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1 penny
['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.) centavo3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo•* * *pen.ny[p'eni] n (pl pennies, pence) 1 pêni: moeda divisionária inglesa (1/100 da libra). 2 Amer coll centavo. 3 fig ninharia. 4 fig dinheiro. • adj que vale ou custa um pêni. a penny plain and twopence coloured aparentar mais que o valor real. a penny saved is a penny got de tostão em tostão se faz um milhão. a pretty penny coll uma boa bolada, uma nota preta. in for a penny, in for a pound quem começa tem de ir até o fim. the penny dropped! por fim ele(a) entendeu!, Braz a ficha caiu! to spend a penny coll fazer xixi. to turn an honest penny ganhar um dinheirinho honestamente. -
2 shilling
['ʃiliŋ]1) (in Britain until 1971, a coin worth one-twentieth of `1.)2) (in certain East African countries, a coin worth 100 cents.) xelim* * *shil.ling[ʃ'iliŋ] n 1 xelim: moeda inglesa que era equivalente a 5 pence, hoje extinta. 2 moeda usada no Quênia, na Somália, Tanzânia e em Uganda (África). a shilling in the pound cinco por cento. the King’s (ou Queen’s) shilling dinheiro de recrutamento. to cut somebody off a shilling deserdar.
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