threepenny bit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for threepenny bit in the English»Serbian Dictionary

three·pen·ny 'bit N Brit hist

threepenny bit

novčić m od tri penija

Translations for threepenny bit in the English»Serbian Dictionary

bit¹ [bɪt] N inf

1. bit fig:

bit (piece)

parče nt

bit (some)

delić m

a bit of advice

savet

a bit of news

vest

bits of glass

parčići stakla

usu pl little bits [of metal]

opiljci

usu pl bits of paper

papirići

usu pl to blow sth to bits

razneti nešto u paramparčad

to fall to bits

propadati

to fall to bits

raspadati se

to smash sth to bits

razbiti nešto na komade

2. bit (part):

bit

parče nt

bit of a story, film

insert m

to do one's bit

uraditi svoj deo posla

bit by bit

malo po malo

3. bit (a little):

a bit

malo

just a bit

malčice

4. bit (rather):

a bit

pomalo

he's put on a bit of weight

malo se ugojila

he's a bit of a bore

pomalo je dosadan

that was a bit much

to je bilo malo previše

that was a bit too much of a coincidence

to je više od puke slučajnosti

he's a good bit older than his wife

on je mnogo stariji od svoje žene

to be a bit of an artist

pomalo umetnički nastrojen

[quite] a bit of money

znatna svota novca

to be a bit of a nuisance

pomalo smarati

to be a bit of a nuisance

biti dosadan

5. bit (short time):

I'm just going out for a bit

izaći ću na minut

I'll come along in a bit

doći ću za minut

hold on [or wait] a bit

pričekaj malo

6. bit (in negations):

not a bit

ni najmanje

not the least [or slightest] bit

ništa

but not a bit of it! Brit

ni mrvice!

7. bit pl Brit:

bits and pieces [or bobs]

sitnice

Phrases:

a bit of all right Brit sl

najzgodnija osoba

bit on the side

švaleracija

thrilled to bits

biti presrećan zbog nečega

bit² [bɪt] VB trans, intr

bit pt of bite

See also bite

I.bite [baɪt] N

1. bite (using teeth):

bite

ugriz m

bite of an insect

ubod m

bite mark

ujed

to have a bite to eat inf

uzeti neki zalogaj

to take a bite of a pizza

uzeti zalogaj pice

2. bite fig (sharpness):

bite

oštrina f

3. bite (fish):

at last I've got a bite

konačno grize

4. bite no pl (pungency):

bite

zajedljivost

bite

jetkost nt

II.bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB trans (cut with teeth)

bite

ujesti // ujedati

bite insect

ubosti // ubadati

to bite one's nails

grickati nokte

to bite one's tongue

ugristi se za jezik fig

what's biting you? fig

šta te muči?

III.bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB intr

1. bite (with teeth):

bite dog, snake

ujesti // ujedati

bite insect

ubosti // ubadati

2. bite also fig (take bait):

bite

zagristi // gristi

3. bite (affect):

bite

povrediti // povređivati

Phrases:

once bitten, twice shy prov

koga zmija ugrize taj i od guštera beži

bit³ [bɪt] N

1. bit (for horses):

bit

đem m

Phrases:

to get the bit between one's teeth

zagristi ući u neki posao

bit⁵ [bɪt] N COMPUT

bit

bit m

bit

binarna jedinica f

I.bite [baɪt] N

1. bite (using teeth):

bite

ugriz m

bite of an insect

ubod m

bite mark

ujed

to have a bite to eat inf

uzeti neki zalogaj

to take a bite of a pizza

uzeti zalogaj pice

2. bite fig (sharpness):

bite

oštrina f

3. bite (fish):

at last I've got a bite

konačno grize

4. bite no pl (pungency):

bite

zajedljivost

bite

jetkost nt

II.bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB trans (cut with teeth)

bite

ujesti // ujedati

bite insect

ubosti // ubadati

to bite one's nails

grickati nokte

to bite one's tongue

ugristi se za jezik fig

what's biting you? fig

šta te muči?

III.bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB intr

1. bite (with teeth):

bite dog, snake

ujesti // ujedati

bite insect

ubosti // ubadati

2. bite also fig (take bait):

bite

zagristi // gristi

3. bite (affect):

bite

povrediti // povređivati

Phrases:

once bitten, twice shy prov

koga zmija ugrize taj i od guštera beži

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His father returned every year, and brought with him a muslin bag tied with string, full of threepenny bits.

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It will also have 12 sides, and so harks back to one of the most fondly remembered coins of the 20th century, the dodecagonal threepenny bit.

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