waste not want not

Catalan translation: a qui poc gasta, poc li basta

21:25 Feb 25, 2002
English to Catalan translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: waste not want not
So, thinking waste not want not, I helped myself... (story)
JaynePJ
Catalan translation:a qui poc gasta, poc li basta
Explanation:
Manca saber el context per triar la frase correcta, però m'ha semblat que aquesta correspondria a la traducció castellana - que és la que conec: "la economía protege de la necesidad".
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kalima
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Sorry not to have provided more context, thankfully this fits perfectly into the translation! Thanks alot
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4 +1a qui poc gasta, poc li basta
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a qui poc gasta, poc li basta


Explanation:
Manca saber el context per triar la frase correcta, però m'ha semblat que aquesta correspondria a la traducció castellana - que és la que conec: "la economía protege de la necesidad".

kalima
Grading comment
Sorry not to have provided more context, thankfully this fits perfectly into the translation! Thanks alot

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