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Не жмитесь

English translation: Don't be cheap

11:06 May 29, 2017
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Russian term or phrase: Не жмитесь
Здравствуйте. Подскажите, пожалуйста, как правильно перевести данную фразу. Вот это место в ролике: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Dk8ebJXpE

Активист обращается к зрителям:

- Ребята, не занимайте места для инвалидов. Найдите деньги на парковку, не жмитесь (т.е., не жадничайте).
Mikola
Russian Federation
Local time: 10:42
English translation:Don't be cheap
Explanation:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheap
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Yana Bystrytskaya
United States
Local time: 00:42
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Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Don't be cheap
Yana Bystrytskaya
5Don't be tightwads!
Andrew Vdovin
4Don't be selfish
Nicky Brown
4don't be so tight
Maria Kaverina
3dont by stingy, miserly
erika rubinstein
3Don't be a free-rider
rns
3don't pinch kopecks (pennies)/stop pinching kopecks
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dont by stingy, miserly


Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 09:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Don't be cheap


Explanation:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheap

Yana Bystrytskaya
United States
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  El oso: I was thinking ''cheapskates'', but ''cheap'' is close enough.
45 mins
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agree  Maria Popova
4 hrs
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agree  Tatiana Lammers
1 day 3 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Don't be a free-rider


Explanation:
For example, a free-rider may frequently ask for available parking lots (public goods) from the ones who have already paid for them, in order to benefit from free parking.
— https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem

rns
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 44
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Don't be selfish


Explanation:
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Nicky Brown
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:42
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
don't pinch kopecks (pennies)/stop pinching kopecks


Explanation:
Hence, she must pinch kopecks to make it from event to event. With her talent, Dementieva has had offers to train and study abroad.
http://wap.sharapova.borda.ru/?1-3-15-00000001-000-0-0

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If you're in a hurry and not pinching kopecks, hiring someone to drive you to a nearby city is a common alternative.
https://books.google.com/books?id=jcNZUzdd-ukC&pg=PA355&lpg=...
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to spend as little money as possible:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pinch-...
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Be thrifty or miserly
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pinch pennies

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 03:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 164
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
don't be so tight


Explanation:
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Maria Kaverina
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:42
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 36
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2 days 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Don't be tightwads!


Explanation:
U.N. to NATO: Don't Be Tightwads on Refugees - TIME
content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,27665,00.html

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 14:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16
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