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(a) (unit of currency → in Britain, Ireland) penny m;∎ it cost me 44 pence ça m'a coûté 44 pence∎ it was expensive, but it was worth every penny c'était cher, mais j'en ai vraiment eu pour mon argent;∎ it won't cost you a penny ça ne vous coûtera pas un centime ou un sou;∎ every penny counts un sou est un sou;∎ they haven't got a penny to their name or two pennies to rub together ils n'ont pas un sou vaillant;∎ to earn or American turn an honest penny gagner honnêtement sa vie;∎ British familiar people like him are two or ten a penny des gens comme lui, ce n'est pas ça qui manque;∎ a penny for your thoughts à quoi penses-tu?;∎ British penny for the guy = phrase rituelle des enfants qui font la quête la veille de "Guy Fawkes Day";∎ proverb in for a penny in for a pound quand le vin est tiré, il faut le boire;∎ British proverb take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;∎ to be penny wise and pound foolish chipoter sur les petites dépenses sans regarder aux grandes►► American penny arcade galerie f de jeux;Penny Black = premier timbre-poste britannique;British familiar old-fashioned penny dreadful (novel) = roman d'amour ou d'aventures à quatre sous; (magazine) magazine m à sensation□ ;British Stock Exchange penny shares actions fpl d'une valeur de moins d'une livre sterling;American Stock Exchange penny stocks actions fpl d'une valeur de moins d'un dollar;penny whistle pipeau m -
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worth [wɜ:θ](a) (financially, in value)∎ to be worth £40,000 valoir 40 000 livres;∎ how much is the picture worth? combien vaut le tableau?;∎ it isn't worth much cela ne vaut pas grand-chose;∎ £10 isn't worth much nowadays 10 livres ne valent pas ou ne représentent pas grand-chose de nos jours;∎ his uncle is worth several million pounds la fortune de son oncle s'élève à plusieurs millions de livres;∎ it was worth every penny ça en valait vraiment la peine;∎ what's it worth to you? vous êtes prêt à y mettre combien?;∎ figurative it isn't worth the paper it's written on ça ne vaut pas le papier sur lequel c'est écrit;∎ to be worth one's weight in gold valoir son pesant d'or;∎ British any proofreader worth his salt would have spotted the mistake n'importe quel correcteur digne de ce nom aurait relevé l'erreur∎ it's worth a lot to me j'y attache beaucoup de valeur ou de prix;∎ the bracelet is worth a lot to me j'attache beaucoup de prix au bracelet;∎ their friendship is worth a lot to her leur amitié a beaucoup de prix pour elle;∎ she's worth ten of you elle en vaut dix comme toi;∎ it's more than my job's worth to cause a fuss je ne veux pas risquer ma place en faisant des histoires;∎ I can't do it, it's more than my life is worth je ne peux absolument pas prendre le risque de faire cela(c) (valid, deserving)∎ the church is (well) worth a visit l'église vaut la peine d'être visitée ou vaut le détour;∎ it's worth a try or trying cela vaut la peine d'essayer;∎ it wasn't worth the effort or the trouble cela ne valait pas la peine de faire un tel effort, ça n'en valait pas la peine;∎ it's not worth waiting for him cela ne vaut pas la peine de l'attendre;∎ is the film worth seeing? est-ce que le film vaut la peine d'être vu?;∎ without you, life wouldn't be worth living sans toi, la vie ne vaudrait pas la peine d'être vécue;∎ it's worth thinking about cela mérite réflexion;∎ it's worth knowing c'est bon à savoir;∎ don't bother to phone, it isn't worth it inutile de téléphoner, cela n'en vaut pas la peine;∎ don't get upset, he isn't worth it ne te rends pas malade, il n'en vaut pas la peine;∎ proverb if something's worth doing, it's worth doing well = si une chose vaut la peine d'être faite, elle vaut la peine d'être bien faite;∎ it would be worth your while to check or checking vous auriez intérêt à vérifier;∎ it's not worth (my) while waiting cela ne vaut pas la peine d'attendre ou que j'attende;∎ I'll make it worth your while je vous récompenserai de votre peine;∎ she was running for all she was worth elle courait de toutes ses forces ou aussi vite qu'elle pouvait;∎ I tried/I shouted for all I was worth j'ai essayé du mieux/crié aussi fort que j'ai pu;∎ for what it's worth pour ce que cela vaut2 noun(a) (in money, value) valeur f;∎ of great/little/no worth de grande/de peu de/d'aucune valeur;∎ £2,000 worth of damage pour 2000 livres de dégâts, des dégâts qui se montent à 2000 livres;∎ he sold £50 worth of ice cream il a vendu pour 50 livres de glaces(b) (of person) valeur f;∎ she knows her own worth elle sait ce qu'elle vaut, elle connaît sa propre valeur(c) (equivalent value) équivalent m;∎ he got a day's worth of work out of me for nothing j'ai travaillé pour lui l'équivalent d'une journée, pour rien;∎ a week's worth of supplies suffisamment de provisions pour une semaine -
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'peniplurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penique, centavo2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo•penny n peniquetr['penɪ]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL penique nombre masculino2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL centavo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa penny for your thoughts ¿en qué estás pensando?in for a penny, in for a pound de perdidos, al ríothe penny dropped caí (cayó etc) en la cuentato be two a penny / be ten a penny haber a montonesto cost a pretty penny costar un dineralnot to have a penny to one's name estar sin un duro, no tener dónde caerse muerto,-ato spend a penny ir al servicioto turn up like a bad penny aparecer en todas partes1) : penique m (del Reino Unido)n.• centavo s.m.• penique s.m.'peni1) ( in UK)a) (pl pence) penique mshe hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)
to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)
he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)
the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta
to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral
to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)
['penɪ]in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)
1.N (=value)(pl pence) (=coins) (pl pennies) (Brit) penique m; (US) (=cent) centavo m; (Spanish equivalent) perra f gorda•
it cost £500 but it was worth every penny — costó 500 libras, pero mereció la pena pagarlas•
£20, not a penny more, not a penny less — 20 libras, ni un penique más ni menos- count the pennies- a penny for your thoughts- be two or ten a penny- watch the pennieshonest 1., 2), pretty 1., 1), spend 1., 1)2.CPDpenny arcade N — (US) galería f de máquinas tragaperras
penny black N — primer sello de correos británico, que data del 1830
penny dreadful N — libro o revista escabroso o sensacionalista
penny farthing N — velocípedo m
penny loafer N — (US) mocasín m
penny whistle N — flauta f metálica
* * *['peni]1) ( in UK)a) (pl pence) penique mshe hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)
to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)
he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)
the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta
to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral
to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)
in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)
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'peniplurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penique, centavo2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo•penny n peniquetr['penɪ]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL penique nombre masculino2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL centavo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa penny for your thoughts ¿en qué estás pensando?in for a penny, in for a pound de perdidos, al ríothe penny dropped caí (cayó etc) en la cuentato be two a penny / be ten a penny haber a montonesto cost a pretty penny costar un dineralnot to have a penny to one's name estar sin un duro, no tener dónde caerse muerto,-ato spend a penny ir al servicioto turn up like a bad penny aparecer en todas partes1) : penique m (del Reino Unido)n.• centavo s.m.• penique s.m.'peni1) ( in UK)a) (pl pence) penique mshe hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)
to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)
he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)
the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta
to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral
to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)
in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)
['penɪ]N (familiar form) of Penelope* * *['peni]1) ( in UK)a) (pl pence) penique mshe hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)
to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)
he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)
the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta
to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral
to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)
in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)
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noun1) (British coin, monetary unit) Penny, dertwo/five/ten/twenty/fifty pence [piece] — Zwei-/Fünf-/Zehn-/Zwanzig-/Fünfzigpencestück, das od. -münze, die; see also academic.ru/33307/halfpenny">halfpenny
2)keep turning up like a bad penny — (coll.) immer wieder auftauchen
the penny has dropped — (fig. coll.) der Groschen ist gefallen (ugs.)
in for a penny, in for a pound — (prov.) wennschon, dennschon (ugs.)
a pretty penny — (coll.) eine hübsche od. schöne Stange Geld (ugs.)
take care of the pence or pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves — (prov.) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen
a penny for your thoughts — (coll.) woran denkst du [gerade]?
something is two or ten a penny — etwas gibt es wie Sand am Meer (ugs.)
