Céntimo in english
Penny
pronunciation: peni part of speech: noun
pronunciation: peni part of speech: noun
In gestures
céntimo = cent.
Example: The material for the microfilm 'Britannica' would cost a nickel, and it could be mailed anywhere for a cent.more:
» estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean ; have not + a penny to + Posesivo + name .
Example: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?. Example: He, on the other hand, has long hair, unevenly cut, and not a penny to his name and hardly any prospects for the future.» sin un céntimo = skint ; penniless ; out-at-(the)-elbows ; hard-up .
Example: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?. Example: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. Example: Nature meant him for a slipshod, shambling Bohemian -- happy, out-at-the-elbows, always in debt, always irresponsible, and always pursued by duns and bailiffs. Example: Parents are so hard up they are leaving their babies in wet nappies because they cannot afford to change them.