penny
/ˈpen.i/ (pl pennies, pence)Translation
n [c]
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⇨ penique
Can you lend me fifty pence? ¿Puedes prestarme cincuenta peniques?
(a) penny for your thoughts
⇨ ¿en qué piensas?
to be {two/ten} a penny
⇨ haber muchos,chas
⇨ ser muy frecuente
■ Se usa pennies cuando se alude a las monedas de un penique ■ La forma abreviada es p.(Definition of penny n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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