* * *['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) der Penny2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) der Pfennig3) (the value of such a coin.) der Pfennig•* * *pen·ny[ˈpeni, pl pen(t)s]I'll give you $5,000 and not a \penny more ich gebe Ihnen 5.000 Dollar und keinen Pfennig mehra 50 \penny piece ein 50-Pence-Stück mto not cost a \penny nichts kostento save up one's pennies sparen▶ to not have a \penny to one's name keinen Pfennig [o ÖSTERR Groschen] [o SCHWEIZ Rappen] haben fam▶ to keep turning up like a bad \penny immer wieder auftauchen▶ look after [or take care of] the pennies and the pounds will look after [or take care of] themselves ( prov) wer den Pfennig [o ÖSTERR Groschen] [o SCHWEIZ Rappen] nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert prov▶ a \penny for your thoughts was [o woran] denkst du gerade?▶ to be worth every \penny sein Geld wert sein* * *['penɪ]n pl (coins) pennies or( sum) pencePenny m; (US) Centstück nthe hasn't got a penny (to his name) — er hat keinen Cent (Geld)
in for a penny, in for a pound ( esp Brit prov ) — wennschon, dennschon (inf); (morally) wer A sagt muss auch B sagen (prov)
I'm not a penny the wiser — ich bin genauso klug wie zuvor
will take care of themselves (Prov) — spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen
to count or watch the pennies — auf den Pfennig sehen
to spend a penny ( Brit inf ) — austreten, mal eben verschwinden (inf)
See:→ pretty, honest* * *penny [ˈpenı] s1. pl pennies, besonders koll pence [pens] Br Penny m (1/100 Pfund):in pennies in Pennymünzen;in for a penny, in for a pound (Sprichwort)a) wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen,b) wenn schon, denn schon;take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves (Sprichwort) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen;a penny for your thoughts ich gäb was dafür, wenn ich wüsste, woran Sie jetzt denken;the penny has dropped umg der Groschen ist gefallen;a bad penny always turns up (Sprichwort) pej solche Leute kommen immer wieder;a) sie sind spottbillig, man bekommt sie nachgeworfen,b) es gibt sie wie Sand am Meer;it won’t cost you a penny es wird dich keinen Pfennig kosten;count (the) pennies jeden Pfennig umdrehen;he hasn’t got two pence to rub together umg er hat keinen Pfennig Geld;2. pl pennies US Cent md. abk1. date2. daughter3. day4. deceased5. denarius, denarii pl, = penny, pence pl7. diedp. abk1. page S.2. part T.4. past5. Br penny, pence6. per7. post, after8. power* * *noun, pl. usu. pennies (for separate coins), pence (for sum of money)1) (British coin, monetary unit) Penny, dertwo/five/ten/twenty/fifty pence [piece] — Zwei-/Fünf-/Zehn-/Zwanzig-/Fünfzigpencestück, das od. -münze, die; see also halfpenny
2)keep turning up like a bad penny — (coll.) immer wieder auftauchen
the penny has dropped — (fig. coll.) der Groschen ist gefallen (ugs.)
in for a penny, in for a pound — (prov.) wennschon, dennschon (ugs.)
a pretty penny — (coll.) eine hübsche od. schöne Stange Geld (ugs.)
take care of the pence or pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves — (prov.) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen
a penny for your thoughts — (coll.) woran denkst du [gerade]?
something is two or ten a penny — etwas gibt es wie Sand am Meer (ugs.)
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Penny m; ( fig)I'll give you $5,000 and not a \penny more ich gebe Ihnen 5.000 Dollar und keinen Pfennig [o ( ÖSTERR) Groschen] mehr;a 50 \penny piece ein 50-Pence-Stück m;to not cost a \penny nichts kosten;to save up one's pennies sparenPHRASES:pennies from heaven (dated) ein Geschenk des Himmels;to not have a \penny to one's name keinen Pfennig haben ( fam)look after [or take care of] the pennies and the pounds will look after [or take care of] themselves ( themselves) wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert ( prov)a \penny for your thoughts was [o woran] denkst du gerade?;to keep turning up like a bad \penny immer wieder auftauchen;a pretty \penny eine [ganze] Stange Geld ( fam)to not have two pennies to rub together arm wie eine Kirchenmaus sein ( fam)to be worth every \penny sein Geld wert sein;the \penny [has] dropped ( Brit) der Groschen ist gefallen;a \penny saved is a \penny earned (is a \penny earned) spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not ( prov)to spend a \penny pinkeln gehen ( fam) -
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1. (рl pence за парични суми, pennies за отделни монети) пени (1/100 от лирата)
not a PENNY to bless oneself with без пукната пара
bad PENNY черен гологан
to come back/turn up again like a bad PENNY черен гологан не се губи
to cost a pretty PENNY струва доста пари
to look twice at a PENNY треперя над парата, цепя косъма
to turn a PENNY изкарвам някоя друга пара
to turn an honest PENNY спечелвам някой друг лев с честен труд, припечелвам си нещичко
2. ам., кан. разг. цент
3. малка сума пари
4. attr за едно пени, на стойност едно пени
PENNY dreadful разг. булеварден роман
PENNY wise and pound foolish на триците скъп, на брашното евтин
a PENNY for your thoughts! какво си се замислил? in for a PENNY, in for a pound ако e гapгa, рошава да e, хванеш ли се на хорото, ще играеш
the PENNY dropped ясно ми e, сетих се, загрях
PENNY plain twopence coloured евтин, безвкусен, крещящ, па наирджийски
two a PENNY много, с лопата да ги ринеш, малоценен* * *{'реni} n 1. (рl pence за парични суми; pennies за отделни моне* * *цент; пени;* * *1. (рl pence за парични суми, pennies за отделни монети) пени (1/100 от лирата, съкр. (new) p.) 2. a penny for your thoughts! какво си се замислил? in for a penny, in for a pound ако e гapгa, рошава да e, хванеш ли се на хорото, ще играеш 3. attr за едно пени, на стойност едно пени 4. bad penny черен гологан 5. not a penny to bless oneself with без пукната пара 6. penny dreadful разг. булеварден роман 7. penny plain twopence coloured евтин, безвкусен, крещящ, па наирджийски 8. penny wise and pound foolish на триците скъп, на брашното евтин 9. the penny dropped ясно ми e, сетих се, загрях 10. to come back/turn up again like a bad penny черен гологан не се губи 11. to cost a pretty penny струва доста пари 12. to look twice at a penny треперя над парата, цепя косъма 13. to turn a penny изкарвам някоя друга пара 14. to turn an honest penny спечелвам някой друг лев с честен труд, припечелвам си нещичко 15. two a penny много, с лопата да ги ринеш, малоценен 16. ам., кан. разг. цент 17. малка сума пари* * *penny[´peni] n 1. (pl pence - за парични суми; pennies - за отделни монети) пени (1/12 от шилинга); 2. ам. разг. цент; 3. attr за едно пени; not a \penny to bless o.s. with без пукната пара́; two ( ten) a \penny много, в голямо количество; безстойностен, евтин; a bad \penny черен гологан; to come back ( turn up) again like a bad \penny черен гологан не се губи; to be worth every \penny струва (заслужава) си парите; to cost a pretty \penny струвам доста пари; to pinch pennies; to look twice at a \penny треперя над парата, цепя косъма; the \penny drops разг. чатвам, загрявам, разбирам; to turn a \penny изкарвам някоя пара; to turn an honest \penny спечелвам някой и друг грош с честен труд (обикн. шег.); to turn a useful \penny изкарвам (спечелвам) добри пари (by); • a \penny plain and twopence coloured евтин, креслив, крещящ, панаирджийски; \penny wise and pound foolish скъп на триците, евтин на брашното; a \penny for your thoughts! какво си се замислил? in for a \penny, in for a pound ако ще е гарга, да е рошава; to spend a \penny sl ползвам тоалетна. -
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I [wəːθ] n1) ценность, достоинство, значение, важностьIt is of no worth. — Это не имеет никакой цености.
