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cent

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a cent

EtymologyOpphav

fra engelsk; av latin centum ‘hundre’ from English; from Latin centum ‘hundred’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

skillemynt verdt en hundredel av hovedmynten subsidiary coin worth one hundredth of the main currency unit
  • 1 amerikansk eller kanadisk dollar = 100 cent 1 US or Canadian dollar = 100 cents
  • 1 euro = 100 cent 1 euro = 100 cents

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

ikke en cent ingen penger;
(absolutt) ingenting
no money;
(absolutely) nothing
Eng. phrasenot a penny
  • han eier ikke en cent he hasn’t got a penny to his name
ikke ta fem cent for ikke unnseto have qualms about, to be ashamed to (in {unnse seg}), skamme seg, vike tilbake for;
ikke ta fem øre forto have no compunction about it
not to unnseto have qualms about, to be ashamed to (in {unnse seg}), be ashamed of, shrink from;
to have no compunction about itikke ta fem øre for
Eng. phrasenot to think twice about it
  • hun tar ikke fem cent for å fornærme noen she has no compunction about insulting people