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two·pen·ny[ˈtʌpəni]\twopenny piece Zweipencestück nt\twopenny stamp/sweet Briefmarke f/Süßigkeit f zu zwei Pencewhat, you want to marry some \twopenny salesman? was, du willst so einen dahergelaufenen Verkäufer heiraten?* * *twopenny [ˈtʌpnı] adj1. Br HIST zu zwei Pennys:2. fig besonders Br armselig, billig -
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noun1) (British coin, monetary unit) Penny, dertwo/five/ten/twenty/fifty pence [piece] — Zwei-/Fünf-/Zehn-/Zwanzig-/Fünfzigpencestück, das od. -münze, die; see also academic.ru/33307/halfpenny">halfpenny
2)keep turning up like a bad penny — (coll.) immer wieder auftauchen
the penny has dropped — (fig. coll.) der Groschen ist gefallen (ugs.)
in for a penny, in for a pound — (prov.) wennschon, dennschon (ugs.)
a pretty penny — (coll.) eine hübsche od. schöne Stange Geld (ugs.)
take care of the pence or pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves — (prov.) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen
a penny for your thoughts — (coll.) woran denkst du [gerade]?
something is two or ten a penny — etwas gibt es wie Sand am Meer (ugs.)
* * *['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) der Penny2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) der Pfennig3) (the value of such a coin.) der Pfennig•* * *pen·ny[ˈpeni, pl pen(t)s]I'll give you $5,000 and not a \penny more ich gebe Ihnen 5.000 Dollar und keinen Pfennig mehra 50 \penny piece ein 50-Pence-Stück mto not cost a \penny nichts kostento save up one's pennies sparen▶ to not have a \penny to one's name keinen Pfennig [o ÖSTERR Groschen] [o SCHWEIZ Rappen] haben fam▶ to keep turning up like a bad \penny immer wieder auftauchen▶ look after [or take care of] the pennies and the pounds will look after [or take care of] themselves ( prov) wer den Pfennig [o ÖSTERR Groschen] [o SCHWEIZ Rappen] nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert prov▶ a \penny for your thoughts was [o woran] denkst du gerade?▶ to be worth every \penny sein Geld wert sein* * *['penɪ]n pl (coins) pennies or( sum) pencePenny m; (US) Centstück nthe hasn't got a penny (to his name) — er hat keinen Cent (Geld)
in for a penny, in for a pound ( esp Brit prov ) — wennschon, dennschon (inf); (morally) wer A sagt muss auch B sagen (prov)
I'm not a penny the wiser — ich bin genauso klug wie zuvor
will take care of themselves (Prov) — spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen
to count or watch the pennies — auf den Pfennig sehen
to spend a penny ( Brit inf ) — austreten, mal eben verschwinden (inf)
See:→ pretty, honest* * *penny [ˈpenı] s1. pl pennies, besonders koll pence [pens] Br Penny m (1/100 Pfund):in pennies in Pennymünzen;in for a penny, in for a pound (Sprichwort)a) wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen,b) wenn schon, denn schon;take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves (Sprichwort) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen;a penny for your thoughts ich gäb was dafür, wenn ich wüsste, woran Sie jetzt denken;the penny has dropped umg der Groschen ist gefallen;a bad penny always turns up (Sprichwort) pej solche Leute kommen immer wieder;a) sie sind spottbillig, man bekommt sie nachgeworfen,b) es gibt sie wie Sand am Meer;it won’t cost you a penny es wird dich keinen Pfennig kosten;count (the) pennies jeden Pfennig umdrehen;he hasn’t got two pence to rub together umg er hat keinen Pfennig Geld;2. pl pennies US Cent md. abk1. date2. daughter3. day4. deceased5. denarius, denarii pl, = penny, pence pl7. diedp. abk1. page S.2. part T.4. past5. Br penny, pence6. per7. post, after8. power* * *noun, pl. usu. pennies (for separate coins), pence (for sum of money)1) (British coin, monetary unit) Penny, dertwo/five/ten/twenty/fifty pence [piece] — Zwei-/Fünf-/Zehn-/Zwanzig-/Fünfzigpencestück, das od. -münze, die; see also halfpenny
2)keep turning up like a bad penny — (coll.) immer wieder auftauchen
the penny has dropped — (fig. coll.) der Groschen ist gefallen (ugs.)
in for a penny, in for a pound — (prov.) wennschon, dennschon (ugs.)
a pretty penny — (coll.) eine hübsche od. schöne Stange Geld (ugs.)
take care of the pence or pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves — (prov.) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen
a penny for your thoughts — (coll.) woran denkst du [gerade]?
something is two or ten a penny — etwas gibt es wie Sand am Meer (ugs.)
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Penny m; ( fig)I'll give you $5,000 and not a \penny more ich gebe Ihnen 5.000 Dollar und keinen Pfennig [o ( ÖSTERR) Groschen] mehr;a 50 \penny piece ein 50-Pence-Stück m;to not cost a \penny nichts kosten;to save up one's pennies sparenPHRASES:pennies from heaven (dated) ein Geschenk des Himmels;to not have a \penny to one's name keinen Pfennig haben ( fam)look after [or take care of] the pennies and the pounds will look after [or take care of] themselves ( themselves) wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert ( prov)a \penny for your thoughts was [o woran] denkst du gerade?;to keep turning up like a bad \penny immer wieder auftauchen;a pretty \penny eine [ganze] Stange Geld ( fam)to not have two pennies to rub together arm wie eine Kirchenmaus sein ( fam)to be worth every \penny sein Geld wert sein;the \penny [has] dropped ( Brit) der Groschen ist gefallen;a \penny saved is a \penny earned (is a \penny earned) spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not ( prov)to spend a \penny pinkeln gehen ( fam)
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