cheap

[/tʃiːp/]

adjective

barato

1. Low in price; costing little money

These shoes are cheap but good quality.

Estes sapatos são baratos mas de boa qualidade.

2. Of poor quality; inferior or shoddy

The fabric feels cheap and thin.

O tecido parece barato e fino.

3. Stingy or unwilling to spend money; miserly

He's too cheap to buy a decent meal.

Ele é muito avarento para comprar uma refeição decente.

4. Of little value or esteem; contemptible

That was a cheap trick to win the game.

Aquele foi um truque sujo para ganhar o jogo.

NYC Slang

whack (when referring to poor quality); broke (when referring to lack of money)

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General Brazilian

barato

Most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

barato

Standard usage; sometimes 'meia-boca' for poor quality

São Paulo

barato

Standard usage; 'porcaria' sometimes used for low quality

Portugal

barato

Standard usage; 'miserável' for contemptible sense

cheap as dirt - muito barato, custando quase nada

cheap shot - golpe baixo, truque sujo

cheap skate - pessoa avarenta, pão-duro

life is cheap - a vida não tem valor

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