pence in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pence [Am pɛns, Brit pɛns] N

1. pence pl of → penny

See also penny

penny [Am ˈpɛni, Brit ˈpɛni] N

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

penny
céntimo m
penny
centavo m
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene un céntimo
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene donde caerse muerta inf
she cut him off without a penny
no le dejó (ni) un céntimo
it's worth every penny
vale lo que cuesta
you'll pay back every penny you owe me
me pagarás hasta el último céntimo
and not a penny more/less!
¡y ni un céntimo más/menos!
pretty girls are ten or two a penny Brit
chicas bonitas hay a montones inf
a penny for them or for your thoughts
¿(en) qué estás pensando?
to count the pennies
mirar el dinero
to count the pennies
mirar la plata AmS inf
he keeps turning up like a bad penny
te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa inf
the penny (finally) dropped Brit
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to be penny wise and or but pound foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
to be worth/cost a pretty penny
valer/costar un dineral
to spend a penny Brit inf
hacer pis inf
in for a penny, in for a pound prov Brit
de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of or will look after themselves prov Brit
a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

penny [Am ˈpɛni, Brit ˈpɛni] N

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

penny
céntimo m
penny
centavo m
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene un céntimo
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene donde caerse muerta inf
she cut him off without a penny
no le dejó (ni) un céntimo
it's worth every penny
vale lo que cuesta
you'll pay back every penny you owe me
me pagarás hasta el último céntimo
and not a penny more/less!
¡y ni un céntimo más/menos!
pretty girls are ten or two a penny Brit
chicas bonitas hay a montones inf
a penny for them or for your thoughts
¿(en) qué estás pensando?
to count the pennies
mirar el dinero
to count the pennies
mirar la plata AmS inf
he keeps turning up like a bad penny
te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa inf
the penny (finally) dropped Brit
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to be penny wise and or but pound foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
to be worth/cost a pretty penny
valer/costar un dineral
to spend a penny Brit inf
hacer pis inf
in for a penny, in for a pound prov Brit
de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of or will look after themselves prov Brit
a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

See also rub, honest

I.rub <pres part rubbing; pt, pp rubbed> [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] VB trans

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1. rub:

rub (with hand, finger)
frotar
rub (firmly)
restregar
rub (firmly)
refregar
rub (massage)
masajear
rub (massage)
friccionar
she rubbed the glass clean
frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio
don't rub your eye!
no te restriegues or refriegues el ojo
to rub one's hands together
frotarse las manos
they will be rubbing their hands together (with glee) as they watch their shares soar
estarán frotándose las manos al ver cómo suben sus acciones
rub the oil into your skin
frótese (la piel) or hágase fricciones con el aceite
rub the cream on your skin
aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel
rub the fat into the flour
mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos
rub your hair dry with this towel
sécate el pelo con esta toalla
not to have two farthings or halfpennies or pennies to rub together Brit
no tener donde caerse muerto inf
to rub sb the wrong way Am
caerle mal a alguien

II.rub <pres part rubbing; pt, pp rubbed> [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] VB intr

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III.rub [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] N

honest [Am ˈɑnəst, Brit ˈɒnɪst] ADJ

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

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

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

penny-ante [ˌpɛnɪˈanti] ADJ Am inf

See also penny

penny [Am ˈpɛni, Brit ˈpɛni] N

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

penny
céntimo m
penny
centavo m
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene un céntimo
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene donde caerse muerta inf
she cut him off without a penny
no le dejó (ni) un céntimo
it's worth every penny
vale lo que cuesta
you'll pay back every penny you owe me
me pagarás hasta el último céntimo
and not a penny more/less!
¡y ni un céntimo más/menos!
pretty girls are ten or two a penny Brit
chicas bonitas hay a montones inf
a penny for them or for your thoughts
¿(en) qué estás pensando?
to count the pennies
mirar el dinero
to count the pennies
mirar la plata AmS inf
he keeps turning up like a bad penny
te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa inf
the penny (finally) dropped Brit
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to be penny wise and or but pound foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
to be worth/cost a pretty penny
valer/costar un dineral
to spend a penny Brit inf
hacer pis inf
in for a penny, in for a pound prov Brit
de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of or will look after themselves prov Brit
a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

Translations for pence in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

pence in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pence in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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pence pl of penny

See also penny

I.penny-pinching [ˈpeniˌpɪntʃɪŋ] N no pl

II.penny-pinching [ˈpeniˌpɪntʃɪŋ] ADJ

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the princely sum of 10 pence iron
la bonita suma de 10 peniques
I managed to beat him down to 50 pence
conseguí que me lo dejara a 50 peniques

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pence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I managed to beat him down to 50 pence
conseguí que me lo dejara a 50 peniques
a penny for your thoughts prov
¿en qué piensas?
to earn/cost a pretty penny
ganar/costar un dineral
a penny saved is a penny gained prov
muchos pocos hacen un montón prov
to watch every penny (one spends)
estar pendiente de cada céntimo (que se gasta)
the princely sum of 10 pence iron
la bonita suma de 10 peniques
to be penny-wise and pound-foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
this month I haven't got a penny
este mes me he quedado desnudo inf
a penny saved is a penny earned prov
dinero ahorrado, dinero ganado prov
to have to watch every penny
tener cuatro cuartos
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Other denominations such as the 50 pence and 2 are issued as circulating commemoratives.
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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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The price of the newspaper was originally tuppence but was eventually raised to three pence.
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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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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...
www.irishmirror.ie
Its value depreciated over the next eight years and was then pegged at two shillings four pence sterling in 1906.
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In 2011, the shares were worth 19 pence, representing a taxpayer book loss of 26 billion.
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Whether people would take the time to fiddle about for 20 pence or ask a passer-by for change, rather than water the nearby railings, we're not so sure.
news.fitzrovia.org.uk
The fish were sold in straps (six to eight pounds of fish strung together through the gills) for between two to four pence.
en.wikipedia.org

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