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dime
(dīm)n.
Idioms: A coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents.
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.
[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.
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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| Noun | 1. |  dime - a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollarcoin - 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 deck - street name for a packet of illegal drugs |
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Translations
عُشر الدولار
deseticentdesetník
ticentstykke
tízcentes
amerísk mynt
dešimties centų moneta
desmitcentu monēta
desaťcentová minca
kovanec za 10 centov
10 sent
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
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)
dime store N → todo a cien m (Sp) (tienda que vende mercadería barata)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dime
[ˈdaɪm] n (US) (= 10 cents) → pièce f de 10 centsto 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.
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