Translations for „twopence“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

twopence [ˈtʌpəns] N Brit

1. twopence FIN:

twopence

два пе́нса

2. twopence inf (worthless thing):

twopence

ме́лочь f

to be worth twopence

ничего́ не сто́ить

Phrases:

to not care twopence about sth FIN

относи́ться безразли́чно к чему́-ли́бо

Usage examples with twopence

to be worth twopence

ничего́ не сто́ить

to not care twopence about sth FIN

относи́ться безразли́чно к чему́-ли́бо

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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The twopence in today's coinage would be worth two cents to post a letter, the five shillings worth six dollars and eight cents to post a large parcel.

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The matchboxes were quite small and held four to six matches, which were comparatively expensive -- retailing at twopence or four cents each.

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However, a sightseer who went onto the bridge and then left at the same side had to pay twopence.

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When the church was eventually returned to parish control, the vestry levied a special tax of twopence an acre on local landowners to pay for replacement windows.

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A longbowman could earn sixpence a day while a ploughman made twopence.

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Reply postcards cost twopence and, later, penny cards could be sent to "all places".

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We now had stamps in values of twopence, fourpence, one shilling and one and sixpence, and five shillings.

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The scheme was contributed to by the worker who contributed fourpence, the employer who contributed threepence and the government who contributed twopence.

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On that first day 2,277 persons were carried in four inside cars, which were worked by 27 horse, the fare being twopence all the way.

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