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141 Penny
'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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