Translations for „penny“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

penny <pennies [or pence]> [ˈpeni] N

1. penny Am:

penny

(um) centavo m moeda divisionária do dólar

2. penny Brit:

penny

pêni m moeda cujo valor corresponde a um centésimo da libra

3. penny fig:

they're ten a penny

eles não valem um tostão furado

penny Info

penny

a forma plural de penny é pence: “The newspaper costs 50 pence.”; mas para se referir a várias moedas de pêni, usa-se pennies: “There are ten pennies in my purse.”

penny-pinching ADJ

penny-pinching

avarento(-a)

penny-pinching

pão-duro(-a) inf

Usage examples with penny

they're ten a penny

eles não valem um tostão furado

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They would pause in each, and buy penny sweets and various fizzy drinks.

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To begrudge the lack of taxes is penny-wise but pound-foolish.

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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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Private sector savings are equal to government sector deficits, to the penny.

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

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

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

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

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Penny recovers, but the doe leaves behind a fawn.

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

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