two-bit: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    United StatesGeneralinformalslangderogatory
    • Of little value or importance; cheap or inferior in quality.
    • Characterizing something or someone as petty, insignificant, or contemptible.

    Examples

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    • That two-bit gadget broke down after just one use; it’s definitely not worth the money.

      Ese aparato barato se descompuso después de un solo uso; definitivamente no vale la pena.

    • Don’t waste your time on two-bit scams promising quick riches.

      No pierdas tu tiempo con estafas insignificantes que prometen riquezas rápidas.

    • The movie was dismissed by critics as a two-bit production with poor acting and a weak plot.

      La película fue descartada por los críticos como una producción barata con mala actuación y trama débil.

  • 2.

    United StatesHistoricalinformaldated
    • Denoting a small monetary amount, originally equal to two bits (a quarter of a dollar).

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    • I only have a two-bit coin left, so I can’t pay for the bus fare.

      Solo me queda una moneda de dos bits, así que no puedo pagar el pasaje del autobús.

    • She found a two-bit piece on the sidewalk and picked it up out of curiosity.

      Ella encontró una moneda de dos bits en la acera y la recogió por curiosidad.

    • The vending machine only accepts two-bit coins, so you’ll need to have a few quarters on hand.

      La máquina expendedora solo acepta monedas de dos bits, así que necesitarás tener algunos cuartos a mano.

    • Back then, a two-bit was a common way to refer to a quarter of a dollar.

      En aquel entonces, dos bits era una forma común de referirse a un cuarto de dólar.

Examples:

  • EN: Well, we're not taking any two-bit bets tonight, Sport.
    ES: No aceptamos apuestas de 3 centavos.
  • EN: Well, I'm not making any two-bit bets tonight.
    ES: Esta noche, no haré apuestas de 3 centavos.
  • EN: He's gonna shoot a two-bit piece right out of that fellow's fingers.
    ES: Acertará a una moneda entre los dedos.
  • EN: That was a two-bit cigar.
    ES: Ése era un puro muy caro.
  • EN: I could almost see him handcuffed like a two-bit hood.
    ES: - Temía que pasara algo. La Prefectura...
  • EN: Wouldn't believe it looking at this place that you fellows that own her were running a two-bit crap game in the back of a Santa Barbara shop less than three months ago.
    ES: No te lo creerías mirando a este local. Los dos dueños jugaban a los dados en la barbería de Sam hace menos de tres meses.
  • EN: If they were running a two-bit crap game how did they get all this?
    ES: Si jugaban a los dados, ¿cómo han conseguido todo esto?
  • EN: You and this two-bit dick—
    ES: Tú y este polizonte...
  • EN: I'm gonna slap a two-bit cover charge on tomorrow, give the place a little class.
    ES: Mañana, cobraré 50 centavos, y le daré distinción al lugar.
  • EN: Will you please stop throwin' that two-bit hoofer up to me?
    ES: Deja de mencionarme a ese bailarín de segunda.
  • EN: A two-bit job and a...
    ES: Un empleo de medio dólar y un consejo de guerra.
  • EN: Well, I'm sick of playing these two-bit towns.
    ES: Sólo actuamos en pueblos.
  • EN: - Chicago isn't a two-bit town.
    ES: - Chicago no lo es.
  • EN: Quit squawking about a two-bit tie, will you?
    ES: No te quejes por esa mala corbata, ¿sí?
  • EN: A two-bit tie? I'll take...
    ES: ¿Una mala corbata?
  • EN: Well, we're not taking any two-bit bets tonight, Sport.
    ES: No aceptamos apuestas de 3 centavos.
  • EN: Well, I'm not making any two-bit bets tonight.
    ES: Esta noche, no haré apuestas de 3 centavos.
  • EN: He's gonna shoot a two-bit piece right out of that fellow's fingers.
    ES: Acertará a una moneda entre los dedos.
  • EN: That was a two-bit cigar.
    ES: Ése era un puro muy caro.
  • EN: I could almost see him handcuffed like a two-bit hood.
    ES: - Temía que pasara algo. La Prefectura...
  • EN: Wouldn't believe it looking at this place that you fellows that own her were running a two-bit crap game in the back of a Santa Barbara shop less than three months ago.
    ES: No te lo creerías mirando a este local. Los dos dueños jugaban a los dados en la barbería de Sam hace menos de tres meses.
  • EN: If they were running a two-bit crap game how did they get all this?
    ES: Si jugaban a los dados, ¿cómo han conseguido todo esto?
  • EN: You and this two-bit dick—
    ES: Tú y este polizonte...
  • EN: I'm gonna slap a two-bit cover charge on tomorrow, give the place a little class.
    ES: Mañana, cobraré 50 centavos, y le daré distinción al lugar.
  • EN: Will you please stop throwin' that two-bit hoofer up to me?
    ES: Deja de mencionarme a ese bailarín de segunda.
  • EN: A two-bit job and a...
    ES: Un empleo de medio dólar y un consejo de guerra.
  • EN: Well, I'm sick of playing these two-bit towns.
    ES: Sólo actuamos en pueblos.
  • EN: - Chicago isn't a two-bit town.
    ES: - Chicago no lo es.
  • EN: Quit squawking about a two-bit tie, will you?
    ES: No te quejes por esa mala corbata, ¿sí?
  • EN: A two-bit tie? I'll take...
    ES: ¿Una mala corbata?

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