halfpennies in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for halfpennies in the English»Spanish Dictionary

halfpenny <pl halfpennies> [Am ˈheɪp(ə)ni, ˈhæfˌpɛni, Brit ˈheɪpni] N

1. halfpenny (coin):

halfpenny

medio penique m

2. halfpenny <pl halfpence [ˈheɪpəns] > (value):

halfpenny

medio penique m

fivepence halfpenny

cinco peniques y medio

See also rub

I.rub <pres part rubbing; pt, pp rubbed> [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] VB trans

1. rub:

rub (with hand, finger)

frotar

rub (firmly)

restregar

rub (firmly)

refregar

rub (massage)

masajear

rub (massage)

friccionar

she rubbed the glass clean

frotó el cristal hasta que quedó limpio

don't rub your eye!

no te restriegues or refriegues el ojo

to rub one's hands together

frotarse las manos

they will be rubbing their hands together (with glee) as they watch their shares soar

estarán frotándose las manos al ver cómo suben sus acciones

rub the oil into your skin

frótese (la piel) or hágase fricciones con el aceite

rub the cream on your skin

aplíquese frotando la crema en la piel

rub the fat into the flour

mezclar la grasa y la harina con los dedos

rub your hair dry with this towel

sécate el pelo con esta toalla

not to have two farthings or halfpennies or pennies to rub together Brit

no tener donde caerse muerto inf

to rub sb the wrong way Am

caerle mal a alguien

2. rub (clean, polish):

rub

frotar

she rubbed the silver until it shone

frotó la plata hasta que quedó reluciente

II.rub <pres part rubbing; pt, pp rubbed> [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] VB intr

to rub against/on sth these shoes rub against or on my heels

estos zapatos me rozan los talones

the cat rubbed against my legs

el gato se me restregó contra las piernas

III.rub [Am rəb, Brit rʌb] N

1.1. rub (act):

he gave his knee a good rub

se frotó bien la rodilla

give your hair a quick rub

sécate un poco el pelo con la toalla

give my feet a rub

masajéame los pies

1.2. rub (polish):

give it a rub to make it shine

frótalo (con un paño) para sacarle brillo

2. rub (difficulty):

the rub

el problema

there's the rub

ahí está el problema

there's the rub

esa es la cuestión

twopenny-halfpenny [Am ˌtəp(ə)niˈheɪp(ə)ni, Brit ˌtʌp(ə)nɪˈheɪpni] ADJ attr Brit inf

twopenny-halfpenny

de poca monta

twopenny-halfpenny

que no vale un céntimo

twopenny-halfpenny

que no vale un centavo

twopenny-halfpenny

que no vale un duro Spain inf

twopenny-halfpenny

que no vale un peso LatAm inf

shove-halfpenny [Am ˌʃəvˈheɪp(ə)ni, Brit] N U (in UK)

shove-halfpenny

juego parecido al tejo

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not to have two farthings or halfpennies or pennies to rub together Brit

no tener donde caerse muerto inf

halfpennies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for halfpennies in the English»Spanish Dictionary

halfpence N inv, halfpenny <-ies> N HISTORY

halfpence

medio penique m