moneda

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currency

sustantivo

moneda

feminine noun

1. coin (pieza)

una moneda de diez pesos -> a ten peso coin
pagar a alguien con o en la misma moneda (figurative) -> to pay somebody back in kind
ser moneda corriente (figurative) -> to be commonplace
moneda falsa -> counterfeit coin

2. currency (finance) (divisa)

moneda de curso legal -> legal tender
moneda débil -> weak currency
moneda extranjera -> foreign currency
moneda fuerte -> strong currency
moneda única -> single currency

LA MONEDA The “Palacio de la Moneda”, also known simply as la Moneda, is the name of the Chilean Presidential Palace and the seat of the government in the capital, Santiago. Originally built under Spanish colonial rule as the Royal Mint (1805), it became the presidential palace in 1846. It was severely damaged on September 11 1973, when president Salvador Allende attempted to resist the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet, though the palace was eventually rebuilt, and has now been opened to the public.

moneda [mo-nay'-dah]

noun

1. Money, pieces of gold, silver, or copper, coined for the purpose of trade; coinage. (f)

Moneda corriente -> current coin
Pagar a uno con la misma moneda -> to pay somebody back with his own coin
Una moneda de 5 dólares -> a 5-dollar piece

"moneda" en el foro de Respuestas


P:	La palabra del día: la moneda
R:	I received the email with "la palabra del día", and it contains the following example: >El euro es la moneda de mucha de Europa. - The euro is the currency…