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1 penny
s ([pl] pennies, pence) 1. peni (engleski novac) 2. novac, sitan novac; [fig] malenkost, neznatna svota; [US] [coll] cent / a pretty # = priličn, zamašna svota novca; Peter's # = 1. [hist] Petrov novčić (godišnji porez koji se plaćao papinskoj blagajni) 2. dobrovoljni prilog u novcu koji katolici daju u religiozne i dobrotvorne svrhe; a # for your thoughts = da mi je samo znati što misliš?; in for a #, in for a pound = što se započne, mora se i završiti, tko se u kolo hvata, mora i da poigra; take care of the pence = budi štedljiv na sitnicama, kod malih izdataka; to turn an honest # = pošteno zarađivati, zasluživati novac; a # plain and twopence coloured = poruga jeftinoj napirlitanosti; [coll] to spend a # = ići na WC; # wise and pound foolish = štedljiv kod malih, a rasipan kod velikih svota* * *
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