pence in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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pence [Brit pɛns, Am pɛns] N npl Brit

pence → penny

See also penny

penny [Brit ˈpɛni, Am ˈpɛni] N

3. penny Am <pl pennies>:

penny
centesimo m
penny
cent m
a penny for your thoughts or for them inf
a che cosa stai pensando?
a penny saved is a penny gained or earned
un soldo risparmiato è un soldo guadagnato
a pretty penny inf
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 inf
finalmente ci sei arrivato
they are two or ten a penny
te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a dozzine or a bizzeffe
to be penny wise pound foolish
= essere oculato nelle piccole spese ma non in quelle grandi
to earn or turn an honest penny
guadagnarsi one-stamente da vivere
to spend a penny Brit inf, euph
andare al gabinetto or fare un po' d'acqua
to turn up like a bad penny
saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo

Peter's pence [Brit ˌpiːtəz ˈpɛns] N npl REL

penny [Brit ˈpɛni, Am ˈpɛni] N

3. penny Am <pl pennies>:

penny
centesimo m
penny
cent m
a penny for your thoughts or for them inf
a che cosa stai pensando?
a penny saved is a penny gained or earned
un soldo risparmiato è un soldo guadagnato
a pretty penny inf
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 inf
finalmente ci sei arrivato
they are two or ten a penny
te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a dozzine or a bizzeffe
to be penny wise pound foolish
= essere oculato nelle piccole spese ma non in quelle grandi
to earn or turn an honest penny
guadagnarsi one-stamente da vivere
to spend a penny Brit inf, euph
andare al gabinetto or fare un po' d'acqua
to turn up like a bad penny
saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo

penny dreadful [Am ˈˌpɛni ˈdrɛdfəl] N arch, inf

I.penny-pinching [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, Am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] N

II.penny-pinching [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪntʃɪŋ, Am ˈpɛni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ] ADJ

penny-farthing [Brit, Am ˈpɛni ˈfɑrðɪŋ] N

penny whistle [Brit, Am ˈpɛni ˌ(h)wɪsəl] N

penny-pincher [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃə, Am ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃər] N

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penny
penny
cinquanta penny
fifty p, pence

pence in the PONS Dictionary

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I.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] N

II.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] ADJ

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a penny for your thoughts prov
a cosa pensi?
not to have a penny to one's name
non avere il becco di un quattrino
to watch every penny (one spends)
spendere oculatamente

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pence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a penny for your thoughts
a cosa stai pensando?
to earn/cost a pretty penny
guadagnare/costare mica male
to earn a quick penny
fare dei guadagni facili
they're a penny a dozen
è roba da due soldi
a penny saved is a penny earned prov
soldo risparmiato soldo guadagnato prov
to be penny-wise and pound-foolish
risparmiare sulle piccole spese e sperperare nelle grandi
a penny for your thoughts prov
a cosa pensi?
to watch every penny (one spends)
spendere oculatamente
not to have a penny to one's name
non avere il becco di un quattrino
to turn up like a bad penny
essere come il prezzemolo fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The fish were sold in straps (six to eight pounds of fish strung together through the gills) for between two to four pence.
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There are a large number of charge bands, some with high pence-per-minute rates, others with a high fixed-price for the entire call.
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His plaintive notes sound out as shoppers leave 100 Congolese franc notes (seven pence) on the counter in exchange for biscuits.
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He spends his last few pence on a lottery ticket but, with no reliable income, is soon forced to exchange it for food.
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Public expenditure in the years 1892-93 was 80,000,000 with income tax at seven pence in the pound.
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The first postage stamp was issued for the island in 1856, the six-pence blue, marking the start of considerable philatelic interest in the island.
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You lived next door, and we got to each other's houses through a big cat flap under my kitchen sink that you had to put 50 pence in to open...
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It was equivalent to the pound sterling and was divided into 20 "shillings", each of 12 "pence".
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Originally the term new pence was used; the word new was dropped from the coinage in 1982.
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The price of the newspaper was originally tuppence but was eventually raised to three pence.
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