pennies in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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penny [Brit ˈpɛni, Am ˈpɛni] N

3. penny Am <pl pennies>:

penny
centesimo m
penny
cent m
a penny for your thoughts or for them inf
a che cosa stai pensando?
a penny saved is a penny gained or earned
un soldo risparmiato è un soldo guadagnato
a pretty penny inf
una bella sommetta
in for a penny in for a pound
quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov
il risparmio comincia dal centesimo
the penny dropped inf
finalmente ci sei arrivato
they are two or ten a penny
te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a dozzine or a bizzeffe
to be penny wise pound foolish
= essere oculato nelle piccole spese ma non in quelle grandi
to earn or turn an honest penny
guadagnarsi one-stamente da vivere
to spend a penny Brit inf, euph
andare al gabinetto or fare un po' d'acqua
to turn up like a bad penny
saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo

penny dreadful [Am ˈˌpɛni ˈdrɛdfəl] N arch, inf

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

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

penny-farthing [Brit, Am ˈpɛni ˈfɑrðɪŋ] N

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

penny-pincher [Brit ˈpɛnɪpɪn(t)ʃə, Am ˈpɛniˌpɪntʃər] N

penny-a-liner [ˌpenɪəˈlaɪnə(r)] N

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pennies in the PONS Dictionary

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I.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] N

II.penny-pinching [ˈpe·ni·ˌpɪn·tʃɪŋ] ADJ

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a penny for your thoughts prov
a cosa pensi?
not to have a penny to one's name
non avere il becco di un quattrino

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pennies Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to earn/cost a pretty penny
guadagnare/costare mica male
to earn a quick penny
fare dei guadagni facili
they're a penny a dozen
è roba da due soldi
a penny saved is a penny earned prov
soldo risparmiato soldo guadagnato prov
to pinch pennies
essere tirchio
to be penny-wise and pound-foolish
risparmiare sulle piccole spese e sperperare nelle grandi
a penny for your thoughts prov
a cosa pensi?
to watch every penny (one spends)
spendere oculatamente
not to have a penny to one's name
non avere il becco di un quattrino
to turn up like a bad penny
essere come il prezzemolo fig

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Watching the pennies is key to any new business' survival so having a simple accounting program where it's painless to enter expenses and track spending is essential.
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In return children were offered the chance to help themselves to pennies in a giant glass jar.
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This gap resulted in more than $116 million -- roughly 11.6 billion pennies -- in negative seigniorage.
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Some used new pennies as sixpences in vending machines.
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Point-of-sale donations were accounted for separately as' pennies' donations received and set aside as designated funds, to be passed on without deduction.
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It was finding people who would be willing to crouch down and stick pennies to the floor for hours at a time.
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I see people every day who scrape together their last few pennies to play the lottery.
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He brought $32 in paper money and 300 pennies.
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The twopenny coins measured exactly an inch and a half across; 16 pennies lined up would reach two feet.
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In 1653 his wife was presented for selling beer above the legal price of two pennies per quart.
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