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koin 1. noun(a piece of metal used as money: a handful of coins.) mynt2. verb1) (to make metal into (money): The new country soon started to coin its own money.) lage penger, (ut)mynte, prege2) (to invent (a word, phrase etc): The scientist coined a word for the new process.) dikte opp, finne på•- coinagemynt--------pregeIsubst. \/kɔɪn\/1) mynt, pengestykke, penger (hverdagslig)falsk mynt\/falske penger2) ( på mynt) preg3) ( gammeldags) hjørnestein, kileflip\/toss a coin kaste mynt og kronethe other side of the coin medaljens bakside, den andre siden av sakenpay a person back in his own\/the same coin ( overført) betale \/ gi igjen med samme myntring a coin teste en mynt på klangenIIverb \/kɔɪn\/1) mynte, prege2) ( overført) slå mynt på3) finne på, dikte (opp), lagecoin money eller coin it ( hverdagslig) tjene penger som gress, håve inn penger, tjene grovt med pengercoin one's brain leve på sitt gode hodeto coin a phrase for å si det på en litt original måte (sagt ironisk etter å ha brukt en klisje)
См. также в других словарях:
coin a phrase — To use a new phrase or expression (usu ironic, ie to repeat a cliché) • • • Main Entry: ↑coin … Useful english dictionary
coin a phrase — See to coin a phrase … English idioms
coin a phrase — invent a new saying, create a new phrase … English contemporary dictionary
coin a phrase (to) — Make up words to describe something … American business jargon
to coin a phrase — spoken phrase used when you realize that something you have said is a very well known phrase or expression He found out the hard way, to coin a phrase. Thesaurus: expressions used when repeating your own or someone else s wordssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
to coin a phrase — to create a new phrase, to make up a phrase To coin a phrase, Life is just book of idioms! … English idioms
(to) coin a phrase — something that you say before you use a phrase which sounds slightly silly. He was, to coin a phrase, as sick as a parrot … New idioms dictionary
to coin a phrase — spoken used when you realize that something you have said is a very well known phrase or expression He found out the hard way, to coin a phrase … English dictionary
to coin a phrase — said when introducing a new expression or a variation on a familiar one. → coin … English new terms dictionary
coin — [[t]kɔ͟ɪn[/t]] coins, coining, coined 1) N COUNT A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money. ...50 pence coins. ...Frederick s gold coin collection. 2) VERB If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it. [V n]… … English dictionary
coin — coin1 [ kɔın ] noun ** count a flat round piece of metal with special designs on it, used as money. A piece of money made from paper is called a bill. a. uncount money in the form of coins flip/toss a coin to throw a coin in the air to decide… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
