cheap

not expensive; costing little money

barato, económico

• sth is cheap

Collocations cheap food · cheap clothes

• This restaurant offers very cheap meals.

  Este restaurante ofrece comidas muy baratas.

of poor quality because it is made or sold at a low price

de mala calidad, de baja calidad

• sth is cheap

Collocations cheap jewelry · cheap furniture

• The quality of these shoes is very cheap.

  La calidad de estos zapatos es muy baja.

unkind or unfair, especially in a way that saves money

cruel, injusto

• sth is cheap

Collocations cheap on expenses · cheap with time

• It's cheap of you to expect me to work for free.

  Es cruel de tu parte esperar que trabaje gratis.

to say something bad about someone in a way that is not fair or true

calumniar, difamar

• cheap at sb

• He's always cheaping at his colleagues behind their backs.

  Siempre calumnia a sus colegas a sus espaldas.

to reduce the price of something to make it cheaper

rebajar, disminuir el precio

• cheap sth

• The store is cheaping its products for the holiday season.

  La tienda está rebajando sus productos para la temporada de vacaciones.

to save money by not spending as much as usual

ahorrar, economizar

• cheap on sth

• We need to cheap a bit more on our expenses.

  Necesitamos ahorrar un poco más en nuestros gastos.

used in informal contexts to mean 'good' or 'excellent'

genial, excelente

• sth is cheap

• That's a cheap idea!

  ¡Qué idea tan genial!

used in informal contexts to mean 'bad' or 'poor'

malo, pobre

• sth is cheap

• The service here is really cheap.

  El servicio aquí es realmente malo.