Babylon English-English Browse

cut corners
attempt to save time (or money, etc.) in a way that lowers quality, make detrimental cutbacks in an effort to economize

Concise Oxford English Dictionary Browse

cut corners
do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.
© Oxford University Press, 2004

WordNet 2.0 Browse
cut corners
Verb
1. do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product"
(hypernym) perform, execute, do

ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION Browse

cut corners
use less material, use less than required If we cut corners, we'll produce a low-quality product.
Babylon English-French Browse

cut corners
couper un virage; faire des économies exagérées (sens figuré); contourner les règlements

Babylon English-Spanish Browse

cut corners
economizar dinero, economizar esfuerzos, tomar atajos, redondear los bordes, salirse del camino acostumbrado administrativamente para ahorrar en tiempo y dinero (esto viene en cuenta de la calidad)

Explicatiile si sugestiile date sunt foarte bune.

Totusi, chiar daca intr-adevar intentia este de "a face economii, a se zgarci", pentru acest context special , as propune o traducere gen:
"In al treilea rand, nu va descalificati singur oferta prin neacordarea unui pret mai bun ..."

(Traducerea se bazeaza pe sensul sportiv al termenului : alergatorul - de cros, de ex - nu respecta parcursul, luand-o pe scurtatura ...)

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