“小气的”的英语可以翻译为：persnickety，costive，niggard，petty，curmudgeonly ...

我不喜欢这种小里小气的裤子.I don't like those skimpy trousers.原来似乎是非常小气的伯伯竟突然间慷慨起来,这倒一下子把我弄得目瞪口呆.Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by this sudden generosity.你决不可能治好他那小气的毛病, 他本性就是如此.You'll never cure him...