Pronúncia: ˈpɛnɪ
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[pl.: pennies][pl.: pence]
noun
- British penic.
- United States centau.
- [Catalan equivalent] xavo, malla, cèntim.
- for two pence I'd... per menys de no res..., de bona gana...
- in for a penny, in for a pound preu per preu, sabates grosses, posats a fer....
- I'm not a penny the wiser no en tic ni idea.
- that must have cost a pretty penny deu haver costat una picossada.
- to earn an honest penny guanyar-se la vida honestament.
- he hasn't a penny to his name és més pobre que una rata.
- take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves de mica en mica s'omple la pica, diner fa diner.
- he turns up like a bad penny surt i surt com una moneda falsa, es repeteix com l'all.