radin

stingy, cheap, cheapskate, miser

ʁ a . d ɛ̃

adjective Rare #32,838

stingy, cheap Colloquial; can sound insulting.

FR: Il est radin, il ne veut jamais payer le café.

EN: He's cheap; he never wants to pay for coffee.

Sois pas radin.

Don't be stingy.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Putain, Sal, t'es radin.

Fuck, Sal, you're cheap.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Il est tellement radin.

He's so stingy.

— Detective Chinatown (2015)

Juste un peu radin.

Just a little stingy.

— 2046 (2004)

Je n'ai simplement pas voulu que vous pensiez que j'étais radin.

I just didn't want you to think I was cheap.

Je sais avec certitude que Curtis est radin.

I know for certain that Curtis is stingy.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Tu n'es pas radin toi.

You're not cheap, are you?

— Better Days (2019)

Vous êtes radin.

You're stingy.

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

Soyez pas radin avec moi.

Don't be stingy with me.

— Jurassic Park (1993)

Comment tu peux être aussi radin ?

How can you be so stingy?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

noun · masculine Rare #40,549

cheapskate, miser Informal and often insulting.

FR: Mon frère est vraiment radin.

EN: My brother is such a cheapskate.

Cheapskate, go away!

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Radin de merde !

You cheapskate!

— Carandiru (2003)

Allonge un dollar, radin.

Cough up a dollar, cheapskate.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Non, mais quel gros radin !

Seriously, what a huge cheapskate!

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Quel radin tu fais !

You're such a cheapskate!

Tu es un vrai radin.

You're such a cheapskate.

Un radin de la pire espèce.

A miser of the worst kind.

Sounds similar to

ravin ʁ a . v ɛ̃ rabbin ʁ a . b ɛ̃ radeau ʁ a . d o radis ʁ a . d i