pence in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pence in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

pence [pens] N

pence pl of penny

See also penny

penny <-ies> [ˈpenɪ] Brit < [or pence]> N

1. penny <pence> (value):

penny

пени nt

penny stock Am

акция, която се продава за по-малко от $1

2. penny <-ies> (coin):

not to have a penny to one's name

нямам пукната пара

to make [or earn], a quick penny

забогатявам бързо

Phrases:

the penny (has) dropped!

загрях!

the penny (has) dropped!

схванах!

penny and penny laid up will be many prov

от ситни парици стават жълтици prov

penny makes pound prov

капка по капка вир prov

a penny for your thoughts

за какво мислиш?

two [or ten] a penny

много

two [or ten] a penny

с лопата да ги ринеш

penny <-ies> [ˈpenɪ] Brit < [or pence]> N

1. penny <pence> (value):

penny

пени nt

penny stock Am

акция, която се продава за по-малко от $1

2. penny <-ies> (coin):

not to have a penny to one's name

нямам пукната пара

to make [or earn], a quick penny

забогатявам бързо

Phrases:

the penny (has) dropped!

загрях!

the penny (has) dropped!

схванах!

penny and penny laid up will be many prov

от ситни парици стават жълтици prov

penny makes pound prov

капка по капка вир prov

a penny for your thoughts

за какво мислиш?

two [or ten] a penny

много

two [or ten] a penny

с лопата да ги ринеш

See also pound³, pound², pound¹

I.pound³ [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound (hit repeatedly):

pound

удрям

pound

блъскам

to pound the table fig

удрям по масата

2. pound (walk heavily and noisily):

pound

вървя тежко и шумно

to pound in

влизам с шум и трясък

3. pound (walk along):

to pound the pavement

обикалям улиците

to pound the beat

правя редовната обиколка

4. pound (crush):

pound spices

счуквам

to pound into pieces

стривам на парченца

5. pound (beat):

pound

бия

6. pound (bombard):

pound

бомбардирам

II.pound³ [paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound (beat on noisily):

pound

тупам

to pound on a locked door

блъскам по заключената врата

to pound on a table

тропам по масата

to pound on a wall

чукам по стената

to pound away at sth

барабаня по нщ

2. pound (walk/run noisily):

pound

топуркам

3. pound (beat):

pound

туптя

pound heart

бия

the waves pounded the ship

вълните блъскаха кораба

my head is pounding

тряска ме главата

4. pound fig:

to pound away at sb/sth

обстрелвам с критика нкг/нщ непрекъснато

pound² [paʊnd] N

pound (place for stray cars)

място nt за неправилно паркирани коли

pound (place for stray animals)

място nt за безстопанствени котки и кучета

pound¹ [paʊnd] N (unit of weight, currency)

pound

фунт m

ten pounds sterling

десет лири стерлинги

two pound coins

две монети от по една лира

100-pound note [or bill ] Am

банкнота от сто лири

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

настоявам за стриктно спазване на договорните условия от нкг

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

предявявам законово, но трудно изпълнимо искане пред нкг

I.penny-pinching [ˈpenɪˌpɪntʃɪŋ] N no pl

penny-pinching

скъперничество nt без мн

II.penny-pinching [ˈpenɪˌpɪntʃɪŋ] ADJ

penny-pinching

стиснат

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I managed to beat him down to 50 pence

успях да смъкна цената до 50 пенса

ten a penny fig

много

ten a penny fig

с лопата да ги ринеш

Translations for pence in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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стипца

penny-pincher

пишкам

spend a penny inf

петак

penny

грош

penny

не струвам пукнат грош

not to cost a penny

какво си се умислил?

a penny for your thoughts!

pence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I managed to beat him down to 50 pence

успях да смъкна цената до 50 пенса

not to have a penny to one's name

нямам пукната пара

to make [or earn], a quick penny

забогатявам бързо

the penny (has) dropped!

схванах!

penny and penny laid up will be many prov

от ситни парици стават жълтици prov

a penny for your thoughts

за какво мислиш?

a penny for your thoughts

какво си се замислил

in for a penny, in for a pound

като съм се уловил на хорото, ще играя докрай

not have a penny to one's name

нямам пукнат грош [o. пукната пара] inf (нищо нямам)

be a penny short of a shilling

имам бръмбари в главата си inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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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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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 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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Its value depreciated over the next eight years and was then pegged at two shillings four pence sterling in 1906.

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Other denominations such as the 50 pence and 2 are issued as circulating commemoratives.

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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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I remember one stamp was found in an old collection book that would probably have sold for 30 pence in a car boot sale.

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When you are two pence short of a tin of baked beans, and your child is hungry, it is the money.

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