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two penn'orth
Language:
Meanings:
1.
UK
Regional
informal
dialectal
colloquial
A small opinion or remark offered on a subject; equivalent to giving one's two pence or two pennies' worth.
2.
UK
archaic
dialectal
Literally, a small quantity or value equal to two pennies; used historically to denote a minor monetary amount.
Examples:
EN:
Everyone in Upton's signed it, most have added their two penn'orth, an' all.
ES:
Todo el mundo en Upton la ha firmado, la mayoría han añadido su leño al fuego, y todo eso.
EN:
Look, for my two penn'orth, I think we're flogging a dead horse with Bains and Brickford.
ES:
Mira, en mi opinión, creo que estamos tirando de un ovillo sin hilo con Bains y Brickford.
EN:
Well, I've found six old quills, three sets of eyeglasses and two penn'orth three farthing down a crack.
ES:
Bueno, he encontrado seis plumas viejas, tres pares de lentes y dos peniques tres cuartos en una grieta.
EN:
Red diesel: my two penn'orth
HI:
2 min मेरी चुत मेरी मर्जी
EN:
A sixpenny and two penn'orth.
ES:
Una de seis peniques y otro de dos.
EN:
A sixpenny and two penn'orth.
ES:
Una de seis peniques y otro de dos.
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