He is a man of worth. — Он достойный человек.
- discovery of great worth- poem of little worth
- know the true worth of smth, smb's true worth
- know a friend's worth
- be of little worth
- be of no worth2) цена, стоимостьYou'll get your money's worth. — Это хорошая цена (за товар). /Это стоит ваших денег.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. — ◊ Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки. /Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе.
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. — ◊ Утро вечера мудренее.
One today is worth two tomorrows. — ◊ Не откладывай на завтра то, что можно сделать сегодня.
The game is worth the candle. — ◊ Игра стоит свеч
- true worth of smth, smb- pearl of great worth
- jewel of great worth
- sell smth for half of its worth
- buy a 50 pounds' worth of books
- buy a dollar's worth of stamps
- get one's money's worth II [wəːθ] adj(только предикативно) имеющий стоимость, стоящий, заслуживающийIt's not worth what you paid for it. — Это не стоит тех денег, что вы заплатили.
The suit is well worth the money. — За такой костюм вы недорого заплатили.
He ran for all he was worth. — Он бежал во весь дух.
If is not cheap but worth every penny. — Это дорого, но стоит того.
- be worth smth- worth the time
- worth smb's efforts
- worth smb's attention
- worth doing smth
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n. \worth of sth үнэ. What is this house \worth? Энэ байшин ямар үнэтэй вэ? Give me a dollar's \worth of apples, please. Нэг долларт алим өгнө үү. adj. 1. be \worth sth тодорхой үнэтэй. I paid only $ 3000 for this painting, but it`s \worth s lot more. Энэ зургийг би 3 мянган доллараар авсан боловч жинхэнээрээ бол хавьгүй үнэтэй. 2. \worth sth/ doing sth хэрэгтэй. This book is \worth reading. Энэ номыг унших хэрэгтэй. It`s not \worth the effort/ the trouble. Үүнд санаа зовох хэрэггүй. a bird in the hand worth two in the bush чамлахаар чанга атга. for all one/ it is worth байдаг хүчээрээ, боломжтой бүх аргаа хэрэглэн. for what it`s worth the game is not worth a candle not worth a damn, a straw, a red cent, a tinker`s cuss, etc ямар ч хэрэггүй, огт ашиггүй. not worth the paper it`s written дээр нь бичсэн цаасныхаа ч үнэд хүрэхгүй, хэнд ч хэрэггүй (зохиол, бүтээл). worth every penny worth one`s salt worth one`s/ its weight in gold алт шиг хэрэгтэй хүн. worth sb`s while ашиг орлоготой байх. worthily adv. зүй ёсоор. worthless adj. ямар ч үнэгүй, хэрэггүй. worthy adj. (-ier, -iest) 1. \worth of sth/ to do sth -ууштай, үнэлүүштэй. 2. \worth od sb/ sth зохистой. n. чухал хүн. өндөр албан тушаалтан. All the local \worthies have been invited to the ceremony. Нутгийн аятайхан алба хашдаг хүн бүрийг уг ёслолд урьсан байв. worthwhile adj. сонирхууштай, хийгээд үзэхэд буруудах зүйлгүй. It`s \worth taking the trouble to explain a job fully new employees. Шинээр ажилд орж байгаа хүмүүст ажлаа бүрэн сайн танилцуулаж байх нь хэрэгтэй юм шүү. -
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['pɛnɪ]pens m; (US) moneta f jednocentowa, jednocentówka fit won't cost you a penny — nie będzie cię to kosztowało ani pensa/grosza
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влететь в копеечку; обойтись в кругленькую сумму; стоить целое состояниеIt cost us an arm and a leg to get here. But it has been worth every penny and more.
A week's stay in that five-star hotel cost us an arm and a leg.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cost an arm and a leg
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12 Pfennig
m; -s, -e, bei Summen: -2. fig., in Wendungen: er hat keinen Pfennig he hasn’t (got) a penny to his name; jeden Pfennig dreimal umdrehen be very tight-fisted, count every penny; mit jedem Pfennig rechnen müssen have to count every penny; seinen letzten Pfennig für etw. ausgeben just manage to scrape together enough to buy s.th.; das ist keinen Pfennig wert it’s not worth a bean (Am. dime); ich würde keinen Pfennig für ihn geben I wouldn’t bet a penny on his chances; er hat nicht für einen Pfennig Mut / Anstand etc. he hasn’t got an ounce of courage / decency etc.; wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert Sprichw. etwa look after the pennies and the pounds (Am. dollars) will look after themselves* * *der Pfennigpfennig* * *Pfẹn|nig ['pfɛnɪç]m -s, -e or (nach Zahlenangabe) -[-gə] (HIST) pfennig (one hundredth of a mark)er hat keinen Pfennig ( Geld) — he hasn't got a penny to his name, he hasn't got two pennies to rub together, he hasn't got a dime (US)
ohne einen Pfennig dasitzen (inf) — to be left without a penny (Brit) or cent (US)
es ist keinen Pfennig wert (fig) — it's not worth a thing or a red cent (US)
dem/dafür gebe ich keinen Pfennig (lit) — I won't give him/it a penny
für seine Chancen gebe ich keinen Pfennig — I don't give much for his chances (inf), I wouldn't put much money on his chances (inf)
nicht für fünf Pfennig (inf) — not the slightest ( bit of)
er hat nicht für fünf Pfennig Anstand/Verstand (inf) — he hasn't an ounce of respectability/intelligence
das interessiert mich nicht für fünf Pfennig (inf) — that doesn't interest me in the slightest
wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert (Prov) — ≈ take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves (Brit Prov), ≈ a penny saved is a penny earned (US)
See:* * *der1) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) penny2) (the value of such a coin.) penny* * *Pfen·nig[ˈpfɛnɪç]m (hist) pfennigkeinen \Pfennig [Geld] haben not to have a penny, to be pennilesskeinen \Pfennig wert sein to be worth nothingkeinen \Pfennig not a penny; (Pfennigstück) pfennig piece▶ wer den \Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert (prov) take care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves prover hat nicht für fünf \Pfennig Anstand he hasn't an ounce of decency* * *der; Pfennigs, Pfennige pfennignicht für fünf Pfennig Verstand/Humor haben — (ugs.) have not an ounce of common sense/have no sense of humour whatsoever
wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert — (Spr.) take care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves (prov.); s. auch Heller
* * *1. HIST pfennig;50 Pfennig rausbekommen get 50 pfennigs changeer hat keinen Pfennig he hasn’t (got) a penny to his name;jeden Pfennig dreimal umdrehen be very tight-fisted, count every penny;mit jedem Pfennig rechnen müssen have to count every penny;seinen letzten Pfennig für etwas ausgeben just manage to scrape together enough to buy sth;das ist keinen Pfennig wert it’s not worth a bean (US dime);ich würde keinen Pfennig für ihn geben I wouldn’t bet a penny on his chances;er hat nicht für einen Pfennig Mut/Anstand etc he hasn’t got an ounce of courage/decency etc;wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert sprichw etwa look after the pennies and the pounds (US dollars) will look after themselves* * *der; Pfennigs, Pfennige pfennignicht für fünf Pfennig Verstand/Humor haben — (ugs.) have not an ounce of common sense/have no sense of humour whatsoever
wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert — (Spr.) take care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves (prov.); s. auch Heller
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13 grosz
