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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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Penny Dreadful — (also called penny number) was a term applied to nineteenth century British fiction publications, usually lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing a penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a… … Wikipedia
penny dreadful — ► NOUN historical or humorous ▪ a cheap, sensational comic or storybook … English terms dictionary
penny dreadful — n. [Brit. Informal] a cheap book or magazine containing stories of crime, terror, etc … English World dictionary
Penny dreadful — Page couverture d un penny dreadful : Black Bess; or, The knight of the road. Un récit romancé de la vie de Dick Turpin, un sujet de fiction populaire au Royaume Uni pendant le XIXe siècle. Un penny dreadful (aussi appelé penny horrible … Wikipédia en Français
penny dreadful — pl. penny dreadfuls. Chiefly Brit. a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel. [1870 75] * * * ▪ book plural penny dreadfuls, also called bloods an inexpensive novel of violent adventure or crime that was… … Universalium
penny dreadful — noun Date: circa 1873 a novel of violent adventure or crime • penny dreadful adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
penny-dreadful — adjective see penny dreadful … New Collegiate Dictionary
Penny Dreadful (film) — Infobox film name = Penny Dreadful caption = Penny Dreadful After Horror Fest director = Richard Brandes producer = Richard Brandes Braxton Pope Anita Sgarro Andrew Weiner writer = Diane Doniol Valcroze Arthur Flam Richard Brandes starring =… … Wikipedia
Penny Dreadful (disambiguation) — A Penny Dreadful is a 19th century British fiction publication that cost a penny.Penny Dreadful may also refer to:* Penny Dreadful (film), 2006 independent horror film * Penny Dreadful (novel), second novel by Will Christopher Baer * The Penny… … Wikipedia
Penny Dreadful (novel) — infobox Book | name = Penny Dreadful title orig = translator = image caption = MacAdam/Cage Publishing Reissue Cover author = Will Christopher Baer illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel… … Wikipedia
penny dreadful — noun A cheap pulp novel produced in 19th century Britain … Wiktionary