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♦ penny /ˈpɛnɪ/● ( raro) penny-a-liner, giornalista da strapazzo; scribacchino; imbrattacarte □ ( filatelia) Penny Black, il penny nero (il 1В° francobollo ingl. e del mondo: del 1840) □ (fam.) penny dreadful, romanzo giallo da due soldi; romanzaccio pieno di orrori □ (stor.) penny-farthing, biciclo □ penny pincher, avaro, spilorcio, tirchio (sost.); (fam.) oggetto (articolo, automezzo, ecc.) che ha un prezzo conveniente (o che fa risparmiare) □ penny-pinching, (agg.) avaro, spilorcio, tirchio; (sost.) avarizia, tirchieria □ to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, essere tirchio con i centesimi e prodigo con gli euro □ a bad penny, un penny falso; (fig.) un poco di buono □ not to have a penny to one's name (o not to have two pennies to rub together), non avere il becco di un quattrino □ (fam.) a pretty penny, un bel gruzzolo; una bella somma (di denaro) □ (fam.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto □ to take care of the pence, badare al centesimo □ a three-penny stamp, un francobollo da tre penny □ to turn (o to earn, to make) an honest penny, guadagnarsi il pane (o la vita) onestamente □ ( di persona) to turn up like a bad penny, saltar fuori nei momenti meno opportuni □ two (o ten) a penny, molto comune □ A penny for your thoughts!, a che cosa stai pensando? ( si dice a persona assorta in meditazione) □ (fam.) The penny dropped!, finalmente ha (o hai, ecc.) capito! □ (prov.) A penny saved is a penny earned (o gained), quattrino risparmiato, due volte guadagnato □ (prov.) In for a penny, in for a pound, chi ha fatto trenta può fare trentuno; quando si è in ballo, bisogna ballare □ (prov.) Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves, il risparmio incomincia dal centesimo. -
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['penɪ]1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo
fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny
••a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money ( 10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects ( a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used
* * *['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) (centesimo)3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, centesimo•* * *['penɪ]1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo
fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny
••a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money ( 10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects ( a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used
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