A centime is the hundredth of a franc, and fifty centimes is ten cents. From Wordnik.com. [Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim] Reference
And I had this weird 30 centime credit leftover. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast in Bed] Reference
Je ne sais pas comment on ecrit un centime d'euros. From Wordnik.com. [pinku-tk Diary Entry] Reference
He helped nobody ever (never helped anybody) even with one centime. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
The expense in water, then, does not amount to a centime per cubic meter. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891] Reference
Well, that's my two centime worth on Little House on the Prarie and Mr. Pa. From Wordnik.com. [sourire - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Also carry your .80 centime "Monoprix" nylon recylcing bag where ever you go. From Wordnik.com. [vert - French Word-A-Day] Reference
I spot my friend, Susan, whose hair is the color of a freshly minted centime. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
Sadly, the prices are pretty European also, but they are worth every centime!. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Euro Pane Bakery (Pasadena, CA)] Reference
The copper coins are the sou, worth about 9-1/2 mills, and the centime, 2 mills. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
He had not laid out a centime — only scratched a few words on a sheet of paper. From Wordnik.com. [The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
So that the burden which Patrasche drew had become light, and the centime pieces in. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4] Reference
Its steering is impressive, too; the Segway can make a 360-degree turn on a centime. From Wordnik.com. [Tip Sheet] Reference
Every centime I get comes from the sale of my books, the rights of translation, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
"A centime for your thoughts, Hugh!" cried Vincent, rising and stretching his limbs. From Wordnik.com. [The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884] Reference
The euro fell to 1.2480 francs, half a centime from a record low it reached last week. From Wordnik.com. [Yen, Swiss Franc Climb] Reference
Mamud knew within a centime exactly how much had been put into his palm by the weight of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal Mercenary]
Ricain, who had not kept a centime for himself … Ricain, who had telephoned to tell him …. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Pickpocket]
No banker in Europe will advance anyone of the name of Stuart a brass centime, that's for sure. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
Give me millions, and I would squander them; I should not keep one centime for the year to come. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic Skin] Reference
The expense per carcel, with the cubic meter of gas at 30 centimes, is therefore 0.0069; say 0.7 of a centime. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference
As it requires about 7.5 liters to give the carcel, the latter will consequently amount to 0.01; say 1 centime. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference
Alors moi un centime d'euros j'etais parti sur 10 en sachant pertinament que ct pas ca alors j'ai eu un peu de mal a faire mon cheque. From Wordnik.com. [pinku-tk Diary Entry] Reference
In continuous operation it would produce more than 1,500 cubic meters of gas a year, say a little less than one centime per cubic meter. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891] Reference
"Well, well, no more, not a centime beyond the thirty!". From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Immortals] Reference
He had thought the coin was a ten-centime piece such as. From Wordnik.com. [A Prisoner in Fairyland] Reference
"The forty centime one will do, thank you," said little Perrine. From Wordnik.com. [Nobody's Girl (En Famille)] Reference
She could see a fifty-centime piece and a copper dancing before her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Price She Paid] Reference
The women especially threw aside all reserve, and refused to add another centime. From Wordnik.com. [L'Assommoir] Reference
I had no money left, so Bek leant me the 50 centime needed to get into the washrooms. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Abstracting reluctantly a fifty-centime piece, he added it to the heap upon the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Angel and the Author, and others] Reference
Some second-hand toggery to impress a girl with, without having to fork out a centime. From Wordnik.com. [L'Assommoir] Reference
Never, never, never has a single centime been repaid by a single one of these borrowers. From Wordnik.com. [In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller"] Reference
Rogers suddenly remembered that Jimbo that morning had asked him for a two-centime stamp. From Wordnik.com. [A Prisoner in Fairyland] Reference
Molliere knew an individual of forty whose mouth was the exact size of a ten-centime piece. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
The women gathered about in great indignation; not a centime would they give, they declared. From Wordnik.com. [L'Assommoir] Reference
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