penny

['peni]

plurals - pence; noun

1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) peni

2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) novčič

3) (the value of such a coin.) peni

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- penniless

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[péni]

noun

(plural pennies, pence) peni (angleški drobiž, 1/100 funta); American cent (kovanec); figuratively majhna vsota, denar

in for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče A, mora reči tudi B; začeto delo je treba končati

to make a penny — zaslužiti denar

to spend a penny — iti na stranišče

he hasn't a penny to bless himself with — nima niti beliča

a pretty penny — čedna vsota denarja

take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves — kamen na kamen palača

to turn an honest penny — zaslužiti denar s priložnostnim delom

in pennies — s posameznimi kovanci po 1 peni

a penny for your thoughts — če bi le vedel, kaj misliš

a penny plain and twopence coloured — posmeh cenenemu blišču

a penny soul never came to twopence — malenkosten človek nikoli ne uspe

penny number — zvezek romana v nadaljevanjih

in penny numbers — po malem

history Peter's penny — letni davek za papeža; prispevek za dobrodelne in cerkvene namene