Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
braccino corto
English translation:
tight fisted
Italian term
United States
braccino corto
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luskie
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| 3 +1 | penny-pinching |
Daniela Zambrini
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Jul 28, 2005 11:16: luskie changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
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Proposed translations
tight
the only thing that springs to mind at the moment is that sometimes we say that of tight people, like: 'to have a short arm' = 'not to be willing to give'
but I might be totally out of the track here, and some context would really help
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Note added at 1 hr 9 mins (2005-06-22 01:49:50 GMT)
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ok, now I see it... I always think too much ;o) yes, that is the meaning, and that is also the \'insult level\' - it\'s simply a figurative way to say mean, stingy, close-fist - not much more of an insult in the end
buonanotte :)
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Note added at 1 hr 59 mins (2005-06-22 02:39:41 GMT)
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if any, it\'s a \'delicate\', ironic way of saying that
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manducci
: tight fisted
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thank you manducci! it does seem I'm EN native, doesn't it? :o)))
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indiawharf
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thanks!
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Italy
Handling words with care since 1998
Native in: English 
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Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
Discussion
This is a comment in a questionnaire, and the respondent says "ma siete dei braccini corti? credo di si," after asking the product manufacturer to lower prices. I had provisionally used 'money grubbers' but I wondered if it's worse or better than that.