moneda

coin

currency

moneda(moh-neh-dah)

feminine noun

1. (metal money)

a. coin

Encontré cinco monedas entre los cojines del sofá.

I found five coins among the cushions on the couch.

Necesito monedas para la máquina expendedora.

I need coins for the vending machine.

2. (finance)

a. currency

Tengo que cambiar mis dólares a la moneda local.

I need to exchange my dollars for local currency.

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

1 (pieza) coin

una moneda falsa a counterfeit coin; una moneda de cinco dólares a five-dollar piece; la máquina funciona con monedas the machine is coin-operated; tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

moneda menuda moneda suelta small change

2 [de un país] currency

en moneda española in Spanish money; la casa de la moneda the mint

pagar a algn con o en la misma moneda to pay sb back in his own coin o in kind

moneda blanda soft currency

moneda convertible convertible currency

moneda corriente currency

es moneda corriente it's a common occurrence

moneda débil soft currency

moneda decimal decimal currency

moneda de curso legal legal tender

moneda dura hard currency

moneda fraccionaria money in small denominations

moneda fuerte hard currency

moneda nacional national currency

el precio es 1.000 pesos, moneda nacional (Latinoamérica) the price is 1,000 pesos

La multa que le cobraron: quince pesos, moneda nacional

moneda única single currency