pence in the Oxford-Hachette French 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
cent m
a penny for your thoughts or for them inf
à quoi penses-tu?
a penny saved is a penny gained or earned
un sou économisé est un sou gagné
a pretty penny inf
une jolie somme
in for a penny in for a pound
lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov
les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières
the penny dropped inf
ça a fait tilt inf
they are two or ten a penny inf
on les ramasse à la pelle inf
to be penny wise pound foolish
économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille
to earn or turn an honest penny
gagner honnêtement son pain
to spend a penny inf Brit euph
aller au petit coin euph
to turn up like a bad penny
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penny [Brit ˈpɛni, Am ˈpɛni] N

3. penny Am <pl pennies>:

penny
cent m
a penny for your thoughts or for them inf
à quoi penses-tu?
a penny saved is a penny gained or earned
un sou économisé est un sou gagné
a pretty penny inf
une jolie somme
in for a penny in for a pound
lorsque le vin est tiré, il faut le boire
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov
les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières
the penny dropped inf
ça a fait tilt inf
they are two or ten a penny inf
on les ramasse à la pelle inf
to be penny wise pound foolish
économiser un franc et en prodiguer mille
to earn or turn an honest penny
gagner honnêtement son pain
to spend a penny inf Brit euph
aller au petit coin euph
to turn up like a bad penny
revenir continuellement

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

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

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

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grand bi
penny-farthing

pence in the PONS Dictionary

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pence pl of penny

See also penny

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

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

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to be ten a penny fig
se ramasser à la pelle
they begrudged her every penny
ils lui ont reproché le moindre sou
to cut sb off without a penny
déshériter qn

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pence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the penny dropped
ça a fait tilt
they begrudged her every penny
ils lui ont reproché le moindre sou
to cut sb off without a penny
déshériter qn
to be ten a penny fig
se ramasser à la pelle
I don't get a penny in royalties
je ne reçois pas un sou de droits d'auteur
the penny (has) dropped!
ça a fait tilt!
a penny for your thoughts
à quoi penses-tu?
two [or ten] a penny
treize à la douzaine
a penny for your thoughts prov
à quoi pensez-vous?
to calculate down to the last penny
calculer au plus juste
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The pay rates reflected skill, with the draughtsmen getting eight pence a day in 1330, and needlewomen just over twopence.
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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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The price of the newspaper was originally tuppence but was eventually raised to three pence.
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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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In 2011, the shares were worth 19 pence, representing a taxpayer book loss of 26 billion.
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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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I remember one stamp was found in an old collection book that would probably have sold for 30 pence in a car boot sale.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
Public expenditure in the years 1892-93 was 80,000,000 with income tax at seven pence in the pound.
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Other denominations such as the 50 pence and 2 are issued as circulating commemoratives.
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The two pence coin was originally minted from bronze, but since 1992 it has been minted in copper-plated steel due to the increasing price of metal.
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