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shillings

/ˈʃɪlɪŋz/

Meanings
noun

Chelín

A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries.

Examples :

"The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling."
El chelín valía doce peniques antiguos, o una vigésima parte de una libra esterlina.
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noun

Chelines

A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

Examples :

"During colonial times, settlers in Massachusetts used shillings, but a shilling in Pennsylvania bought you something different because the value of shillings varied between the colonies. "
Durante la época colonial, los colonos de Massachusetts usaban chelines, pero un chelín en Pensilvania te compraba algo diferente porque el valor de los chelines variaba entre las colonias.
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noun

El real español

(New York and some other states) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.

Examples :

"Back in colonial New York, a shopkeeper might have accepted eight shillings as payment for a loaf of bread, as shillings were equal to one dollar. "
En la Nueva York colonial, un tendero podría haber aceptado ocho reales españoles como pago por una barra de pan, ya que los reales equivalían a un dólar.
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Related Words

Illustration shopkeeper

shopkeeper noun

/ˈʃɒpˌkiːpər/ /ˈʃɑːpˌkiːpər/

Tendero, comerciante

"The shopkeeper at the corner store sold fresh fruit to the children on their way home from school. "

El tendero de la tienda de la esquina vendió fruta fresca a los niños de camino a casa desde la escuela.

Illustration exchanged

exchanged verb

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒd/

Intercambiar, permutar

"At the school fair, Maria exchanged her drawing for a bag of cookies. "

En la feria escolar, María intercambió su dibujo por una bolsa de galletas.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

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sterling noun

/ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/

Libra esterlina

"My grandmother sent me fifty sterling for my birthday. "

Mi abuela me envió cincuenta libras esterlinas para mi cumpleaños.

Illustration countries

countries noun

/ˈkʌntɹiz/

Región, zona

"The rolling hills and quaint villages are typical features of the countries surrounding Oxford. "

Las colinas onduladas y los pueblos pintorescos son características típicas de las regiones que rodean Oxford.

Illustration souvenirs

souvenirs noun

/ˈsuːvəˌnɪərz/ /ˈsuːvəˌnɪəz/

Recuerdo, souvenir

"We bought small souvenirs at the museum to remember our class trip. "

Compramos pequeños recuerdos en el museo para recordar nuestra excursión escolar.

Illustration commonwealth

commonwealth noun

/ˈkɔmənˌwɛlθ/ /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/ /ˈkɒmənˌwelθ/ /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/

Bienestar de una comunidad, prosperidad

"The school's focus on student well-being is a key element of the commonwealth. "

El enfoque de la escuela en el bienestar de los estudiantes es un elemento clave del bienestar de la comunidad.

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different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

La diferencia

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

Mi familia tiene una diferencia de ideal para mi futuro que yo.

Illustration formerly

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

Anteriormente, antiguamente

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

Mi vecindario, anteriormente tranquilo, ahora está muy concurrido debido a las nuevas construcciones.

Illustration twentieth

twentieth noun

/ˈtwɛni.əθ/

Vigésimo

"In the line-up for school pictures, the twentieth student was wearing a blue shirt. "

En la fila para las fotos escolares, el vigésimo estudiante llevaba una camisa azul.

Illustration differing

differing verb

/ˈdɪfərɪŋ/ /ˈdɪfrɪŋ/

Diferir, ser diferente

"These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces."

Estos zapatos solo difieren de aquellos en tener cordones ligeramente más largos.

Illustration shilling

shilling noun

/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/

Chelín

"The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling."

El chelín valía doce peniques antiguos, o una vigésima parte de una libra esterlina.