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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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penny loafer — noun Date: 1968 a loafer with a strap across the upper originally used for holding a penny … New Collegiate Dictionary
penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
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penny loafer — leather slip on shoe with a slot on the vamp for carrying a single penny … English contemporary dictionary
penny loafer — noun a casual leather shoe with a decorative slotted leather strip over the upper … English new terms dictionary
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