Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Hacer economias
English translation:
make savings, tighten our belts, cutback
Added to glossary by
TMay
Sep 15, 2008 21:32
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
Hacer economias
Not for points
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"En mi familia habia que hacer economias"...En ingles se diria 'economize' pero pienso que debe haber otra manera de decirlo, que suene un poco mejor. Gracias.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Selected
make savings, tighten our belts, cutback
Some further options.
Suerte
Sara
Suerte
Sara
Note from asker:
| I quite like 'tighten our belts', many thanks Sara!!! |
| At the end, I decided to use tighten our belts, because it fitted better than any other suggestion. |
Comment: "Thank you very much for your help...It really helped me. Thanks again."
7 mins
make do/ be frugal/ spent carefully/ did not quander/waste / economized
Declined
My family had to make do/were frugal....., we did not waste/squander/waste......, we economized.
9 mins
Elizabeth Medina
Native in English
Works in field
DipTransIoLET Sp>En
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English to Tagalog, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
keep expenses down to the minimum
Declined
Another option.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your answer, I don't know if it fits, but I will try it. Thanks. |
17 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
:
67
had to watch what they spent
Declined
another option
32 mins
José J. Martínez
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
ENSP, More than 30 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
had to --cut corners--
Declined
Es lo mas usual
1 hr
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Quality- Professionalism - Experience
Native in: English (Variants: US, US South, UK, British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Pinch pennies
Declined
Another option.
In my family, we had to pinch pennies.
29. pinch pennies, to stint on or be frugal or economical with expenditures; economize: I'll have to pinch pennies if I'm going to get through school.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pinch
Pinching Your Pennies - Even if you don't NEED to pinch your pennies, you can still have more than you .... With the right knowledge, shoppers can pinch their pennies and never pay ...
www.pinchingyourpennies.com/CouponIntro.php
In my family, we had to pinch pennies.
29. pinch pennies, to stint on or be frugal or economical with expenditures; economize: I'll have to pinch pennies if I'm going to get through school.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pinch
Pinching Your Pennies - Even if you don't NEED to pinch your pennies, you can still have more than you .... With the right knowledge, shoppers can pinch their pennies and never pay ...
www.pinchingyourpennies.com/CouponIntro.php
Note from asker:
| This sounds great, and I think it goes with the text I am working with, Many Thanks!!!! |
| Thanks!!!! |
4 hrs
keep to our budget/live within our budget
Declined
Just another way of saying it I guess
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