe-sou [le ~] noun
- avare [le ~] noun
- racloir [le ~] noun
the miser (skin-flint)
le grippe-sou; l'avare
- grippe-sou [le ~] noun
- avare [le ~] noun
the miser (sourpuss)
la mauvaise humeur; le chagrin
- mauvaise humeur [la ~] noun
- chagrin [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for miser:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
avare	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skin-flint; skinflint	avarice; greed for money; love of money
chagrin	miser; sourpuss	alarm; annoyance; anxiety; chagrin; concern; distress; grief; melancholy; mournfulness; sadness; sorrow; uneasiness; vexation; worry
grippe-sou	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skin-flint; skinflint	cheapskate; haggleress; horse-trader; shady trader; trafficker
mauvaise humeur	miser; sourpuss	displeasure; grumpiness; irritability; moodiness; peevishness; pique; susceptibility; testiness; touchiness
racloir	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skinflint	scraper; scraping-knife; scriber
traficoteur	haggler; miser; money-grub; niggard; short arms deep pockets; skinflint	cheapskate; horse-trader; shady trader; trafficker
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	cheapskate; skinflint
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
avare		avaricious; miserly; niggardly; pinchy; stingy
chagrin		melancholic; nostalgic; pensive; sad; wistful

Related Words for "miser":

miserable, misers, miserly

Synonyms for "miser":

hoarder

Related Definitions for "miser":

a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)¹

Wiktionary Translations for miser:

miser

noun

skinflint or scrooge
- miser → avare

miser

noun

Personne avare.
- avare → miser; scrooge
substantif de l’adjectif : personne qui est d’une avarice mesquine.
- avaricieux → miser

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• miser	→ avare	↔ vrek — iemand die ongepaste zuinigheid betracht
• miser	→ avare	↔ gierigaard — vrek
• miser	→ grippe-sou	↔ Filz — (umgangssprachlich) abwertend: geiziger Mensch
• miser	→ avare; grigou; pingre; harpagon; rapiat	↔ Geizhals — sehr geizige Person; jemand, der sehr wenig Neigung hat, anderen etwas zu geben oder überhaupt etwas auszugeben

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University