m 1. (moneta polska) grosz (a Polish monetary unit) 2. (moneta austriacka) groschen (an Austrian monetary unit) 3. Hist. groschen 4. sgt pot. (pieniądze) money- ciężki a. ładny grosz good money- uciułać trochę grosza to put away a. aside a little money- ciułać grosz do grosza to save every penny- kupić coś za drogi grosz pot. to pay a pretty penny for sth- kupić/sprzedać coś za grosze to buy/sell sth for next to nothing; to buy/sell sth dirt cheap a. for peanuts pot.- liczyć się z każdym groszem pot. to count a. watch one’s pennies- nie mieć grosza przy duszy pot. to be penniless, not to have a penny to one’s name a. two pennies to rub together- nie mieć wstydu/rozumu za grosz pot. to have no shame/sense- wtrącać a. wtykać a. wsadzać (swoje) trzy grosze pot. to add a. put in one’s (two) pennyworth GB pot., to add a. put in one’s two cents’ worth US pot.- to nie jest warte trzech groszy a. złamanego grosza pot. it’s not worth a brass farthing GB pot., it’s not worth a red cent a. a plugged nickel US pot.* * *-a; -e; gen pl; -y; mgrosz (Polish monetary unit equal to 1/100 zloty)nie dać perf ani grosza — not to give a penny
zapłacić perf (wszystko) co do grosza — to pay (everything) to the last penny
* * *miGen. -a1. ( w Polsce) grosz.2. (= drobna moneta) penny, cent, farthing; być bez (złamanego) grosza (przy duszy) be penniless; not have one penny to rub against another; not have two pennies to rub together; co do grosza not a penny less, not a penny more; to the last penny; nie dać złamanego grosza give nothing; nie wydać złamanego grosza spend nothing; nie być wartym złamanego grosza not be worth a plugged l. wooden nickel; wtrącić trzy grosze pot. put in one's two cents' worth; kupić coś za psi grosz buy sth dirt-cheap, buy sth for a song; pay peanuts for sth; nie mieć za grosz czegoś not to have an ounce of sth.3. pot. (= kwota) money; kawał grosza a good bit of money; zarabiać grosze earn very little; kupić coś za ostatni grosz spend one's last dime on sth; wdowi grosz widow's mite; liczyć się z groszem count every penny twice; nie liczyć się z groszem spend money like it's going out of style.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > grosz
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14 sou
sou [su]masculine noun• c'est une affaire or une histoire de gros sous there's big money involved► de or à quatre sous cheap* * *sunom masculin1) ( petite monnaie) penny GB, cent USéconomiser sou par or à sou — to scrimp and save
2) ( petite quantité)••* * *su nmJe n'ai pas un sou sur moi. — I haven't got a penny on me.
pas un sou de bon sens — not an ounce of common sense, not a scrap of common sense
* * *sou nm1 fig ( petite monnaie) penny GB, cent US; ça ne m'a pas coûté un sou it didn't cost me a penny; je ne veux pas payer un sou de plus I don't want to pay a penny more; cette affaire ne rapporte pas un sou this business doesn't make a penny; il est arrivé/reparti sans le or un sou he arrived/left without a penny; je n'ai pas le premier sou I haven't got a single penny GB ou a red cent US; je n'ai pas un sou I haven't got two pennies to rub together GB, I'm broke○; être sans le sou to be penniless; un touriste sans le sou a penniless tourist; économiser sou par or à sou to scrimp and save; il est près de ses sous he's a penny-pincher; c'est une affaire de gros sous there's big money involved; un manteau de quatre sous a cheap coat; ⇒ vaillant;2 fig ( petite quantité) il n'a pas un sou or deux sous de bon sens/talent he hasn't got a scrap of common sense/talent; il n'a pas un sou de méchanceté he hasn't got a hint of malice in him;4 Can ( centième de dollar) cent;5 Helv ( cinq centimes suisses) five Swiss centimes.un sou est un sou every penny counts; être propre comme un sou neuf to be clean as a new pin○; s'embêter○ or s'ennuyer à cent sous de l'heure to be bored to death.[su] nom masculin[5 centimes] five centimeséconomiser sou à ou par sou to save every spare penny3. (locution)sous nom masculin pluriel(familier) [argent] cashdes sous, toujours des sous! money for this, money for that!c'est une affaire ou une histoire de gros sous there's a lot of cash involved -
15 centesimo
1. adj hundredth2. m: centesimo di dollaro centbadare al centesimo count every penny* * *centesimo agg.num.ord. e s.m. (the) hundredth // è la centesima volta che te lo ripeto, I'm telling you for the hundredth time◆ s.m. ( centesima parte) (one o a) hundredth (of sthg.), (the) hundredth part (of sthg.): centesimo di dollaro, di euro, cent; centesimo di franco, (st.) centime; centesimo di lira, (st.) centesimo; ti ripagherò fino all'ultimo centesimo, I'll pay you back to the last penny; calcolare al centesimo, to count to the last penny; non avere un centesimo, essere senza un centesimo, to be (completely) penniless // questa macchina per scrivere non vale un centesimo, this typewriter isn't worth a brass farthing // spendere sino all'ultimo centesimo, to spend one's last penny.* * *[tʃen'tɛzimo] centesimo (-a)1. agg2. sm(centesima parte) hundredth, (moneta: di dollaro, euro) centpochi centesimi di secondo — it's not worth a penny Brit o a red cent Am
essere senza un centesimo — to be penniless, a few hundredths of a second
* * *[tʃen'tɛzimo] 1.aggettivo hundredth2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) hundredth2) (moneta) cent; (di sterlina) penny••non ho un centesimo — I haven't got a cent o a farthing
calcolare qcs. al centesimo — to count sth. down to the last penny
* * *centesimo/t∫en'tεzimo/ ⇒ 26, 6hundredth( f. -a)1 hundredth2 (moneta) cent; (di sterlina) pennynon ho un centesimo I haven't got a cent o a farthing; calcolare qcs. al centesimo to count sth. down to the last penny; non vale un centesimo it isn't worth a brass farthing. -
16 compter
compter [kɔ̃te]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. ( = calculer) to count• combien en avez-vous compté ? how many did you count?• 40 cm ? j'avais compté 30 40cm? I made it 30• on peut compter sur les doigts de la main ceux qui comprennent vraiment you can count on the fingers of one hand the people who really understandb. ( = prévoir) to reckonc. ( = inclure) to include• nous étions dix, sans compter le professeur there were ten of us, not counting the teacherd. ( = facturer) to charge fore. ( = prendre en considération) to take into account• il aurait dû venir, sans compter qu'il n'avait rien à faire he ought to have come, especially as he had nothing to dof. ( = classer) to consider• on compte ce livre parmi les meilleurs de l'année this book is considered among the best of the yearg. ( = avoir l'intention de) to intend to ; ( = s'attendre à) to expect to• j'y compte bien ! I should hope so!2. <a. ( = calculer) to countb. ( = être économe) to economize• dépenser sans compter ( = être dépensier) to spend extravagantly ; ( = donner généreusement) to give without counting the costc. ( = avoir de l'importance) to countd. ( = valoir) to counte. ( = figurer) compter parmi to rank amongf. (locutions)• cette loi prendra effet à compter du 30 septembre this law will take effect as from 30 September► compter avec ( = tenir compte de) to take account of• un nouveau parti avec lequel il faut compter a new party that has to be taken into account► compter sans* * *kɔ̃te
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1) ( dénombrer) to counton ne compte plus ses victoires — he/she has had countless victories
