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1 equivalent
[ɪ'kwɪvələnt] 1.2.to be equivalent to sth. — essere equivalente a qcs., equivalere a qcs
nome equivalente m.* * *[i'kwivələnt] 1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) equivalente2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) equivalente* * *[ɪ'kwɪvələnt] 1.2.to be equivalent to sth. — essere equivalente a qcs., equivalere a qcs
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2 penny
['penɪ]1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo
fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny
••a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money ( 10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects ( a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used
* * *['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.) (centesimo)3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, centesimo•* * *['penɪ]1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo
fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny
••a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money ( 10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects ( a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used
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