farthing

ˈfɑrðɪŋ
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Translation of farthing into German

Noun

1.

old money

RareUK
former British coin worth a quarter of a penny
RareUK
Farthing Viertelpenny Viertelpenny-Münze
  • He found an old farthing in the drawer..Er fand einen alten Farthing in der Schublade.
2.

figurative use

DatedUK
very small amount or value
DatedUK
Pfennig mHeller mKleinstbetrag
  • She didn't care a farthing about the rules.Es war ihr keinen Pfennig wert, sich um die Regeln zu kümmern.
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Expressions with farthing: examples in English and translations in German

Hochrad
Penny-Farthing
He rode a penny-farthing in the historical parade..
Pfifferling
Groschen
His opinion isn't worth a brass farthing.
wertlos
nichts wert
This old toy is not worth a brass farthing anymore!
keinen Pfennig wert
wertlos
His opinion is not worth a farthing to the committee.

Images of farthing

  • farthing: former British coin worth a quarter of a penny
    (old money) Farthing

Synonyms and analogies of farthing in English

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Examples of farthing in a sentence

  • Collectors often seek out the farthing for its historical value.
  • He wouldn't give a farthing for their opinion.
  • The old book wasn't worth a farthing.

Translations of "farthing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derFarthingnm.

Speight lost nine of the ten cases, and was awarded one farthing in damages for the case won.

Speight verlor neun der zehn Verfahren und erhielt einen Farthing Schadensersatz in dem von ihm gewonnenen Verfahren.

derHellernm.

There is not a single farthing in excess ofwhat is your right.

Es ist kein Heller mehr als was dein gutes Recht ist.

derPfennignm.

He'd do better to teach you how to bring home a farthing.

Er sollte Ihnen besser beibringen, wie man einen Pfennig nach Hause bringt.

Centn-inv.

Detailed data sheets of every farthing you have tied up in this fund.

Datenblätter über jeden Cent, den ihr in diesem Fonds habt.

Viertelpennyn.

I want much more than a penny or a farthing.

Ich will viel mehr als nur einen Penny oder einen Viertelpenny.

derGroschennm.

I would say that such Communists would not be worth a farthing.

Ich würde sagen, dass solche Kommunisten keinen Groschen wert sind.

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Other translations for farthing:

  • Pfifferlingnm.

farthing: Examples and translations in context

The half patagon, the quarter patagon, the eighth patagon, the stiver, the half stiver and the farthing were also part of this series.

Der 1/2 Patagon, der 1/4 Patagon, der 1/8 Patagon, der Stuiver, der 1/2 Stuiver und der Farthing gehörten ebenfalls zu diesen Serien.

The buyers of the 20,000 hundredweight thus do not pay a single farthing for the value of the pre-existing labour contained in the 20,000 hundredweight; for the 20,000 represent only two-thirds of the value of the total product in which the newly-added labour is realised.

Die Käufer der 20000 Zentner zahlen also in der Tat keinen farthing für den Wert der in den 20000 Zentnern enthaltnen präexistierenden Arbeit; denn vom Gesamtprodukt stellen die 20000 nur die 2/3 des Werts dar, worin sich die neuzugesetzte Arbeit realisiert.

This honey isn't worth a farthing but you offer me a thousand pieces of money for it.

Dieser Honig ist keinen Heller wert, aber du bietest mir tausend Geldstücke.

Broke! I mean, but not a farthing.

PIeite! Ich meine, nicht mal 'nen Heller.

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

Und es kam eine arme Witwe und legte zwei Scherflein ein; die machen einen Heller.

Wherever I went the servants treated me with the greatest respect, though they all knew that I had not a farthing in my pocket.

Wo ich hintrat, hatten die Leute eine große Ehrerbietung vor mir, obgleich sie schon alle wußten, daß ich keinen Heller in der Tasche hatte.

Broke. I mean, but not a farthing.

sondern auch pleite. Pleite! Ich meine, nicht mal 'nen Heller.

That little screw, when it is out of that machine, it has not a value even one farthing.

Diese kleine Schraube, wenn sie außerhalb dieser Maschine ist, hat sie keinen Wert, keinen Heller.

See also:

penny-farthingbrass farthing
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