dime

dime

 (dīm)

n.

A coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents.

Idioms:

a dime a dozen

Overly abundant; commonplace.

on a dime

At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area: a sports car that stops on a dime.

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[Middle English, tenth part, from Old French disme, from Latin decima (pars), tenth (part), from decem, ten; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

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dime

(daɪm)

n

1. (Currencies) a coin of the US and Canada, worth one tenth of a dollar or ten cents

2. a dime a dozen very cheap or common

[C14: from Old French disme, from Latin decimus tenth, from decem ten]

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dime

(daɪm)

n.

1. a coin of the U.S. and Canada worth 10 cents.

2. Slang.

a. ten dollars.

b. a 10-year prison sentence.

c. dime bag.

Idioms:

a dime a dozen, abundant and thus of little value.

[1350–1400; < Anglo-French, Old French di(s)me < Latin decima tenth part, tithe]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dime - a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
	2.	dime - street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars dime bag deck - street name for a packet of illegal drugs

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Translations

عُشر الدولار

deseticentdesetník

ticentstykke

tízcentes

amerísk mynt

decinomoneta da 10 centesimi di dollaromonetina da 10 cents

dešimties centų moneta

desmitcentu monēta

ticent

desaťcentová minca

kovanec za 10 centov

10 sent

十分硬币

dime

[daɪm] (US)

A. N (Canada, US) moneda de diez centavos
they're a dime a dozen → son muy baratos (fig) → los hay a montones

B. CPD dime novel N → novelucha f
dime store N → todo a cien m (Sp) (tienda que vende mercadería barata)

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dime

[ˈdaɪm] n (US) (= 10 cents) → pièce f de 10 cents
to be a dime a dozen (= very common) → courir les rues

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dime

n (US) → Zehncentstück nt; it’s not worth a dime (inf) → das ist keinen (roten) Heller or keine fünf Pfennig wert; they’re a dime a dozen (inf) → das ist Dutzendware; dime novel → Groschen- or Schundroman m; to drop a dime on somebody (inf) → jdn verraten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dime

(daim) noun

the tenth part of a dollar; 10 cents. tien sent عُشر الدولار монета от 10 цента 10 centavos deseticent, desetník das Zehncentsstück ticentstykke ένα δέκατο του δολαρίου moneda de diez centavos kümnesendine (münt) سکه ده سنتی 10 sentin kolikko (pièce de) dix cents סֶנְט10 डालर का दशमांश kovani novac od 10 centi, jeftini ulični roman tízcentes 10 sen amerísk mynt moneta da dieci centesimi 10セント白銅貨 (10센트) 다임 dešimties centų moneta desmitcentu monēta sekupang 10-centstuk ticent moneta dziesięciocentowa (امر) دلسو سنټو سكه tostão monedă de 10 cenţi монета в 10 центов desaťcentová minca, šesták 10 centov (kovanec) novčić od 10 centi tiocentare เหรียญ 10 เซนต์ 10 sent (美國的)十分硬幣 монета в 10 центів دس سینٹ کا سکہ 10 xen （美国的）十分硬币

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