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1 not have two halfpennies to rub together
English-Dutch dictionary > not have two halfpennies to rub together
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2 not to have two halfpennies to rub together
familiar no tener ni cincoEnglish-spanish dictionary > not to have two halfpennies to rub together
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3 not to have two halfpennies to rub together
Макаров: едва сводить концы с концамиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > not to have two halfpennies to rub together
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4 not to have a halfpenny or two halfpennies to rub together
no tener un céntimo, estar sin blancaEnglish-spanish dictionary > not to have a halfpenny or two halfpennies to rub together
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5 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) restregar, frotar
2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) friega, acto de restregar/frotar- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way
rub vb frotartr[rʌb]1 friega1 rozar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto rub it in familiar insistirto rub shoulders with codearse conto rub somebody up the wrong way sacar de quicio a alguien1) : frotar, restregarto rub one's hands together: frotarse las manos2) massage: friccionar, masajear3) chafe: rozar4) polish: frotar, pulir5) scrub: fregar6)to rub elbows with : codarse con7)to rub someone the wrong way : sacar de quicio a alguien, caerle mal a alguienrub vito rub against : rozarrub n1) rubbing: frotamiento m, fricción f2) difficulty: problema mn.• fricción s.f.• frotación s.f.• frotamiento s.m.• refregón s.m.• roce s.m.• rozadura s.f.expr.• caerle mal a alguien expr.v.• estregar v.• fregar v.• friccionar v.• frotar v.• limpiar frotando v.• refregar v.• restregar v.• rozar v.• sobar v.
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1. rʌb- bb- transitive verbto rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos
not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)
to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien
b) ( with a cloth) frotar
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vito rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas
Phrasal Verbs:- rub down- rub in- rub off- rub out- rub up
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1)a) ( act)b) ( polish)2) ( difficulty)[rʌb]1. N1) (gen)2) (fig)there's the rub — ahí está el problema, esa es la dificultad
the rub is that... — el problema es que...
2.VT (=apply friction) frotar; (hard) restregar, estregar; (Med etc) friccionar; (to clean) limpiar frotando; (=polish) sacar brillo a3.VIto rub against/on sth — rozar algo
- rub away- rub down- rub in- rub off- rub out- rub up* * *
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1. [rʌb]- bb- transitive verbto rub one's eye/eyes — restregarse* or refregarse* or (Méx) tallarse el ojo/los ojos
not to have two farthings o halfpennies o pennies to rub together — (BrE) no tener* donde caerse muerto (fam)
to rub somebody the wrong way — (AmE) caerle* mal a alguien
b) ( with a cloth) frotar
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vito rub AGAINST/ON something: these shoes rub against o on my heels estos zapatos me rozan los talones; the cat rubbed against my legs — el gato se me restregó contra las piernas
Phrasal Verbs:- rub down- rub in- rub off- rub out- rub up
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1)a) ( act)b) ( polish)2) ( difficulty) -
6 halfpenny
nounpl. usu. halfpennies for separate coins, halfpence for sum of money (Brit. Hist.) (coin) Halfpenny, der; (sum) halber Penny* * *half·pence[ˈheɪpən(t)s]half·pen·ny[ˈheɪpeni]n ( hist) halber Penny* * *halfpenny [ˈheıpnı] s Br1. pl halfpence [ˈheıpəns] halber Penny (= 1/200 Pfund):three halfpence, a penny halfpenny eineinhalb Pennies2. pl halfpennies Halbpennystück n:* * *nounpl. usu. halfpennies for separate coins, halfpence for sum of money (Brit. Hist.) (coin) Halfpenny, der; (sum) halber Penny -
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n. halve penny (munt)[ heepnie] 〈meervoud: halfpennies, ook halfpence〉♦voorbeelden: -
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tr['heɪpnɪ]noun (pl halfpennies)1 (coin) medio penique nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to have two halfpennies to rub together familiar no tener ni cincon.• medio penique s.m.'heɪpnifivepence halfpenny — cinco peniques y medio; rub I a)
['heɪpnɪ]N (pl halfpennies or halfpence) [ˌ'heɪpǝns] (Hist) medio penique m* * *['heɪpni]fivepence halfpenny — cinco peniques y medio; rub I a)
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1. [ʹheıpnı] n разг.1. 1) (pl halfpennies[ʹheıpnız]) полупенсовик, полпенни, монета в полпенса2) (pl halfpence[ʹheıpəns]) (сумма в) полпенса2. монета в полпенса (денежная единица после 1971 г.)♢
not a halfpenny the worse - ничуть не хужеa bad halfpenny - а) фальшивая монета; б) разг. бездельник; никчёмный человек
to come back /to turn up/ again like a bad halfpenny - вернуться обратно к своему владельцу ( против его желания); снова свалиться на голову кому-л.; ≅ от дурного нелегко отделаться
more kicks than halfpence - ≅ больше тумаков, чем пятаков
he is not a halfpenny the worse for it - с ним ничего не сделалось; ему хоть бы что; ≅ овчинка выделки не стоит
2. [ʹheıpnı] a разг.not to have two halfpennies to rub together - едва сводить концы с концами
грошовый, дешёвый, низкопробный -
10 halfpenny
['heɪpnɪ]1) GB stor. mezzo penny m.2) fig. spicciolo m.* * *halfpenny /ˈheɪpnɪ/n.2 (pl. halfpence) mezzo penny ( il valore): twopence halfpenny, due penny e mezzo; three halfpence, un penny e mezzo (letteralm.: tre mezzi penny)● (fig.) a few halfpence, pochi spiccioli □ (fig. fam.) not to have two halfpennies to rub together, non avere neanche un soldo.* * *['heɪpnɪ]1) GB stor. mezzo penny m.2) fig. spicciolo m. -
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n. (pl. halfpennies, или halfpence) 1. (монета од)половина пени2. not have/be unable to rub two halfpennies/pennies together inf. нема скршен денар; да го истресеш/свртиш наопаку, скршен денар нема да падне
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two halfpennies to rub together, not to have — To be very poor … A concise dictionary of English slang
rub — rub1 S3 [rʌb] v past tense and past participle rubbed present participle rubbing [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Low German rubben] 1.) [I and T] to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while… … Dictionary of contemporary English
halfpenny — noun (C) a small coin worth half of one penny, used in Britain in the past see also: not have two halfpennies to rub together rub 1 (11) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rubbed, rubbing — verb 1 (I, T) to move your hand, a cloth etc over a surface while pressing against it: Kolchinsky nodded and then rubbed his eyes wearily. | She began rubbing her hair with a towel. | You ll have to rub harder if you want to get it clean. 2 (T)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English