frugal

économe

Qui utilise son argent et ses ressources avec soin pour éviter le gaspillage.

En anglais simple : Careful with money and other things, so that little is wasted.

• He is a frugal shopper.
• We became more frugal when our income fell.
• My grandmother was always frugal with food.

Comment l'utiliser : frugal with something (She is frugal with both money and water.)

Synonymes : thrifty, economical

Contraires : extravagant, wasteful

Expressions courantes : frugal shopper, frugal lifestyle, frugal with something

frugal, sobre

Simple, peu coûteux ou nécessitant très peu de ressources.

En anglais simple : Simple and costing or using very little.

• We shared a frugal meal.
• Bread and soup made a frugal supper.
• Their frugal fare left no food to waste.

Synonymes : simple, modest, plain

Contraires : lavish

Expressions courantes : frugal meal, frugal supper, frugal fare