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penny

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noun

Penny, britisches Kupfergeld

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

Examples :

"Before decimalisation, my grandmother used to save pennies for her tea. "

Vor der Dezimalisierung sparte meine Großmutter Pennys für ihren Tee.

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noun

Ein-Penny-Münze

In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.

Examples :

"My grandmother gave me a penny for my allowance. "

Meine Großmutter gab mir einen Penny für mein Taschengeld.

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noun

Penny

In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

Examples :

"My grandmother gave me a few pennies for my lunch money at school. "

Meine Großmutter gab mir ein paar Pennys für mein Taschengeld in der Schule.

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noun

Cent-Münze

In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

Examples :

"My daughter saved her pennies to buy a new coloring book. "

Meine Tochter sparte ihre Cent-Münzen, um ein neues Malbuch zu kaufen.

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noun

Kleingeld, Cent-Münze

In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.

Examples :

"My grandmother gave me a penny for my good behavior in school. "

Meine Großmutter gab mir einen Cent für mein gutes Verhalten in der Schule.

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noun

Nagelgröße, angegeben als Kosten pro 100 Nägel oder Anzahl der Nägel pro Penny

A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.

Examples :

"The carpenter ordered 2000 nails at 5 pence per penny. "

Der Zimmermann bestellte 2000 Nägel zu 5 Pence pro Penny.

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noun

Geld

Money in general.

Examples :

"to turn an honest penny"

ehrliches Geld verdienen

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verb

Zupfropfen, blockieren

To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

Examples :

"Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall."

Zach und Ben waren erst eine Woche im College, als ihre Tür von den Mädchen im Flur zugepfropft wurde.

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verb

Durch Einsetzen einer Münze anstelle einer Sicherung einen Stromkreis umgehen

To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.

Examples :

"To save money, John pennyed the circuit breaker, inserting a coin into the fuse socket instead of a proper fuse. "

Um Geld zu sparen, umging John den Stromkreis, indem er eine Münze anstelle einer ordnungsgemäßen Sicherung in die Sicherungsfassung einsetzte.

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