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"Penny" is a noun which is often translated as "el centavo", and "nickel" is a noun which is often translated as "el níquel". Learn more about the difference between "penny" and "nickel" below.
penny(
peh
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ni
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el centavo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The penny has a profile of Abraham Lincoln on it.En la moneda de un centavo, hay un perfil de Abraham Lincoln.
b. el céntimo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bill comes out to ten dollars and a penny.El total de la cuenta es diez dólares y un céntimo.
a. el penique (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Excuse me, but you've dropped a penny.Disculpe, pero se le ha caído un penique.
nickel(
nih
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kuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (metal)
a. el níquel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nickel is used for platings because it is resistant to corrosion.El níquel se utiliza para enchapados porque es resistente a la corrosión.
a. la moneda de cinco centavos (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I remember when a chocolate bar only cost you a nickel.Recuerdo cuando una tableta de chocolate solo te costaba una moneda de cinco centavos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. niquelar
Many everyday products are nickeled to strengthen them though the metal does tend to tarnish.Muchos productos cotidianos son niquelados para endurecerlos aunque el metal tiende a deslustrarse.
