penny

penny
['penɪ]
nome
1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.

it won't cost you a penny! — non ti costerà niente!

not a penny more! — non un soldo di più!

not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo

2) BE (pl. pence, pennies) (unit of currency) penny m.

fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny

3) AE (pl. pennies) centesimo m., cent m.
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a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money (10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects (a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used

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['peni]
plurals - pence; noun
1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny
2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) (centesimo)
3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, centesimo
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['penɪ]
nome
1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.

it won't cost you a penny! — non ti costerà niente!

not a penny more! — non un soldo di più!

not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo

2) BE (pl. pence, pennies) (unit of currency) penny m.

fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny

3) AE (pl. pennies) centesimo m., cent m.
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a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money (10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects (a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used


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