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Translation of purse in Spanish:
purse
monedero, n.
See Spanish definition of monedero
noun
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1.1(for money)
monedero masculineportamonedas masculine- They escaped with the black bag containing two black leather purses, one with 8p in change and the other a pension card, leaving their victim slightly injured.
- In a leather purse was a £5 note, some small notes, and a number of shillings and sixpences above the value of £10.
- Visitors are advised to take their purse or plastic.
- With just 12 days until Christmas the great British consumer appears to be keeping her plastic in her purse.
- Police searched his property and found numerous bus tickets, empty purses and wallets.
- Hillary's suggestion is to wear your swimsuits, wrap your purse in a plastic bag, carry as little as possible and be prepared to get more than slightly damp.
- One of the popular sections at the exhibition is the one featuring leather goods such as bags, purses, belts and pouches.
- It goes without saying that shoppers who are ill-advised enough to carry them at all invariably have a purse or wallet bulging with them.
- Mum always carried her purse in her coat pocket in case someone took her bag.
- To promote products, marketers weigh down favor bags with pounds of free stuff: cosmetics, photo frames, leather purses, spa gift certificates.
- Do not ride motorcycles at any time during Songkran and keep your purse in a plastic bag unless you like soggy money.
- I have inner pockets, coin purses, money clips, a beautiful chrome change machine hanging from a leather strap around my neck.
- And a ‘Coin Pulse’ is a cross between a coin purse and coin pouch.
- What do you do if you find yourself with a lot of change weighing down your purse / pocket/wallet?
- Making a list and eating before you go means you only buy what you really need thus leaving more money in your purse or wallet at the end of your shopping trip.
- This full color catalog features Galco's extensive line of fine leather holsters, belts, accessories and artfully crafted leather purses and briefcases.
- Merchants ran about, plunging their bejeweled fingers into their bulging leather purses in order to recount their coins every three minutes or so.
- Nora, 69, had been paid her pension of around £100 the day before she was attacked and it is likely some of the money was still in the black leather purse.
- Mrs Wright eventually let go and Farrell fled with the purse and the money.
- I did the slow pack and the even slower fumbling in my purse for the exact change but my heart and mind weren't in it.
1.2(funds)
fondos masculinethat's beyond my purse — no me puedo permitir ese lujo- the public purse — el erario público
- The United Kingdom budgetary cuts will serve to reduce the purse available to the incumbent ministers.
- Layog was suppressing the people and using all of the money from taxes for their own purses instead of the general good.
- This huge massed fund was the purse, say the Seagraves, from which the zaibatsu financed Japan's industrial growth after 1946.
- To fatten the purse, each contributes to a mutual fund.
- Trouble is, their meagre purses / pensions, haven't grown in proportion.
- But, in the real world, who exactly is it who has a heavier purse today at my expense?
- The judiciary defends the people and the people's purse.
- Whether one is in surplus or deficit at the end of the week comes down to one thing: is there any money left in the purse?
- Account wagering would give us more money for purses.
- Although such a move could result in lower handle, the net commission to tracks could be higher, which would mean more money for purses.
- the public purse — el erario público
1.3(prize money)
(en efectivo) premio masculine- If anything, it was the epic length of the encounter that turned it into some kind of heavyweight contest for a prize purse.
- Put the right money as a prize purse, and you will have the world competing in your backyard.
- Davidoff Cool Water will be continuing its support of free-sports over the next few years, through sponsorship funds and prize purses.
- Five other stakes, all with $55,000-added purses, will be contested on the card.
- The weekend began on Saturday morning with 64 hopeful players making their way through the competition and the prize purse.
- The prize purse will again be over 60,000 baht in cash, gold and other prizes.
- His prize was $5m. That's almost five times the prize purse for the Wimbledon Men's Singles champion.
- For a rematch with Ali, Frazier demanded the lion's share of the purse.
- That night besides the paltry purse, the other thing that was at stake was the Kentucky Heavyweight Championship.
- These tournaments have prize purses that, though they don't rival golf yet, are growing every year.
- Tony not only won the fight but he used the purse to pay off Paulie's debt.
- Skyrocketing purses have greatly impacted the importance of judging.
- I mean it's gradually improving, but there's a long way to go to catch up with the purses of the higher weight classes.
- From that point, we knew that Leonard was more than just a pretty face with the golden purse but a true fighter.
- He says he wants to fight for the big purse so he can buy his family a house.