je ne compte plus les lettres anonymes que je reçois — I've lost count of the anonymous letters I have received
sans compter — [donner, dépenser] freely
2) ( évaluer)il faut compter environ 100 euros — you should reckon on GB ou count on paying about 100 euros
3) ( faire payer)4) ( inclure) to countje vous ai compté dans le nombre des participants — I've counted you as one of ou among the participants
5) ( projeter)6) ( s'attendre à)‘je vais t'aider’ - ‘j'y compte bien’ — ‘I'll help you’ - ‘I should hope so too’
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verbe intransitif1) ( dire les nombres) to count2) ( calculer) to count, to add upil sait très bien compter, il compte très bien — he's very good at counting
3) ( avoir de l'importance) to matter ( pour quelqu'un to somebody)c'est l'intention or le geste qui compte — it's the thought that counts
le salaire compte beaucoup dans le choix d'une carrière — pay is an important factor in the choice of a career
4) ( avoir une valeur) to countcompter double/triple — to count double/triple
5) ( figurer)compter au nombre de, compter parmi — to be counted among
6)compter avec — ( faire face) to reckon with [difficultés, concurrence]; ( ne pas oublier) to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]
7)compter sans — ( négliger) not to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]
8)compter sur — ( attendre) to count on [personne, aide]; (dépendre, faire confiance) to rely on [personne, ressource]; ( prévoir) to reckon on [somme, revenu]
vous pouvez compter sur moi, je vais m'en occuper — you can rely ou count on me, I'll see to it
ne compte pas sur moi — (pour venir, participer) count me out
je vais leur dire ce que j'en pense, tu peux compter là- dessus (colloq) or sur moi! — I'll tell them what I think, you can be sure of that!
quand il s'agit de faire des bêtises, on peut compter sur toi! — (colloq) hum trust you to do something silly!
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se compter verbe pronominalles faillites dans la région ne se comptent plus — there have been countless bankruptcies in the area
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à compter de locution prépositive as from
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sans compter que locution conjonctive ( en outre) and what is more; ( d'autant plus que) especially as* * *kɔ̃te1. vt1) (établir le nombre de) to count2) (= inclure, dans une liste) to includesans compter qch — not counting sth, not including sth
On sera dix-huit, sans compter les enfants. — There'll be eighteen of us, not counting the children.
3) (= facturer) to charge forIl n'a pas compté le deuxième café. — He didn't charge us for the second coffee.
4) (= avoir à son actif, comporter) to haveL'institut compte trois prix Nobel. — The institute has three Nobel prizewinners.
5) (prévoir: une certaine quantité, un certain temps) to allow, to reckon onIl faut compter environ deux heures. — You have to allow about two hours., You have to reckon on about two hours.
6) (= avoir l'intention de)Je compte bien réussir. — I fully intend to succeed.
Je compte partir début mai. — I intend to leave at the beginning of May.
2. vi1) (calculer) to countIl savait compter à l'âge de trois ans. — He could count when he was three years old.
à compter du 10 janvier COMMERCE — from 10 January, as from 10 January
2) (= être non négligeable) to count, to matterL'honnêteté, ça compte quand même. — Honesty counts after all.
3) (qu'on peut prendre en compte) to countÇa ne compte pas - il s'est fait aider. — That doesn't count - he had help.
4) (= figurer)compter parmi — to be among, to rank among
compter avec qch/qn — to reckon with sth/sb
compter sans qch/qn — to reckon without sth/sb
6)compter sur [personne] — to count on, to rely on, [aide] to count on
7) (= être économe) to watch every penny, to count the penniesPendant longtemps, il a fallu compter. — For a long time we had to watch every penny.
* * *compter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( dénombrer) to count; compter les jours to count the days; ‘j'ai compté cinq coups à l'horloge’-‘j'en ai compté six’ ‘I counted five strokes of the clock’-‘I counted six’; ‘combien y a-t-il de bouteilles?’-‘j'en compte 24’ ‘how many bottles are there?’-‘I make it 24’; on compte deux millions de chômeurs/3 000 cas de malaria there is a total of two million unemployed/3,000 cases of malaria; une heure après le début de l'attaque on comptait déjà 40 morts an hour after the attack started 40 deaths had already been recorded; on ne compte plus ses victoires he/she has had countless victories; je ne compte plus les lettres anonymes que je reçois I've lost count of the anonymous letters I have received; j'ai compté qu'il y avait 52 fenêtres/500 euros I counted a total of 52 windows/500 euros; as-tu compté combien il reste d'œufs? have you counted how many eggs are left?;2 ( évaluer) compter une bouteille pour trois to allow a bottle between three people; pour aller à Caen il faut compter cinq heures you must allow five hours to get to Caen; il faut compter environ 100 euros you should reckon on GB ou count on paying about 100 euros; compter large/très large/trop large to allow plenty/more than enough/far too much; j'ai pris une tarte pour huit, je préfère compter large I got a tart for eight, I prefer to be on the safe side;3 ( faire payer) compter qch à qn to charge sb for sth; il m'a compté la livre à 1,71 euro he charged me 1.71 euros to the pound; il m'a compté 50 euros de déplacement he charged a 50 euro call-out fee;4 ( inclure) to count; je vous ai compté dans le nombre des participants I've counted you as one of ou among the participants; nous t'avons déjà compté pour le repas de la semaine prochaine we've already counted you (in) for the meal next week; as-tu compté la TVA? have you counted the VAT?; 2 000 euros par mois sans compter les primes 2,000 euros a month not counting bonuses; sans compter les soucis not to mention the worry; j'ai oublié de compter le col et la ceinture quand j'ai acheté le tissu I forgot to allow for the collar and the waistband when I bought the fabric; je le comptais au nombre de mes amis I counted him among my friends ou as a friend; s'il fallait compter le temps que j'y passe if I had to work out how much time I'm spending on it;5 ( avoir) to have [habitants, chômeurs, alliés]; to have [sth] to one's credit [victoire, succès]; notre club compte des gens célèbres our club has some well-known people among its members; un sportif qui compte de nombreuses victoires à son actif a sportsman who has many victories to his credit; il compte 15 ans de présence dans l'entreprise he has been with the company for 15 years;6 ( projeter) compter faire to intend to do; ‘comptez-vous y aller?’-‘j'y compte bien’ ‘do you intend to go?’