Tuppence Meaning in English

word

US

ˈtʌpəns

TUH-pens

UK

tˈʌpəns

TUH-pens

التعريف

A very small British coin worth two pennies; also used figuratively to mean something of little value or importance.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Now rare as actual money (pre-decimal UK); often heard in 'my tuppence worth' for giving one's opinion, especially when it's not very important. Informal and somewhat old-fashioned.

• Spanish: dos peniques - nada (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): dois pence - nada (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): dois pence - nada (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 两个便士 - 一文不值（引申）
• Chinese (Traditional): 兩個便士 - 一文不值（引申）
• Hindi: दो पैसे - कुछ भी नहीं (रूपक)
• Arabic: قرشان - لا شيء (مجازي)
• Bengali: টু পেনি (Br. মুদ্রা) - সামান্য মূল্য
• Russian: два пенса - грош (перен.)
• Japanese: ツーペンス（イギリスの古い硬貨） - 取るに足らないもの
• Vietnamese: hai xu (đồng tiền Anh cũ) - thứ không đáng giá
• Korean: 투펜스(영국 오래된 동전) - 별 가치 없는 것
• Turkish: iki peni (Eski İngiliz parası) - önemsiz şey
• Urdu: ٹو پنس (برطانوی سکہ) - معمولی قیمت
• Indonesian: dua peni (koin Inggris lama) - hal yang tidak berharga

جمل نموذجية

He found a tuppence on the street.

basic

She gave him a tuppence for helping.

basic

A tuppence isn't worth much today.

basic

Let me give you my tuppence worth on the matter.

natural

Honestly, I wouldn’t give a tuppence for that idea.

natural

No one asked for my tuppence, but here it is anyway.

natural