- At the height of his boxing career, he sponsored tournaments, provided purses for professional players and played in national tournaments.
- The men at the table nod to her as she gathers her winnings into her purse and stands.
- After the increases, maiden races at Hawthorne will carry a $28,000 purse.
- The four-race series carries a winner's purse of $1 million.
- Though if you win one or more of those million dollar purses, you would be set for life as an African athlete or anything else!
2US
(handbag)cartera femininebolso masculine Spainbolsa feminine Mexico- Clutch purses and handbags have an elegant, streamlined look, but they're the perfect size to carry all those little necessities.
- Police are appealing for witnesses after a thief reached over a pensioner's shoulder and grabbed her purse from her handbag.
- A little further ahead, the strong smell of leather assailed the nostrils and the eyes were greeted with the sight of handbags, purses, wallets, key-chains and stuff like that.
- Compared to shoulder bags or purses, backpacks are better because the strongest muscles in the body - the back and the abdominal muscles - support the weight of the packs.
- All that changed in an instant when she was handed back her purse and all of its contents.
- Maria came up with the suggestion that I should get Carah a purse or a bag of some sort, since she always lacked one.
- Clean out your wallet, your purse and your coat pockets.
- But those wielding the power of the purse should be the last to define ‘action’ so narrowly.
- Elaine Wagner bumps the car door shut with her hip, her arms full with her purse and a shopping bag almost overflowing with used paperbacks.
- Instead of a clutch-style purse, select one with a shoulder strap.
- A former go-go dancer who now works as his paid informant, she pulls a small Ziploc bag from her purse and slides it across the table.
- So anyone who rides a New York City subway is subject to having their backpack or their purse, whatever the case may be, searched.
- Its small size and beefier caliber make it ideal for carry in a purse, pouch or ankle holster.
- They made a quick stop at the market, where Barth purchased Linera a leather purse in which she could carry her other dress, and what she may.
- A light rain falls on her shoulders as she pulls her purse up by its leather strap and sighs.
- We'll see lots of small leather purses with a comfortable sling shoulder strap, elegantly embossed with two or three initials.
- Like the bonbons that line the gilded boxes of Godiva chocolates, their names adorn one storefront after another above displays of leather coats, designer purses and gold bracelets.
- Grabbing my leather purse, I waved half-heartedly at Lily, trudging after Billy, and down the hallway.
- After putting all of my make-up back in my purse and tying the plastic bag handles in a knot, I climbed out of the van and locked it.
- Her ears are pierced, she likes to pull rouge from a plastic purse and brag it across her cheeks.
transitive verb
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to purse one's lips — fruncir la boca- When the jury revealed its verdict on Ingram, he made no response other than pursing his lips and slightly shaking his head.
- I withdrew, my lips pursing slightly, and I removed my arm from his jumper.
- There was a pause as Kat stared at him, her lips pursing together slightly.
- There was a picture of him throwing the ball, his arm slung back and his lips slightly pursed.
- Jocelyn wrinkled her chin, pursing her lips, shaking her head, ‘I'm quite all right,’ she lied.
- Her lips tightened, pursing together, forming a thin pink line across her perfect, porcelain features.
- Perhaps, it was the way he lifted his glass, pursing his shiny lips ever so slightly.
- Her lips were pursed and faint wrinkle lines could be made out around her eyes.
- Her black-glossed lips were pursed into a pout as she pointed her pen to an empty page in front of her.
- Sean's lips pursed and his hands tightened as he struggled to contain his composure.
- If someone has their arms crossed and their lips are pursed disapprovingly, it's a fairly safe bet they are on the defensive.
- The art of clamping your teeth together whilst sucking air through them without pursing your lips isn't easily learned, but its mastery has brought me a great deal of satisfaction.
- His aides, through pursed lips, maintained that the substance of the dossier remained valuable.
- Garner looks terribly serious, her plump lips pursed into a parody of determination.
- Devon's jaw dropped slightly and then quickly pursed them together, forming a grim line.
- She clenched her hands tightly, pursing her lips.
- He asked, pursing his lips as if threatening me.
- ‘You know, I think that's a good idea,’ Lethya said, pursing her lips and laying on the sarcasm.
- Julius smiled weakly, pursing his lips as he replied.
- Leslie didn't say anything, so I knew she'd drop it, but I bet if I could've seen her right then, she would have been pursing her lips.
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