-‘yes, I certainly do’; je compte m'acheter un ordinateur I'm hoping to buy myself a computer;7 ( s'attendre à) il comptait que je lui prête de l'argent he expected me to lend him some money; ‘je vais t'aider’-‘j'y compte bien’ ‘I'll help you’-‘I should hope so too’;8 ( donner avec parcimonie) il a toujours compté ses sous he has always watched the pennies; compter jusqu'au moindre centime to count every penny; sans compter [donner, dépenser] freely; se dépenser sans compter pour (la réussite de) qch to put everything one's got into sth.B vi1 ( dire les nombres) to count; compter jusqu'à 20 to count up to 20; il ne sait pas compter he can't count; il a trois ans mais il compte déjà bien he's three but he's already good at counting; compter sur ses doigts to count on one's fingers;2 ( calculer) to count, to add up; il sait très bien compter, il compte très bien he's very good at counting; cela fait 59 non pas 62, tu ne sais pas compter! that makes 59 not 62, you can't count!; compter sur ses doigts to work sums out on one's fingers;3 ( avoir de l'importance) [avis, diplôme, apparence] to matter (pour qn to sb); ce qui compte c'est qu'ils se sont réconciliés what matters is that they have made it up; c'est l'intention or le geste qui compte it's the thought that counts; 40 ans dans la même entreprise ça compte/ça commence à compter 40 years in the same company, that's quite something/it's beginning to add up; ça compte beaucoup pour moi it means a lot to me; je ne compte pas plus pour elle que son chien I mean no more to her than her dog; compter dans to be a factor in [réussite, échec]; le salaire compte beaucoup dans le choix d'une carrière pay is an important factor in the choice of a career; cela a beaucoup compté dans leur faillite it was a major factor in their bankruptcy; ça fait longtemps que je ne compte plus dans ta vie it's been a long time since I have meant anything to you; il connaît tout ce qui compte dans le milieu du cinéma he knows everybody who is anybody in film circles;4 ( avoir une valeur) [épreuve, faute] to count; compter double/triple to count double/triple; compter double/triple par rapport à to count for twice/three times as much as; ça ne compte pas, il a triché it doesn't count, he cheated; le dernier exercice ne compte pas dans le calcul de la note the last exercise isn't counted in the calculation of the grade; la lettre ‘y’ compte pour combien? how much is the letter ‘y’ worth?; la lettre ‘z’ compte pour combien de points? how many points is the letter ‘z’ worth?; une faute de grammaire compte pour quatre points four marks are deducted for a grammatical error;6 compter avec ( faire face) to reckon with [difficultés, concurrence, belle-mère]; ( ne pas oublier) to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]; ( prévoir) to allow for [retard, supplément]; il doit compter avec les syndicats he has to reckon with the unions; il faut compter avec l'opinion publique one must take public opinion into account; il faut compter avec le brouillard dans cette région you should allow for fog in that area;7 compter sans ( négliger) to reckon without [risque, gêne]; ( oublier) not to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]; c'était compter sans le brouillard that was without allowing for the fog; j'avais compté sans la TVA I hadn't taken the VAT into account;8 compter sur ( attendre) to count on [personne, aide]; (dépendre, faire confiance) to rely on [personne, ressource]; ( prévoir) to reckon on [somme, revenu]; vous pouvez compter sur moi, je viendrai you can count on me, I'll be there; tu peux compter sur ma présence you can count on me ou on my being there; vous pouvez compter sur moi, je vais m'en occuper you can rely ou count on me, I'll see to it; ne compte pas sur moi (pour venir, participer) count me out; ne compte pas sur moi pour payer tes dettes/faire la cuisine don't rely on me to pay your debts/do the cooking; ne compte pas sur eux pour le faire don't count on them to do it; le pays peut compter sur des stocks de vivres en provenance de… the country can count on stocks of food supplies coming from…; le pays peut compter sur ses réserves de blé the country can rely on its stock of wheat; je ne peux compter que sur moi-même I can only rely on myself; je leur ferai la commission, compte sur moi I'll give them the message, you can count on me; je vais leur dire ce que j'en pense, tu peux compter là-dessus○ or sur moi! I'll tell them what I think, you can be sure of that!; quand il s'agit de faire des bêtises, on peut compter sur toi○! iron trust you to do something silly!; compter sur la discrétion de qn to rely on sb's discretion; je compte dessus I'm counting ou relying on it.C se compter vpr leurs victoires se comptent par douzaines they have had dozens of victories; les défections se comptent par milliers there have been thousands of defections; leurs chansons à succès ne se comptent plus they've had countless hits; les faillites dans la région ne se comptent plus there have been countless bankruptcies in the area.D à compter de loc prép as from; réparations gratuites pendant 12 mois à compter de la date de vente free repairs for 12 months with effect from the date of sale.E sans compter que loc conj ( en outre) and what is more; ( d'autant plus que) especially as; c'est dangereux sans compter que ça pollue it's dangerous and what's more it causes pollution.compte là-dessus et bois de l'eau fraîche○ that'll be the day.[kɔ̃te] verbe transitif1. [dénombrer - objets, argent, personnes] to counton ne compte plus ses crimes she has committed countless ou innumerable crimesj'ai compté qu'il restait 200 euros dans la caisse according to my reckoning there are 200 euros left in the tillcompter les heures/jours [d'impatience] to be counting the hours/days2. [limiter] to count (out)a. [il va mourir] his days are numberedb. [pour accomplir quelque chose] he's running out of timeil ne comptait pas sa peine/ses efforts he spared no pains/effort3. [faire payer] to charge fornous ne vous compterons pas la pièce détachée we won't charge you ou there'll be no charge for the spare partle serveur nous a compté deux euros de trop the waiter has overcharged us by two euros, the waiter has charged us 15 francs too much4. [payer, verser] to pay6. [classer - dans une catégorie]compter quelque chose/quelqu'un parmi to count something/somebody among, to number something/somebody amongcompter quelqu'un/quelque chose pour: nous devons compter sa contribution pour quelque chose we must take some account of her contribution8. [avoir - membres, habitants] to havenous sommes heureux de vous compter parmi nous ce soir we're happy to have ou to welcome you among us tonightil compte beaucoup d'artistes au nombre de ou parmi ses amis he numbers many artists among his friends9. [s'attendre à] to expect10. [avoir l'intention de] to intendcompter faire quelque chose to intend to do something, to mean to do something, to plan to do something11. [prévoir] to allowil faut compter entre 14 et 20 euros pour un repas you have to allow between 14 and 20 euros for a mealje compte qu'il y a un bon quart d'heure de marche/une journée de travail I reckon there's a good quarter of an hour's walk/there's a day's workil faudra deux heures pour y aller, en comptant large it will take two hours to get there, at the most————————[kɔ̃te] verbe intransitifsi je compte bien, tu me dois 345 francs if I've counted right ou according to my calculations, you owe me 345 francstu as dû mal compter you must have got your calculations wrong, you must have miscalculated2. [limiter ses dépenses] to be careful (with money)ce qui compte, c'est ta santé/le résultat the important thing is your health/the end result40 ans d'ancienneté, ça compte! 