penny

penny, cent

Petite pièce de faible valeur, généralement un centième de dollar ou de livre.

En anglais simple : A small coin worth very little, usually one hundredth of a dollar or pound.

• I found a penny on the floor.
• She keeps pennies in a jar.
• Can you spare a penny?

Synonymes : cent

Expressions courantes : copper penny, find a penny

penny

Pièce ou somme d’argent britannique valant un centième de livre.

En anglais simple : A British coin or amount of money equal to one hundredth of a pound.

• The price fell by one penny.
• This British penny is quite old.
• The bill came to ten pounds and one penny.

Expressions courantes : one penny, penny coin

argent, sou

Argent, surtout quand on parle d’économiser, de dépenser ou d’en avoir très peu.

En anglais simple : Money, especially when talking about saving, spending, or having very little.

• The trip was worth every penny.
• She saved every penny she earned.
• I haven't spent a single penny today.

Synonymes : money, cash

Expressions courantes : every penny, worth every penny, an honest penny

coincer avec des pièces

Empêcher une porte de s’ouvrir en coinçant de petites pièces entre la porte et son cadre.

En anglais simple : To stop a door opening by forcing small coins into the gap between it and its frame.

• Someone pennied our door last night.
• They tried to penny him in.
• Did you penny the dorm room door?

Comment l'utiliser : penny someone in (His roommates pennied him in as a prank.)

Expressions courantes : penny a door, penny someone in

mettre une pièce

Mettre une petite pièce dans le verre de quelqu’un lors d’un jeu qui l’oblige à finir sa boisson.

En anglais simple : To drop a small coin into someone's drink in a game that requires them to finish it.

• Someone pennied my drink at the party.
• Don't penny her while she is eating.
• He got pennied during the drinking game.

Expressions courantes : penny someone, penny a drink