red cent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for red cent in the English»French Dictionary

red cent N Am inf

red cent

rond m inf

red cent

sou m

not to have a red cent

ne pas avoir un sou

not to give sb a red cent

ne pas donner un rond à qn inf

Translations for red cent in the French»English Dictionary

ne pas valoir tripette inf

not to be worth a red cent Am inf

je n'ai pas le premier sou

I haven't got a red cent Am

Translations for red cent in the English»French Dictionary

cent [Brit sɛnt, Am sɛnt] N

cent (of dollar)

cent m

cent (of euro)

centime m (d'euro)

cent (of euro)

cent m

I haven't got a cent

je n'ai pas un sou

I.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd] N

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

I like red

j'aime le rouge

red means ‘danger’

le rouge signifie ‘danger’

in red

en rouge

a shade of red

une nuance de rouge

2. red:

red, a. Red (communist) inf, pej

rouge mf

3. red (deficit):

to be in the red individual, account:

être à découvert

to be in the red company:

être en déficit

to be £500 in the red

être à découvert de 500 livres

you've gone into the red

vous avez un découvert

4. red (wine):

red

rouge m

5. red (red ball):

red

bille f rouge (de billard/snooker)

6. red (in roulette):

red

rouge m

II.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd] ADJ

1. red (in colour):

red apple, blood, lips, sky

rouge

red person, face, cheek

rouge (with de)

red hair, curl

roux/rousse

to go or turn red

devenir rouge, rougir

to paint/dye sth red

peindre/teindre qc en rouge

to dye one's hair red

se teindre les cheveux en roux

her eyes were red with weeping

ses yeux étaient rouges d'avoir pleuré

his face or he went very red

il a rougi très fort

red in the face

tout rouge

was my face red!

comme j'étais gêné!

there'll be red faces when…

certains vont être bien gênés quand…

2. red (communist):

red inf pej

rouge

III.red [Brit rɛd, Am rɛd]

to see reds under the bed inf

voir un complot communiste partout

to be caught red-handed

être pris la main dans le sac inf

to see red

voir rouge

red cent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for red cent in the English»French Dictionary

not a red cent Am inf

pas un sou

Translations for red cent in the English»French Dictionary

I.red [red] ADJ

red

rouge

red hair

roux(rousse)

Phrases:

not a red cent Am inf

pas un sou

red as a beetroot

rouge comme un coquelicot

II.red [red] N

1. red (colour):

red

rouge m

red hair

roux m

to turn red (with dye)

devenir rouge

to turn red (with embarrassment)

rougir

2. red POL:

red

rouge mf

Phrases:

in the red

à découvert

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

cent [sent] N

cent

cent m

Phrases:

I don't care a cent

je m'en moque éperdument

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Others hit out at the massive wages paid to executives while there is not a red cent in dividends to shareholders.

www.irishmirror.ie

The only way this gets settled is with her not getting one red cent.

www.theglobeandmail.com

You could pick every red cent of government spending and say it's done with stolen money, because someone, somewhere doesn't want to fund it.

www.macleans.ca

So, more than four out of five interns are working for free for companies from whom they will never receive a red cent.

www.independent.ie

The gas and oil industry do not require one red cent.

www.crikey.com.au

Not one red cent goes into the industry; the money is simply paid to the former owners to make them go away.

www.abc.net.au

Our citizens might wonder why we had failed to win a single red cent of forgiveness for ourselves.

www.independent.ie

Private schools should not be getting one red cent of public money.

www.smh.com.au

And he was never paid a red cent for his talent.

www.irishcentral.com

We will own it, and yet we won't get one red cent of profit for it.

www.cbc.ca