40 years' service counts for something!je prendrai ma décision seule! — alors moi, je ne compte pas? I'll make my own decision! — so I don't count ou matter, then?tu as triché, ça ne compte pas you cheated, it doesn't countà l'examen, la philosophie ne compte presque pas philosophy is a very minor subject in the examcompter double/triple to count double/triplecompter pour quelque chose/rien to count for something/nothingquand il est invité à dîner, il compte pour trois! when he's invited to dinner he eats enough for three!4. [figurer]elle compte parmi les plus grands pianistes de sa génération she is one of the greatest pianists of her generation————————compter avec verbe plus prépositiondésormais, il faudra compter avec l'opposition from now on, the opposition will have to be reckoned with————————compter sans verbe plus préposition————————compter sur verbe plus préposition[faire confiance à] to count ou to rely ou to depend on (inseparable)[espérer - venue, collaboration, événement] to count on (inseparable)c'est quelqu'un sur qui tu peux compter he's/she's a reliable personne compte pas trop sur la chance don't count ou rely too much on luckje peux sortir demain soir? — n'y compte pas! can I go out tomorrow night? — don't count ou bank on it!il ne faut pas trop y compter don't count on it, I wouldn't count on itcompter sur quelqu'un/quelque chose pour: compte sur lui pour aller tout répéter au patron! you can rely on him to go and tell the boss everything!si c'est pour lui jouer un mauvais tour, ne comptez pas sur moi! if you want to play a dirty trick on him, you can count me out!————————se compter verbe pronominalses succès ne se comptent plus her successes are innumerable ou are past counting————————se compter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [s'estimer] to count ou to consider oneself2. [s'inclure dans un calcul] to count ou to include oneself————————à compter de locution prépositionnelleas from ou ofà compter du 7 mai as from ou of May 7thà compter de ce jour, nous ne nous sommes plus revus from that day on, we never saw each other again————————en comptant locution prépositionnelleil faut deux mètres de tissu en comptant l'ourlet you need two metres of material including ou if you include the hem————————sans compter locution adverbiale[généralementéreusement]donner sans compter to give generously ou without counting the cost————————sans compter locution prépositionnelle[sans inclure] not counting————————sans compter que locution conjonctiveil est trop tôt pour aller dormir, sans compter que je n'ai pas du tout sommeil it's too early to go to bed, quite apart from the fact that I'm not at all sleepy————————tout bien compté locution adverbiale -
17 Mark
n; -(e)s, kein Pl.2. fig. (Innerstes) auch core; kein Mark in den Knochen haben be feeble (umg. wimpish), have no get-up-and-go; jemandem durch Mark und Bein oder umg., hum. Pfennig gehen fig. set s.o.’s teeth on edge; jemanden bis ins Mark treffen cut s.o. to the quick; faul oder verderbt bis ins Mark rotten to the core; jemandem das Mark aus den Knochen saugen umg. bleed s.o. white (Am. auch dry)—f; -, -en; HIST. march; die Mark Brandenburg the Mark (of) Brandenburg; die Marken (Landschaft in Italien) the Marches—f; -, - und umg., hum. Märker; HIST. (Münze und Währung) mark; Deutsche Mark German mark, deutschmark; zehn Mark ten marks; jede Mark umdrehen ( müssen) umg. (have to) count every penny; müde I* * *das Markmarrow; pith; marrows* * *Mạrk I [mark]nt -(e)s, no pl(= Knochenmark) marrow; (BOT = Gewebemark) medulla, pith; (= Fruchtfleisch) puréebis ins Mark (fig) — to the core
jdn bis ins Mark treffen (fig) — to cut sb to the quick
es geht mir durch Mark und Bein (inf) — it goes right through me
IIkein Mark in den Knochen haben (fig) —
f -, -en1) (= Grenzland) borderland, march (rare)IIIdie Mark Brandenburg, die Mark (inf) — the Mark Brandenburg, the Brandenburg Marches
f -, - or (hum) -er (HIST)markDeutsche Mark — German mark, Deutschmark
mit jeder Mark rechnen, die or jede Mark umdrehen — to think twice before spending anything
* * *das1) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) pith2) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) pith* * *Mark1[ˈmark, pl ˈmɛrkɐ]f HIST markDeutsche \Mark German mark, deutschmarkdas ist keine müde \Mark wert it isn't worth a pennyjede [müde] \Mark umdrehen [o mit jeder [müden] \Mark rechnen] müssen (fam) to think twice before spending anythingsie lieben schnelle Autos und die schnelle \Mark they love fast cars and nice little earners famMark2<-[e]s>[ˈmark]1. (Knochenmark) marrowetw geht jdm durch \Mark und Bein (hum fam) sth goes right through sb, sth sets sb's teeth on edgejdn bis aufs \Mark aussaugen to bleed sb dry [or fam white]bis ins \Mark (fig) to the core [or quick]jdm bis ins \Mark dringen [o gehen] to cut sb to the quickMark3<-, -en>[ˈmark]f borderland, march specdie \Mark Brandenburg the Mark Brandenburg, the Brandenburg Marches* * *Idie; Mark, Mark markDeutsche Mark — Deutschmark; German mark
IIkeine müde Mark — (ugs.) not a penny; not a cent (Amer.)
das; Mark[e]s1) (KnochenMark) marrow; medulla (Anat.)das ging mir durch Mark und Bein — (fig.) it put my teeth on edge; it went right through me
2) (Bot.) (FruchtMark) pulp* * *Mark1 n; -(e)s, kein pl2. fig (Innerstes) auch core;jemandem durch Mark und Bein oder umg, humPfennig gehen fig set sb’s teeth on edge;jemanden bis ins Mark treffen cut sb to the quick;verderbt bis ins Mark rotten to the core;Mark2 f; -, -en; HIST march;die Mark Brandenburg the Mark (of) Brandenburg;die Marken (Landschaft in Italien) the MarchesDeutsche Mark German mark, deutschmark;zehn Mark ten marks;* * *Idie; Mark, Mark markDeutsche Mark — Deutschmark; German mark
IIkeine müde Mark — (ugs.) not a penny; not a cent (Amer.)
das; Mark[e]s1) (KnochenMark) marrow; medulla (Anat.)das ging mir durch Mark und Bein — (fig.) it put my teeth on edge; it went right through me
2) (Bot.) (FruchtMark) pulp* * *nur sing. m.mark (german monetary unit) n. nur sing. n.core n.marrow n.pith n.pulp n. -
18 penningr
(-s, -ar), m.1) a piece of property, article (hann skipar upp gózit, var þar hverr penningr valinn í);2) coin, money (enskir penningar);* * *m., mod. peningr, with a single n; the double n is borne out by rhymes, penningi, kenna, Bragi; a contr. form pengar also occurs, Dipl. i. 8, iii. 4, Bs. i. 699, Mar.: [cp. Engl. penny; Germ. pfennig; Dan. contr. penge; from Lat. pecunia]:—a penny, in sing. a coin, coined piece; in plur. also gener. = money: the word occurs as early as in Bragi, the oldest of Norse poets, who calls the round shield with the painted ring (see baugr) ‘the penny of Walhalla,’ for the halls of the ancients were hung with shields; it also occurs in the Ls. 40. It is probably one of the earliest borrowed Gr.-Lat. words in the Scandin. language; Byzantine and Roman coins up to the end of the 2nd century A. D. have been discovered in Danish cairns and fens (coins of the last decennium of the 2nd century have been discovered in a ‘mose fund’ in Sleswig); see also the remarks s. v. kinga; but money for trade-purposes was little used until after the introduction of Christianity, and the first mint-masters were English; Enskir penningar, English coins, English money, Eg. 767; see the curious records in the Saga, ch. 55, 61, but esp. 88; gull-p., a gold coin; silfr-p., a silver coin: for a coin used as a token see the story in Gísl. 14, 24.II. a small coin, a penny, a subdivision of an ounce; but the value varies, thus, thirty pence to an ounce, N. G. L. i. 225; sixty to an ounce, Grág. i. 500; tuttugu penningar vegnir í örtog, MS. 732. 