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1 penny
penny [ˈpenɪ]• a penny for your thoughts! (inf) à quoi penses-tu ?• to count the pennies regarder à la dépense (PROV) in for a penny in for a pound autant faire les choses jusqu'au bout[person] pingre* * *['penɪ]Note: Le pluriel de penny est pence pour une somme spécifique: 10 pence, 24 pence. A l'oral et à l'écrit on utilise souvent l'abréviation p: 47p, 1p. Le pluriel de penny est pennies pour les pièces en tant qu'objets comptables: a bag of pennies1) (pl pennies) ( small amount of money) ≈ centime ma five pence ou five p piece — une pièce de cinq pence
a 25 pence ou 25p stamp — un timbre-poste à 25 pence
3) US (pl pennies) cent m••a penny for your thoughts ou for them — (colloq) à quoi penses-tu?
a pretty penny — (colloq) une jolie somme
in for a penny in for a pound — lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves — Prov il n'y a pas de petites économies
the penny dropped — (colloq) ça a fait tilt (colloq)
to spend a penny — (colloq) GB euph aller au petit coin euph
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2 penny
penny n1 (pl pennies) ( small amount of money) ≈ centime m ; it won't cost you a penny! ça ne te coûtera pas un centime! ; not a penny more! pas un centime de plus! ; when he died she didn't get a penny quand il est mort elle n'a pas eu un sou ; not to have a penny to one's name ou two pennies to rub together être sans le sou ;2 GB (pl pence ou pennies) ( unit of currency) penny m ; fifty pence ou p cinquante pence ; a five pence ou five p piece une pièce de cinq pence ; a 25 pence ou 25p stamp un timbre-poste à 25 pence ;a penny for your thoughts ou for them ○ à quoi penses-tu? ; a penny saved is a penny gained ou earned un sou économisé est un sou gagné ; a pretty penny ○ une jolie somme ; in for a penny in for a pound lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire ; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves Prov il n'y a pas de petites économies ; the penny dropped ○ ça a fait tilt ○ ; they are two ou ten a penny on les ramasse à la pelle ○ ; to be penny wise pound foolish économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille ; to earn ou turn an honest penny gagner honnêtement son pain ; to spend a penny ○ GB euph aller au petit coin euph ; to turn up like a bad penny revenir continuellement. Le pluriel de penny est pence pour une somme spécifique: pence, pence. A l'oral et à l'écrit on utilise souvent l'abréviation p: p, p. Le pluriel de penny est pennies pour les pièces en tant qu'objets comptables: a bag of pennies.
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