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coin [kɔɪn]1. noun• to coin a phrase... si je peux m'exprimer ainsi...3. compounds* * *[kɔɪn] 1.1) pièce f (de monnaie)2) [U] ( coinage) monnaie f2.transitive verb1) frapper [coins]she's really coining it in — (colloq) elle fait des affaires en or (colloq)
2) fig forger [word, term]••the other side of the coin is that — ( something negative) le revers de la médaille, c'est que; ( something positive) le bon côté de la chose, c'est que
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A n1 pièce f (de monnaie) ; a gold/nickel coin une pièce d'or/de nickel ; a pound coin une pièce d'une livre ;B vtr1 frapper [coins] ; she's really coining it ou money ○ elle fait des affaires en or ○ ;2 fig forger [word, term] ; money isn't everything, to coin a phrase l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur, comme on dit.to pay sb back in their own coin rendre à qn la monnaie de sa pièce ; two sides of the same coin les deux facettes d'un même problème ; the other side of the coin is that ( sth negative) le revers de la médaille, c'est que ; ( sth positive) le bon côté de la chose, c'est que.
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