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twopenny-halfpenny

/ˈtʌp.ə.ni ˈhɑːf.pə.ni/

Traducción: Adjetivo británico anticuado que significa muy barato, de poco valor, insignificante o despreciable, a menudo con un matiz de desdén o menosprecio.

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adjective

/ˈtʌp.ə.ni ˈhɑːf.pə.ni/C2formalbritishobsoleto
  • esAdjetivo británico anticuado que significa muy barato, de poco valor, insignificante o despreciable, a menudo con un matiz de desdén o menosprecio.

An old-fashioned British adjective meaning cheap, worthless, or of very little value.

  1. Of trifling worthC2informalbritish

    Having very little value, importance, or significance; cheap or insignificant.

    esDe escaso valor

    • He wasted his money on some twopenny-halfpenny trinkets.
    • She dismissed his twopenny-halfpenny opinion without a second thought.
    • The shop sold only twopenny-halfpenny goods of poor quality.

    Sinónimoscheapinsignificantpaltrypettypiddlingpifflingtriflingtrivialworthless

    Antónimoscostlyexpensiveimportantprecioussignificantvaluable

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  • more twopenny-halfpenny comparative form
  • most twopenny-halfpenny superlative form