16; ten to an ounce, Grág. i. 357; lögsilfr et forna, þat er tíu penningar göra eyri, ii. 188; penning er tíu væri fyrir alin vaðmáls, Hkr. ii. 231; ef pennings er vert eðr meira, 188; hálfum vegnum penningi miðr en hálfan sjótta eyri, 175; þrjá penninga Enska, Fms. ix. 442, v. l.; hann fann grafsilfr ok tók af tuttugu penninga, Landn. 146; þrjá penninga ok tvær örtogar, N. G. L. i. 76; bæta fjórum penningum ok tveim örtogum, id.; þrem penningum minna en eyri = an ounce minus three pennies, 77; þrjá penninga ok fimm ærtogar, … áttján penninga, … tólf penninga, … tvá hluti fimta pennings ok eyri; tvá hluti sétta pennings þat er fimtungi minna en full öln, 78, 79; þrír penningar taldir eru við einn veginn, 732. 16; hálf önnur örtug ok tveir peningar, Dipl. iii. 4; hann görði penning þann er ekki stóð minna en eyri, he made a coin which weighed not less than an ounce, Gísl. 14; gjalda Rúma-skatt einn penning taldan (Peter’s penny), K. Á. 194:—in translations, þrjátigi penninga, 655 vii. 3 ( triginti argenteis of the Vulgate, Gen. xxxvii. 28); tveim hundruðum penninga, 655 xi. 4 (=διακοσίων δηναρίων, John vi. 7); en hver sú kona sem hefir tíu peninga … eg hefi minn pening aptr fundið, Luke xv. 8, 9:—phrases, fyrir-göra hverjum penningi fjár síns, to forfeit every penny, K. Á. 144; hvern penning, every penny, Eg. 72; aldrei fær hann af því er ek á einn penning, MS. 4. 11; vert eins pennings, a penny’s worth, 4. 13; hvárki öln né penning, neither an ell nor a penny, i. e. not a whit, Ls 40.III. in plur. money; ríkr at penningum, monied, Dropl. 35; penninga upptekt, Fms. v. 162; mildr af penningum, i. 257; fá e-m góða penninga, vii. 319; svá marga penninga sem hér verðr brestr í, Dipl. ii. 10, iv. 3; fríðra penga, i. 8; frami ok fagrligir penningar, Fs. 6; til veraldligra pengi, Mar.; góðs ok penninga, Fms. iii. 91: sing. collect., Al. 4.COMPDS: penningalauss, penningaleysi, penningaríkr, penningaskortr.IV. in mod. Icel. usage penningr is used of cattle, live stock; sauð-peningr, sheep; naut-p., neat cattle; mjalta peninginn, to milk the sheep. This curious usage is due to an analogy with the old word fé, q. v. -
19 rechnen
I v/i1. MATH. calculate, make a calculation; PÄD. auch do sums (Am. addition); bei schwierigen Aufgaben: do one’s arithmetic; richtig / falsch rechnen calculate correctly / miscalculate; gut / nicht rechnen können be good / no good at figures2. (veranschlagen) reckon, estimate; grob gerechnet at a rough estimate ( oder guess); das ist großzügig gerechnet that’s a generous estimate; du kannst ja selbst rechnen! work it out for yourself, Am. do the math; von Montag an gerechnet as from Monday3. (sparsam sein) economize; er kann nicht rechnen (mit Geld umgehen) he doesn’t know how to handle money; wir müssen sehr oder mit jedem Euro rechnen we have to watch ( oder count) every penny4. rechnen auf (+ Akk) oder mit (sich verlassen auf) reckon ( oder count oder rely) on; (erwarten) reckon with, expect; ich rechne mit deiner Hilfe / deinem Verständnis I’m counting on your help / I hope you’ll understand; mit mir brauchst du nicht zu rechnen! count me out; wir müssen damit rechnen, dass er geht / dass der Flug Verspätung hat we must reckon on his ( oder him) leaving / on the flight being delayed; mit dir hatte ich ( noch) gar nicht gerechnet I hadn’t expected you at all; man muss mit allem / dem Schlimmsten rechnen one must be prepared for anything / for the worst; mit ihm wird man rechnen müssen he’s one to look out for in the future; alles rechnet mit einem Sieg von X everyone expects X to win, all the bets are on X winningII v/t1. MATH. calculate, work out; eine Aufgabe rechnen work out a problem; etw. schriftlich / im Kopf rechnen work s.th. out on paper / in one’s head2. (veranschlagen) reckon (on), estimate; (berücksichtigen) take into account; ich habe zwei Tassen Kaffee für jeden gerechnet I’ve allowed for two cups of coffee each; auch die Anfahrtszeit rechnen allow for ( oder include) travel(l)ing time; wir rechnen für die Fahrt vier Stunden we reckon the journey will take (us) four hours ( oder it’ll take four hours to get there); die Kinder nicht gerechnet not counting the children; alles in allem gerechnet all in all; jemanden rechnen zu count ( oder rank oder rate) s.o. among* * *das Rechnenarithmetic; reckoning* * *Rẹch|nen ['rɛçnən]nt -s, no plarithmetic; (ESP SCH) sums pl (Brit), arithmetic* * *(a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) sum* * *Rech·nen<-s>[ˈrɛçnən]1. (Schulfach) arithmetic2. (das Ausrechnen) working outam \Rechnen sein to be working [sth] out* * *das; Rechnens arithmetic* * *A. v/i1. MATH calculate, make a calculation; SCHULE auch do sums (US addition); bei schwierigen Aufgaben: do one’s arithmetic;richtig/falsch rechnen calculate correctly/miscalculate;gut/nicht rechnen können be good/no good at figures2. (veranschlagen) reckon, estimate;grob gerechnet at a rough estimate ( oder guess);das ist großzügig gerechnet that’s a generous estimate;du kannst ja selbst rechnen! work it out for yourself, US do the math;von Montag an gerechnet as from Monday3. (sparsam sein) economize;er kann nicht rechnen (mit Geld umgehen) he doesn’t know how to handle money;mit jedem Euro rechnen we have to watch ( oder count) every penny4.rechnen auf (+akk) oderich rechne mit deiner Hilfe/deinem Verständnis I’m counting on your help/I hope you’ll understand;mit mir brauchst du nicht zu rechnen! count me out;wir müssen damit rechnen, dass er geht/dass der Flug Verspätung hat we must reckon on his ( oder him) leaving/on the flight being delayed;man muss mit allem/dem Schlimmsten rechnen one must be prepared for anything/for the worst;mit ihm wird man rechnen müssen he’s one to look out for in the future;alles rechnet mit einem Sieg von X everyone expects X to win, all the bets are on X winning5. (zählen) count;rechnen zu count ( oder rank) amongB. v/t1. MATH calculate, work out;eine Aufgabe rechnen work out a problem;etwas schriftlich/im Kopf rechnen work sth out on paper/in one’s headich habe zwei Tassen Kaffee für jeden gerechnet I’ve allowed for two cups of coffee each;auch die Anfahrtszeit rechnen allow for ( oder include) travel(l)ing time;wir rechnen für die Fahrt vier Stunden we reckon the journey will take (us) four hours ( oder it’ll take four hours to get there);die Kinder nicht gerechnet not counting the children;alles in allem gerechnet all in all;C. v/r umg bring in some money, pay off;das rechnet sich nicht auch it’s not worth it* * *das; Rechnens arithmetic* * *n.calculating n. -
20 Pfennig
pfennig;keinen \Pfennig [Geld] haben not to have a penny, to be penniless;keinen \Pfennig wert sein to be worth nothing;keinen \Pfennig not a penny; ( Pfennigstück) pfennig pieceWENDUNGEN:wer den \Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert ( nicht wert) take care of the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves ( prov)nicht für fünf \Pfennig ( fam) not an ounce;er hat nicht für fünf \Pfennig Anstand he hasn't an ounce of decency;jeden \Pfennig umdrehen ( fam) to think twice about every penny one spends;
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