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1 tuppence
ˈtʌpəns разг.;
см. twopence( разговорное) два пенса > * coloured дешевой расцветки;
кричащий, безвкусный > not to care a * относиться безразлично > not to be worth a * гроша ломаного не стоить > one wouldn't have given * for his chance of survival у него не было ни единого шанса ! tuppence разг. см. twopence tuppence разг. см. twopence twopence: twopence два пенса;
not to care twopence относиться безразличноБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tuppence
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2 not to be worth a tuppence
Общая лексика: гроша ломаного не стоить, грош цена, гроша медного не стоить, не стоить выеденного яйцаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > not to be worth a tuppence
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3 грош
муж.
1) half-kopeck coin/piece, half-copeck coin/piece;
penny, farthing перен.;
разг.;
peanut мн. купить что-л. за гроши ≈ to get smth. for peanuts грош цена, гроша ломаного не стоит ≈ not worth a pin;
not worth a brass farthing жалкие гроши ни гроша без гроша
2) (денежная единица Польши) grosh ∙ ни за грош ≈ (all) for nothing, (all) in vain за гроши ≈ for a song, for next to nothing ни в грош не ставитьм.
1. уст. half-copeck piece;
2. обыкн. мн. (маленькая сумма денег) penny sg., farthing sg. ;
за ~и for a song;
~а ломанного не стоит е not worth a rap/scrap;
без ~а (в кармане) penniless;
остаться без ~а be* penniless, be* stony-broke, be* broke to the world;
не иметь ни ~а за душой have* not a penny to bless one self with;
ни в ~ не ставить кого-л., что-л. not give*/care tuppence/a fig for smb., smth ;
~овый разг. cheap, twopenny-halfpenny.
См. также в других словарях:
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