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chichement

French → English

adv//ʃiʃ.mɑ̃//

(manner) Sparingly: in a stingy, meager, or very thrifty way; with parsimony

Cette famille ouvrière vivait chichement dans un petit appartement de banlieue.

(English) This working-class family lived meagerly in a small suburban apartment.

Le roi ne distribuait ses faveurs que très chichement à ses courtisans.

(English) The king distributed his favors only very sparingly to his courtiers.

Entry ID: fr:en:chichement · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary