penny in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penny in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

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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ten a penny fig

много

ten a penny fig

с лопата да ги ринеш

Translations for penny 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!

пара

penny

давам последната си пара

give one's last penny [or cent]

на брашното евтин, на триците скъп

penny wise (and) pound foolish

penny Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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!

загрях!

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

Penny was enthralled by horses from a young age, something she believed she learned from her father, whom she idolized.

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Here the disciplined fury that she has been squandering on catch-penny plays becomes the vibrant beauty of finely wrought character...

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She believes that factory farming is abhorrent and no one should add one more penny of their money into sustaining it.

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Historically, actual physical penny shaving may be considered a form of salami slicing.

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When stamp duty was removed in 1860, the newspaper immediately dropped its price to one penny.

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That's the kind of volatility penny stocks have when they are promoted.

money.cnn.com

Truly a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish!

www.gizmag.com

If we're talking a penny a byte, a petabyte is one quadrillion pennies, or about $10 trillion dollars.

www.zdnet.com

It opened in 1944 with penny machines, crane games, and a chintzy museum.

www.newyorker.com

Despite countless promises to settle up for the money he stole, he never paid a penny.

www.mirror.co.uk