Cock and hen

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Significado: Ten (pounds).

十英镑。
Diez libras.
10ポンド。
10파운드.

'A cock and hen' means ten pounds. Simple farmyard rhyme for a common denomination.

'A cock and hen'意思是十英镑。用简单的农家押韵表示常用面额。
'A cock and hen' significa diez libras. Una rima sencilla de granja para una denominación común.
「A cock and hen」は10ポンドを意味します。よく使われる金額に対するシンプルな農場の韻。
'A cock and hen'은 10파운드를 뜻한다. 흔한 화폐 단위에 대한 단순한 농장 동물 라임이다.

Ejemplos

  1. That'll be a cock and hen.
    一共十英镑
    Son diez libras
    10ポンドになります
    10파운드입니다.
  2. Lend us a cock.
    借我十英镑
    Préstame diez libras
    10ポンド貸して
    10파운드만 빌려줘.
  3. Only costs a cock and hen.
    只要十英镑
    Solo cuesta diez libras
    たった10ポンドだよ
    겨우 10파운드밖에 안 해.

Pronunciación

/kɒk ən hen/

Guía de uso

Contexto: money, prices, payment

Tono: casual, traditional

✓ Correcto

  • Cock and hen
    十英镑
    Diez libras
    10ポンド
    10파운드
  • A cock
    十英镑
    Diez libras
    10ポンド
    10파운드

Errores comunes

Origen e historia

Cock and hen (rooster and chicken) rhymes with ten. Farm animals provide many Cockney rhymes. Applied to ten pounds.

Etimología: Cock and hen rhymes with ten

Primera vez registrado: 20th century

Contexto cultural

Era: 20th century onwards

Generation: Older generations

Social background: Working class origins

Pop culture: Cockney culture

Regional notes: London, traditional.

Variaciones

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